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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 Engine Watch,…
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 now simply…
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 overseas, here’s…
The Call for Call Tracking Is Answered
This summer, Eric Enge posted on SEW an article entitled A Call for Call Tracking. This week it looks like it has been answered.…
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 its social…
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 functionality for…
Top 10 Local Search Insights for the Moment
The local search marketing game is changing fast, driven by Google Places, mobile, maps, Twitter, Yelp, Foursquare and more. Here's a look at 10…
When Link Loss Ain’t No Bad Thing
Allowing low quality links to degrade can have a positive effect on rank. Some observations from a real world example.
SEOmoz 2010 Survey Results Candidly Reveal Industry Dilemma
SEO software company, SEOmoz, has released the results of a survey of the SEO industry, which received 10,000 respondents making it the largest ever…
Do Facebook CPC Ads Really Work? Well, Sometimes
Here's a simple example of how to implement and test Facebook campaigns that will drive new business for many retailers.