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Monday night Google posted an update on the Google Webmaster blog named Upcoming changes in Googles HTTP Referrer.

It read:

Very confusing - I thought, why would Google want to label organic search traffic as direct referrer traffic? Is that a privacy thing? Okay, don't pass keyword data, which you stopped doing since Google defaulted to SSL search. But now to take away the knowledge of the traffic coming from search vs a direct hit? Really?

You can read how confused I was about this on Google+.

Danny Sullivan reached out to Google for more details and got more information for his story named How A Google Change May Mistakenly Turn Search Traffic Into Referral Traffic.

(1) This only currently impacts browsers that can support the HTTP referer, which is only the latest version of Chrome.

(2) Google Analytics will automatically adjust to make sure this traffic is not labeled as direct traffic but rather search traffic.

(3) Google will communicate to other Analytics companies about the change in hope they adjust their software as well.

The issue here is, of my Google organic traffic, 33% of it is from Chrome users. And Google sends this site about 90% of it's search traffic overall. I am already missing 30%+ of my keyword data due to the (not provided) issue with SSL search.

Yea, Google has keyword data in Webmaster Tools, but it is not enough.

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Your Search Traffic Might Be Labeled As Referrer Traffic: Google HTTP Referer Change

Erin Everhart is the director of web and social media marketing at 352 Media Group, a digital marketing agency that also provides web and mobile app development. Connect with her on Twitter @erinever.

While the SEO game has changed drastically over the past months, one thing has remained fairly consistent: Its been driven by keywords -- keywords in your URL structure, your META tagging, your content, your links. Whatever way you slice it, keywords are everywhere in SEO.

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Even among Googles most recent algorithm updates -- Panda, Search Plus Your World and Venice, to name a few -- keywords remained relatively unscathed. But the upcoming update to move Google to semantic search technology, according to top Google Search executive Amit Singhal, is adding a whole new element to the game: the human element.

Semantic search uses artificial intelligence in order to understand the searchers intent and the meaning of the query rather than parsing through keywords like a dictionary. When you search now, Google gives you results based solely on the text and the keywords that you put in that search. Essentially, Google gives you its best guess.

When you use semantic search, Google will dive into the relationship between those words, how they work together, and attempt to understand what those words mean. Google will understand that their and theyre has two different meanings and when New and York are placed together, it changes the meaning.

Semantic search isnt a new concept. As early as 2008, search engines were popping up that focus on natural language over keywords. But were really only taking notice now because of Google. And Google is really only taking notice because of Siri and Googles response to Siri, Google Assistant, which will be out on Android devices later this year.

The support system of this semantic search will be Googles Knowledge Graph, a conglomerate of information aimed to answer possible queries that people will be searching for. Not only will Google understand what is being searched, Knowledge Graph will aim to give you more contextual information about it, not just a list of 10 other websites that could answer that question for you.

Keywords are easy to manipulate; intent, not so much. In order to rank well in semantic search, you dont just have to put your keywords in the right places, you have to figure out the actual meaning behind those keywords and create content around that specifically. That puts more emphasis on your keyword research.

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How Google's Semantic Search Will Change SEO

Personally, I have been in the SEO game for 8 years. In my short time in this field I have come across very few people that inspire my SEO theory and challenge the way I practice. A little under 6 months ago I met Jeff at a Seattle SEO Network event. Quickly I understood that Jeff was this type of person. Jeff Sliger told us stories of a new SEO tool that his team was building, RankFixer.com.

When he was describing the tool kit he mentioned said, Think SEOmoz tools for the person just getting into SEO. The seo tool industry is dominated by players like SEOmoz, Raven Tools, and SEO Power suite (just to name a few). These tools require a robust understanding of the industry and have a steep learning curve.

Picture this. Lets say youre the marketing director at a small company with 15 employees. Your boss comes up to you and pronounces you the new director of SEO. Your thought is, Eh..SEO?Whats that. RankFixer supplies the needed information in an easy to understand format that will allow this person to exceed in their new role as the director of SEO.

Easy to understand analysis Once the tool produces results it also displays easy to understand descriptions of what the numbers mean:

Content Analysis The content analysis shows the on page elements that are critical to SEO. Each element is paired with educational copy regarding why the elements are critical to SEO.

Link Analysis: The link analysis section pulls data from the OpenSite explorer API (among other APIs) presents it in an easy to digest manner.

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RankFixer.com Enters the SEO Tools Market

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Making Money from Micropayments Report released today by top financial and professional services information provider, VRL, finds that revenues generated by utilising collective micropayments for virtual and digital goods is forecast to nearly triple by 2015.

The growth of broadband infrastructure and e-commerce coupled with the rise in social networks, social gaming, and virtual currency has led to a shift from face-to-face, physical payments to the monetisation of digital content, resulting in the emergence of new micropayment business models. Social gaming has been a key driver; between 2007 and 2009 online games with built-in virtual currency systems have proliferated with around 400 million active users on these platforms.

James Duckworth, Reports Editor, VRL Financial News comments: Growth in the micropayments industry continues to exceed expectations, and opportunities for providers to service this market are tantalising. Companies like PayPal have an opportunity to significantly increase their revenues and market share, and as a result may pose a serious threat to banks profitability. What is clear from this report is that there is genuine demand for a micropayments solution from the payments industry, particularly as a result of the growth in virtual currency, estimated at $5bn annually.

The Making Money from Micropayments Report is essential reading for businesses with a stake in capitalising on this increasingly valuable market. It contains case studies on companies already doing this successfully, including Facebook, Vodafone and Zynga, and examines the opportunities across data, music, software and services, which can be rapidly downloaded for a fraction of the physical price. The report further examines the business case for micropayments, emerging business models and examines payment card and service providers. It also looks at the rise of new payments services and user interfaces, and ultimately aims to quantify the micropayments opportunity.

For further details on VRL reports please email info@vrlfinancialnews.com or visit: http://www.vrl-financial-news.com/reports.

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