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Google Friend Connect Launches Recommendation Widget

One of the foundations of the social web is viral content, which is, at its core, based on recommendations. It’s why sites like Digg are so popular. That’s…

By Nathania Johnson · 19 May 2009

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SearchDay | CEOs Should Drink the Social Media Kool-Aid

Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: CEOs Should Drink the Social Media Kool-Aid; Search Engine Submission 101; New Search Engine Wolfram…

By Kevin Newcomb · 18 May 2009

Industry

Search Engine Submission 101, Part 2

Search engine submission is not a silver bullet that will instantly launch you into higher rankings. Today, submitting XML Sitemaps is not…

By Ron Jones · 18 May 2009

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New Search Engine Wolfram Alpha Launches to Much Buzz

In the 1957 movie Desk Set, Katharine Hepburn plays a researcher at a TV station who feels her job is threatened when…

By Nathania Johnson · 18 May 2009

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SearchDay | Twitter and Local Search: A Status Update

Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Twitter and Local Search: A Status Update; Google AdWords to Allow Trademarks in Ad Text;…

By Kevin Newcomb · 15 May 2009

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Google News Redesigns, Adds YouTube

Google News is celebrating its 7th anniversary with an update to its homepage. There are new color frames around each section of…

By Nathania Johnson · 15 May 2009

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Cashback Gives Lift to MSN/Windows Live Shopping Search

When Microsoft launched its Cashback program last year, many in the search and tech community snickered. It seemed laughable that Microsoft had…

By Nathania Johnson · 15 May 2009

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Google AdWords to Allow Trademarks in Ad Text

Google is issuing a significant update to its policy on Trademarks in AdWords ad text. Trademarks will now be allowed in ad…

By Nathania Johnson · 15 May 2009

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Google Responds to Thursday Morning Outages

Google has responded to the outages that affected several of its services in various locations throughout the world. Even though the buzz…

By Nathania Johnson · 14 May 2009

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Sports Car Searches Up 6% in April 2009 CarMax Searches

CarMax is reporting that searches for sports cars is steadily on the rise this year. April’s sports car searches were up 6%…

By Nathania Johnson · 14 May 2009

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The Great #googlefail of May 2009

Google services have gone down (or were down earlier today) in various cities. There aren’t too many concrete details out there. ZD…

By Nathania Johnson · 14 May 2009

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Build a Better Cesspool

Traditional media troops are pitted against the burgeoning voice of populace publishing. What's search's role in today's publishing environment?

By Kevin Ryan · 13 May 2009

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SearchDay | Build a Better Cesspool

Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Build a Better Cesspool; The Decision-Making Funnel, Stage 4: Action; Google Launches Search Options, Previews…

By Kevin Newcomb · 13 May 2009

Industry

Google Begins Health Search Experiment

Google has started a search experiment in relation to health-related queries. The experiment involves a survey, which is triggered by a small…

By Nathania Johnson · 13 May 2009

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Voting is Open for Doodle 4 Google Contest

Doodle 4 Google is an annual contest where schoolkids can submit their Google-logo designs. Now, you can vote for your favorites for…

By Nathania Johnson · 13 May 2009

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Google Launches Search Options, Previews ‘Google Squared’

At today’s Searchology press event, Google launched new search features as well as unveiling the upcoming ‘Google Squared.’ Read to the end,…

By Nathania Johnson · 12 May 2009

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John Battelle Discusses Future of Search

John Battelle – author of The Search, founder of Wired, Federated Media and The Industry Standard – discussed the future of search…

By Frank Watson · 12 May 2009

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First Newspapers, Then TV Now Google Drops Radio Advertising

Google may be the king of search advertising but it seems every other form of advertising has been a failure, as they…

By Frank Watson · 12 May 2009

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IAB Releases Click Measurement Guidelines

The International Advertising Bureau has released new guidelines for Cost-Per-Click (CPC) advertising. The Click Measurement Guidelines were agreed upon by key industry…

By Nathania Johnson · 12 May 2009

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My “Must Have” List of Directories

Submitting yourself to directories that are directly related to your business is an important part of directory and linkbuilding research. For links,…

By Carrie Hill · 12 May 2009

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Yahoo! Sites Rank as Top Display Ad Publisher for March 2009

comScore has released the display ad rankings for March 2009 and Yahoo! takes the cake as the number one publisher. Yahoo! sites…

By Nathania Johnson · 12 May 2009

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AOL Launches Search Toolbar

AOL has released a new search toolbar. It’s available for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Flock. The toolbar is dark blue and sort…

By Nathania Johnson · 12 May 2009

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Search Engine Strategies SEM and SEO Training Comes to New York

On June 16, 2009, Search Engine Strategies (SES) will hold a workshop, “SEO Training: Basic to Advanced,” in partnership with DM Days…

By Greg Jarboe · 12 May 2009

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SearchDay | “Must Have” Directories

Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: My "Must Have" List of Directories; Include Your Employees in Your Social Media Strategy; IAB…

By Kevin Newcomb · 11 May 2009

Industry

SearchDay | Search Engine Submission 101

Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Search Engine Submission 101; Why Settle for Best Practices? Part 2; Microsoft Revamps MSN City…

By Kevin Newcomb · 11 May 2009

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