SearchCap: AOL Powered By Bing, DuckDuckGo 12M Queries & SEO Topics

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Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.

From Search Engine Land:

Bing Results & Ads Now Live On AOL Search
Jan 4, 2016 by Greg Sterling
The Bing-AOL search deal announced last year went into effect over the weekend.
DuckDuckGo Ends 2015 On A High Note, Reaches 12M Searches In A Single Day
Jan 4, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues
The privacy search engine averaged more than 10 million searches per day by the end of the year.
Authors Guild Appeals Lower Court Decision Backing Google’s Book Digitizing Project
Jan 4, 2016 by Barry Levine
The issue is whether Google’s project violates the copyrights of some of the millions of scanned books, or whether it has a valid “fair use” exception.
10 Ways To Simplify Your Local Marketing Strategy In 2016
Jan 4, 2016 by Wesley Young
Looking back at lessons learned last year and expected trends for this year, columnist Wesley Young cuts through the clutter and suggests ways to make your marketing strategy simpler, clearer and easier to execute.
Forget Your Testimonials Page, 2016 Is The Year Of Reviews
Jan 4, 2016 by Greg Gifford
Let’s face it: Customers aren’t reading your testimonials page. So what can you put in its place? Columnist Greg Gifford shares his ideas.
A Year In Review: Search Engine Land’s Top 10 Columns Of 2015
Dec 31, 2015 by Jessica Thompson
Which columns truly captivated our readers this year? We conclude our year-in-review series by highlighting our most widely read columns of 2015.
Definitive Guide To Duplicate Research For Local SEO
Dec 31, 2015 by Joy Hawkins
Wondering how to identify and clean up your duplicate map listings? Columnist Joy Hawkins has you covered.
What Will Hatch Tomorrow In Google’s New Year’s Eve Doodle
Dec 31, 2015 by Barry Schwartz
Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Years and have some fun by checking out the Google Doodle as it hatches.