Report: Microsoft’s Cortana Coming To iOS, Android This Fall

Reuters is reporting that Microsoft is getting ready to make Cortana, its digital assistant, available on Android and iOS as an app. This possibility was first raised in a Microsoft SMX Advanced keynote conversation last year. The Reuters article also discusses a Cortana-linked, artificial…

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Report: Brands May Lose 10K to 60K Visitors Per Month To PPC Trademark Bidding

Brand Verity’s Q4 study looks at trademark usage in paid search across 10 industry verticals. The post Report: Brands May Lose 10K to 60K Visitors Per Month To PPC Trademark Bidding appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google’s Search Impact Report Goes Live For Select Few Webmasters

Google releases the alpha version of their new search queries report in Google Webmaster Tools to a small number of Webmasters for feedback and testing. We have screen shots of the new tool. The post Google’s Search Impact Report Goes Live For Select Few Webmasters appeared first on Search…

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SearchCap: Google Search Impact Report, Expedia Buys Orbitz & AdWords Topics

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Google Search Impact Report, Expedia Buys Orbitz & AdWords Topics appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Report: Google Will Get Access To Twitter’s Firehose Again

The agreement, reported by Bloomberg Business, comes 3 1/2 years after a similar arrangement ended. It will make tweets easier to find on the search giant. The post Report: Google Will Get Access To Twitter’s Firehose Again appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Performance Marketing Benchmark Report Holiday 2014: Mobile Has Arrived

Contributor Matt Ackley summarizes key findings from Marin’s recently released report. The post Performance Marketing Benchmark Report Holiday 2014: Mobile Has Arrived appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Report: Yahoo Search Losing Firefox Users Who “Switchback” To Google

Relying on recently released StatCounter data we previously reported Yahoo search gains in the wake of the Firefox “default search” deal announced earlier this year. However a subsequent analysis by RKG’s Mark Ballard argues that many Firefox 34 users are switching back to Google…

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Report: U.S. Mobile Search Spend Expected To Overtake Desktop Next Year

Starting next year, marketers in the U.S. will spend more on mobile search — both PPC ads and SEO –  than on desktop, according to a new report from digital research firm, eMarketer. Just last year, the firm estimates, less than a quarter of search spend went to mobile. The report…

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Report: Google-Apple Safari Search Deal Expiring, Yahoo & Bing Want In

According to The Information Google’s default Safari search deal with Apple is up in 2015. Microsoft and Yahoo are reportedly separately competing for the Safari business across devices. The Information says that both companies are pitching to Apple’s Eddie Cue and that his decision…

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