SearchBlog
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Searchmetrics released its third-annual Winners and Losers report this week. This year's report reveals that publishers with specific editorial direction and household-name Web sites like Wikipedia
and Facebook had the … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Yahoo expected to close the sale of its core assets to Verizon by the end of the first quarter in 2017, but the company … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Aaron Baar, Staff Writer
The Information Age is encountering a crisis of misinformation. And while social media may bear much of the responsibility, search is not blameless. Read the whole story
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by Laurie Sullivan
Despite Bing's attempt to push out products that make life easier for advertisers, data released Tuesday from Merkle suggests that Microsoft's search engine continues … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Click-injection fraud, also known as fake clicks that can appear as "legitimate advertising interactions to marketing analytics systems," is forecast to become a major … Read the whole story
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by Laurie Sullivan
Conversion rates rose week-over-week from October 1, 2016 through November 30, 2016 by an average of 7.3%, but in December there were 65% more … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Gavin O'Malley, Staff Writer
By 2021, U.S. annual mobile ad spending will reach $72 billion, according to a fresh forecast from BIA/Kelsey. That's up from $33 billion last … Read the whole story
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by Wayne Friedman
Digital media was again the star performer among all media categories -- but it was only up 13.3% for the year. Retail, telcos, and … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer
Voice assistants are coming in a big way this year. Last year, 7 million voice-first devices, most notably Amazon Echo and Google Home, hit … Read the whole story