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Search News & Headlines Around the Web – May 16, 2011
Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web. Industry Google launches first corporate bond deal, taking advantage of…
Google News Unveils Expandable Stories and Multimedia
Google News today unveiled a number of changes, including “expandable stories” and more multimedia. As the screenshot above shows, these changes were rolled out…
Blekko Respects Your /privacy, Will Trash Search Data After 48 Hours
While Yahoo recently announced plans to join Google and Bing in retaining search logs for 18 months, Blekko has gone in the opposite direction,…
Google News Adds News Near You for Mobile, Custom Homepage Settings
Android and iPhone users who visit Google News can now opt-in to see more headlines featuring location-based news. Google News has also added a…
Why I Requested an Apple iPad 2 from Rutgers University
Last year, I made a few waves when I posted, “Why I Returned the Apple iPad Tablet to Rutgers University.” Now, I’m requesting an…
The Privacy Debate Should be a Conversation
In a perfect world, the debate about privacy matters should be just what social media claims to be: a conversation. What do we want…
Search News & Headlines Around the Web – May 13, 2011
Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web. Industry Facebook Busted in Clumsy Smear on Google – The…
comScore April 2011 Search Engine Market Share
The latest U.S. search engine market share figures from comScore are out, and Bing continued its incremental growth for the eight straight month in…
Why Small Businesses Should Link Out
A lot of advice has been written over the years telling you to never link out, and horde all the link juice for yourself.…
7 Winning Strategies for PPC Remarketing Success
Google recently mentioned that “97% of new visitors do not convert the first time they arrive at your site.” While you never get a…
‘Rogue’ Drug Ads May Cost Google $500 Million
Google has been under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for making millions off ads from illegal online pharmacies – the big question…
Welcome to the New Search Engine Watch
Introducing the new Search Engine Watch. We've got a brand new logo, a new site design and a shiny new publishing technology stack. Could…
Google Chromebooks: Why You Should Just Say No
Google’s newly rebranded ChromeOS, which we learned at Google I/O is now called ChromeBooks, may not be a good thing for consumers. If you…
Google Animated Doodle Crashes Microsoft Browser
The Martha Graham tribute Doodle had problems yesterday. Seems Internet Explorer browsers had trouble rendering the script that created the animation and crashed or…
Holiday SEO Success Without Paid Links or Penalties
Most enterprise search marketers know it’s best to tactfully execute a link campaign in the months preceding a major holiday. But why risk potentially…
Designing a Custom Link Marketing Campaign
Reviewing your strengths is a smart way to begin designing a great custom link marketing campaign for your business. Capitalize on your existing resources,…
4 Easy Image Optimization Tips for Google’s New Sort by Subject Option
Google has unveiled a Sort by Subject feature for Image Search that allows users to sort photos more easily by subject and improves the general…
Search Marketing Guide to Naver, Korea’s Most Popular Search Engine
If you're considering search advertising in Korea, Naver is not to be ignored. This 12-year-old Korean search engine and portal dominates the pocketbooks of…
Martha Graham Dance Animates Google Logo With Ryan Woodward Art
Martha Graham was born 117 years ago today and Google called on "motionographer" Ryan Woodward to honor the event with an animated Doodle. Graham…
The Adaptive Social Business Framework
Linear approaches to enterprise collaboration and/or social CRM aren't pragmatic or realistic. Organizations looking to implement either customer-facing or employee-facing social initiatives (a.k.a. enterprise…