Conductor acquires Searchmetrics in big enterprise SEO merger
Conductor said the deal will help it better support global organizations. Both platforms will eventually become one unified platform.
Danny Goodwin is Managing Editor of Search Engine Land & SMX. In addition to writing daily about SEO, PPC, and more for Search Engine Land, Goodwin also manages Search Engine Land’s roster of subject-matter experts. He also helps program our conference series, SMX – Search Marketing Expo. Prior to joining Search Engine Land, Goodwin was Executive Editor at Search Engine Journal, where he led editorial initiatives for the brand. He also was an editor at Search Engine Watch. He has spoken at many major search conferences and virtual events, and has been sourced for his expertise by a wide range of publications and podcasts.
This day in search marketing history: February 7
Noogler spreads SEO myths, plus: Google posts rejected, Enhanced Campaign reactions, algorithm suggestions, Super Bowls and more
This day in search marketing history: February 6
AdWords announces Enhanced Campaigns, plus: more Google Shopping ads, Toolbar PageRank, GSC updates, AMP change and more.
This day in search marketing history: February 5
Moz updates DA, plus: spammy structured markup, Google launches link reporting tools, search deals, Super Bowls, antitrust, and more.
This day in search marketing history: February 4
MicroHoo Day 4, plus: Google expands phrase match, Google Adds JSON-LD support, reconsideration requests and more.
This day in search marketing history: February 3
How Google uses AI in search, plus: an unconfirmed Google algorithm update, Amit Singhal leaving Google, bad ads and more.
Google’s search quality raters protest for higher pay
Google's search quality raters – the people who help evaluate Google's search results – want a raise.
This day in search marketing history: February 2
Google's revamped Partners program, plus: Bing again denies copying Google results, YouTube using Amazon's algorithm and more.
ChatGPT Plus launches, it costs $20 a month
OpenAI said users can access the paid version of its popular ChatGPT service during peak times and get faster responses to prompts.
Google testing new search design with AI answers over organic results
We may have gotten our first preview of at what chatbot-style Google desktop search results will look like later this year
This day in search marketing history: February 1
Bing accused of copying Google's search results, plus: Microsoft tries to buy Yahoo, about this result, fake locksmith issues and more.
OpenAI launches new tool to detect AI-generated text
This new web-based AI Text Classifier tool predicts how likely it is that text was written by a human or AI.
LinkedIn now lets you add an SEO title and description
Publishing articles on LinkedIn? Now you can customize how your SEO title and description will appear in search engines.
This day in search marketing history: January 31
Google releases URL Inspection Tool API, plus: AdWords IF functions, Page Speed Update confusion, local paid inclusion and more.
Baidu working on AI chatbot service that will be added to search
Baidu reportedly is planning to launch its AI chatbot as a standalone app before incorporating it gradually into search by March.
This day in search marketing history: January 30
Jumpshot shuts down, plus: Google publishes featured snippet guide, Universal Search expands, local reviews in Google search and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 29
Google penalizes a link network, plus: paid search spending, Google warns about article directories, Yelp ratings in Google AdWords and more.
This day in search marketing history: January 28
Featured snippets introduced, plus: Hamlet Batista passes away, Google buys DeepMind, Google ad labeling and more.
Yandex ‘leak’ reveals 1,922 search ranking factors
SEOs have already started analyzing Yandex's search ranking factors, which include PageRank and several other link-related factors
This day in search marketing history: January 27
Google AdWords API launches, plus: PAA vs. featured snippets, Google hiring an SEO, Expanded Text Ads findings and more.