Google Expands Domain Name and Icon Listings in Search Results to Web Queries
Social Media Today
JANUARY 16, 2020
Google has expanded its mobile search listing format, displaying website icons and domain names, to desktop queries.
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Social Media Today
JANUARY 16, 2020
Google has expanded its mobile search listing format, displaying website icons and domain names, to desktop queries.
Bill Hartzer
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Google Webmaster Tools, now called Google Search Console (for several years), has moved their Twitter account from @googlewmc to @googlesearchc. I’m looking forward to a better, easier to use Google Search Central. I’m looking forward to a better, easier to use Google Search Central.
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Bill Hartzer
MAY 16, 2014
In what looks to me like a possible response to the European Union’s ruling this week about the right to be forgotten, Google has just registered the domain name CookieChoices.org. Manage your cookies and site data – Chrome Help – Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites. google.com, ns2.google.com,
Bill Hartzer
DECEMBER 9, 2013
The new generic TLDs (top level domains) are coming soon. You’ll be able to buy a domain name other than they ‘typical’ com,net,org,info,biz domains. So, with all of these new TLDs, will these new domain names carry any extra weight when it comes to search engine rankings?
Bill Hartzer
APRIL 10, 2009
Now, Leapfish has brought back a popular feature of their site, their domain name appraisal service. Type a domain name into their search engine and they will attempt to put a dollar figure on it, telling you how much it’s worth. How much would that domain name make?
Idaconcpts
JANUARY 13, 2011
The Google Analytics Traffic Overview is a report that provides an overview of the different kinds of sources that send traffic to your site. Given the rise of social media, a common question by newbies to Google Analytics is how to track their social media referrals. Post on Google Buzz. Tweet This!
Bill Hartzer
JULY 1, 2014
Did you know that you can use the social media websites to get the attention of the news media? Well, I’ve been using Twitter for quite some time now to get the attention of the news media–by pointing out possible stories after I’ve networked with them on the social sites. Schema.org is another.
Rebekah Radice
JANUARY 7, 2019
It can be a scary proposition to analyze your social media performance, but without an audit, there’s zero room for improvement. I’ve broken down 8 steps to help you measure each aspect of your social media performance. How to Measure Social Media Performance. So how do you get started?
Bill Hartzer
OCTOBER 22, 2014
Google has just added a new Google Plus sharing button to the header, and it not only appears when you’re on Google Plus. If you are logged into your Google Account (or logged into someone else’s Google Account, ha!) then you will see this new icon/button wherever you go (on a Google-owned property).
Bill Hartzer
AUGUST 31, 2011
Today, I performed a really simple test to see if Likes from social media type websites could contribute to a top search engine ranking in the search engines. So, what did I do to set up and prove my theory that social media likes contributes to search engine rankings? The results? Nothing else.
Kikolani
MAY 17, 2013
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Social Media / Social Networking.
Social Media Marketing
SEPTEMBER 6, 2014
But after Google first updated on 23 Feb 2011, all website owners and SEO experts are very strict to create back-links for a website. Because these kind of website penalized by Google any time. If you can''t do that due to any reason, then Google also provide us a better solution, which named as Disavow backlinks.
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 5, 2013
And, of course, you pay the $47 dollars, spend a few hours reading through everything, getting it set up properly (perhaps even creating websites after registering countless numbers of domain names) and then nothing. I have news for you: you’re not using your online social media influence as you should be.
Mindjumpers
SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
I have put together a list of five basic – but useful – steps, when your business is navigating in social media. These steps will help you to portray a consistent social media identity. 2: Get vanity URLs Start by scooping up vanity URLs on sites like Facebook and Twitter and buy your domain name.
