A spirited debaterages on, with more than 200 comments posted. Most of the debate centers around the semantics of "results" versus "search. An interesting argument appeared on the Jitbit blog this week.
While a debaterages about their importance, again, some information is better than none, and this is something that this reviewer would expect to see in a comprehensive campaign tool, even if it's not the primary metric.
The debaterages about whether they actually mean anything or if they’re pretty much just numbers plucked out of the air. Social influence scores: Klout, Kred and the rest. But the real acid test for any piece of data, whether it’s a social media...
In terms of security, the debaterages as to whether or not IP is a) even remotely effective, b) if so, for how long, and c) should that power be given to residents at all. That's what happened last week.
Back to the premise that the mobile web will grow faster than apps, this is a bone of contention as the industry-wide "apps vs.mobile web" debaterages on. Last month, BIA/Kelsey released its annual mobile forecast.
The debaterages on: international domains versus a sub-directory or folder structure. Although I respect IDNs, so far there is a lot of debate on how useful they are and if companies can gain some sort of benefit.
The company also intends to continue educating consumers on behavioral targeting, as the debate on privacy rages on. Bits and bobs to keep up with search agency news: Limelight Networks, eXelate, Mullen, ShopLocal, RSG Media Systems and Mixpanel.
It rages in all corners of our industry, from social, to display, to mobile, and everyone seems to be shocked at its ubiquity. Honestly, I'm a bit burned out on the privacy debate. Privacy concerns are nothing new, not by a long shot.
The Paid Links DebateRages On AU NATURAL Most ethical SEOs will tell you that paid links are a dangerous path to go down. Today's Top Story: EricEnge Use Caution When Growing Your Site BY THE NUMBERS If you're planning on rapidly expanding the...
In today's Au Natural column, "The Paid Links DebateRages On," Mark Jackson offers up some frank talk on the pros and cons of purchasing links. To buy a link or not buy a link? That is the question that keeps going and going with no good answer.
This is a rather old debate. You will hear most ethical SEOs (including me) tell you that paid links are a dangerous path to go down, if you are looking to build up your link popularity. You will read many "official" comments, from Google and...
The Google paid link debaterages on. Today's Top Story KevinRyan What's on your Mind? SEARCHING FOR MEANING Anyone engaged in the practice of search has at one time or another struggled to motivate searchers.
The Google paid link debaterages on. Today's Top Story CarrieHill Local Search for Little Biz LITTLE BIZ For many small businesses, commercial transactions don't take place on the Web. Anything that you'd traditionally look for in the print...
We May Not Need Standards But FTC, FCC Want To Gives Us RegulationsWhile the standards debaterages on, our industry is fast coming under the influence of government regulations. From the SEW blog: Organic Search
While the standards debaterages on, our industry is fast coming under the influence of government regulations. This week has seen discussions about behavioral marketing at the FTC and the FCC weighing in on ISPs filtering sites.
While the SEO standards debaterages, the search marketing industry continues to be perceived as purveyors of snake oil and predators of small business owners. SEATTLE – A Washington-based company that sells search engine optimization (SEO...
Surges Past eBay as Valuation DebateRages from Reuters looks at what people thing about Google now being worth $56 billion -- making it nearly as large as people like In case you missed it, Google has now overtaken eBay as the highest-valued...
Debate over ICANN reform rages on. NOTE: Article links often change. In case of a bad link, use the publication's search facility, which most have, and search for the headline. Top internet stories Nigeria grapples with email scams.
Debate over ICANN reform rages on. The service, called Google Answers, is a decided departure from Google's high-tech, highly automated approach to web search. It's also built on a model that has had mixed success in the past, and that faces direct...
Debate over ICANN reform rages on. Ask the Search Engine: Coping with Fraudulent Pay-Per-Click Traffic SearchDay, Apr.http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/02/sd0418-ppc-fraud.html Pay per click search engines can bring lucrative, targeted traffic...