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YouTube Insult Generator Extracts (Some) Value from Trolls
Let's be honest, YouTube comments most reflect the sess pool side of the internet. However Adrian Holovaty realized there might be some value to…
Phone Through Rate is new AdWords Ranking Factor
Now advertisers can bid for calls made via any Google ad. The significant change is your bid-per-call will affect ad positions in AdWords which,…
Google+ Blogger Integration, Circles in SERPs & Larry Page Steals Zuckerberg’s Thunder
Google+ integration is coming to Blogger and a one-touch Circles button is being tested in search results as Google tries to lure more users…
Linking Is Not Libel (This Time), Supreme Court of Canada Rules
Hyperlinking does not constitute libel in Canada, at least not in the Supreme Court case of Crookes v. Newton. But does this mean a…
Google Lobbying Spend Hits New High
Google nearly doubled their year-over-year spend on lobbying this quarter, forking out $2.4 million as their troubles with the Federal Trade Commission and Department…
Groupon Sues Ex-Employees Who Now Work For Google Offers
Groupon has filed a civil complaint accusing two former sales managers of taking trades secrets with them when they quit to join Google. They…
Google Subtracts Advanced Search + Operator
Google has made a change to the way advanced searches are done, much to the annoyance of numerous power users. Google no longer is…
Should SEOs Prepare for the End of Google as We Know It?
Despite all of the teeth-gnashing and wailing, Google can do exactly what it likes. It’s their search engine and it’s the biggest one out…
How to Launch an English Only Global Search Marketing Campaign
With 350 million speakers, English is still the most widely spoken language of business and international commerce. If you’re thinking of trying out a…
Microsoft Wants You to Search the Web Like Miley Cyrus
A Microsoft patent application makes possible a new kind of search, where users choose a persona for searching. You could search as your favorite…
Google Music Store With Google+ Sharing 1 to 2 Weeks Away
The Google MP3 store is set to launch in one to two weeks. The music store will include a song-sharing service that's integrated with…
Google Considering Bid for Yahoo?
Google is working with potential partners to put together a bid for Yahoo. While Google could have plenty of motives for that bid, it…
How to Forecast & Measure Your Marketing ROI with a Scorecard
A marketing scorecard is a single spreadsheet that compares the potential or actual ROI from all channels. It’s easy to get lost in marketing…
Some Googlers Don’t Want Their Kids Using Google Products
Many Google executives have children enrolled in the Waldorf schools in Los Altos where computers aren't used until the 8th grade and even then…
85.3% of the U.S. Internet Audience Viewed Online Videos in September 2011
ComScore Video Metrix data shows that 182 million U.S. Internet users watched 39.8 billion videos that month. This means 85.3 percent of the U.S.…
Gmail & Google Reader Getting Redesigns
Google is continuing its implementation of cleaner, crisper designs with a new Gmail look and a streamlined Google Reader. While Gmail is getting some…
Google+: Apps Support, Sergey Brin’s Addiction, Real Names and Identity Provider Accreditation
Google will relax their real names policy and has earned accreditation from the U.S. government as an identity provider. Sergey Brin may need Google+…
Steve Jobs Was Ready to Go “Thermonuclear” on Android Threat
In the newly released biography of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs written by Walter Isaacson, Jobs is quoted as stating that Android's use of…
Top 10 Tips to Transition Old-Fashioned Content Into Real Time Web Writing
By combining these old-fashioned journalistic values with today’s SEO rules, you’ll arrive at great content that’s concise, easy to understand and share, and most…
Orabrush YouTube Case Study: Screw Viral Videos
Orabrush’s "Reverse Marketing Model" has accumulated more than 39 million views on YouTube by creating high levels of awareness, fostering demand for the product…