Hijacking Google Search Results With Duplicate Content

Dan Petrovic has explained how he hijacked a few pages in Google to show his copied version over the original version of the page. For example, he was able to confuse Google into thinking a page on MarketBizz should really show on dejanseo.com.au instead of on marketbizz.nl. How did he do it? He simply copied [...]

November 14, 2012 at 10:59 am ET by Barry Schwartz | Comments (18) | Read Story

Study: 36 Percent Of Mobile Automotive Searchers Convert “Within The Hour”

Earlier today Nielsen, xAd and Telmetrics released the third part of their “mobile path to purchase” study conducted earlier this year. The research focused on three verticals: restaurants, travel and autos. While almost all the mobile and tablet users doing research on these devices are highly qualified purchasers, there are differences in the consumer behavior [...]

November 14, 2012 at 12:01 am ET by Greg Sterling | Comment | Read Story

Trying To Get There From Here: Nokia And Mapquest Launch New Maps Products

Globally there are arguably four main digital mapping competitors: Google, Apple, Microsoft and Nokia. Google is the clear leader. However Nokia is making a renewed bid to challenge Google’s mapping supremacy with a rebranded platform “Here,” new APIs, a Google Street View-like offering, augmented reality and new apps for third party smartphone operating systems. Apple [...]

November 13, 2012 at 9:05 pm ET by Greg Sterling | Comment (1) | Read Story

SEARCH NEWS BRIEFS

• SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 14, 2012
• Filing A Google Reconsideration Request? For Best Results, Use The Same Language As Your Site
• A Trick To See Your Competitors Links Within Google Webmaster Tools?
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• "Shortlists," 360 Degree Product Views, And Promotions Added To Google Shopping

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FEATURES & ANALYSIS

• Study: 39% Of Google Search Referrers Now “Not Provided”
• Of “Magic Keywords” & Flavors Of Personalized Search At Google
• Priceline To Buy Travel Search Engine Kayak For $1.8 Billion
• The Mess That Is Google Shopping
• Getting The US Election Results From Google, Bing & Yahoo

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