SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 14, 2012
14 Feb 2012 10:08pm GMT Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Scroogle Says Google Is Blocking Their Privacy Search Engine If you try to conduct a search at Scroogle, the portal that lets you search Google in private,... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Scroogle Says Google Is Blocking Their Privacy Search Engine
14 Feb 2012 8:51pm GMT If you try to conduct a search at Scroogle, the portal that lets you search Google in private, Scroogle will tell you that Google is blocking them. I just tested it and Scroogle returns an error message that reads, “so sorry… Google is temporarily blocking this Scroogle server.”... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Google AdWords Sitelinks Now Uses Related Ads
14 Feb 2012 8:40pm GMT Google announced a new version of their AdWords Sitelinks. They call them “enhanced” sitelinks for AdWords. Enhanced Sitelinks look at the other text ads in your account and when it makes sense, they will combine those text ads for your single ad and make it into an AdWords listing with... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
Why The Wikipedia/Google Search Results Study Is Flawed
14 Feb 2012 8:09pm GMT Many SEOs have been chatting this week about a recent study by Intelligent Positioning (first reported by Search Engine Watch) that showed Wikipedia ranks on Google UK for 99 percent of searches. Yikes, right? Wikipedia — more specifically, Google’s apparent love of Wikipedia —... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.
SPONSOR MESSAGE: The Purchase Path of Online Buyers – How Shoppers Use Email, Search, and Social
14 Feb 2012 8:00pm GMT This Forrester Research independent report discusses: Three recommendations for attracting online shoppers Click-stream analysis conducted over the holidays What you should and shouldn’t expect from social campaigns Download now » Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.