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Google Adds Places Layer to Google Earth; Talks Mapping and Georgian Conflict
Google has added a “Places” Layer to Google Earth. Content from Wikipedia, Panaramio, YouTube and the Google Earth community have been wrapped up into a “single, multifaceted layer.”…
Yahoo Adds Speed, Smarts, and Languages to Safari Plug-In, Inquisitor
Just 3 months after acquiring the assets of the Safari search plug-in, Inquisitor, Yahoo is announcing updates to the add-on. Using the…
Yahoo Launches Location-Based Open Source Application, Fire Eagle
With the onslaught of the iPhone and the increasing popularity of mobile search and social networking, platforms that aid the development of…
SEW Experts: Search Ad Tools Help Manage Complexity
Search advertising tools have been unhappily married to search providers since they first appeared on the scene. But there’s new hope for…
SEW Experts: Real-Time Analytics with Woopra
Want a souped-up analytics package that allows you to track individual users, and potentially interact with them in real time? In today’s…
Terry Plank of SEMPO Institute Teaching SEO Training Class at SES San Jose
On Friday, Aug. 22, SES San Jose is offering half a dozen Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Training Workshops. Two of them are…
Broadband Subscriptions Drop 51%; Cable Sells More than Phone Co’s
Broadband subscriptions dropped 51% since last year, according to data released by Leichtman Research Group. Only 887,000 subscribers were added to a…
SEW Experts: Proper SEO and the Robots.txt File
There are many good reasons to stop the search engines from indexing certain directories on a Web site and allowing others for…
SEW Experts: Content? Content. Content!
Content. It’s become the mantra for SEOs, and the standard advice for all site owners, regardless of the Web space they’re in.…
Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, June 2008
The number of ad impressions by industry and sponsored link impressions by the top placing companies in June 2008.
Yahoo and Google to Launch New Privacy and Ad Capping Features
Yahoo has announced that it will be offering an opt-out function for customized advertising to searchers by the end of the month.…
Yahoo Snags Search Ad Marketshare Gain at Google’s Expense
Analytics firm Covario says Yahoo gained paid search advertising at the expense of Google in the second quarter of 2008. Covario also…
IAC Split Will Occur August 21; ‘When-Issued’ Trading Begins Tomorrow
Ask.com parent company IAC announced last November that they would spin off four of their properties and become 5 separate companies. The…
MIVA Rejects blinkx Acquisition Offer
Last week, online video search engine blinkx, apparently feeling inspired by Microsoft, made an unsolicited bid to acquire online advertising company, MIVA.…
Video Search Engine Optimization (VSEO) session at SES San Jose
SES San Jose 2008 gets underway in a week. One of the sessions on Day 1 that may draw a crowd is…
Google Sits Out Olympic Search Results; Microsoft , Yahoo Take Home Medals
On Saturday night, while watching the Olympics, I learned that there is a British swimmer named Hannah Miley. As a mom of…
SEW Experts: Dynamic Keyword Insertion: Friend or Foe?
Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI) can sometimes help improve ad campaign results. But you’d be surprised how often it’s a bad move.In today’s…
SearchDay: Oil and Water? SEOs vs. Content Owners
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Oil and Water? SEOs vs. Content Owners; Getting Vertical Search Right: A Sneak Preview; Google…
Getting Vertical Search Right: A Sneak Preview
At SES San Jose later this month, a panel of experts will discuss vertical search in a Googlized world, where we've created…
Google Offers Guidance on Starting a Multi-Lingual Site
Do the Beijing Olympics have you thinking global? If so, you may be considering whether or not to offer your site content…
New Yahoo BOSS Applications: Smells Like Cuil Spirit
Yahoo recently launched BOSS, aka Build your Own Search Service. Third party developers wasted no time making use of the API to…
Hit Me While I’m Down: Google Warns on AOL Investment Loss
Google has filed a quarterly report with the SEC that includes information about its 5% stake in AOL. The news is not…
blinkx Seeks to Acquire MIVA for $1.20 Per Share
Online video search engine blinkx has sent a letter to digital advertising company MIVA, seeking to acquire it for $1.20 per share.…
SEW Experts: Oil and Water? SEOs vs. Content Owners
When it comes to bringing an outside SEO consultant in, content owners need to pay attention to the role corporate politics and…
SEW Experts: Getting Vertical Search Right: A Sneak Preview
At SES San Jose later this month, a panel of experts will discuss vertical search in a Googlized world, where we’ve created…
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