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Google Protest in China: Dropped Ad Resellers Go On Hunger Strike
A group of Google AdWords resellers who saw their contracts terminated a couple months ago are protesting at Google’s Shanghai offices. They want an apology and the equivalent…
What Role Should the Government Play in Our (Searching) Lives?
An analysis of three years of queries reveals that search plays an important role in providing citizens with government-related information they need…
Search Week in Review For Nov. 6, 2010
Here’s a roundup of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of Nov. 1 to 5, as reported by Search…
Google’s ‘Sponsored Links’ Renamed ‘Ads’
Google is rolling out a change to its search ads on all English language domains, Search Engine Land reports. “Sponsored links” will…
Google vs. the World: A Week of Conflicts, Disputes, and Lawsuits
This was a fight-filled week for Google. From squabbles with the travel industry, to suing the U.S. government, and various privacy disputes…
Google to Block Facebook’s Access to Gmail Contacts
Facebook is losing access to Gmail data due to a change in Google’s term of services, but really because Facebook won’t share…
Google Officially Announces Arrival of Instant Mobile
We reported that Google Instant beta was appearing on Android devices last week. Yesterday, Google made it official, introducing the predictive search-as-you-type…
10 Things I Hate About Google!
Lately, Google has shifted its focus from what's best to users to what's best for Google. Where Google is failing on data…
Twitter’s Promoted Tweets Appearing on Google
Promoted Tweets from Twitter are beginning to appear in Google’s real-time search results today. This is the first time that Google has…
Many 2010 Election Results Too Close To Call
If anyone tells you that one vote doesn’t matter, go to Yahoo! News or Google News this morning and search for “too…
Marissa Mayer Lists Google’s Top 3 Mistakes
Google has had a ton of massive successes — AdWords, Maps, Gmail, and Chrome to name a few. It’s always interesting to…
Google Places Presents Major Challenges for International SEO, Too!
As Google Places rolls out across the world and puts the focus on local, here are some challenges you may face in…
Bing-Facebook Social Search Rollout Complete
All U.S. Bing users now have access to the new social search features added with the assistance of Facebook, the company announced…
Some Microsoft adCenter Accounts Reporting Problems
Since the Yahoo & MSN Search Alliance has finalized, many PPC advertisers are just now getting familiar with the Microsoft adCenter system…
New in Google Search Results: Stores and Types
Google began highlighting brand names related to search queries in May. Now they have added links to stores and types in their…
Less Than Obvious Tips From SES Chicago
Here's some great advice from SES Chicago on topics including news optimization, retargeting, page speed, and much more.
The Empire Grows: Google’s Q3 Filing Reveals Aquisition Prices
According to Google’s Q3 filing with the SEC, the search giant bought social application maker Slide for $179 milion in cash. Previous…
Google Unveils Helpful Voting Tools
If you live in the U.S. you’re undoubtedly aware that tomorrow, November 2nd is midterm elections day. In order to help you…
Google Loses Maps Founder, AdMob CEO
Google lost Google Maps Co-Founder Lars Rasmussen and AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui on Friday. Lars Rasmussen Rasmussen, who also worked on the…
Search Week in Review for Oct. 30, 2010
Here’s a roundup of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of Oct. 25 to 29, as reported by Search…
Yandex Adding Facebook Updates to Search Index
Russia’s top search engine Yandex will begin integrating Facebook data into its index, the companies announced yesterday. In an effort to boost…
Some Bing Users Seeing Integrated Facebook Search Results
The Bing-Facebook personalized search results are beginning to roll out. Some Bing users who are signed into Facebook are starting to see…
Preparing Your Small Business Site For SEO
A starter guide for small business owners who are launching a brand new site and approaching search engine optimization for the first…
Yahoo Appoints Ross Levinsohn as New EVP of Americas
Yesterday’s rumors are today’s news and in this case the news is that Yahoo has hired former News Corp exec, Ross Levinsohn.…
Google Settles AdWords Discrimination Complaint in France
Google has settled with French authorities, promising to overhaul its rules on blocking certain advertisers from buying sponsored links, the New York…
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