SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 27, 2013

Jun 27, 2013 at 5:00pm ET by Barry Schwartz

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

DuckDuckGo Launches New Search & Content App For iOS DuckDuckGo (DDG) has launched a new iOS app called Search & Stories to go along with the Android app that’s been available since late 2011. The app offers many of the same features as DuckDuckGo’s Web-based search engine, particularly the anonymous searching that has earned DDG a lot of media attention after the NSA/PRISM privacy [...]IgnitionOne: Mobile PPC Spend Sees Triple-Digit Growth, Retailer Spend Jumps 18% In Q2 Paid search spend in the US increased 7 percent year-over-year in Q2 2013, according to IgnitionOne’s latest Digital Marketing Report. That’s up from a 2 percent YoY increase seen in Q1, though IgnitionOne found that total search spend fell quarter-over-quarter. Clicks and impressions both rose 5 percent, and CPCs ticked up 2 percent YoY. The retailer [...]What’sThe One Thing That Keeps Searchers From Converting On Your Site? There is an insidious voice speaking to your visitors from the moment they click through to your site. It camps in the back of their minds, setting up a tent and proceeding to talk your visitors out of taking action. While there are many angles this voice can work to fill visitors with doubt, there [...]Content Creation & Organizational Empowerment Key To Search Success The SEO industry has undergone significant changes in the last 12+ months. Search has gained greater legitimacy as a marketing channel as budget holders increase head count and invest in advanced technology. And, the SERPs themselves have undergone changes that have had many implications, including adjustments to the underlying algorithms that surface content. Here at [...]2013 Google Ranking Factors From Netmark Yesterday, we covered the 2013 ranking factors from SearchMetrics, now let us share with you the Google ranking factors from a different company named Netmark. You can learn about Netmark’s methodology for determining these ranking factors over here, and you can see all the ranking factors over here. Here the top 10 ranking factors from [...]KitchMe Launches Recipe Search Engine For Google Glass KitchMe, a recipe and meal-planning website recently acquired by Coupons.com, has launched what appears to be the first recipe search engine and cooking assistant app for Google Glass. The app is free and currently available at kitchme.com/googleglass. I wore Glass in my own kitchen about a month ago and immediately thought it would be fun [...]Want To Speak @ SMX Milan? Here’s How The agenda is live, and we’re now accepting submissions to speak at Search Marketing Expo – SMX Milan, November 7-8, 2013, at the MiCo – Milan Congress Center. We’re looking for both Italian and English speakers – all conference sessions will be translated in real-time. To increase the odds of being selected, be sure to [...]

Industry

Local & Maps

Link Building

Searching

SEO

Early Look at Google’s June 25 Algo Update, Moz10 Commandments of SEO [Infographic] #MattCuttsMoses, techwyse.com18 Killer Ways to Make Your e-Commerce Website SEO Friendly, Search Engine JournalA model for integrating SEO into a development project lifecycle, State of SearchConnecting The Dots: Social Media and SEO, internetmarketingninjas.comContent Is The New Currency For Smarter Search And Smarter Marketing, MediaPostHow To Fight Google’s Grab for Above The Fold Screen Space, John DohertyMozCast Shows Huge Google Changes But Was There An Update?, Search Engine RoundtableNew SEO content writer? How to conquer fear and land clients, seocopywriting.comThe Rise and Fall of Citadel-Insurance.co.uk, David NaylorWhat You Need to Know Before Conducting a Technical Website Audit, SEOptimise

SEM / Paid Search

Search Marketing

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About The Author: Barry Schwartz is Search Engine Land's News Editor and owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry's personal blog is named Cartoon Barry and he can be followed on Twitter here. For more background information on Barry, see his full bio over here. See more articles by Barry Schwartz

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