What's going on in the search industry? Find out here, with these links to some of the latest topics being discussed in our own Search Engine Watch Forums, and other search marketing forums across the Web:
Quality Scores
Search Engine Watch Forums
"The ads I have, the keywords, and the content of the web site and landing pages are all relevant. But I notice the quality scores flip from good or OK to poor."
SEMNE: Getting Into Google
High Rankings Forum
"Dan Crow was simply terrific and answered as many questions as he could. It's very cool to have Google confirm what we already know!"
The Illogical Use of AdSense
Small Business Ideas Forum
"Any business that sells a product or a service shouldn't have AdSense on their website, because with AdSense, you're promoting your competition."
Slow Down And Write Great Articles - Jakob Nielsen
Cre8asite Forums
"I know Jakob Nielsen is old school, but how can he advise you to 'Write Articles, Not Blog Postings'?"
Google's Human Evaluators - 10,000 of Them?
Webmaster World
"It is clearly huge investment in quality control, if it is done correctly."
EBay SERPs - Why First?
Search Engine Watch Forums
"I have noticed that eBay tends to show up multiple times within at least the first 10-15 organic results in Google. Why does it rank so high for almost every product you put in?"
Title Tag: Shorter is Better?
Webmaster World
"Titles should be what your page is all about. It should be specific and without unnecessary words."
Guiding the Future of Search Engine Strategies
Search Engine Watch Forums
"We'd like to hear your ideas and suggestions for changes you'd like to see in the Search Engine Strategies conferences."
Search Headlines
We report the top search marketing news daily at the Search Engine Watch Blog. You'll find more news from around the Web below.
- Downgraded by Google for Search Spam, Squidoo Cleans House, ClickZ
- Share of Voice in Search, ClickZ
- Getting Into Google, Search Engine Guide
- Google AdSense For Mobile Begins Limited Beta, Search Engine Land
- Using SEO for Better Paid Search Results, and Vice Versa, Search Engine Journal
- Squidoo Slap: Principles to Consider, Traffick
- Random Surfer Theory, Smart Keywords
- Superpages Added to IM-Based Local Search Service, The Kelsey Group
- Comparing the ROI of Online vs Offline Investments, SEO Book
- Can Google Be Beat? They Already Have Been in South Korea, Read/Write Web
- Pig Asking Pig How to Eat? Yahoo...., SEM ClubHouse
- Should SMBs Be Worried About Google's Universal Search?, SearchRank
- Ostriches beware, being an expert in search is no longer enough, Think About Search
- Version 2 of the Mobile Search application released, LiveSide
- Incisive Media Launches Mortgage Industry Search Engine, Bill Hartzer
- SEM & Analytics - The Love vs. Hate Relationship Continues, SEM Geek
- Rumor report: Microsoft looking to buy Facebook, Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog
- Online Reputation Management: What You Need to Know, SEO-space
- Facebook - Who’s doing your SEO?, Distilled
- Page View - a dying metric?, The Online Marketing Guy
- The power of Adsense unveiled : ultimate Adsense beginner guide, Performancing
- Search Engine Marketing Strategy Guide (SMM SEM SEO) - Part 1, Social Media Systems
- Coming Soon: The Exposure to Conversion Report, DART Search Blog
- Social Networking ROI: Measuring the Impact of C2C, ClickZ
- Organic Search and the Password Paradox, ClickZ
Editor's note: A special thanks to Peter Da Vanzo and John Scott of v7n for their help in compiling the Search Engine Forums Spotlight.
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