BrightLocal opens its 2016 local SEO survey to see how the industry has changed over the last year

Survey questions cover everything from SEO agency size and revenue to services offered and retainer fees. The post BrightLocal opens its 2016 local SEO survey to see how the industry has changed over the last year appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google’s results no longer in denial over “Did the Holocaust happen?”

Google’s been under intense pressure to alter its results after it was found a week ago to be listing a Holocaust-denial site first for a search on “Did the Holocaust happen.” Now, that’s finally changing. It’s not clear whether this is due to a change with Google in…

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Move over Amazon Echo & Google Home: Here comes Microsoft Cortana

Cortana will be baked into a new smart speaker from Harman Kardon to be released next year, potentially the first of many Cortana-powered devices. The post Move over Amazon Echo & Google Home: Here comes Microsoft Cortana appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google officially drops the Knowledge Graph snippet overlays over low usage

After 2.5 years, Google has dropped the search snippet feature. The post Google officially drops the Knowledge Graph snippet overlays over low usage appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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SEMPO’s latest salary survey shows search marketer average pay up 16% over 2013

Survey participants included nearly 600 search and digital marketing professionals, from entry-level to executive. The post SEMPO’s latest salary survey shows search marketer average pay up 16% over 2013 appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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10 big changes with search engines over my 20 years of covering them

Search Engine Land founding editor Danny Sullivan looks at how search has changed over the two decades he’s been writing about it. The post 10 big changes with search engines over my 20 years of covering them appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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10 ways link building has changed over the last 10 years

Though white-hat tactics have changed over the years, link building remains one of the most important elements of SEO. Columnist Jayson DeMers takes a look back at the evolution of link building. The post 10 ways link building has changed over the last 10 years appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google Wins Anti-Competitive Lawsuit Over Streetmap In UK

Streetmap had sued on grounds that putting Google Maps at the top of search results was an “abuse of competition.” The post Google Wins Anti-Competitive Lawsuit Over Streetmap In UK appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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How Google’s Search Chief Has Been Living The “Mobile First” Life For Over A Year

Amit Singhal has been living his digital life mostly off his two smartphones for more than a year. The post How Google’s Search Chief Has Been Living The “Mobile First” Life For Over A Year appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Search In Pics: Google PageRank Factory, Cop Pulled Over Self Driving Car & Google Gum

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Cop Pulls Over Google Self-Driving Car For Driving Too Slow: Source:…

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