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Strange Bug In Bing Deep Links Shows Facebook, Craigslist As Part Of Google

Google has deep pockets and probably would be happy if Facebook, eBay and Craigslist were part of its empire … but last I checked, they’re all separate companies. Nonetheless, links to those three sites are showing as Deep Links on Bing under the Google.com result when you search...
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Google explains why it made the title change to the search results

Google said it went from using your HTML title tag 80% of the time to 87% of the time in the past couple of weeks. Google has confirmed that it not only made a change to what title it shows in the search results but also disclosed how much of a change it actually was. For the...
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Twitter & Google Maps Help Find Lost Skiers

The Google Maps Mania Blog reports that Twitter in conjunction with Google Maps has helped locate a couple lost skiers. The blog post said, “group of technology entrepreneurs on a skiing vacation in Verbier in the Alps lost two of their party.” Alex Hoye used Twitter to send out...
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Microsoft, Google and VPN Apps the Big Winners of Remote Work

Amid the pandemic-fueled transition to remote work, VPNs, Microsoft and Google apps are among the fastest-growing productivity apps. The transition to remote work has impacted virtually every industry, including the app industry. Remote workers have had to rely on phones and...
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Bing Improves Search Auto Suggestions: Now Faster & Better

Dan Marantz, Senior Program Manager Lead at Bing announced on the Bing Search Blog that they have made two improvements to the auto-suggestions. Bing’s auto-suggest is now faster and a lot more accurate, according to Bing. Bing said two “themes” are behind the change including...
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Google News app will display non-AMP content and send readers to publisher pages

Tracking and performance reports in Google Search Console won’t be affected. As part of the page experience update, Google News will be displaying both AMP and non-AMP web content, the company announced in an email to publishers on Friday. The platform will also no longer render...
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Wired: Facebook Trying To Dominate Web, Marginalize Google (Run For Your Lives!)

The coverage of the competition among the big internet companies is not unlike the classic Japanese monster movies of the 1960s (e.g., King Kong vs. Godzilla): titanic struggles for control of everything as we know it with only one possible winner. A more thoughtful but still...
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MarTech Today Research: A marketer’s guide to enterprise SEO platforms

The report offers an in-depth review of the market, tips on the buying process and 18 vendor profiles. Enterprise SEO continues to grow more complex as the technology and algorithms powering search engines evolve.  Comprehensive enterprise SEO platforms offer multiple features to...
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Google’s local ads tips for the back-to-school shopping season

More than 50% of North American back-to-school shoppers say they’ll check for in-store inventory online before heading to a store, according to Google. Now that COVID vaccines are available to everyone 12 years of age and older, children may be more likely to return to school...
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HBO Max Expands to Europe October 26

HBO Max has announced plans to expand to its first six European markets on October 26. HBO Max has been expanding at a rapid pace, adding 39 Latin American and Caribbean territories in June. The company has now announced it is expanding to six European countries starting October...