IAB: Paid search was 48 percent of total digital spend in 2016

Spending declined on the desktop but grew by nearly $ 6 billion overall because of mobile. The post IAB: Paid search was 48 percent of total digital spend in 2016 appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Bing rejected 130M ads in 2016, including 17M tech support scam ads

Advertisers attempting Phishing attacks and pushing counterfeit goods continued to try to evade detection. The post Bing rejected 130M ads in 2016, including 17M tech support scam ads appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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DuckDuckGo surpasses 10 billion searches, with 4 billion happening in 2016 alone

The privacy search engine says it had its biggest day already this year, with 14M searches on January 10. The post DuckDuckGo surpasses 10 billion searches, with 4 billion happening in 2016 alone appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Search Engine Land’s most engaging stories of 2016: A whole lotta Google

From AdWords updates to algorithm changes, the arrival of Expanded Text Ads to the sunsetting of PageRank score… there was a lot going on with the Big G this year. The post Search Engine Land’s most engaging stories of 2016: A whole lotta Google appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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A year in review: Search Engine Land’s top 10 columns of 2016

Which topics drew the most attention within the search industry this year? From infographics to quizzes to advice, our top 10 columns of the year covered all the bases. The post A year in review: Search Engine Land’s top 10 columns of 2016 appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Organic Search Party: Our Top SEO Columns of 2016

Which stories got the SEO community fired up this year? Check out Search Engine Land’s top “All Things SEO” and “Link Week” columns of 2016 to find out! The post Organic Search Party: Our Top SEO Columns of 2016 appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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SEM’s legit: Our top paid search columns of 2016

Expanded text ads, the removal of the right rail in SERPs, and many other changes dominated the PPC world this past year. Read on to see Search Engine Land’s most popular paid search columns of 2016. The post SEM’s legit: Our top paid search columns of 2016 appeared first on Search Engine…

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‘Tis the season! Google spreads cheer with its Holiday 2016 Day 1 doodle

Google has created two versions of the doodle – one for the Northern Hemisphere and one for the Southern Hemisphere. The post ‘Tis the season! Google spreads cheer with its Holiday 2016 Day 1 doodle appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Search Engine Land’s Top 10 News Stories Of 2016: Goodbye right-rail ads, goodbye visible PageRank & more

Our annual year-in-review coverage starts with a look at the most popular news stories we covered in 2016. The post Search Engine Land’s Top 10 News Stories Of 2016: Goodbye right-rail ads, goodbye visible PageRank & more appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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