SearchCap: Twitter On Google, Bing Maps Transit & Search Behavior Study

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: Twitter On Google, Bing Maps Transit & Search Behavior Study appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Song Lyrics Hit The SERPs: Analyzing Google & Bing Traffic To 5 Large-Scale Lyrics Websites [Case Study]

Many have noted that 2014 was a bad year for lyrics websites, but contributor Glenn Gabe set out to quantify the impact of search engines displaying song lyrics directly in the results pages. Read on for his findings! The post Song Lyrics Hit The SERPs: Analyzing Google & Bing Traffic To 5…

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Study: Google Now Displays Rich Answers For 19.45% Of Queries

Rich answers are now displaying for targeted queries at a rate or 19.45% for targeted queries, according to a new study by Stone Temple Consulting. The post Study: Google Now Displays Rich Answers For 19.45% Of Queries appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Study: 60 Percent of “Right To Be Forgotten” Requests Denied

Reputation VIP operates the Forget.me website intended to handle Google and Bing “Right to Be Forgotten” (RTBF) requests. Using three months of data, the company has released a study on RTBF’s impact in France, the UK and Germany. There was a smaller, separate study on Spain. It…

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Google (Now) Beats Siri And Cortana For Direct Answers — Study

Stone Temple Consulting (STC) published a study in which it compared mobile answers to “3086 different queries” on Siri, Google and Cortana to determine how each performed relative to the others. Google was the winner with more direct answers and more complete information. Eric Enge who…

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A New Click Through Rate Study For Google Organic Results

Advanced Web Ranking has released a study showing fresh data on the click-through-rate from Google’s organic search results. The data was taken from Google Webmaster Tools Search Queries reports from large accounts back in July 2014. On average, 71.33% of searches resulted in a page one…

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How Google Fails To Enforce “First Click Free” — An Eric Schmidt Case Study

News publishers often want to be listed in Google. News publishers also often want to have paywalls or registration barriers. The good news is Google has rules that allow for this. The bad news is that Google routinely fails to enforce these rules. Below, a case study involving content in a major…

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SearchCap: Google HTTPS Study, Consolidated AdWords Billing & Google Quick Answer Failure

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Quick Answer Fail: NSFW Advice On “How To Eat Sushi” Google continues to expand the number of quick answers it offers in its results, as well…

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Top Luxury Brands Spent $22 Million On Google Text Ads In The U.S. Last Year [Study]

Paid search research firm, AdGooroo, has analyzed the paid search activity by luxury brands and retailers in the U.S. across five categories: apparel, beauty & cosmetics, shoes, handbags and watches. According to the study, five of the top personal luxury companies spent nearly $ 22 million on…

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