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Single On Valentine’s Day? Maybe Your Gadget Is to Blame

Geeks like their toys. Apple has certainly sold the public on the cool factor of owning an iPhone or an iPad. But is geek…

By Thom Craver · 14 Feb 2011

SEO

Does Everyone Search Valentine Info On Day? Or Do They Use Other Terms?

Over the past week I have been looking at the various search suggestions being made as I type in Valentine – seems we may…

By Frank Watson · 14 Feb 2011

PPC

Rekindle the Romance With Your PPC Campaigns

Like relationships, paid search campaigns are complex, dynamic, unpredictable, full of ups and downs, and require a lot of work. Show your PPC campaigns…

By Jeremy Hull · 14 Feb 2011

SEO

Top Ten Things Not To Do On Valentine’s Day

Okay you no doubt have had all sorts of suggestions on things to do for Valentine’s Day – buy roses and chocolates and make…

By Frank Watson · 14 Feb 2011

SEO

Google Gets Painter Robert Indiana To Do Valentine’s Day Doodle

Happy Valentine’s Day! If the Google Doodle looks familiar, it was done by artist Robert Indiana who did the popular Love painting. The Doodle…

By Frank Watson · 14 Feb 2011

SEO

Google Tracking Health Searches For Disease Mapping!

The BBC reported that Google tracks people’s searches for disease information and is mapping them to find trends. While this may work as a…

By Frank Watson · 13 Feb 2011

Content

10 Types of Helpful SEO Content

Forget algorithms. The biggest influence on search rankings is content. Content in all of its forms is what will drive you to success.

By Mark Jackson · 13 Feb 2011

SEO

NY Times Publishes First Best Seller List That Includes eBooks

This weekend the New York Times Best Seller List includes eBooks for the first time. From the numbers eBooks appear to have outsold all…

By Frank Watson · 13 Feb 2011

SEO

NY Times Outs JC Penney Shady Link Building

The New York Times must be in need of cash, or repaying favors for Google’s new ‘content farm’ cleaning from the search results which…

By Frank Watson · 12 Feb 2011

Social

Linden Lab Changes How it Communicates With Users — To What End?

The Lab's has rolled out changes designed to clean up the current mess that communications with the user base has become over the years.…

By Avril Korman · 12 Feb 2011

Industry

Search Week in Review for Feb. 12, 2011

Here’s a recap of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of Feb. 6 to 12, as reported by Search Engine Watch,…

By Danny Goodwin · 12 Feb 2011

Industry

Bing, adCenter Get Boost from Nokia/Microsoft Alliance

Nokia will adopt Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 as its primary operating system, which means Bing will become the default search engine on all Nokia…

By Danny Goodwin · 12 Feb 2011

SEO

A True Social Revolution: Egypt President Mubarack Steps Down

With the resignation of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak, the world may have witnessed a true social revolution. Would the changes have occurred without the…

By Frank Watson · 11 Feb 2011

Industry

Bing Personalizes Results, Adds Location & Search History

Your physical location and past search results will now influence the order of the results you see on Bing, much like features Google has…

By Danny Goodwin · 11 Feb 2011

Local

Mobile Payments: The Next Battleground for Google, Apple

Both Google and Apple are working toward integrating NFC to allow users to pay via a mobile device. Expect to see a land grab…

By Michael Boland · 11 Feb 2011

Analytics

The New Attribution: Smart Marketers and User-Based Media Optimization

By understanding the purchase cycle, you can deliver a more qualified audience to your website and get potential customers to convert more often.

By Roger Barnette · 11 Feb 2011

Analytics

Google’s Cutts: Bing’s Higher Search Success Rate Due to Bad Hitwise Data

Google’s Matt Cutts is skeptical about the latest Hitwise data that showed Bing provided users with more accurate results than Google. As we reported…

By Danny Goodwin · 11 Feb 2011

SEO

Google Goes In To Wedding Business In Time For Valentine’s Day

Google announced its new wedding site that uses various Google products to make the wedding process simpler – to do lists, a personalized website,…

By Frank Watson · 11 Feb 2011

SEO

Google Rolls Out Special Analytics For Boutique.com In Time For Fashion Week

Google announced its ’boutique analytics‘ for its fashion site – Boutique.com – with Designer Analytics for its design partners and Trend Analytics “that gives…

By Frank Watson · 11 Feb 2011

SEO

Google Trying To Buy Content Network

The Wall Street Journal reported Google is trying to acquire Next New Networks. The company website claims they are “the leading provider of original…

By Frank Watson · 11 Feb 2011