Bill Hartzer
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
I was curious to see whether or not Google Plus actually recognizes the new gTLDs as links in posts. If you were to include the URL of a new website that you just put up on a new gTLD, then would Google Plus include that URL in the post and change it so it’s a clickable link? Domain Names Social Media'
Small Business Mavericks
MARCH 19, 2013
Google likes to help new webmasters. These few suggestions Google offers won’t guarantee your website a page 1 ranking, but they do give you the basic run down on what Google is looking for from websites. Choose a domain name that is easy to read and descriptive.
Bill Hartzer
OCTOBER 2, 2013
Whenever you make a post on the Google+ social network, or you share something, it is always helpful to see how your post did or how it is doing. You want to see if the post you made was useful to others in your Google+ circles. Don’t forget to add me on Google+. Read What I’ve Written About Google+.
Bill Hartzer
APRIL 3, 2013
There is actually a way to make sure that the links you post in Google+ are considered to be “do follow” links. Now, take a look at the link I posted on Google Plus below. Here is how to make sure that your links posted in Google Plus are dofollow links. Don’t forget to add me on Google+.
SocMed Sean
MARCH 18, 2012
Use Google’s Webmaster tools to ensure that there aren’t any 404s occurring – If you aren’t familiar with Google’s Webmaster tools , now is the time to get familiar. The data provided to you by Google can be a goldmine in finding and fixing 404 errors.
Bill Hartzer
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
And the sender, Nick Grey, even says that Matt Cutts from Google said so. Note that my domain name, LinkEarning.com , even though it has a small one-page website, has not really been developed. On 8/31/13 10:49 PM, “Nick Grey” wrote: Hello, My name is Nick Grey, and I am a professional social media manager.
Bill Hartzer
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
On Google Plus , they are doing the same thing: posts that include URLs of the new gTLDs are made into clickable links. Domain Names Social Media' But bad news if you’re using Twitter, though. Twitter does not recognize the new gTLDs.
Razor Social
MAY 18, 2017
Google Analytics is without a doubt one of the most useful tools available to help you gain insight into your online marketing performance. So go ahead, log into your Google Analytics account and click the Admin tab at the bottom of the menu on the left. The Basic settings include your account ID and name. Property settings.
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 22, 2011
Max Media Group has launched a real time social media search application called “ The Babel “ The Babel was developed with technology acquired from BlackStar Entertainment Technologies Inc., The Babel may be a good social search engine, but it certainly fails when it comes to “real time. Tweet This!
Social Media Strategies Summit
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The 2010s was the decade of social media that for the first time allowed human beings to connect with every other human being on the planet. Most current-day voice technology exists in the form of voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, and Bixby just to name a few. There is A LOT of real estate to be had.
Jason Yormark
AUGUST 9, 2010
Secure your domain name. There are hundreds of places you can go to secure a domain name. It’s cheap, dependable, and easy to use to manage multiple domain names. If you haven’t figured out what domain name you want, you might want to take advantage of some great research tools to figure it out.
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 13, 2019
Related Posts: 35 Domain Name Influencers to Follow on Twitter 47 TakeAways from Google’s John… 56 Takeaways from Google’s Gary Illyes’… Should You Hire an SEO Consultant or an SEO Agency? Bill Hartzer SEO Consultant Splitting a Website into Two Websites: Part 1.
Kikolani
JULY 5, 2013
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Top 10 Domain Name Suggestion Tools to the rescue.
Kikolani
JULY 30, 2012
One would have to be blind not to see that social media networks have been some of the most successful performers on the Internet in the last few years. Just as the “dot com” revolution is still being talked about, many believe that the social network revolution may provide companies with an opportunity to grow as never before.
Small Business Mavericks
APRIL 24, 2013
You need a keyword-based domain name – It might help. This is just one ranking criteria, however, many websites rank well for keywords that are not in their domain name. Branded domain names work just as well. Just look at Google, Bing, and Facebook. It might not.
Sprout Social
APRIL 27, 2022
As social media grew in popularity, lengthy URLs began to present a problem. You can also combine UTM parameters with Google Analytics to get a complete picture of behavior. For example, Bitly integrates with Sprout so you can embed shortened links directly into your content during the social media workflow.
