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Google to Use Environmental Information in Queries

Google to Use Environmental Information in Queries

At the beginning of 2015, I wrote about a patent that told us it would influence...
Did the Groundhog Update Just Take Place at Google?

Did the Groundhog Update Just Take Place at Google?

A story that ran at Search Engine Land a few days ago informed us of a...
How Google May Identify Device Locations Using Magnetic Fields from AC Powerlines

How Google May Identify Device Locations Using Magnetic Fields from AC Powerlines

The Value of Knowing Location of Searchers to a Search Engine There are many reasons why...
Google to Extract Keywords from Image Text?

Google to Extract Keywords from Image Text?

Might Google Extract Keywords from Image Text? A couple of years ago, I asked the question,...
Semantic Topic Modeling for Search Queries at Google

Semantic Topic Modeling for Search Queries at Google

What is Semantic Topic Modeling? I came across some interesting papers at the Google Research pages...
Google's High Quality Sites Patent

Google’s High Quality Sites Patent

You may recognize the names of one of the inventors of the patent I am writing...
Might Google Personalize Search Results Based upon Membership in Social Network Communities

Might Google Personalize Search Results Based upon Membership in Social Network Communities

Might Google use information from social networks to personalize someone's search queries and results, and improve...
Google to Use Distance from Mobile Location History for Ranking in Local Search

Google to Use Distance from Mobile Location History for Ranking in Local Search

Does Mobile Location History Affect Local Search Ranking? Ranking factors for local search (and Google Maps...
How Title Tags Can Increase Your CTR

How Title Tags Can Increase Your CTR

Are you looking to increase Click-Through Rates (CTR’s) to your site from search engines? Before jumping...
How to Increase Your Yelp Rating Using Yelp's 7 Content Guidelines

How to Increase Your Yelp Rating Using Yelp’s 7 Content Guidelines

This online reputation management video explains Yelp's 7 Content Guidelines and how you can use them...