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Facebook Ads, Sponsored Stories Run on Zynga
The beginnings of the long-awaited Facebook ad network could be here. Facebook ads began running on Zynga.com. Facebook display ad units including Sponsored Stories…
Google: We Didn’t Mess With Texas Attorney General
Google is being sued by the Texas attorney general, who alleges that the search giant is withholding documents from the state. Google denies the…
Google CEO Larry Page Loses Voice, But ‘Nothing Seriously Wrong’
Google CEO Larry Page won't be speaking at the company's I/O Conference in San Francisco next week because he's reportedly lost his voice. Page…
Alan Turing Google Doodle: Turing Machine Codebreaker Logo Honors Father of Computer Science
Today, Google celebrates what would have been Alan Turing’s 100th birthday with an interactive HTML5 logo that simulates the Turing Machine. Turing, persecuted because…
Bing Redesigns Image Search: Trends, Filters, Suggestions & More
Bing has unveiled a redesigned Image Search to enhance the experience for the 7 percent of Bing searchers seeking images. With larger thumbnails, previews,…
How to Identify a Link Profile Susceptible to Google Penguin
Google’s Penguin update targeted sites with an unnatural link profile – those with a majority of their links coming from low quality sites along…
Is Your Link Profile Plausibly Deniable?
Few people can say with complete confidence that they know every single SEO and link building tactic that has been used since the day…
Enterprise SEO Update: Rosetta, Covario, Optify & More
Rosetta releases an analysis of client and competitor sites post-Google Penguin; Covario announces acquisition of Top Local Search; Optify gets into enterprise email marketing;…
LinkedIn Hit With $5 Million Lawsuit Over Stolen Passwords
One of LinkedIn's premium members claims the website didn't do enough to safeguard users' digitally stored and personally identifiable information, including e-mail addresses, passwords,…
Yahoo, Facebook Negotiating Patent War Settlement
Yahoo has asked for a two week extension in its patent lawsuit with Facebook as both parties seek to come to a settlement. Both…
Twitter Downed by Bug
Twitter blamed an internal error for a large outage that took the popular microblogging service offline for a couple of hours today. In one…
Google Will Pay Oracle $0 In Damages in Android Copyright Case
Oracle wanted billions. Google offered millions. Even that $150,000 is out the window. Oracle has agreed to a grand total of nothing (that's $0…
Yahoo Redesigns Image & Video Search Results, Adds Getty Images
Yahoo has unveiled new Image and video search results page layouts and features, based on a redesign, reengineering, and a new partnership with Getty…
Google Search Options Get Horizontal in New Test
An experimental Google search user interface has been spotted. It repositions the left sidebar navigation horizontally below the search box. Users are speculating on…
Facebook Mobile Ads a Hit for Investors, But What About Marketers?
Tech publications are shouting it from the rooftops: Facebook Sponsored Stories on mobile are a huge success! Before you run out and join the…
The Cheap Guide to Building Brand Credibility
Trying to sell or market something no one wants to buy, and a lack of name recognition are two big hurdles for start-ups or…
5 Small Business SEO Campaign ROI Secrets
With an intense focus on the mechanics of SEO, small businesses often lack discipline when evaluating the success of an SEO program. Make sure…
Anatomy of an Internal Link
Many factors influence the weight and relative importance of an internal link – including location and relevancy. Learn how to tell search engines which…
Sen. Schumer Opposes Google Using ‘Military-Grade Spy Planes’ for Mapping
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., has voiced his concern with Google's new 3D maps, warning that they could infringe upon the public's privacy. In a…
Google Search Warns Users of Bad Websites 12-14 Million Times Daily
Somewhere between 12 million and 14 million Google searches every day trigger warnings about "compromised" sites, while dedicated attack websites built to distribute malware…