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SearchDay | A Modest Proposal: Technology in Search
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: A Modest Proposal: Technology in Search; Building Directory Links: A Valuable SEO Tactic?; Google Revenues Increase 3%…
Confessions of an SEO Copywriter (You don’t need a lot of copy)
One of our very own SEW experts, Tim Ash is featured on the cover of the summer edition of Online Strategy Magazine. In it,…
Local Search Summit:09 Joins SES San Jose and Social Media & Video Strategies
Right after I posted Optimized Schedule for SES San Jose Plus Social Media & Video Strategies I discovered that there’s going to be another…
Building Directory Links: A Valuable SEO Tactic?
One of the longest-tenured tactics in link building is to build links within topical free and paid directories. Is that still a valuable SEO…
Groundhog Day: Yahoo! and Microsoft Said to Be Nearing a Search Deal
Yahoo! and Microsoft are reportedly at it again. According to Kara Swisher’s mole at Yahoo!, a team of Microsoft search execs (some of which…
SEW Awards Deadline Extended – Now July 21
My phone has been ringing off the hook today with last-minute submitters to the Search Engine Watch Awards asking for an extension to today’s…
A Modest Proposal: Technology in Search
Many times, clients have been wowed by technology, but later dissatisfied with the service and strategy they received. Those are the ones who realized…
Top 10 Search Terms in 10 Categories, June 2009
This month's top 10 search terms in 10 categories by search volume, from Hitwise.
Twittergate: Hacked Docs Stir Up Questions of Ethics and Security
Recently a hacker obtained confidential documents containing information about Twitter’s business plans as well as user accounts and passwords. The hacker sent the documents…
Google Reader’s New Sharing Options (Plus a Shared Items Twitter Sharing Tip!)
Google Reader unleashed new sharing options this week, continuing the slow but steady trend of turning the newsreader into a social media platform. Let’s…