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Twitter’s Monetization Plans, Plus Stream Sorting in the Works
It’s one of social media’s favorite topics: How will Twitter make money? This week brings news of two possibilities that many have speculated: Shopping and Corporate Verified Accounts.…
Yahoo! Toolbar Gets an Update and Made Available for Firefox
Yahoo! this week released an update to their browser toolbar. Previously only available for Internet Explorer, the toolbar is now ready for…
Offers.com Takes Effort Out Of Searching For Deals
Steve Schaffer, CEO of Vertive, announced his company is launching a new look for Offers.com – the site that takes the work…
New NC Tax Law Would Use Affiliate Programs to Define Physical Presence, Collect Sales Tax
North Carolina is following closely in the footsteps of the state of New York in desiring to collect an internet sales tax.…
Sage’s Dirty Little Secret
Lean forward here. I'm about to tell you a dirty little secret: Part of an effective PR response is to keep the…
To tweet or not to tweet?
I came across a recent study by Harvard Business which sums up Twitter ‘s “current condition” as such: “Twitter resembles more of…
Following the Nofollow Kerfuffle
Matt Cutts says Google changed its handling of nofollow last year, but no one noticed. Can that really be what happened?
Facebook Overtakes MySpace in US Visits
After surpassing MySpace (and all other social networks) in worldwide visits last year, comScore is reporting that Facebook put the final points…
Facebook’s New Search Test Continues Faceoff with Twitter
Recently, Facebook launched a live feed, something many believed to be a move to compete with Twitter. Now, those competitive intentions seem…
MySpace Layoffs to Affect 30% of Workers
Major cuts have come to MySpace in the form of a 30% reduction in its workforce. The layoffs come after upheaval at…
Yahoo! Mobile Adds Nine Countries, 100 Devices
Yahoo! is enabling their mobile page (https://new.m.yahoo.com) for nine additional countries. They are: Singapore Malaysia Taiwan Australia Mexico Brazil Argentina Spain Italy…
SEO Friendly Site Structure – If You Build it, Will They Come?
Your site's content is at the heart of what your site will rank for, and how well it will rank. But visitors…
Google Further Clarifies Nofollow and PageRank Sculpting
Earlier this month, Matt Cutts shared with search marketers that Google had begun treating nofollow differently, especially in regards to “PageRank sculpting,”…
Combining Trust and Relevance
When search engines measure the level at which they trust Web sites, and that trust is topic-specific. What's that mean for new…
Hunch Launches New “Decision Engine”
Microsoft’s Bing isn’t the only “decision engine” in town anymore, with today’s launch of Hunch. Hunch is a new site that aims…
Follow Search Engine Watch on Twitter
It’s #followfriday on Twitter, that day when you spam your followers with lists of names you drop to impress them…or something like…
Twitter and the Wild West
Trying to keep up with the latest Twitter applications can be daunting. Dozens of new Twitter apps have come out over the…
Three Lists from SES Toronto’s Social Media Panel
In the “Social Media: Do Big Companies Get It?” panel at SES Toronto, it turned out that the three presenters each offered…
How’s Your Whuffie Doing?
This week at SES Toronto, Tara Hunt shared some insights from her new book, The Whuffie Factor. In Hunt’s definition, “whuffie” is…
Link Marketing for Drop Shipping Retailers
It can be challenging to develop links for drop shipping sites, since many of these sites are selling the exact same products.…
Putting the M Back in SEM
If you wait around long enough, anything will come back in style. Now that the link economy has sprung up, flourished, and…
Facebook to Give Out User Names at Midnight EST Friday Night
You might need to get home early from the clubs on Friday night. At midnight, Facebook begins giving out user names and…
StumbleUpon’s New URL Shortening Service to Allow Simultaneous Posts to SU, Twitter, and Facebook
It’s a conundrum many of us have faced. We have a Twitter account and a Facebook account. We don’t always have the…
Are PPC Ads Now Counting in Google Organic Backlinks?
In the past, I've said there's no direct correlation between editorial rankings and paid advertisements. Well, it seems I was wrong. Paid…
Early Google Adviser, Stanford Professor Drowns
Stanford University professor Rajeev Motwani was found drowned in his pool Friday, the Associated Press reported. Friends told the school news service…
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