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Out With Internet Explorer, and In With Microsoft Edge

We know that Internet Explorer has been on its way out for quite a while.  But with the release of Windows 10, more and more people have moved over to Microsoft Edge, as Microsoft chose to make Edge the default browser over Internet Explorer.  The company’s new browser is completely taking over, as Microsoft is deprecating […]

Microsoft’s Cortana Digital Assistant Comes To iOS & Android

Do you have an Android device or an iPhone, but you’ve always wanted to check out Cortana on a mobile device?  Now, you’ve got your chance to do it! Today, Microsoft shared the news on its blog that Cortana has been released for both Android and iOS.   You’ll find the iOS version here; the Android version here.  Currently, these […]

Bing Gears Up For 2016 Elections With Candidate Pages, Political Index & Timeline

In a race to be the first to take advantage of next year’s political Bing managed to be the first to launch 2016 election-related search results.  In their search results, you’ll find a variety of voter resources, including presidential candidate pages, a timeline for the upcoming election events and the new Bing Political Index (BPI). When […]

Google Rewords Many Of Their Reconsideration Request Responses

Apparently, there seems to have been some issues webmasters have had when it comes to the responses they got from reconsideration requests, because Google has updated the language and terminology they use in their reconsideration request responses. There was an example of a response to a successful reconsideration request posted by Marie Haynes.  Also, Robert Meinke posted an example of […]

Google Place Actions Rich Snippet Markup Documentation Posted & Then Removed From Developer Portal

Google began testing booking appointments directly from the local search results box back in August.  It looks like on Friday, December 4th, Google decided to release the developer documentation on how to add this structured markup to your page to add “Place Action rich snippets” to your site.  This enables searchers to “place orders, make appointments and complete reservations.” […]

What Are The Top Bing Searches In 2015?

Recently, Bing has decided to release their top searches in 2015 for celebrities, athletes and news stories, and other categories. It was interesting, but not surprising when you see some of the top searches done this year.  The story surrounding Caitlyn Jenner was a huge trend this year, along with the search for Miley Cyrus and […]

When Brand Names Are Destroyed By Damaging Doppelgangers

Picture this – you’ve spent a number of months, if not years, building up a brand name for yourself or your business.  Blood, sweat and tears have been shed getting to where you are, but then something unthinkable happens.  Just like in the old cartoons, an evil doppelganger appears and ends up spoiling your good […]

Google Image Search Lets You Save Images For Later With Stars

Recently, there was an announcement made by Google that lets us all know that we can now save images to our saved images collection to see them later, or to save them to our collection. The feature will be available across both desktop and mobile, and is rolling out to US searchers who are logged into their […]

Google Drops Change Location Search Filter From Search Results

If you’re one to do a lot of searching by location, there’s a chance you’ve probably noticed a little change that Google has made to their search options.  Google has decided to drop the ability to filter your search results by changing your location.  Before, users were able to set a location by clicking on the […]

Google Is Testing A Car Loan Calculator Quick Answer Box

There is yet another new feature that Google is testing, and it’s a new loan interactive calculator for car payments.  The test was recently spotted by both Dr. Pete Meyers and Kyle Sanders.  The calculator feels and looks very similar to the Google mortgage calculator feature that came out in February of this year. Although I tried replicating […]