This week’s roundup of interesting SEM trends and industry news includes information on a Google Search Console glitch, the next step in Google’s expanded text ads, and how Facebook is cracking down on ad blockers. See What We’re Reading below!
So we have 45 more characters in AdWord text ads…Now what? Expanded text ads recently went live in AdWords, so what’s the next step? Click the image above to read the full article on Search Engine Land.
Facebook cripples ad blockers on its site, gives consumers new control over ads. Company claims consumers are just as interested in targeted ads as content. Click the above image to read the full article on Advertising Age.
Facebook’s changing the news feed again to make it more “informative.” Facebook’s latest algorithm change likely means more cooking videos than cat videos and more newsy articles than fluffy listicles. Well, maybe. Click the above image to read the full article on Marketing Land.
Google Investigation: Ad injection is infesting millions of devices. Ad injection robs publishers of revenue, can place ads on websites that don’t have any. Click the above image to read the full article on Advertising Age.
Google My Business drops ability to edit business description field. Your Google local profile description field can now only be edited on Google+. You can no longer update it on Google My Business. Click the above image to read the full article on Search Engine Land.
Google Adds AdWords ads within the organic local 3-pack listings. Ryan Scollon spotted an AdWords ad appearing within the regular local 3-pack n the Google search results. Click the above image to read the full article on The SEM Post.
Report: Nearly 60 percent of searches now from mobile devices. Hitwise examined hundreds of millions of queries across 11 key categories. Click the above image to read the full article on Search Engine Land.
Google Search Console reporting glitch shows no links for some webmasters. No need to panic — the link report in the Google Search Console seems to have a few kinks that Google is working out. Click the image above to read the full article on Search Engine Land.