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Google to Remain Default Search Engine On Firefox for 3 Years
Google has signed a new three-year agreement with Mozilla to keep its search engine as the default choice in Firefox. Financial terms were not…
Tide Turning Against Google in Android Patent Wars
Apple has won a major patent victory over HTC and Android. Meanwhile, UK telecommunications company BT has opened another patent case that targets a…
Acquisio Acquire ClickEquations; Partner with Channel Intelligence
Acquisio have acquired ClickEquations for an undisclosed sum from Channel Intelligence and struck a strategic alliance which will see Channel Intelligence and Acquisio partnering…
Kantar Media Reports Paid Search Spend Tumbled in 2011 [Study]
Despite strong growth in display advertising for the first nine months of 2011, a tumbling market for paid search dragged overall Internet ad spending…
Biggest Search Events of 2011 & Predictions for 2012
What events helped to shape the search landscape of the year? Google’s Panda Update, SSL search, social signals and integration, and Google+ were among…
Googlebot for Smartphones & Some Useful Stats
Last week Google announced that Googlebot-Mobile now crawls with a smartphone user-agent in addition to previous feature phone users-agents. The new crawler will optimize…
Google+ Strategy: 5 Tips to Help Marketers Get Ready for Brand Pages
No one knows where Google+ will land on the social network success matrix, but one thing is for sure: Google will throw its weight…
Facebook Sponsored Stories Coming to the News Feed
Facebook is preparing to roll out Sponsored Stories in the news feed. The ads will roll out gradually from January, allowing brands to reach…
US Senators Ask FTC to Launch Formal Anti-trust Investigation into Google
Senators Herb Kohl and Mike Lee have written to the FTC (PDF) about their fears that Google could be abusing its dominant position in…
AskAMEE Web Search & Computational Engine Hybrid Helps You Go Green
The AMEE global environmental intelligence platform is expanding into user-facing apps, including a new hybrid web search and computational engine that helps you track…
Got Opinion but No Camera? Illustrate Your Point of View with Xtranormal
Can you create a YouTube video to influence public opinion without a video camera? Well, four new animated videos use Xtranormal Movie Maker, which…
Man Changes Name to Mark Zuckerberg to Defend Selling Likes
A disgruntled Israeli webpreneur has changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg in an effort to embarrass the social media network should they attempt to…
SEO Christmas Wish List
Being a good SEO, there are a few things I’d like to ask for – for all the boys and girls out there in…
Google+ Brand Pages Get Multiple Admins; Adds Stream “Volume Control”
Google announced a number of small changes for Google+ today, including a number of often-requested Page features and a type of volume control for…
5 Reasons Google+ Is Not A Facebook Killer
Google+ is an interesting social media experiment, but it is likely to remain just that: another "almost ran" in the social media game, and…
Google Updates Movie & Image Search for Mobile Devices
Google has added some fancy features for the hyper-mobile. Those using a mobile device to search for movies will find movie information, trailers, and…
Hulu Grew Audience by 23% Year on Year
Late last week, comScore Video Metrix released its November 2011 U.S. Online Video Rankings. Instead of recounting how big YouTube is, let’s take a…
One-Word Searches: Search Engines Doing More With Less
We’re seeing one-word search queries’ share of total search activity growing fast. Is this due to mobile search, Google Instant, or something else? Let’s…
Most People Rely on Search Engines to Find Local Businesses [Study]
PEWInternet recently conducted a survey in which 1087 adults (age 18 and older) were interviewed in both English and Spanish about their habits when…
Social SEO – Facebook & Twitter Best Practices
Social media has gotten big enough that it can directly contribute to the ranking of your website and pages. Don't let your organization be…