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Apparently, Stephen Colbert is 5'11" – a height that puts him on par with the likes of Brad Pitt, Richard Gere, and Orlando Bloom. Colbert's proud of this. But there's a problem...

Is Amazon Google’s Biggest Search Competitor?

There was a time when Google considered Bing its biggest competitor in search, which probably makes sense to most people, as it's more of a direct competitor in terms of being a we...

Google Is Getting A Lot Smarter At Listening To You

Google announced a new update to the Google App (yeah, it's just the Google app now, as opposed to the Google Search app), offering users more and smarter functionality for voice c...

Google Gives New ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Stats

Google shared some new numbers related to the "right to be forgotten," ruling, which has led to individuals requesting URL removals from search results. For all the background on t...

Is This New Panda Update Helping Small Sites?

If you're feeling the effects of a Google algorithm update this week, there's a good chance it's Panda. No, Google hasn't already launched another one. It's still...

It Looks Like Google Is Adding Another Ranking Signal

It looks like Google is going to be taking the mobile user experience of websites into account as a ranking signal in its algorithm It's actually pretty surprising if they're not a...

Google Adds ‘Show Me My Bills’ Voice Command

Google announced that the Google app now lets you tap the mic and say, "Show me my bills" or "My bills due this week" to get access to important billing information. The compan...

Google Is Not Going To Be Updating Toolbar PageRank Anymore

It looks like Google Toolbar PageRank may officially be a thing of the past. This will no doubt please some, while upsetting others, but for better or worse, don't expect it to be...

Google Notes When Pages May Not Work In Mobile Results For More Users

In July, Google announced that it would start telling mobile users when...

Google Now Shows Reddit And Others In ‘News’ Box

Update: According to Danny Sullivan, who spoke with Google about the...

Netflix Launches New Mobile Search Experience

Last month, Netflix launched a new search experience for its website, which included an "...

A Lot Of First-Page Google Results Are Using HTTPS

Two months ago, Google announced that HTTPS is now a ranking signal used in its algorithm. T...

Google Thinks You’ll Find The New Penguin Update To Be A ‘Delight’

If the latest comments from Google about a pending Penguin update are to be be believed, webmasters will find the update just delightful. In all seriousness, it does sound like it...

Tool Claims To Show Google Search Bias

As recently reported, Yelp has formed a coalition (not entirely unlike the FairSearc...

Report: Yahoo/Bing Sees Biggest Paid Search Market Share Increase In 5 Years

The search alliance between Yahoo and Bing saw its biggest market share increase against Google in five years in Q3, in terms of paid search in the U.S., according to a new report...

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