Latest stories
27,223 articles, newest first.
Google (Not Provided) Results Impacting About 9% of Traffic
The amount of data being hidden due to Google's SSL search decision has been climbing steadily but is now leveling out. Recent research indicates…
Mobile Apps for Link Development
Developing a mobile application (app) is a great way to build brand exposure and links at the same time. The key is marketing and…
Google Chromebooks Get Price Drop, Updates, In-Flight WiFi
Google's cloud-based computers are getting a holiday-season push. Chromebooks get a price drop, the Chrome OS gets some in-demand tweaks, and those taking plane…
Google+ Adds Community Guides for Organizations
Google is pushing to get more celebrities, politicians, non-profits, and other organizations onto Plus by providing "community guides." These free guides showcase successful profiles,…
Volunia Search Engine: A ‘Radical New View’ of Search
Volunia, an Italy-based search engine, is preparing for its early beta stages. It promises to be a "radical new view" of search, and is…
New Google Map Ads Stir Controversy
Google recently added bubble ads to select Google Maps locations. The choice to create new ad space has caused controversy, with some business owners…
Google’s Battle for the Mobile Web
Google and optimized mobile websites win by way of more traffic and searches. The latter slowly happens with the reinforcement of the quality of…
Transitioning Away From Affiliate Marketing
Pick one thing and stick to it. You can never successfully create a sustainable business by slamming out hundreds of mini-sites and doing a…
Irish Hotel Drops Autocomplete Defamation Case Against Google
The Ballymascanlon Hotel in Ireland was suing Google for an autocomplete suggestion that implied the hotel was in financial trouble. That case has now…
Tasty Thanksgiving 2011 Searches: Deep Fried Turkey, Turducken & Pumpkin Pie
Thanksgiving recipe searches peak prior to Thanksgiving each year. “Thanksgiving turkey recipes” skyrocketed on Google (950 percent in the past 30 days) and Yahoo…
Google Thanksgiving Doodle History: From 1998 to 2011
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! As has been Thanksgiving tradition, Google posted a special Google Doodle to mark the holiday in the U.S., with this year’s…
adCenter Introduces Multi-Metric Trend Graphs
Over the past years adCenter performance history has been a bit hard to understand, let alone access. This has now changed with the new…
Google Shutting Down Knol & 6 More Failed Products
In what is the third installment of Google's "off-season spring cleaning series", more products are being terminated or integrated into other products. Aside from…
Top 10 Search & Social Takeaways from #SESChi
The top tools, lessons, presentations and people to watch from SES Chicago; over 150 online marketing tools, video optimization, lessons that carry over from…
SEO for Naver – Korea’s Largest Search Engine
Naver feels that users can’t be perfectly satisfied with their search intention. Hence, Naver offers the search results of the various areas and categories…
A Black Friday Marketing Checklist: Are You Ready?
Ecommerce sites face their busiest days at the end of the week, so before we break for turkey, go through this basic Black Friday…
Google iPad Search App Update Adds Instant Search
Google's redesigned search app for the iPad entices users to search via its service rather than the device's native Safari browser. New search app…
Tools & Tips to Get Into Action Immediately Following #SESchi
After a conference there is a lot of new information to take in, so your next steps actions may not be immediately obvious. Put…
Google Comes to Thanksgiving Dinner Early and Brings a Turkey Doodle
A tradition as American as apple pie, Google has decided to give thanks this year by paying homage to the turkeys that elementary school…
Buffy the Facebook Phone: iPhone & Android Slayer?
There is a new Chosen One. It alone will stand against Apple, Google, and the forces of darkness. It is the Facebook phone, code-name:…