SearchCap: Overstock’s Google Decline, Google Search Console Severity Label & Offline Maps

SEO September 30, 2024

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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other sources across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

Offline Search & Turn-By-Turn Navigation Come To Google Mobile Maps
Nov 10, 2015 by Greg Sterling
Earlier this year, at Google’s May developer conference, the company announced that Google Maps search and turn-by-turn navigation will be available offline. Today, this capability is starting to roll out to Android users and will later be available to iOS users. Users will be able to search Maps offline and get directions even with a weak or non-existent connection.

Overstock Blames Change To Google Search Rankings For Hurting Its Growth
Nov 10, 2015 by Barry Schwartz
Overstock.com reports being hit by a change in Google’s search ranking algorithm, which has hurt its growth. Consequently, its stock dropped 18% based on the earnings report news.

Learning From Link-Building Content Failure
Nov 10, 2015 by Julie Joyce
Sometimes, failures teach us more than successes. Columnist Julie Joyce discusses how to use content failure to your advantage.

Get To Know Your Users With Audience Insights From AdWords
Nov 10, 2015 by Laura Collins
What do you really know about your audience? Columnist Laura Collins shows how the Audience Insights report feature can help you better target your users and perhaps even discover new ones.

New: Google Search Console Fetch & Render Shows Severity Of Blocked Resources
Nov 10, 2015 by Barry Schwartz
Google has added a new feature to the blocked resources report in the fetch and render tool within the Google Search Console.

6 Reasons Visitors Hate Your Website
Nov 10, 2015 by Sponsored Content: Surgo Group
“Should I stay or should I go?” It’s a decision that most visitors subconsciously make when landing on your website. The time you have to capture their interest is brief, and their willingness to stay is affected by various factors. What can you do to ensure they don’t bounce? The majority of website visitors…

Study: Siri Beats Google Now, Cortana In Performance & Overall Satisfaction
Nov 9, 2015 by Greg Sterling
Contrary to some industry perceptions, Siri is apparently not the laggard among virtual assistants but the leader. That’s according to a hands-on user study conducted by Expert Exchange. Siri beat Google (Now) and Cortana in overall user satisfaction and across several specific tasks. Amazon Echo was not part of the study.

Google AdWords Adds Mobile Bid Adjustment Simulator, First Position Estimates
Nov 9, 2015 by Ginny Marvin
New tools are now available to all advertisers to inform manual bid optimizations.

Recent Headlines From MarTech, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Internet Marketing:

Adobe Becomes A Second-Party Data Matchmaker With The Release Of Its Audience Marketplace
Top 10 YouTube Video Ads In October: Mattel Debuts At No. 1 With “Imagine The Possibilities”
Marketing Organizations Must Optimize, Or They Will Fail The Enterprise
“Facebook Live” Adds A Subscribe Button; Vin Diesel Had 1 Million Live Viewers
Instagram Introduces Partner Program To Help Businesses Market Better On Instagram
The Holidays Are Around The Corner: Here’s How To Prep Your Influencers And Digital Teams
Pinterest’s New Visual Search Results Won’t Have Ads
Why Synergistic Email Marketing Makes Sense
Customer Engagement Provider TouchCommerce Enters Social With A “Let’s Step Over Here” Feature
MarTech Today: Pinterest’s In-Pin Search, Mintigo Evolves & Hedy Lamarr
Demandbase Integrates Its WhoToo Acquisition So Marketers Can Target Departments Inside Companies
Facebook To Fight Belgian Court Mandate To Stop Tracking Browsing Behavior
With Copyright Reform, Is Europe About To Declare “War On The Hyperlink”?
comScore To Support AMP Project, Better Tracking Of Accelerated Mobile Pages

Search News From Around The Web:

Local & Maps

Google Earth 3D Imagery progress report, Google Earth Blog
Google My Business Enables Latitude & Longitude Data For Select Countries, Search Engine Roundtable

Link Building

Google Disavow File Has A 2MB File Size Limit, Search Engine Roundtable
Has SerenataFlowers.com been hit by a Manual Link Penalty?, sistrix.com
How To Build White Hat Backlinks With Online Tools, blog.ahrefs.com
Majestic Sees 22% increase in Domains in 80 days, Majestic Blog

SEO

Recalculating PageRank, SEO By The Sea
Stop the Local SEO Tunnel Vision & Think Beyond the Basics, Moz

SEM / Paid Search

New tools and insights to optimize your Shopping campaigns this holiday, Inside AdWords
How to Reduce Cost Per Lead in Google AdWords, verticalmeasures.com
Your Chance at Making A Good Impression, PPC Hero

Search Marketing