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Google Real-Time Search Results Powered by Pigeons on Red Bull?
Google has a long tradition of perpetrating April Fools’ Day hoaxes. According to my sources, who are located in India where it is already April 1, 2010, one…
Why Your Harvard-Educated Writer Doesn’t Attract Links
Quality copy is supposed to attract links, so why don’t you have any? At last Tuesday’s keynote panel at SES New York…
New Products, Services and Research Announced at SES New York 2010
One of the reasons marketers went to SES New York 2010 was to see new products and services. And they weren’t disappointed.…
Would You Go Swimming with Sharks or Go Jump in a Lake for Google Fiber?
Yesterday was the deadline for states, counties and cities across America to make their pitch to be part of the Google Fiber…
The Times of London to Begin Charging Readers for Using its Web Site in June
News International today announced that two of its publications, The Times and The Sunday Times of London, would begin charging readers using…
Microsoft Bing and Other Top Stories from SES New York 2010 Day 3
The top story on Day 3 of SES New York 2010 was the morning keynote by Yusuf Mehdi, Senior Vice President of…
SEMPO Survey: Paid Search Spend to Rise 22% in 2010
And most of it’s going to Google. We take monthly look at search engine rankings here on Search Engine Watch, but that…
Search: Where to Next?
Cover up your crystal ball. Put away your tarot cards. Hide all those ancient texts by Nostradamus. They won’t tell you the…
How Twitter Data Can Improve Real-Time Search
Problem: Google must vastly enhance real-time search the same way it improved search in the late '90s: by establishing authority. Solution: see…
Avinash Kaushik Video and Other Top Stories from SES New York 2010 Day 2
One of the top stories from Day 2 of SES New York 2010 was the morning keynote by Avinash Kaushik. Just as…
SES: Successful Information Architecture and SEO
This panel focused on the strategies and tactics of site architecture as it relates to search engine optimization. This is an important…
Google Bookmarks Goes Social [Visual Tour]
The social revolution at Google continues. You can now create lists of your Google Bookmarks. Just go to google.com/bookmarks and when you’ve…
Yahoo’s New Sketch-a-Search iPhone App
Draw on a map and get results within that area. Yahoo has a new iPhone app that rocks. It’s a map and…
David Meerman Scott Video & Top Stories from Day 1 of SES New York 2010
As expected, the top story at SES New York 2010 for Day 1 was the keynote speech given by David Meerman Scott.…
David Meerman Scott on The New Rules of Marketing and PR
Along came the Internet and the World Wide Web. The rest is history… and the present and the future. Marketers have many…
The Relaunch of Syfy: When Search Shapes the Brand
Was this rebranding strategy a success from a search perspective? Let's dig into the data and evaluate exactly what happened.
Going to SES New York or Stuck in South Succotash?
Approximately 5,000 marketers and search engine optimization professionals will be going to SES New York 2010 next week. In a challenging economy,…
Leftovers: 13 Updates to Read While Your Brackets are Being Busted
If your NCAA March Madness brackets are as messed up as mine, you’ll need a distraction this weekend. So, catch up with…
If Google China is Done by April 10, Then Why are They Still Hiring?
Mixed messages from the search giant. At the beginning of March, reports flowed in that Google China was hiring again. In fact,…
For Media Sites, Facebook Referrals are More Likely to Return
Google News is worse than average for sticky traffic. Hitwise has run the numbers on traffic that returns to media sites according…
Mobile & Location: Checking in on the Latest
Local "check-ins" (a form of opt-in) are a new form of social communication worth paying attention to, but more importantly, a new…
The Most Awesome SES NY Preparatory Guide
What to know before you go. Why You Should Go (No, it’s not too late) Marty Weintraub offers up 8 Reasons Why…
The Rumors of SEO’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Mike McDonald of WebProNews Videos interviewed me recently at OMS 2010, aka SES San Diego, for a story entitled, “The Death (Or…
Zillow Launches Android App
The real estate search engine expands mobile app access. Zillow launched its iPhone app nearly a year ago and it’s been wildly…
Google Expands Display Ad Options for Advertisers and Publishers
A couple of updates for the display advertising space. On the advertising end, AdWords Display Ad Builder now offers InVideo creation. An…
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