Google adds local news features to search, giving publishers more exposure

Local news organizations depend on organic search traffic as queries like “news near me” have tripled in the past five years, Google says.

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To Fight Radicalism In The UK, Google’s Giving Away Free Search Ads

Company to extend AdWords credits to NGOs under Google AdWords Grants program. The post To Fight Radicalism In The UK, Google’s Giving Away Free Search Ads appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google Starts Giving A Ranking Boost To Secure HTTPS/SSL Sites

Google To Give Secure Sites A Ranking Boost Google has announced (the blog post hasn’t gone live yet, actually) that going HTTPS — adding a SSL 2048-bit key certificate on your site — will give you a minor ranking boost. Google says this gives websites a small ranking benefit,…

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Wow! See How Much Screen Real Estate Google Is Giving Rivals In Its EU Antitrust Settlement

Google’s finally reached a proposed agreement with the European Union over antitrust charges. Judging from screenshots the EU has released, it will give Google rivals unprecedented positioning in Google’s results, sometimes for free, sometimes for a fee. Consider how the EU is saying…

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