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Ever wanted to craft art on Google's homepage? Today is your lucky day – if, for some reason, your mother really likes Google's logo. Google celebrates Mother's Day 2013 with an extravagant interactive Google Doodle that lets you craft, print, and...
An interesting argument appeared on the Jitbit blog this week. In it, the author alleges the default "above the fold" area of a Google search results page (SERP) is only 18 percent “actual search results”.
A survey from Pew Internet indicates that search engine and email usage are the top ways people spend time online. Social networking is still on the rise, but has a long way to go. The Continual Popularity of Search
Worldwide, Internet marketing is changing fast. The leaders of old such as the United States and United Kingdom are still at the forefront, but countries like China, Russia, Brazil, Germany, and France are quickly catching up.
I'm told that Mercury was in retrograde until May 11. All I know is that was when I spoke at the Social Media Success Summit 2010 along with 24 of the world's most respected social media experts. If you want to check out what attendees that about...
According to Benjamin Cohen of Channel 4 in the UK, "Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats win the Facebook election. Film at 11. So, what's the story behind this story? Facebook has just concluded its final polling of more than half a million...
It's easy to spot the new topics on the SES Toronto 2010 agenda. There's a little red maple leaf next to each one. Image by SESConferenceSeries via Flickr So, there are already 11 new topics on the agenda -- and one addition session is "Reserved...
Search Engine Strategies (SES) announced this morning that Peter Morville will be one of the keynote speakers for SES Toronto 2010, which will be held on June 9-11 at the Hyatt Regency Toronto. I know, I know.
Last week, I offered 10 tips for marketers who are going to Search Engine Strategies for the first time. This week, I'll talk to industry veterans who are going to SES London or SES New York for the Nth time.
Like every year in media, and especially in an industry that's less than two decades old (think about that -- SEM isn't old enough to drive yet), it's been a year of great changes and innovations to keep up with.
In 2004, when I first started working in an agency outside of Baltimore, we developed a tool called SEO Doctor, which was the primary focus of the site instantposition.com. This tool was amazing. Many tasks I'd been doing manually since 2000 were...
During the past seven weeks, I've shared seven compelling reasons for going to either Search Engine Strategies Berlin or SES Chicago 2009. For those of you who want to join in the chorus, they are "eight days a-learning, seven tracks amazing, six...
The Official Google Blog announced the launch of the Chrome Operating System - late night in California - the entry is timestamped 9:30 pm PST - but an hour and a Twitter link ago - I found it. A number they claim - "30 million regular Chrome...
With Search Engine Strategies getting underway next week, veterans of SES New York don't need no stinking schedule optimization services -- even if I do offer them for free. A quick look at the conference agenda will reassure them that there is...
Back in May 2005, Linda Rutherford sent me an email with the subject line: "Demise of the fourth estate. Linda is now the Vice President of Communications and Strategic Outreach at Southwest Airlines, but she is a former a reporter for the Dallas...
As the financial world imploded last week (my 401k is now a 200.5k), I sat in Florida at my company's client summit listening to industry experts and national advertisers trading best practices and tactics for prospering in an increasingly complex...
SEATTLE – A Washington-based company that sells search engine optimization (SEO) services to small businesses is prohibited from selling or advertising them to new customers under the terms of a settlement announced by Washington State Attorney...
Search engine marketers on both sides of the Canadian – American border should attend Search Engine Strategies Toronto, which is being held at Metro Toronto Convention Centre June 17-18, 2008. Why? If you are one of the 1,250 alumni who attended...
The biggest Search Engine Strategies conference of the year will be held the week of March 17 in New York City. Whether this will be your first SES New York, or the fifth one in a row that you've attended since 2004, you might appreciate some free...
Nick Carr, author of The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from Edison to Google, is the keynote speaker at Search Engine Strategies London, which will be held February 19-21, 2008, at the Business Design Centre in Islington.
