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How to Entertain Your Facebook Fans
There are a number of ways to accumulate fans and none of them are easy. Here's how to entertain those fans once you've built…
Larry’s First Day: Exec. Quits, Spends $900M – Grade? Maybe +1
Larry Page took over CEO duties at Google again yesterday and what a busy day it was for the creator of the confusingly-named PageRank.…
Google AdWords Gets Phone Number Support in US & Canada
The Google AdWords team has responded to requests from users to provide phone support to it’s advertisers, in addition to the online and email…
iPad AdWords Targeting: Insights & Tips
A look at if tablet users are more likely to convert than smartphones or desktops, and how user behavior and usage alters the way…
Google FTC Antitrust Probe Rumors Emerge as ITA Verdict Nears
Google could face a major U.S. Federal Trade Commission antitrust investigation after the Justice Department completes its review of Google’s acquisition of travel software…
Google Senior VP Rosenberg Stepping Down After ‘9 Short Years’
Unable to make a long-term, multi-year commitment to Google, Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Product Management, will leave Google within the coming months. The…
SES Toronto 2011: This is NOT Your Father’s Oldsmobile
SES Toronto was held for the first time in May 2004. I was a speaker at the session on “Balancing Paid & Organic Listings.”…
Search News & Headlines Around the Web – April 4, 2011
Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category. Search News Google founder hopes to prove…
Technical SEO: Tools and Approach
Where do you start? What types of areas should you be investigating, and why? What factors really matter? What tools should you use? Your…
Swiss Court Orders Google to Manually Blur Street View Images
Google’s Street View mapping service infringes privacy, a Switzerland’s Federal Administrative Court has ruled. Google must blur all faces, license plates, and ensure the…
North Korean Officials Tour Google HQ
A group of 12 “mid-ranking” officials from North Korea secretly visited Google’s Mountain View headquarters Friday morning. The 100 minute tour, which began around…
Battle of the Browsers: Impacting Search Share
An investigation into whether affinity for a particular browser makes you more or less likely to engage with certain search engines and if the…
Sun Officially Sets on AlltheWeb Search
Today marks the end of search on AlltheWeb.com. All searches are now being redirected to Yahoo search, which is powered by Bing. Yahoo shouldn’t…
Google Doodles: Vaclav Ctvrtek, Children’s Day
Google has posted a Doodle on Google Czech Republic today in honor of a fairy tale writer, while Google Hong Kong and Taiwan are…
Checks and Balances in Ranking Signals
Google +1 is part of a wide ranging network of social behavior signals that are designed to reshape Google's ranking algorithm.
Great Ice Cream Sundae War Celebrated By Google Doodle
Everyone loves Sundays, but this Sunday is particularly special as Google is celebrating the 119th anniversary of the first documented ice cream sundae. Surprisingly,…
Back to Basics: Linden Lab Releases a Basic Viewer
Linden Lab has released a new viewer with stripped down capabilities for new users. What does this mean for the platform?
Search Week in Review for April 2, 2011
Here’s a recap of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of March 27 to April 2, as reported by Search Engine…
Search News & Headlines Around the Web – April 1, 2011
Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category. Search Industry News New Book on Google…
4 Content Strategies for B2B Corporate Blogging
Here are four ideas and supporting examples for B2B corporate blog writing, designed to target specific audiences, help achieve marketing goals, and build links…