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Ranking factors session recap from SMX Advanced 2018
If you couldn't attend SMX Advanced, have no fear. Contributor Eric Enge outlines one of the more controversial sessions and reports on what the...
How to understand searcher intent and use it to boost SEO rankings
Understanding the intent behind the keywords you target simplifies the entire SEO process, says contributor Marcus Miller. Here is a look at how...
Everything You Need To Know About The Google-Twitter Partnership
Google and Twitter recently reached a deal that once again gave Google access to Twitter's firehose. Columnist Neil Patel summarizes what we...
Official: Twitter To Give Google Access To “Firehose” Of Tweets
It's official, Twitter confirms that it has a deal again to supply Google with access to its full stream of...
WSJ Report: Apple Buys Topsy, A Leading Twitter Search & Analytics Company
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has purchased Topsy, one of the leading Twitter search and analytics companies, for more than...
How To Search All Your Tweets Via Twitter
It’s been one of the biggest problems Twitter has had for years, that it’s difficult to find your own tweets on the Twitter. The new...
Google Search Results Show Some Facebook User Posts Leaking Out Of Walled Garden
Facebook has earned its reputation as an AOL-like walled garden by keeping most of the content generated within Facebook hidden from those who...
Google+ Expands Search Options, Adds Trending Topics To Search Results
Google+ has made a few tweaks to how its search function operates, and has added the obligatory trending topics its search results pages. The...
Up Close With Google+ Search
It seemed pretty odd that a social network from the leading search company, Google, didn’t offer a way to search through all its posts....
Twitter Renews Deal With Bing; Google Deal Remains MIA
Twitter and Bing announced that they have extended their deal that allows Bing to tap into Twitter’s information in a cutesy exchange on...
Google Realtime Search & The Aftermath Of The Google-Twitter Split
Last Friday, Twitter quietly shutdown its “firehose” of tweet data that was being piped to Google. Like a gas station no longer...
As Deal With Twitter Expires, Google Realtime Search Goes Offline
Yesterday, we reported that Google Realtime Search had mysteriously disappeared. Today comes the reason why: Google’s agreement with...
Google Realtime Search Goes Missing
Update: A couple hours after this post was published, Google spokesperson Gabriel Stricker shared this statement with us: We’ve...
Who Started The “Dear Yahoo, I’ve Never Heard Anyone Say ‘Let’s Yahoo It’ Sincerely Google” Twitter Joke?
As you might expect, I monitor a number of search-related topics being discussed on Twitter. Over the past few days, there’s been spike in...
Google Real Time Search Adds More Sources: Quora, Gowalla & More
A Quora thread noticed that Google Real Time Search is now including more sources beyond Twitter, Google News, Buzz and other sources. The new...
An Illustrated Guide To Searching For Shared, Tweeted & “Realtime” Images
Looking for images that are being shared and posted in realtime? That image search space has gotten more competitive, as Nachofoto reenters the...
Google Webmaster Video Reconfirms Use Of Social Signals
What Social Signals Do Google & Bing Really Count? from earlier this month confirmed that Google and Bing were both using social signals...
Google Tweaks Realtime Search Display
There’s no specific blog for Google’s Realtime search, so the folks in that department used their Twitter account to spread the news...
What Social Signals Do Google & Bing Really Count?
Both Google and Bing have added many social search features over the past year. There’s also been talk about using “social...
In The Wake Of Bing & Facebook, Google Web Search Tests Getting More Social
Last week, Bing added new results showing what your friends are sharing on Facebook. This week, Google’s bringing more social to its...