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Google Buys Facial Recognition Company PittPatt
Google has picked up a facial recognition group known as PittPatt. PittPatt's technology is likely to be used in Google+, although the potential applications…
Google VP Explains the Google+ “Real Name” Policy
Vic Gundotra, Google's VP of Social, discussed the company's decision on enforcing real names for users. While Google accepts pseudonyms, it's pushing for the…
5 Tips for Selecting PPC Keywords
Plant the right paid search keywords at the right time and you’ll raise a crop of wonderful results. However, if you choose incorrectly or…
Why Your Link Requests Are Failing
You need to stop link building and start content development. The types of content that people will want to link to offer value, such…
Local SEO: 10 Tips for Ranking in Your Area
Any local business of any size can benefit from search engine optimization. Geo-specific optimization in particular can make a service-provider’s small investment go a…
Bing Tests New Home Page “Live Tiles” Design, PPC Ads in Organic Results
A couple noteworthy new tests from Bing have been spotted in recent days. One is a redesigned home page similar to Bing’s iPad app…
Google Closing Down Labs
Google has announced that its Labs project, an incubation chamber that spawned Gmail, Goggles, Maps, Reader, and other products, will be shut down. The…
Google Directory Has Been Shut Down
Google's Directory, a relic of eras past, has been removed – with essentially no fanfare. This shutdown is part of a broader effort to…
Google Halts Support for Firefox Toolbar
Google recently announced that it would be halting support for the Google Toolbar on Mozilla Firefox. While Google and Mozilla have long been allies,…
The Dangers of a One-Dimensional Link Building Plan
If you find yourself focused on one link building initiative, even if it’s focused on your audience, then consider developing a focus on another…
Summer Travel Search: Are We There Yet?
Clicks to travel sites from search engines are up 10 percent year-over-year reaching to 272 million in June 2011. This annual search trend tends…
Successful SEO Tactics: Keyword Selection
Applying direct response methodology, granular keyword-level data analysis, and focusing on quality over quantity are three keys that drive SEO success. Here’s how to…
Major Google URL Removal Exploit Found & Resolved
A Google Webmaster Tools user found a security hole that allowed him to delete any web page from Google's index. Once the exploit was…
Ears to the Ground: Linden Lab is Changing How it Listens to its Customers
There has clearly been an evolution that was sorely needed down at the Lab, and it's absolutely coming from the top. Rod Humble seems…
Google Introduces AdWords Credit Card for Advertisers
Select search advertisers are being offered a new Google AdWords Business credit card. Google sent out invites via email for the card, which can…
Google+ iOS App Released, Tops iTunes
Just over three weeks after the release of the Google+ social network and its corresponding Android app, an iOS version of the app has…
Is IT in Your In-House SEO Circle?
It can sometime feel like marketers and IT folks operate on different planets, but SEO and IT are two important players that need to…
How Social Networking Fits in the B2B Search Marketer’s Toolbox
Social networks represent a significant component of our online behavior, which is why it should become an essential part of the overall search marketing…
Google+ Takes No-Nonsense Policy on User Identity & Community Standards
Google+ has been banning accounts that seem to be using fake names and discussing ways in which celebrity identities can be verified. Several groups,…
Google Logo Honors Mobile Inventor Alexander Calder
Google logo today is of a mobile. Alexander Calder, born 113 years ago in 1898, may not have invented the baby mobile, but his…