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Google Expands the Generic Top Level Domains, Making them Geotargetable!

May 3, 2013 | 812 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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We know that Google uses the location of a site for example .co.uk or .com.au in its ranking algorithms. If a searcher in the UK looks for a product or service, he is most likely to see the sites from the UK in search results. But, in case of top level domains, Google uses location of server and other signals in finding out what country a site is relevant for. 

Having a Patent Doesn't Imply That Google is using it in Search Quality; says Matt Cutts!

May 2, 2013 | 733 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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The latest video of Matt Cutts puts all the SEO misconception regarding the Google ranking and search quality patent into rest. Cutts, who takes care of the search spam at Google said, just because Google has ranking or search quality patent doesn't mean that it was or is a part of our algorithm. 

Google Now Comes to iPad & iPhone!

Apr 30, 2013 | 800 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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The Android-only predictive search tool Google Now is now available for iPad and iPhone. It is a part of an updated Google Search App in iOS. Till date, Google Now was exclusively available on Android devices running on Jelly Bean or higher OS versions.

The Google Now for iPhone and iPad is identical to the Android version. Here are the screenshots.

 Google Now Comes to iPad & iPhone!

Matt Cutts Talks About Top 5 SEO Mistakes!

Apr 30, 2013 | 932 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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Matt Cutts opens up on the SEO mistakes committed by webmasters in a recently published Webmaster video

Here's Matt Cutts' list of top 5 common SEO mistakes:

  1. Not having a website or having a website, which is non-crawlable is the biggest mistake according to Cutts.

More than Half of the Mobile Phone Searches Turn to Conversions in 1 Hour!

Apr 29, 2013 | 1,044 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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The Mobile Search Moments report by Google and Nielsen reveals that when consumers search for the things on their mobile phones, half of them usually intend to buy it.

The report looks at:

  • When and why people use their smartphones to search
  • The actions resulting from these searches
  • How marketers have chances of capitalizing on every moment of the process

Google Acquires Wavii; The Start-up Much Known for Offering Customized News Streams to Users!

Apr 29, 2013 | 4,523 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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The search giant Google has acquired start-up Wavii for more than $30 million. The move that is calculated to boost knowledge graph results might also be helpful for an assortment of Google products such as Glass, News, and Now.

Wavii confirmed the news through a post on their website:

Google Understates Google+ by Making Significant Changes in the Authorship Snippet!

Apr 26, 2013 | 3,284 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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Google has quietly made changes in the authorship snippets present within the search results. One of the highly visible changes is the removal of the "more by" author link that linked to the additional stories written by the author. 

Google Understates Google+ by Making Significant Changes in the Authorship Snippet!

Moreover, when you click on the author image or name, you are directed to search results page that matches with the author name. Earlier; clicking on "in X Google+ circles", users were taken to the author's Google+ page but now they are directed to search results. 

Google Analytics Releases the Customer Journey to Online Purchase Report!

Apr 26, 2013 | 825 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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With online shopping portals becoming popular, the customer journey is getting more complex. There are high chances of a customer engaging with your brand through different mediums over several days, before making an online purchase decision. And to help you understand more about the buyer's thought process, Google has introduced "The Customer Journey to Online Purchase" analytics report today. 

Google Removes Instant Previews from Search Results!

Apr 26, 2013 | 877 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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After Related Searches filter, Google has now dropped Instant Previews from the search results which are said to be a very low usage. 

The Instant Previews feature was launched in November 2010. It was also tested with AdWords Instant Previews and Sitelinks Instant Previews. There was even a feature in Webmaster tools to preview instant previews. Google even said that with Instant Previews feature, searchers were 5% more likely to be satisfied after they clicked on the results.

Matt Cutts on How Google Takes the Two Sites that are Linked Together?

Apr 25, 2013 | 900 views | by Navneet Kaushal
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It is common for marketers and bloggers to have multiple websites. What will happen if these websites are linked to each other?

A similar question was asked to Matt Cutts by a reader. Let's go through the question in details: