Want a snapshot of the day’s search marketing news? Here we’ve collected today’s top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:
From the SEW Blog:
- Google Adds Malware Tool To Webmaster Central Tools
Users can now more easily find and fix problems with a site suspected of delivering malware. - ClipBlast! to Automatically Index Metacafe Content
The National Science Foundation gave just under $100,000 to the University of Charleston for the development of a music search engine that uses aesthetic similarity. - National Science Foundation Funds Music Search Engine
The National Science Foundation gave just under $100,000 to the University of Charleston for the development of a music search engine that uses aesthetic similarity. - Ask Ads Shift Direction (for the Better)
It seems that Ask.com has shifted course a bit with its latest ad, simple and to the point. - Report: Search, Content See Highest Increase in Time Spent Online
The amount of time people spend searching online has increased by 35 percent since 2003, a growth rate second only to the amount of time people spend with content online. - Portal and Search Engine Satisfaction Ratings
The American Consumer Satisfaction Index has posted new Customer Satisfaction Indices for a wide range of companies, including a number of portal/search engine companies. - SEW Experts: Understanding the Search Landscape
Aaron Shear tells you how to answer the pesky questions about search rankings from upper management. - SEW Experts: How to Select a Search Engine Optimization Firm
Mark Jackson points out some issues to keep in mind when selecting a vendor to handle your search engine optimization efforts.
Headlines & News from Elsewhere:
- Operation Camouflage, The Art of War, and PPC, Engine Ready
- SEOs, SEMs & Anyone Else Working On the Net- Physical & Mental Health Tips, SEO Aware
- Danny Sullivan & The Formation of a Local SEM Organization, Search Engine Guide
- Interview: Mike Grehan, World Traveler & Global SEO, Online Marketing Blog
- Danny Sullivan Interviewed by Eric Enge, Stone Temple Consulting
- Are Reciprocal Links Bad? Not Quite., Search Engine Roundtable
- IT’s Not Always About Intent, SEO Chicks
- Search Illustrated: Black Hat Cloaking Explained, Search Engine Land
- Why Full Text Feeds Actually Increase Page Views (The Freakonomics Explanation), TechDirt
- Alexa Says YouTube Is Now Bigger Than Google. Alexa Is Useless, TechCrunch
- Google AdWords To Drop Copy/Move Keyword & Advanced Search/Editing Tools, Search Engine Roundtable
- 8 Tips for Avoiding an SEO Fraudster, Marketing Pilgrim
- Listen-Up! Not Everyone is a Facebook Friend, Marketing Pilgrim
- Embedding Google Maps, Google Operating System
- Can the PageRank Hysterics Simmer Down?, Search Engine Roundtable
- How to be a Master in the dark art of Social Marketing, Cornwall SEO
- Why you’ll never be able to automate Search Engine Marketing, Apple Pie & Custard
- Contribute Feedback for the MSN/Live Search Team (And Be Heard), SEOmoz
- This is Faceball, Yodel Anecdotal