Partnerships

Google Dedicates Engineering Team To Accelerate Development Of WordPress Ecosystem

Accelerated Mobile Pages, Accelerated Mobile Pages/AMP, Google, Mobile, Partnerships, SEO, Site Speed / By Scott Davenport

Much has been invested by Google in regards to shaping the architecture of the web, working with developers, the open-source community and the SEO community to ensure adoption of technologies and practices as part of its mission “to contribute to the prevalence of a healthy, flourishing, and vibrant web.” Google recently partnered with open-source content management system …

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Yahoo Parent Sues Mozilla For Replacing It With Google As Firefox Default Search

Google, Partnerships, Search, SEO, Web Browsing, Yahoo, Yahoo Search / By Scott Davenport

About three years ago, Yahoo and Mozilla announced that Yahoo would be the default search engine on Firefox in the US. The relationship ended up ended early When the much-improved Firefox Quantum browser released last month by Mozilla, with Google as the default search provider. Now, Oath (Verizon), Yahoo’s parent company, has chosen to sue Mozilla for breach of contract. According …

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Apple Switches Back To Google Search Results For iOS & Mac

Apple, Google, Mobile, Partnerships / By Scott Davenport

After serving Bing search results over the last few years, Apple has switched back to using Google for their search results needs in both iOS and their MAC operating system, TechCrunch reports. Both Google and Apple spokespersons confirmed this with Search Engine Land through email. The search the web” results that you receive in both search interfaces …

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Report: Google Ending ‘First Click Free’ To Help Publishers Boost Subscriptions

Google, News, Partnerships, SEO, Web Search / By Scott Davenport

According to a Wall Street Journal report (registration required), Google is in the works to end its “first click free” (FCF) program, which provides users access to content behind publisher subscription paywalls when they click through from Google results. The move is intended to help boost subscription rates. According to the report, Google is going to allow …

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HERE’s Owner Wants To Compete Aggressively With Google Maps By Seeking Investment From Microsoft & Amazon

Bing, Business Issues, Local, Maps & Local, Microsoft, Mobile, Partnerships, Search Engines, Yahoo / By Scott Davenport

The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft and Amazon are in talks to possibly take a minority stake in HERE Maps, who is owned by Audi, BMW and Daimler, earlier this week. There was a question of how aggressively HERE would be competing in the market ever since it was sold to the German consortium for just …

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Yahoo Builds Out Local Search Marketing Reseller Program, Just Like Google

Business Issues, Display Ads, News, Partnerships, Search Ads, SEM, Yahoo / By Scott Davenport

When it comes to a search marketing, not only has Yahoo broadened Gemini into a larger search marketing platform, it’s also expanded the ways it’s being sold. The search company is expanding and adding the number of resellers to their Preferred Partner Program. The newest partner to be added to Yahoo’s Partner list is the small business …

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Yahoo Search Testing Google Powered Search Results

Business Issues, Google, Microsoft, News, Partnerships, SEO, Yahoo, Yahoo Search / By Scott Davenport

There is confirmation from Yahoo that it’s doing some testing with Google’s search results, which is something that is now allowed under the renegotiated deal with Microsoft. Before the renegotiation, Yahoo depended on the search results from Microsoft’s Bing search engine.But now that Yahoo has renegotiated the deal back in April, there are more possibilities for the company. …

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