Google's Search Lead Widened in June

Google's Search Lead Widened in June
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Microsoft, meanwhile, has struggled mightily to compete with Google in the online advertising market, by spending heavily on innovations such as Bing, a search engine that looks and feels a lot like Google's search service. Earlier this month Microsoft ...

Now, Google's Search As You Type Is A Standalone Product
WebProNews
Google announced that it is now offering the Search As You Type feature from Google CommerceSearch as a standalone product. AdWords ... The feature uses Google's search suggestions and instant product results for merchants' site search features.

RKG Report: Google Search Spend Growth Slows as it Moves to Cash in on ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The full RKG report offers over 40 charts with additional insights and analysis on paid search, search engine optimization (SEO), social media advertising, comparison shopping engines, multi-channel attribution and more. RKG attribution data shows that ...

Google dominates US share stats in June: Bing up, Yahoo down
ZDNet (blog)
Pretty much as expected, Google continues to dominate the U.S. search market in June, while in second and third place respectively, Bing gains slightly and Yahoo dips from the previous month. comScore figures released early by Macquarie analyst Ben ...

Google Searches For The Ryan Gosling Of Bathrooms
WebProNews
For one, what is the Ryan Gosling of bathrooms? Secondly, why is Google searching for it? Why isGoogle using a hashtag called #SexyBathrooms? What makes a bathroom sexy? Has anyone that isn't associated with Google ever used the #SexyBathrooms ...

Google Launches 'Search As You Type' Pilot Program for Merchants
Mashable
Google rolls out Search As You Type, where advertisers can display relevant search items before a consumer has finished typing a query.

Google And The Future Of Search
Seeking Alpha
The majority and foundation of Google's revenue is based on their search engine, so an investor inGoogle will need to evaluate whether Google will be able to maintain its current dominance into the future and if it will be able to expand into new ...

Sprint Cripples Galaxy S III Via 'Security Update': Bye, Bye Universal Search
PCWorld
Samsung Galaxy S III users on Sprint are reporting that a “security update” for their phones has removed the universal search feature from Android. The home screensearch bar now only returns results from Google search, without searching through apps, ...

PCWorld

Google Prepared to Pay $22.5 Million Fine to Settle 'Cookiegate'
Search Engine Journal
However, since Google has a long list of legal conflicts in multiple countries, the negative PR will likely be harmful for the search engine. Earlier this year, researchers ... During my time as a managing member of an educational startup I gained ...

Best Practices for Google: Panda vs. Penguin
Business 2 Community
Lolz cats may seem like the most important animal of the web, but Panda and Penguin can stop you right in your tracks. These two Google algorithms have cut ...These two Google algorithms have cut down hundreds of websites and put them on the lowest ...

Business 2 Community

Alexander: Stop Google ads based on your searches
Minneapolis Star Tribune
QI recently did Google searches for dehumidifiers and for mantel clocks.

Google Penguin Strikes Fast and Fierce
Resource Nation (blog)
Some have referred to this as a “Spring cleaning” by Google. And it's true, the update will help everyone in the long run by making sure none of the sites lacking relevant content and overloaded with search engine optimization tactics will ever be ...

Google's Matt Cutts Talks Infographics, Differentiation & More SEO Topics
Search Engine Watch
Google would seek to detect that there is no real differentiation between these results and show only one of them so we could offer users different types of sites in the other search results.” It is more important than ever to write from your own ...

Warning: GTA, Super Mario on Google Play are Android malware
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: Cybercriminals have managed to sneak more malware into the official Google Play store, which was subsequently downloaded over 100000 times over the span of a few weeks. While Googlehas removed the initial threats, a quick check shows that the ...

Google, Europe And The CNIL
RedOrbit
Fresh off a record-setting $22.5 million fine from the American FTC, Google now has to wait until September before hearing their fate from a European regulator.

