Blue Origins is suing NASA over a failed bid to participate in the agency’s lunar contract, continuing a proud tradition of litigation when losing. Bezos other company, Amazon, made headlines when it sued over losing out to Microsoft in a…
Month: August 2021
Retailers Should Focus On The Last Mile, Says Justuno CEO
“Conversion optimization is the same as it’s been for a while,” says Justuno CEO Erik Christiansen. “People still don’t want to focus on the last mile. We’ve kept to the same message that retailers should be investing in their current…
Bing News Gets Easy Way To Spot Trending Stories On Twitter & Facebook
What are the top stories being shared on Facebook and Twitter? There’s a new way to get a sense of that. Bing News got a makeover today, including new “Trending” boxes that show news content that’s popular on both of…
It’s not a bug; it’s a feature! The Google search term report glitch actually may have been a test; Monday’s daily brief
Plus, Facebook bans researchers looking into political ads Search Engine Land’s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today’s search marketer. If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet…
Keystrokes and Mouse Clicks: Amazon’s Plan to Monitor Customer Service Staff
Amazon is rolling out a sweeping monitoring program, with the goal of tracking the keystrokes and mouse clicks of its customer service staff. In the era of Big Data, few companies have access to as much customer data as Amazon.…
14 ways to get smarter with your content and SEO
Contributor Jim Yu uses the SMART framework to prescribe a formula for SEO and content marketing success. Despite the many ways Google has changed the search game over the last five years, one truth remains: content is the vehicle that…
The 4 Cs: A recipe for precise remarketing campaigns
A lot has been said about how to best structure search and shopping campaigns, but what about remarketing campaigns? Columnist Susan Waldes discusses her formula for successful remarketing campaign structure. Last fall, I had a great time participating in “The Great…
Square Buying Afterpay Limited
Square has announced it is purchasing Afterpay Limited, the Australian firm that made its name in the “buy now, pay later” business. Square is one of the leading companies in the payment processing market. Afterpay, allows customers to buy a…
Russia Passes Law Forcing Social Media Companies to Have Local Office
Vladimir Putin has signed a law that forces social media companies to have an office in the country. Russia has a long history of trying to control information and stamp out dissent. For such a regime, few things are more…
The Curious Case Of Bing Search Results In Google Search Results
Over the weekend, Bill Hartzer noticed that some Google searches returned Bing search results. As of last night, Google search results are once again Bing-free. What happened? Taking a closer look, the Bing search results weren’t www.bing.com/search URLs, which are…