TripAdvisor says it blocked or removed nearly 1.5 million fake reviews in 2018
Most of the fake reviews that are submitted (91%) are "biased positive reviews."...
Organic search responsible for 53% of all site traffic, paid 15% [Study]
According to BrightEdge, paid and organic search drive more than 70% of revenues for B2B and the other verticals....
Which local citation sources matter now?
An informal poll of local SEOs yields some answers -- and disagreements -- about spending time on...
Report alleges Amazon manipulating search results to boost its products, profit
The company said to give its own products “preferential treatment in search.”...
BrightLocal launches ‘Local RankFlux’ Google local algorithm tracking tool
The tool is designed to help SEOs and businesses more easily track local algo...
Yelp introduces ‘Connect’ and new Waitlist features for restaurants
Connect is a publishing tool not unlike Google Posts, but with differences....
Search used when brands are unknown, but it’s direct navigation for existing customers
A new survey from Yext explores what content sources are more trusted and what's at stake in not paying enough attention to third party platforms....
Does the 9th Circuit’s decision in HiQ vs. LinkedIn open the floodgates to scraping?
The case may still be reheard or appealed but it appears to be a broad ruling in favor of "the open internet."...
Nearly 50 states’ attorneys general join in antitrust investigation of Google
Facebook is also being investigated in another multistate action lead by New York....
Apple accused of favoring its own properties in App Store results
Apple says it has now adjusted its algorithm to reduce the visibility of the company's apps in key categories....
Majestic’s enhanced tool now gives SEOs a lot more useful context about backlinks
New "link context" visualizes where the link appears on the page, the surrounding text and associated link density....
Google’s Assistant-everywhere strategy reminiscent of old site search playbook
Google Assistant "syndication" is a way to battle Amazon Alexa and expand its reach for later...
Google now showing competitor ads on local business profiles
The unit is from Local Campaigns and businesses cannot pay to remove them....
Yelp adds new personalization features in bid to regain local momentum from Google
The new capabilities are the beginning of 'major product changes' according to the company....
Review fraud: Hijacked Amazon reviews a big problem says Consumer Reports
The fake reviews problem on Amazon isn't going away any time soon....
What is ‘Google Screened’ and how does it differ from ‘Google Guaranteed’?
The company introduces a second screening program for professional services....
FTC smacks down anti-review ‘non-disparagement clauses’ in form contracts
Make sure your contracts don't have terms that violate the CRFA. ...
Voice assistant usage now at ‘critical mass’ as Google Assistant crowned smartest
Google Assistant scored 93%, Siri 83% and Alexa got 80% of answers right in a recent study....
Why is there so little innovation in local?
The alpha and omega of local is now...
Conductor purchase price revealed: $126+ million [updated]
The acquisition price was more than 2X invested, but probably less than what investors may have wanted....