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Avast Ye! Talk Like a Scurvy Pirate wit’ Facebook, Twitter n’ Google
This day is International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2011. So, we made 'tis guide to be tellin' ye how to change ye Facebook…
The First 7 Items On Your SEO Audit To-Do List
Have t' complete an SEO audit fer a site in one tide? Here be outlined an approach t' doin' th' best job possible an'…
Searcher Intent: Why Vertical Search is Now Giving Ground to Core Search
Search engines be improvin' th' quality o' the'r results in a way that be helpin' t' fill th' void once created by searches wi'…
Google Introduces New Pagination Tags, Pushes ‘View-All’ Pages
Google has introduced two new link elements to show Google the schematic relationships of documents that span multiple pages and better identify duplicate content.…
This Week’s Google Updates: Apps & MLB Snippets, Detailed Reconsideration Responses
This week Google added rich markup data for mobile apps, partnered with MLB.com for more rich baseball data on the SERP, and increased the…
YouTube Adds Video Editing, Lets You Make Quick Fixes to Videos
YouTube announced the availability of Academy Award winning film “Citizen Kane” and that you can now edit your uploaded videos on YouTube while maintaining…
Google’s European Privacy & Antitrust Battles: An Update
The European Commission is still determining Google’s degree of dominance, Google provides an WiFi location opt-out service; Google has announced that it will delete…
Yahoo Search Results Redesign Add Tabs, Filtering
Yahoo introduced redesigned search result pages yesterday. The new, simpler look adds tabs beneath the search box, allowing you to view images, video, or…
Google Maps Gets +Snippets Integration
Google Maps and all the information tied to it are now more easily shareable on Google+ thanks to +Snippets integration. When using Maps, you…
Google Implements Fail-Safe for Places Reporting Abuse
The community reporting system for Google Places, which recently came under fire due to potential abuse, is seeing a change: Google will now label…
Searchmetrics Essentials Unveiled; SEO+SEM and Social Tools Integrate
Searchmetrics marry search analytics software with a social media data module. Inside one tool, users can analyze and compare data from their own and…
Optify Announces Partner Program for Agencies
Online marketing software and services provider Optify just announced a program for agencies to sell directly to clients. They will offer training, support, and…
Google Logo Gets a Vitamin C Injection From Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Doodle
Google’s logo today resembles a juice label, prominently featuring a pair of oranges and other fruits rich in vitamin C. The Doodle is a…
Kenshoo & Covario Team Up on SEO, PPC, Social & Local
Enterprise SEM/SEO software providers Covario and Kenshoo have formed a strategic alliance that will see Covario licensing Kenshoo Enterprise & Kenshoo Social and partner…
5 Ways SEOs Can Work with Social Media Managers
An in-house SEO invests a lot of time creating an enterprise-wide process to work with developers, IT, and other stakeholders. SEOs should also create…
Is it Really Possible to Improve Your AdWords Quality Score with Google +1?
The tinfoil-hat theories say that Google is secretly including the number of +1’s in the Quality Score formula. In other words, the more +1…
Google Lets You Block Websites From Anywhere
Signed in Google users around the world can now help Google figure out which sites aren’t helpful or useful. When users block a site,…
Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL Band Together for Display Ad Yard Sale
Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL formed a consortium to sell second-tier ad inventory for each other in a bid to dethrone Google and Facebook in…
Bing Adds Adaptive Search, Customized by Your Search History
Bing announced a new solution to returning more relevant results to its users through personalization. Called Adaptive Search, Bing will keep a history of…
Google Testing New Search Results Page, Removes Icons
Google is testing yet another new look for its search results pages, this time adding more white space beneath the search box where the…