The Yahoo Directory — Once The Internet’s Most Important Search Engine — Is To Close

For some, it may seem like there has always been Google, and it’s always been the main way people have found things on the web. But before Google, there was the Yahoo Directory and its hand-compiled list of websites, organized into topics. Now, the venerable Yahoo Directory is closing. Yahoo…

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SearchCap: End Of Yahoo Directory, Managing Negative SEO & Google’s Panda 4.1 Update

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Yahoo Directory — Once The Internet’s Most Important Search Engine — Is To Close For some, it may seem like there has always been Google,…

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SPONSOR MESSAGE: The Display Retargeting Planning Guide

Key benchmarks, challenges and best practices for cross-channel retargeting success. Marin Software surveyed digital marketers to produce this definitive retargeting guide. CTR, CPC, budget allocation, and RLSA benchmarks, plus best practices, including the use of search intent data to augment…

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SearchCap: Strange “Right To Be Forgotten” Requests, Ask.com CEO Refutes Arbitrage Accusation & More

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: In The EU, Lots Of People Are Asking Google To Forget Content That They Authored Here’s one from the “shaking my head” department: If you…

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Panda 4.1 — Google’s 27th Panda Update — Is Rolling Out

Google has announced that the latest version of its Panda Update — a filter designed to penalize “thin” or poor content from ranking well — has been released. Google said in a post on Google+ that a “slow rollout” began earlier this week and will continue into…

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Google AdWords Ad Customizers Rolling Out: Dynamic Insertion On Steroids

To those arguing that Google has been steadily dumbing-down AdWords and taking controls away, the company is responding with what it’s calling Tools for the Power User. The first tool to come out of the box are ad customizers, designed to help advertisers optimize ad creatives at scale. Ad…

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Will Your Business (And Your Website) Adapt & Evolve With Google?

We’ve come a long way from the “10 blue links” search results page. Columnist Trond Lyngbø outlines how to ensure you’re keeping up as SEO develops. The post Will Your Business (And Your Website) Adapt & Evolve With Google? appeared first on Search Engine Land.

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Google Now Lets Travelers Know When Flight Prices Drop

Google is helping travelers save money with a new Now card that tells users when a price has dropped on a flight. According to this Google+ post, you can tap the card to display the Flight Search info and book your trip from there. It only works if you’ve searched Google Flights on the most…

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SearchCap: Google AdWords Inventory, EU-Google Antitrust & MapQuest Commute App

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 Now Lets Travelers Know When Flight Prices Drop Google is helping travelers save money with a new Now card that tells users when a price has dropped on a…

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