RedOrbit

Google Bans Shopping Search Results for Guns, Ammo, Knives With New ...
Field and Stream (blog)
Chad Love Is Google unfairly discriminating against businesses that sell firearms, ammo and knives? A recent change to Google Shopping's policies for businesses that prohibits advertising guns, ammunition, knives and other products has many wondering ...

Google Shopping: Google Simplifies The Product Listing Ad Process
WebProNews
“The new setup flow provides a step-by-step guide on how to create an AdWords account and set up a Product Listing Ad campaign, as well as how to control when and where your products appear inGoogle Shopping with bids,” says Google Shopping product ...

Rank Tracker 6.4 Turns the First SEO Software to Show Webmasters How Their ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Link-Assistant.Com, the company that makes SEO PowerSuite website promotion toolkit for bloggers, webmasters and online marketers, has become the first SEO software provider in the market to allow monitoring highly-personalized Google and Bing ranking ...

Google Maps, now with floor plans for 20 US museums
Los Angeles Times
This week, Google announced it added indoor floor plans of 20 American museums to its GoogleMaps for Android. The maps are already accessible on your Google Maps App for Android. To see them, just open up Google Maps and do a search for the ...

Google announces 'Search As You Type' to lift sales and engagement for ...
The Next Web (blog)
Flash back: Here's a search engine for the 1st year of Twitter · EUFLAG ... Today we're excited to announce we're offering one of the most popular features of Google Commerce Search, Search As You Type, as a free, stand alone feature. It's easy to ...

NEW SEARCH DATA OUT: Google Up, Bing Up, Yahoo Down
Business Insider
Google and Bing pick up a little bit of share, Yahoo loses a little bit. Considering how much money Microsoft has invested in Bing, it has to be disappointing that Googleisn't losing share. Schachter notes that this is only desktop searching. Mobile ...

Business Insider

June Search Data From comScore Shows: Google and Bing Up, Yahoo down
ValueWalk
The recently released US search data for June by Macquarie analyst Ben Schachter shows that Google retains its top position (obviously), Bing is the distant second with slight gains. ... Though Bing gained slightly, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT ...

ValueWalk

10 SEO Techniques All Startups Should Be Using
Search Engine Journal
If you're a startup entrepreneur, chances are good that search engine optimization (SEO) is the last thing on your mind. After all, why should you worry about things like ... Both Google and Binghave acknowledged that social signals, including link ...

MIMV breakout .22 +.06 Search Engine play increasingly a takeover target
Examiner.com
Mimvi, also known for being "the Google of mobile search platforms" that helps people find and discover mobile apps, is succeeding in becoming the leading platform for providing search and recommendation services to the consumer and enterprise on the ...

Google would pay record FTC fine under tentative Apple Safari settlement
Washington Post
Google would pay $22.5 million to the Federal Trade Commission, a record fine for the agency, under a tentative deal settling allegations that the search giant bypassed privacy settings on Apple computers, smartphones and tablets, according to people ...

Using Custom Alerts in Google Analytics
Search Engine Watch
Google alerts act as a kind of 24-hour watchdog for anomalies in your data. Much like a GoogleAlert you might set for a search term, Google Analytics Alerts work to let you know of deviations from your regular data trends that occur. The main point of ...

Google Nexus Q hacked to run Android apps (Netflix!) and games
ZDNet (blog)
This is a ridiculous limitation, although the search giant did say at its Google I/O developer conference that it's interested to see how developers use the device's USB port to hack it. A day later, someone managed to launch games on the Nexus Q, but ...

