Google and Getty Images have not really seen eye to eye for probably over a decade, since Google shows their images in image search and people just take those images and do what they want with it. Greg Sterling sums…
Year: 2018
How to Harness the Combined Power of Search and Video to Increase Ad Conversions
One of the most powerful ways for a business to drive sales is via video reviews on YouTube. Earlier this year, Google made that even more effective by combining the power of video on YouTube with Google Search. Nicky Rettke, YouTube…
Microsoft on Track to Reach $1 Trillion Market Cap in a Year, Says Morgan Stanley Report
Investors have been anticipating the close race to the $1 trillion market cap between Apple and Amazon, but analysts at Morgan Stanley are also counting on Microsoft to hit the mark within a year. The investment bank hiked its stock…
Bing Ads Automated Extensions Are AI Powered
Bing announced they have launched automated extensions that are powered based off of AI, artificial intelligence. The AI will help Bing “analyze huge amounts of data and find more effective ways to supplement your text ads with extensions for improved…
New Drop Box Add-On Makes it Easier to Find and Share Files in Gmail
Dropbox took advantage of the Google Next event to reveal its new Gmail add-on. The first product of its partnership with Google, the extension will make it easier for Dropbox users to find, send, and save files from inside their…
Bing Search Algorithm Update? Nope, Analytics Tracking Issue.
I was all excited, I saw widespread reports of a Bing Search algorithm update at WebmasterWorld and then I dug deeper and it seems it was more related to how Google Analytics reports organic traffic from Bing. Something changed because…
Poll: How Much SEO Advice Do You Give Before Asking For Money?
A HighRankings Forum thread asks a really nice question on how much SEO advice and guidance do you give away for free before asking the prospective client to sign a contract or pay you? I know some people who will…
SEOs Sharing SEO Email Spam
You and I all get them, probably a couple times or more per day, spam from “SEO companies” offering us “top guaranteed rankings” in Google if we pay them a few hundred bucks. The emails that make it to our…
Google Wants to Bring Fast-Loading AMP Technology to the Entire Web
Google has been trying to relieve publisher concerns over its Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) technology. On Thursday, the company announced that it wants to make the technology available to the entire web by turning it into an industry standard. By…
7 of Jeff Bezos’ Most Powerful Tips for Succeeding in Business
Jeff Bezos is the founder and CEO of Amazon, a company that only sold books online when it launched in 1994. Today, Amazon sells virtually any consumer good you can think of, and under Bezos’ leadership, has become the world’s…