You’d think that after being caught red handed copying Google (or not), the engineers at Bing would come up with something original. But copying Google is just far too easy. Sarcasm aside, Bing announced yesterday that it has added new personalization and localization features closely resembling similar features Google has had in place for some...Read More

I sometimes hear people say “Remember when Google launched and the results were so good? Google didn’t have any spam back then. Man, I wish we could go back to those days.” I know where those people are coming from. I was in grad school in 1999, and I remember that Google’s quality blew me...Read More

Google just launched two-factor authentication, and I believe everyone with a Google account should enable it. Two-factor authentication (also known as 2-step verification) relies on something you know (like a password) and something you have (like a cell phone). Crackers have a harder time getting into your account, because even if they figure out your...Read More

Webmaster level: All If you use Google Analytics to track site data, you can now link your Webmaster Tools verified site to an Analytics profile when they use the same Google Account. Not only will your Analytics profiles be accessible within Webmaster Tools, but you’ll also be able to more easily access a few Google...Read More

Webmaster level: All Last year we relaunched an exciting feature in Webmaster Tools: Search Queries, an analysis tool that visualizes your site’s presence in our search results. It has two main parts: an interactive graph, and a table containing detailed data related to queries for which your site appears in our search results. Two of...Read More