Google bulks AdWords with 'Search as You Type' for US advertisers ...
By Élyse Betters
The Search As You Type pilot is available to US-based AdWords advertisers for free, up to 25 millionsearches annually, after which licensing fees would apply,” announced Google Shopping Product Management Director Jennifer Dulski on ...
9to5Google

Pressing Tab in Google search doesn't focus results - Super User
By joonho
When I press Tab key on Google search results in Chrome, it used to show a little arrow next to each link, and I was able to navigate through the search results. Now, when I press Tab , the focus goes to the first link (Google Plus) on the page ...
Recent Questions - Super User

Limit Your Google Search to Official US State Web Sites ...
By researchbuzz
So I made a list of the fifty states, with these three domain types for each state, and dumped it into a custom Google search engine that's available at http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=017167864583314760984:iecnygefhky. Put in any ...
ResearchBuzz

Google Search Injunction-Dodging “Fix” Spreads To Galaxy S III ...
By Stephen Schenck
Yesterday, we learned about a new software update headed out to owners of the Galaxy S III on Sprint, the second-such for the handset since its debut. The release notes didn't give us much to go on, so we did our best guesswork to try and ...
Pocketnow

Introducing free 'Search As You Type' pilot for AdWords advertisers ...
By Commerce Blog
Today we're excited to announce we're offering one of the most popular features of Google CommerceSearch, Search As You Type, as a free, stand alone feature. It's easy to implement and helps increase sales and conversion rates on ...
Google Commerce

Beating Google into submission – top tips
By Karen Blakeman
The Advanced Search screen link is also hidden under the cog wheel. Search Settings. 2. Sign out of all social media and search engine accounts. Both Google and Bing are experimenting with including content from your social media ...
Karen Blakeman's Blog

Wired Wednesdays | Credo Reference Blog
By Credo Reference
I can't promise that there aren't some librarians or Google developers out there who think that, but for the most part I think most librarians pretty much adore Google, especially when we can apply our masterful search skills in an art we like to ...
Credo Reference Blog

Why we choose Google search at Nicola's Learning Log
By nicolamcnee
I'm interested in finding out about visual search but began by asking which search engine students preferred to use. They were given a choice of answers of Google, Bing, Safari, Don't Know, Don't mind and Other (please say). 47 of 176 ...
Nicola's Learning Log

Timeline of SEO Google Updates - Google Farmer Panda Update ...
By moore
Information, articles,video,list and advice on Google search updates from Panda, Penguin and beyond. We provide information on Google algorithm changes, the impact of panda & penguin, recovery tips, data analysis and links to articles and ...
Farmer Panda Update

Inside the Google Panda Update | Biznology
By Mike Moran
Share Our monthly Biznology Webinar yesterday was “Inside the Google Panda Update.” Have yoursearch rankings gone down dramatically with no obvious cause? Whether you have heard aboutGoogle Panda or you haven't, Panda is ...
Biznology

Making the Most of Reviews in Google Search ... - Automotive Digest
By Connie Shedron
With Cars.com Dealer Reviews now starting to appear more prominently in relevant Google searchresults, in the preview pane for your dealership (to the right of search results) and on your Google+ Local page, I wanted to take today's column to talk about ways to raise your search profile on ...Build your volume: While Google keeps specific details of its algorithm under wraps, our SEO team here at Cars.com believes that volume may affect your ranking on search results pages.
AIN Media

Siri in iOS 6 vs Google Voice Search in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (video)
Both services are able to tell you the weather when you ask them, set up timers and reminders ...
www.phonearena.com/.../Siri-in-iOS-6-vs-Google-Voice-Searc...

Google Panda Update Tips and Timeline [Inforgraphic] | Search ...
Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last year, you no doubt understand that the Google Panda Update, initially released towards the beginning of ...
www.searchenginejournal.com/.../45855/?...

Google Sound Search Now Available for any ICS ROM – xda ...
Google Sound Search is a simple widget that performs much the same function as apps like SoundHound and Shazam—well the core functionality of them ...
www.xda-developers.com/.../listen-up-google-ears-now-availa...

HARDOCP - Tested: Google Search Gets B+, Siri Gets a D
Q.) Siri, can you tell me how to get better test results? A.) Yes, use Google Search . So when he wanted to know how Siri stacked up again.
www.hardocp.com/news/.../tested_google_search_gets_b_siri_...

Google 'Search As You Type' released, offers instant results on ...
Google has just introduced an optional new feature for its AdWords customers called "Search ...
www.theverge.com/.../google-search-as-you-type-instant-resul...

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