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Is the Bad Economy Bringing Branding Back? Posted by Nathania Johnson Dec 8, 2008 So, here at SES Chicago, I keep hearing about a marketing practice I thought was dead - BRANDING. After all, aren't conversions, ROI, data, analytics and landing page testing/optimization the name of the day? Maybe not in a tough economy. With consumers buying less (save for Black Friday and Cyber Monday), ... » Continue reading
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Google AdWords Launches iPhone and G1 Options (Plus Mobile Marketing Tips from SES!) Posted by Nathania Johnson Dec 8, 2008 Want to bid on mobile searches via AdWords? Well, now you can. Today, Google launched AdWords options that will be visible on the iPhone and G1. We first learned Google was preparing iPhone ad options this past October. Both devices have web browsers that display full HTML. And since around 95% ... » Continue reading
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FutureNow Launches Just-In-Time Optimization Service Posted by Kevin Newcomb Dec 8, 2008 One of the problems with the traditional Web site optimization consultant model is that clients become overwhelmed with the recommendations and end up doing nothing. The new OnTarget software/service from FutureNow, Inc. changes that. OnTarget, which launched today in beta at SES Chicago, is a web-based subscription service that measures and ... » Continue reading
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Google Creates One Page for Webmaster Tools Settings Posted by Nathania Johnson Dec 5, 2008 Google has placed the Webmaster Tools settings on one page for your convenience. The settings that can be adjusted are: 1. Geographic Target 2. Preferred domain control 3. Opting in to enhanced image search 4. Crawl rate control Some settings are time-bound, such as the crawl rate, which automatically sets back to default after ... » Continue reading
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Google Friend Connect Beta Available for All Webmasters Posted by Nathania Johnson Dec 5, 2008 Google has made Friend Connect available to all webmasters in a beta form. Friend Connect lets sites add social networking to their site. But users can sign in with an established account from Google, Yahoo, AOL, or OpenID, instead of creating yet another account. Here's a vid with more details Google Friend ... » Continue reading
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Search Engine Watch Forum Discussions
How do you do the link: operator? Dec 8, 2008 I have a report that I send out to clients reporting their back links as displayed by Yahoo's link: operator. (yes, I do note to the client how this is just directional, and that this is not an entirely accurate figure). I filter to backlinks from any other domain, to ... » Join the discussion
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Attending SES Chicago 2008? Dec 6, 2008 Anyone attending? If so be sure to say hello! » Join the discussion
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Domains w/ the most 'pull' .com .ca .net .org Dec 6, 2008 In terms of ranking and/or pull; What domains are considered 'more important' on google search? I once read an article that said .edu domains had a higher credibility than other extensions. As a Canadian business owner, I want to know if i should register a .ca or other extension? I ... » Join the discussion
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