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Measuring Free Clicks in AdWords
Advertisers: Take advantage of free click ads to extend your share of voice on the page, improve the consumer experience, and determine the value…
PSAs No Longer Brought to You by Google AdSense
Public service ads (PSAs) are being retired in AdSense and will no longer be a backup ad option. Google is now trying to figure…
Webmaster Tools and Analytics Get More Cozy
According to Google’s Webmaster Central blog, site owners now have the ability to link verified sites using Webmaster Tools to an Analytics profile used…
How to Market Charities Online For Free
Once you've found a volunteer workforce willing to invest their time, here's how charities can advertise cost-effectively online and drive traffic via SEO.
3 Key Differences Between adCenter & AdWords
Whether you're new to adCenter or just looking to more effectively manage your search campaigns following the Search Alliance, keep these three key differences…
Bing Searches, Unique Visitors Rise
A week after being accused of stealing Google’s results, Bing has received some good news: searches on Bing last month increased by 21 percent,…
Prostitutes Using Facebook For Marketing
A Columbia University professor has published a report that found New York City prostitutes are using Facebook to find clients, Wired Magazine reported. Seems…
Google Honors Jules Verne With Global Doodle
French-born author Jules Verne is being honored with an international Doodle today. The author of numerous works including Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea…
Egyptian Internet, Mobile Shutdown Cost Country $90 Million Plus
The five to six days that the Egyptian government closed down the internet and cell phone access cost the country over $90 million dollars,…
Did Volkswagen or Chrysler Have the Best Super Bowl Commercial?
Depending on which source you use, either “Volkswagen Commercial: The Force” or “Chrysler Eminem Super Bowl Commercial – Imported From Detroit” was the best…
Mea Culpa: How I Failed At Link Building
It's quite easy to put your principles and SEO best practices aside in place of other, less important, motivations. Hopefully this tale will help…
Weather Forecast? Don’t Know, Check Google
While winter weather causes only moderate increases in audience visitation, it produces much more sizeable gains in engagement and search activity. Here's a look…
Groupon Superbowl Ad Makes Light Of Tibet’s Political Turmoil
They may have been using controversy to get more press for their company, but Groupon’s Superbowl ad that makes light of the troubles Tibet…
Blekko Reports 30 Million Queries in January
Thirty million search queries were conducted on Blekko in January, and its team of human editors has helped create 110,000 slashtags, the company announced…
Doctor Finder Finds Sweet Spot for Insider Pages
Fifty percent of consumers polled under the age of 55 said they have spent more time researching the latest tech gadget (like a blu-ray…
AOL Buys Huffington Post for $315 Million
AOL bought the Huffington Post over the weekend for $315 million dollars, All Things D reported. The site will become part of a new…
Website Designer Made Top Superbowl Ad For $500
The most popular Superbowl ad – the Dorito door-crushing dog – was created by a part-time website designer for about $500, USA Today reported.…
Egypt PM: Missing Google Exec. To Be Released Today
UPDATE: The Wall Street Journal reported Ghonim has been released. Wael Ghonim, Google Middle East and North Africa Marketing Director, who has been missing…
Negative Reviews in Local Search: A Survival Guide for Businesses
If your business has received a negative review that is hurting your business, it's time for some online reputation management. Here's how you can…
Longer AdWords Headlines: Google Blurring The Lines of Paid, Organic Results?
AdWords top placement ads will get longer headlines, a move Google says will increase click-through rates (CTRs) for advertisers. But has this change, combined…