SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 7, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: SEMPO Asks Search Marketers To Take 9th Annual State Of Search Survey Just after publishing its annual salary survey results, SEMPO is calling for participants to…

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5 Ways To Unlock The Benefits Of Semantic Search

Search is changing. It is now more personal, more engaging, more interactive and more predictive. SERPs no longer display just 10 blue links — they have become more useful and more visually appealing across all device types. Semantic search is at the forefront of these changes, as evidenced…

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Google iOS Search App Now Has “OK Google” Voice Activation, New Notifications, Reminders & Cards

Google released a new version of its iOS Search App today, with an extensive list of updates, including new notifications, reminder alerts, cards and a handsfree search activation feature. With the 3.1.0 version of the iOS Search App, those with the iPhone 4s or higher can say, “OK…

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 5, 2013

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 iOS Search App Now Has “OK Google” Voice Activation, New Notifications, Reminders & Cards Google released a new version of its iOS Search…

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 4, 2013

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 AdWords Yellow “Ad” Icon Spotted On Desktop SERPs In UK The bold yellow “Ad” icon that started showing up in Google search results…

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The New Visual Brand Ads: What Google Banners & Bing Hero Ads Mean For Search

In the past two weeks, both Microsoft and Google began testing display-style ads that appear on search results for select brand queries. Many see the introduction of these ads as a money grab to get brands to pay for traffic they would otherwise get for free, an assault on SEO, and the further…

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3 Tips To Fine-Tune Your Paid Search Program For The Holidays

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday around the corner, it is high time search marketers got their paid search program ready to scale up efficiently. In this column, I’ll outline and dive into three tips you should consider to get the most from the holidays in paid search. From my experience,…

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Google, Android Makers Sued By Apple “Rockstar” Consortium Over Search, AdWords

Roughly two years ago Google and a consortium of companies competitively bid for the vast patent portfolio of bankrupt Canadian Company Nortel Networks. Google initiated the bidding with $ 900 million but ultimately was outbid by the Rockstar consortium, consisting of Microsoft, Apple, Blackberry,…

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Search In Pics: Android Pumpkin, Googleween, LinkedIn Band & A LEGO Yoda

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the Web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Android Halloween Pumpkin Figurine: Source: Google+ Minions, Wild Things,…

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 1, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Don’t Want Your Searches Encrypted? Add ?nord=1 To Your URL Parameters Not interested in having Google encrypt and secure your searches? Well, now there is…

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