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New Google Penguin Update Is Getting Closer
It's looking like we'll probably be seeing Google launch a new version of the Penguin update before too long, though Google still won't give an exact timeframe. Either way, they're...
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Bing Follows Google Into Conversational Search
Microsoft's search engine is once again following Google's lead, adding new conversational search capabilities. You may recall, Google announced its version...
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Yahoo Buys Zofari For Local Search
Yahoo has acquired Zofari, which offers a local search and discovery app of the same name. It first launched in 2012. Zofari announced the acquisition on its...
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Perseid Meteor Shower, Today’s Google Doodle Subject, Can Be Viewed Online
Google is showing a doodle for the annual Perseid meteor shower, which peaks tonight. The Perseids are a well-known meteor shower associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The point...
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Google Notifies Webmasters About Their Annoying Faulty Redirects
Google announced a couple months ago that it would start calling out sites in mobile results for faulty redirects. This was aimed at saving users the "common annoyance" of tapping...
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Dropbox for Android Gets Better At Search, Adds Document Previews
It appears to be a good day for Android users in terms of getting better search features in third-party apps. As...
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Tumblr Makes Search Better On Android
Tumblr announced a "little update" to its Android app. It will now let you filter searches by post type. As the company...
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Google Commits $250 Million To Battle Drug Abuse (And Of Course Settle A Lawsuit)
Late on Friday, news came out that Google committed $250 million at $50 million per year over the next five years, to develop an internal program that will help the search engine s...
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What Google’s New Ranking Signal Means For You
This week, Google introduced the webmaster and SEO world to a new ranking signal. Webmasters...
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Yelp Launches Mobile Review Translation On iPhone
Yelp announced the launch of automated review translation in its iPhone app. They offer reviews in fifteen languages in 27 countries. As the company continues to expand internation...
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Google Announces New Ranking Signal
Google announced that HTTPS is now a ranking signal used in its algorithm. The company has been pushing the use of HTTPS (HTTP over TLS/Transport Layer Security) for quite some tim...
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Foursquare Tells Businesses Its New App Is Better For Them Too
As you may know, Foursquare launched its new check-in-less app today. If you want a rundown on what to expect as a user,...
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Foursquare’s New, Still Check In-Less App Is Here
Foursquare went and pissed a bunch of people off when they deci...
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Wikipedia Shows Content Google ‘Forgets’
It was recently reported that Google is removing links to Wikipedia article...
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Wikipedia Articles Not Exempt From ‘Right To Be Forgotten’
Okay, if this thing wasn't already getting out of hand (it was), it certainly is now. A Wikipedia link is reportedly being removed from Google search results as a result of Google'...
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