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User-Generated URLs: SEO CMS Lessons Learned from Kate Middleton’s Jelly Bean
Avoid a PR nightmare by protecting your website before someone maliciously decides to put a campaign together that generates links to an incorrect form…
Facebook Serves 31% Of All Display Ads In Q1 2011
Facebook now dominates display advertising, serving 31.2% of all ads delivered in the first quarter of 2011, VatorNews reported. To fully appreciate the number,…
5 Ways Google Could Break into Social
We've seen some spectacular social failures from Google. Here are five elevator pitches to help Google to get social right.
PBS Transcribes Thousands Of Hours Of Video To Improve Search Rankings
Despite the changes Google has made over the years to reading various forms of information, video and audio still do not get as much…
Should Google Escape the Death Spiral in China by ‘Losing Face’?
Weighing which of four paths Google should take when it comes to China: promote within China but remain in Hong Kong; do something completely…
Search News & Headlines Around the Web – May 3, 2011
Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web. Search Industry News Viacom Takes A Final Shot At YouTube…
BlackBerry Goes Bing; Microsoft and RIM Form Alliance
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was on hand and on stage at RIM’s annual Blackberry World event. Microsoft’s main man announced what Bing called a…
Bin Laden’s Death Shatters Super Bowl Record on Twitter
Twitter has reported a new record for the highest sustained rate of tweets between 10:45 p.m. Sunday and 2:20 a.m. Monday. The news of…
How to Use Blog Commenting to Get Valuable Backlinks and Traffic
Blog commenting can help you build relationships and authority in your industry. This will ultimately lead to organic links and new traffic.
Google South Korea Offices Raided by Police
Google has had their share of problems with authorities in Europe regarding data collection practices. Now South Korea has targeted Google for allegedly collecting…
Understanding AdWords Average Position: Optimize Your PPC Performance
A key piece to your bottom line performance is understanding how average position works and impacts your campaigns. Test and optimize this data in…
Geronimo, Osama bin Laden Dead & More Searches Dominating Google, Yahoo, Bing
Less than 48 hours after news of the killing of Osama bin Laden, related searches are still trending on Google, Yahoo, and Bing. Details…
5 Tips on Building Brand Loyalty via Twitter
Twitter has immense value, even if it's hard to measure. It's superb for building brand loyalty, as long as you approach it in the…
Bidder Beware: What You Need to Know When Updating Google AdWords Bid Types
Max CPC, Enhanced CPC, Automatic Bidding, Conversion Optimizer -- each AdWords bidding option carries a distinct set of pros and cons. Here's what you…
Search News & Headlines Around the Web – May 2, 2011
Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web. Search Industry News Google Probe Said to Be Focus of…
6 Keys to Mobile Search Marketing Success
Your paid mobile strategy requires separate targeting. Avoid costly mistakes by not lumping desktop and mobile search together without taking the time to analyze…
Top Google Spot is Less Valuable on iPads [Study]
Search-based online advertising network Chitika has put out an interesting study showing that the top spot in Google receives 20 percent of clicks among…
Top YouTube Videos of Canada Election 2011
The General Election in Canada on Monday, May 2, 2001, could turn out to be a real nail biter, but Canadians who tweet or…
World’s Fair Google Doodle Conceals Treasures of Modern Life
Today Google is honoring the 160th Anniversary of the World’s First Fair. The event took place in Hyde Park in 1851 and was called…
The Role of On-Page SEO Content: Relevance, Not Rankings
From an SEO perspective, on-page content is solely about helping establish what search queries your page might be relevant to. Visualizing how the major…