Episode 341 -- DOJ Charges Visa with Monopolization and Exclusionary Conduct in the Debit Card Market
Keyword density, or the percentage of time a keyword appears in content relative to the total word count, was once a major focus in SEO strategies. However, as search engines have become more sophisticated, the emphasis has...more
What is Domain Authority? One common question is, “How important is my law firm’s Domain Authority?” While it might seem like the definitive measure of a website’s SEO strength, that would be an oversimplification. Let’s...more
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, January 17, 2025, is below. Other than Perplexity’s newly announced partnership with TripAdvisor (readers, please read the story...more
Key Insights for Law Firms Adapting to New Search Trends - In October 2024, OpenAI unveiled SearchGPT to the public, a new AI-powered search engine designed to integrate seamlessly into ChatGPT and bring a fresh approach to...more
In a landmark move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is poised to introduce unprecedented measures to counteract Google’s dominance in the online search sphere. Following a decisive ruling by U.S. District Judge Amit...more
The government’s antitrust case against Google’s Search business passed another milestone with the government’s proposal of a remedies “framework” to loosen Google’s monopoly grip on the general search services and search...more
On August 5, 2024, District Judge Amit P. Mehta (U.S. District Court, District of Columbia) ruled in United States v. Google LLC that Google violated §2 of the Sherman Act by monopolizing the internet search engine market....more
Introduction to Google Search Quality Rating Guidelines - Google’s Search Quality Rating Guidelines are a set of criteria used to evaluate the quality of web pages and ensure that users find the most relevant and trustworthy...more
This week’s decision in United States v. Google represents a significant victory for the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and various state attorneys general, which successfully argued that Google has exercised...more
Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) has evolved, ushering in a new era with AI Overviews. Launched to the public in the US on May 14, 2024, and set to roll out globally by the end of the year, these AI-generated...more
October 5, 2023 | Blog A good law firm’s marketing strategy has many aspects: content creation, keyword research, image sourcing, and social media. Creating these on a consistent basis will help your firm stand out from the...more
SEO and social media are two of the most powerful tactics your law firm can leverage to attract and nurture qualified leads. But if you think of social media and law firm SEO as entirely separate, unrelated tools, you’re...more
In the digital age, search engine optimization (SEO) has become crucial for law firms to establish a strong online presence and attract potential clients. However, in the pursuit of SEO success, many law firms make common...more
We’ve written about S.E.O. before, from getting started to structured data, and we will write about it again. S.E.O. is a big topic and it’s changing all the time. So, how are you supposed to digest all this S.E.O....more
As technology continues to advance, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more prevalent in our everyday lives. From self-driving cars to virtual assistants, AI is quickly becoming an integral part of our lives....more
What Does Google Actually Want from Your Website in 2023?...more
If you are an in-house legal digital marketer or search engine optimization (SEO) manager for a law firm, you know how much work it can be managing SEO strategy for just one client. Well, at 9Sail, we manage SEO for several...more
As social media marketing continues to grow in popularity, a question we often get asked by our clients is if posting on social media helps SEO. Should you choose to continue reading on, you will learn the answer to that...more
Google, which operates the world’s most popular search engine, recently defeated an antitrust claim brought by an online supplier of stock images in the case Dreamstime.com, LLC v. Google, LLC, decided on December 6, 2022, by...more
On October 20, 2020, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and 11 state attorneys general filed an antitrust complaint against Google, alleging Google violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act by unlawfully maintaining monopolies in...more
This week’s Update features two stories on the growing (temporary?) phenomenon of using hotel guest rooms and other public spaces for those seeking an alternative arrangement to working from home and how those new remote work...more
It’s all coming up Elon these days for Tesla and its stock. “Positive developments” from the electric carmaker’s battery suppliers helped goose shares even higher, ending the day at $780/share—a nearly 20% gain since Friday....more
Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX aircraft face continued problems from “potentially hazardous wiring.” European regulators want the manufacturer to relocate some of the wiring to prevent “potential short circuit[s], which in a worst-case...more
Google Health’s Partnerships Raise Privacy Concerns - Recently, Google has been at the center of privacy concerns due to its health- sharing collaborations with the University of Chicago Medical Center (the Medical Center)...more
Home speaker maker Sonos has sued Google, accusing the company of “infringing on five of its patents, including technology that lets wireless speakers connect and synchronize with one another.” Sonos had originally partnered...more