Yahoo News Moves Images & Video News Results To Top
Greg Jarboe reports Yahoo has added images and videos to the top of some of the Yahoo News search results. For example a search on apple options returns both image news results and video news results at the top of Read More
Voice search isn’t the next big disrupter, conversational AI Is
Virtual assistants and chatbots are opening up a whole new world for marketers, and voice search is just the beginning. Within the search marketing space, there has been a lot of talk about voice search. Many are projecting voice search Read More
What are the SEO benefits of social media?
How does using social media benefit your efforts with SEO? Back in 2008, Search Engine Watch published the article ‘Social Media and SEO – Friends with Benefits‘, and I’d highly recommend reading it back now for a stark reminder of Read More
SEMPO Takes Member Communication Seriously
The past month or so has been filled with controversy not from outside of the SEM industry, but rather within. SEMPO has been the talk of the forums. You can see from my first entry on the SEMPO scandal, and Read More
Facebook is giving more Instagram developers access to AR camera features
Spark AR, the newly rebranded Facebook Camera Effects Platform, is now accepting applications from developers to be part of the closed beta program. Facebook just renamed its Camera Effects Platform as Spark AR and announced it is expanding the platform Read More
Google Search Console is currently down
Can’t access your Google Search Console properties? Do not worry, you are not alone. Google Search Console, which is normally accessible at https://search.google.com/search-console is currently not loading. The page returns a 503 server error. This is currently a widespread error. Read More
Bing Also Drops Public URL Submit To Index Tool
Just like Google did back in July, Bing announced they have dropped their public submission tool. A way to submit any URL to the Bing index anonymously has been removed. It doesn’t come with any surprise, I suspect. As I Read More
Hopper CEO Says that their Travel App Predicts Future Prices via Big Data and AI
Hopper, an AI-driven prediction travel app that competes with Priceline and Expedia, is somewhat under the radar but actually has been around for over 3 years and has over 30 million users. Hopper founder and CEO Frederic Lalonde says that Hopper is Read More
Facebook Group Vs. Facebook Page: Which is Better for Marketing Your Brand?
For some time now, social media has been a popular way for marketers and brands to get more exposure and grow their customer base. Among the many social media platforms on the web, Facebook ranks as the most popular with Read More
Elite SEM acquires CPC Strategy with an eye toward growing its Amazon practice
The e-commerce-focused agency has more than 125 employees and a proprietary Amazon advertising optimization platform. Digital performance agency Elite SEM announced Thursday it has acquired San Diego-based e-commerce agency CPC Strategy. Particularly attractive to Elite SEM is CPC Strategy’s Amazon Read More