Bill Hartzer
MARCH 3, 2010
Google has issued what they are calling an SEO Report Card , an effort to provide Google’s product teams with ideas on how they can improve their products’ pages using simple and accepted optimizations. Matt Cutts from Google explained that Google had done this “on purpose. Appealing Google sitelinks.
Mindjumpers
JUNE 28, 2010
There are pros and cons for all of them, but it depends a lot on whether you want to spend any money, want to have your own domain name, what kind of options and functionalities you want and what kind of skills you have in doing the design and maybe programming.
Kikolani
JULY 20, 2016
Let’s get this out of the way first: there is no time guarantee of when your new website is going to be added to the Google index. Google says, “ Crawling and indexing are processes which can take some time and which rely on many factors. Google indexing factors. Actually, Google only cares about you once others care about you.
Kikolani
JULY 20, 2016
Let’s get this out of the way first: there is no time guarantee of when your new website is going to be added to the Google index. Google says, “ Crawling and indexing are processes which can take some time and which rely on many factors. Google indexing factors. Actually, Google only cares about you once others care about you.
Twist Image
NOVEMBER 19, 2017
It started back when I was speaking at an event in South Florida and stumbled into a domain name convention and auction. I watched the domain Jeans.com go for a ridiculous amount of money. Jeffrey Sass didn't but that domain, but he's been a part of that scene for a long time. digital media. domain extension.
Proactive Report
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
“We still don’t care about your personal brand tweeted one of the social media thought leaders yesterday and that set me thinking: does anyone care? Random acts of social media won’t get results. 1. Look at your social profiles – make them as comprehensive as possible. www.marysmith.com.
The Social Media Hat
APRIL 13, 2017
Back in January of 2014, a solopreneur who was building up resources for primary and secondary educators reached out to me on Google+ for some assistance. She wanted some basic guidance on how to use social networks, and which she should be using. The Complete Solo Build It! Review - An Insider’s Perspective. I love Amy.
Bill Hartzer
JANUARY 14, 2014
Jennifer wrote a book called Domain Names Rewired, and is a keynote speaker here at NamesCon 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Google and Amazon has applied for a lot of new TLDs and it scares the brands. What domain names do they need to compete with the brands that have applied for a new TLD? social media.
Bill Hartzer
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
While there are already several new gTLDs that are already available now for anyone to register, and they are getting indexed in Google’s search results already, Twitter has yet to recognize the new gTLDs. If you go to Google, and search for: site: photography. Domain Names Social Media' site: guru.
Bill Hartzer
OCTOBER 28, 2014
I expect this Reddit AMA to be no different, combining SEO and Domain Names, as well as the new research that I’ve just released yesterday regarding the New gTLD domains and how they’ve been doing in Google. Conde Nast Purchases 285 Reddit Domain Names As you may or may not know, I typically watch.
Bill Hartzer
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
There is a new report from ForeSee Results that details research that they performed showing that social media is responsible for only three percent of web site visits to retail web sites. Apparently, according to a report that I wrote about recently, social media spending is going up. But is this really a good decision?
Bill Hartzer
JANUARY 14, 2011
The domain name registrar United Domains has officially launched Namecheck.com , new search engine for discovering and registering online names. You can use Namecheck to do a simultaneous search of domain names, trademarks and usernames for the most popular social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Visually SM
JULY 27, 2020
Social media tools are essential for a smart business to manage important channels in their Digital Marketing routine. In this day-to-day task, a social media manager has a million balls to juggle at once, so using that direct line of communication effectively can be a major achievement. Sprout Social.
Razor Social
MARCH 30, 2016
Is all that social media activity paying off? Listening is just as important as sharing on social media Click To Tweet. The Social Media Monitoring Lighthouse. People mention what they are doing on social media channels and they also look for advice. Social Analytics.
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