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Barry Levine covers marketing technology for Third Door Media. Previously, he covered this space as a Senior Writer for VentureBeat, and he has written about these and other tech subjects for such publications as CMSWire and NewsFactor. He founded and led the web site/unit at PBS station Thirteen/WNET; worked as an online Senior Producer/writer for Viacom; created a successful interactive game, PLAY IT BY EAR: The First CD Game; founded and led an independent film showcase, CENTER SCREEN, based at Harvard and M.I.T.; and served over five years as a consultant to the M.I.T. Media Lab. You can find him at LinkedIn, and on Twitter at xBarryLevine. … [Read more...] about Searchmetrics now shows where your app appears in App Packs

E-Commerce SEOs who have never considered a Google Shopping feed may have to include it in their strategies or begin working with other teams to ensure proper integration and exposure in Google Now. Beyond that, with or without Google Now, optimizing for image recognition algorithms appears to be an entirely new but relatively cheap way to drive online sales — with concepts that are similar to SEO, but based on shapes, colors and patterns. … [Read more...] about Google Now Cards Featuring Merchant Data

Amy Gesenhues is Third Door Media's General Assignment Reporter, covering the latest news and updates for Search Engine Land and Marketing Land. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs.com, SoftwareCEO.com, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles. … [Read more...] about New Google Maps App Gives Users More Search Functionality & Navigation Features

Brands Will Make the Most of Google Now It’s also very likely that we’ll see more and more brands asking their search agencies to develop a Now strategy that aligns with their SEM and SEO planning. With Google dominating mobile search and free Google tools like Gmail continuing to increase in popularity, it’s a given that Now will become status quo for users and consequently, for marketers as well. … [Read more...] about Google Now: Taking the Search Out of Search

Zipcar: Alerts you when your return time is coming up, provides directions to drop off point. Spotify/YouTube/Etc: Get recommended playlists from your favorite media apps based on your preferences. Feedly (& other news apps): Get alerted about breaking news Eat24: Get reminded about when your delivery order is about to arrive Fitness apps: Get notified about the progress towards your goals throughout the day OpenTable: Quickly pay your bill at the end of a meal … [Read more...] about Google Now for Android Gets 70 New App Integrations