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Yahoo iPhone App Gets Story Summaries, Better Video & Image Search
Yahoo has launched an iPhone app using Summly's technology less than a month after buying the firm for $30 million. The Yahoo app allows…
Facebook Home Hits 500,000 Downloads, Getting Negative User Reviews
With 500,000 downloads in nine days, only about 0.05 percent of Facebook's user base is using the service. Facebook Home hasn't had great initial…
Germany Fines Google €145,000 for Street View Data Collection
Google has accepted a fine from the German data protection authority over its mistaken and unused collection of WiFi data using Google Street View…
Eric Schmidt on Google’s UK Tax Record: ‘We Fully Comply With the Law’
Eric Schmidt has defended Google’s UK tax payments, saying the firm operates within the law and is responsible for “billions” of spend in the…
Search & Social Synergy: Build Buzz, Get Links, Grow Your Brand
A look at where social is headed, what rightful place social has in the mix – along with PR, web design, promotional marketing, and…
Pinterest Best Practice Tips for Brands
Pinterest is seeing explosive growth. It is being adopted by brands, as well as users following these brands. Here are the latest statistics, best…
UbiquiTV: Video Fragmentation is the New Reality
Digital video helps build reach beyond what TV can cost-effectively achieve alone among prized demographic segments. Marketers who quickly develop the competency to optimize…
Weekly Rundown: Lost Google Image Search Traffic, Facebook Search Ads & More
Google Image Search traffic is down 63 percent on average. Facebook tests Graph Search ads and debuts CPA bidding. Bing calls a search malware…
Earth Day 2013 Google Doodle: Control the Weather in Interactive Logo
Today's Google Doodle for Earth Day 2013 has a lot to experience. So much, in fact, Google created a "sightseeing checklist" to make sure…
Google Reconsideration Request Guidelines & Example
Writing an awesome reconsideration request is critical when you're attempting to get an unnatural links penalty removed by Google. Get on the path to…
Another Loss for Viacom in Endless YouTube Copyright Legal Battle
A U.S. district court judge has confirmed, once again, that YouTube operates within the rules of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and is protected…
5 Basic Tips to Improve WordPress for SEO and the User Experience
Ready to get started on WordPress? Tweaking some default settings, setting permalinks, adding update services, and customizing media settings – plus installing Google Analytics…
Take Our Search Engine Watch Annual Survey
All responses will remain confidential. For those of you who completely finish the survey, we will enter you into a prize drawing to win…
Driving Consumer Insights With Mobile Analytics
Visitor behavior on mobile devices is often different than on the desktop. Learn which mobile metrics matter for mobile websites, how to discern visitor…
Is Facebook Local Search’s Sleeping Giant, or Just Sleeping?
Facebook has the opportunity to tackle local. If you triangulate Facebook's recent moves with Home, Nearby/Local Search, Graph Search, and mobile news feed ads,…
Using PLAs to Enhance, Not Encroach, on SEM
To truly make PLAs a win, use semantic optimization to better position the products in your feed to match actual consumer intent and make…
Google Reports $13 Billion in Q1 2013 Revenues
Google posted a 31 percent increase in year-over-year revenue for the first quarter of 2013. The search giant reported revenues of $13.97 billion. As…
Google Affiliate Network Shutdown: Who Profits?
Google has announced that it will wind down its Affiliate Network over the next few months to focus on newer CPA tools. Google's exit…
Best of the Web Launches ProListing Ahead of 19th Birthday Celebration
Best of the Web, a directory of all the content on the web, turns 19 on April 20. SEW spoke with BOTW president and…
Yahoo Updates Mail App for iPad, Android, Launches iPhone Weather App
Yahoo has updated its email app for iPad and Android tablets to allow users to make use of gesture controls. Yahoo also revealed a…