Facebook Watch to be available worldwide: Here is everything to know

Facebook Watch will now be available globally, the company said a press statement. The service will include latest videos from areas including, entertainment, sports, news and more in the user’s personalised Watch feed. Facebook Watch icon has been added in shortcuts bar or the “More” bookmark on iOS and Android devices. It will also be available on Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Xbox One, and Oculus TV.  Read more:

Google Analytics Access Will Auto Verify You In Google Search Console

Google announced that they will now begin automatically verifying some users in Google Search Console, which will open up access to Google Search Console to countless (I don't even know the figure, hundreds of thousands, millions?) of webmasters, site owners and more. In short, if you are a verified owner of a Google Analytics property, Google will automatically verify you for that same website in Search Console. Know more here: https://www.seroundtable.com/google-analytics-auto-verify-search-console-26256.html

A New Facebook Feature, Location Page for Each Business Address

Facebook is rolling out a new feature that lets you create separate location pages for each of your storefronts and connect them to your main brand page. Your individual location pages show up in Facebook search, making it easier for users to find stores and offices that are near them.

Check out more information on : https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/facebook-location-page/

Google Medic Update: Google's Core Search Update Had Big Impact On Health/Medical Sites

A week ago today, we were the first to report on the big core Google algorithm update - in fact, we covered it several hours before Google confirmed the update. Since then, I posted the day after reaction to the update and covered that the update was winding down. I have also been collecting a lot of survey data around sites that were impacted by this update and I have some news to share.

I reviewed over 300 sites, sites that said they were impacted by this update. The first bit of data that sorely stood out around this was that a huge percentage of the sites impacted were specifically in the medical, health, fitness, healthy lifestyle space. In fact, over 42% of the sites submitted were. Here is a pie chart showing how I personally categorized all of these sites:

Check out for more : https://www.seroundtable.com/google-medic-update-26177.html 

Ten Free Google Tools for Marketers Should Use

1. Google Search Console
2. Google Analytics
3. Google Adwords Keyword Planner
4. Google Trends
5. Google Consumer Surveys
6. PageSpeed Insights
7. Content Experiments
8. Google Places for Business
9. Google Alerts
10. Tag Manager

Powerful App Store Analytics Tools

Check where your app stands in relation to the competition, and boost your app store ranking.

Just to name a few, there are:

• AppAnnie,
• Sensor Tower,
• AppRankCorner,
• Appstatics,
• Appnique,
• APPlyzer,
• Tune,

Google Celebrates India Independence Day 2014 with a Doodle

Google is Celebrating INDIA Independence Day with a Doodle.

Authorship Images Removed from the Search Results by Google

Google Webmaster Tools Adds Fetch & Render Button Under Crawl

Google Panda Update 4.0 Begins Rolling Out

According to Matt Cutts - Google is rolling out Panda 4.0 Update starting today.

Alexa.com - Says Goodbye to the Old Look

Alexa is launching an all-new site very soon. you can see the new look below or goto http://preview.alexa.com/

New LOOK (Alexa.com)

OLD LOOK (Alexa.com)

Google Celebrates Holi with Doodle

A special doodle to celebrate Holi, the festival of colors in India.  Holi Google doodle wishes all the searchers a Happy Holi :) 

Finally Page Rank Update by Google

After such a long time PR has been updated Now. Last Page Rank was updated on Feb 2013. 

Great Online Shopping Festival 2013

GOSF festival is on the roll. Festival is held on 11^th to 13^th December 2013. This time it is bigger than previous year (GOSF 2012) because of 3 days and more eCommerce players will join this time. So prepare your purchasing list for the biggest shopping carnival. The countdown has been started.  

Happy Shopping! 

Google Places For Business Adds Reviews Section

Google announced that Google Places for Business has added a new section for business owners to manage and respond to reviews left on their Google Maps business listings.

Penguin 2.1 Released

Penguin 2.1 has officially been released today.

Google Hummingbird Takes Flight: Biggest Change to Search Since Caffeine

Google quietly made a huge change to its core search technology in the past month, one that affects about 90 percent of searches worldwide. Calling it Hummingbird, the technological update of Google search is designed to handle more complex queries.

Read more - http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2297160/Google-Hummingbird-Takes-Flight-Biggest-Change-to-Search-Since-Caffeine

Happy Birthday Google - Celebrating 15th with Interactive Doodle

Google Moves Entirely to Secure Search - News

Google Certification Program is Changing Soon

Most of people got the mail from Google "Get ready to make the switch to Google Partners"

On September 30, 2013, Google will begin replacing the Google Certification Program with a new and improved experience for agencies and online marketing professionals—Google Partners. Inspired by your feedback, Partners will include improvements that make it easier and more meaningful to get certified in Google advertising solutions like AdWords.

How this will affect certified professionals
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Beginning September 30, 2013, access to your GCP account will be read-only.
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You'll need a Google Partners account to take exams and get certified.
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Taking exams and getting certified will be free. (Currently $50 USD per exam)
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Your GCP exam history and AdWords certification status will transfer to Partners when you join using the same Google account.
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Certifications earned through GCP will remain valid through the expiration date.
 
Learn more about transferring your AdWords certification to Partners

How this will affect Google Certified Partner companies
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Beginning September 30, 2013, a Google Partners account will be required to manage your company's profile on Google Partner Search. You'll be able to manage both your individual certifications and company profile using the same Partners account.
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Certified Partner companies will remain listed on Google Partner Search until November 13, 2013.
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To continue being listed on Google Partner Search after November 13, a company must qualify for the new Google Partner badge.
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Current Certified Partners will not automatically qualify for the new Partner badge.
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Use of the old 'AdWords Certified Partner' badge for promotional or other purposes won't be permitted after November 13.
 
Learn more about adding your company to Partners