Google Search Wacky Rankings Closely Watched by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, February 7, 2025 Content ranking on Google Search might seem a little wacky these days. Older news articles sometimes will rank higher in search results than newer content, much higher than when originally published. I noticed this in January and mentioned it to … Continue reading Google Search Wacky Rankings Closely Watched
Category Archives: Google Search
Google’s search market share falls below 90% for first time since 2015
In a surprising development, Google’s global search market share was less than 90% for the final three months of 2024. Danny Goodwin on January 14, 2025 Google’s share of the global search engine market fell below 90% for the first time since 2015, according to Statcounter. Google’s global search market share was under 90% … Continue reading Google’s search market share falls below 90% for first time since 2015
Google’s Fix For Search Monopoly: Choice, Performance Driven By Curiosity
Google’s Fix For Search Monopoly: Choice, Performance Driven By Curiosity by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, December 23, 2024 Humans are curious. Their longing to question, speculate and doubt has made search and advertising much more difficult to accomplish successfully. Sometimes it is preference, and other times it is bias. Will we see a Google … Continue reading Google’s Fix For Search Monopoly: Choice, Performance Driven By Curiosity
Getting the Most Out of Google AI Overviews
Linda Aylesworth | December 9th, 2024 In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, Google AI Overviews are already becoming a staple. Picture this: a digital landscape where AI Overviews dominate the search results, providing users with concise, targeted information. For marketing managers and business owners, this isn’t just a passing trend; it’s an opportunity to … Continue reading Getting the Most Out of Google AI Overviews
Getting the Most Out of Google AI Overviews (DD)
Linda Aylesworth | December 9th, 2024 In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, Google AI Overviews are already becoming a staple. Picture this: a digital landscape where AI Overviews dominate the search results, providing users with concise, targeted information. For marketing managers and business owners, this isn’t just a passing trend; it’s an opportunity to … Continue reading Getting the Most Out of Google AI Overviews (DD)
Google Searches, Android Have Become Bigger Targets For Malvertising
Google Searches, Android Have Become Bigger Targets For Malvertising by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, December 2, 2024 Tech support scammers last month targeted eBay customers in the U.S. by way of fraudulent Google ads. In a few separate searches, Malwarebytes Labs identified multiple sponsored results created from at least four different advertiser accounts. Malvertising — … Continue reading Google Searches, Android Have Become Bigger Targets For Malvertising
How Much Of Google Search Market Share Relies On Default Setting?
How Much Of Google Search Market Share Relies On Default Setting? by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 15, 2024 People typically use multiple search engines. Yet a survey of 1,000 U.S. users found Google to be the most popular at 94%, followed by Bing at No. 2 with 34% of users and DuckDuckGo at … Continue reading How Much Of Google Search Market Share Relies On Default Setting?
Nearly Two-Thirds Of Google Searches Stay Within Its Ecosystem
Nearly Two-Thirds Of Clicks On Google Search Remain Within Its Ecosystem by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 5, 2024 Clicks have an impact on rankings in Google Search, making it more important for marketers to gain value from searches that do not result in a click. Nearly 59% of Google searches in the U.S. … Continue reading Nearly Two-Thirds Of Google Searches Stay Within Its Ecosystem
Google Search document leak reveals inner workings of ranking algorithm
documents reveal how Google Search is using, or has used, clicks, links, content, entities, Chrome data and more to rank content. Danny Goodwin on May 28, 2024 A trove of leaked Google documents has given us an unprecedented look inside Google Search and revealed some of the most important elements Google uses to rank … Continue reading Google Search document leak reveals inner workings of ranking algorithm
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says Google’s search results are more cluttered than ever
May 17, 2024 Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says Google’s search results are more cluttered than ever The cofounder of the AI-native search engine spoke to Fast Company two days after Google debuted its “AI Overviews.” BY Mark Sullivan Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas doesn’t mince words when it comes to Google. Speaking on stage at Fast Company’s … Continue reading Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says Google’s search results are more cluttered than ever