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Europe Giving Google Mixed Signals: EU Hands Out Antitrust Questionnaire
There is a lot of money being spent by European governments investigating Google right now. Italy has just closed their investigation but the European…
comScore: Yahoo’s Search Share Drops Again in December
Yahoo's share of U.S. searches has fallen while Bing and Google grow.
Facebook Praise Up, Value Up, Advertising Up, Scams Up, Privacy Gone
Facebook is almost passing Google recognition and almost hitting Beatles fame, or so it would seem given recent press coverage. Though at some point…
Google China Finally Sees Search Advertising Share Grow
Google China’s share of the Chinese search advertising market in Q4 rose for the first time since the company threatened to leave the country…
The Dawn of Paid Search Without Keywords
We've seen dramatic departures in every step of how you advertise on Google. These changes underlie some of the key trends that will shape…
How to Get Links from Journalists
Getting links from established media can often be a difficult and daunting task. Here are several tips for SEO agencies and online marketers on…
Case Closed: Italy Drops Google Antitrust Investigation
An antitrust investigation initiated by Italian newspaper publishers who cried foul over lost advertising revenue when their headlines were pulled from Google’s main search…
Google Related PPC Ads in AdWords
More search marketers are reporting seeing PPC ad grouping by segments and categories for certain search queries. Google began testing this new layout for…
Google, Spain Clash in Court over Privacy
Spain’s data protection authority has demanded Google to remove links to nearly 100 articles from its search listings, and five of those disputed articles…
Bing Growing at Expense of MSN?
Microsoft is pushing Bing hard on msn.com, but it’s not coming without a price. Some MSN partners — and even MSN’s sales staff —…
Martin Luther King, Jr. Still Causing Controversy Today, On Facebook
Today is a national holiday in the United States to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and Google are commemorating it with a special logo,…
Mobile SEO Toolkit
Using this custom built bookmarks file, you can turn your mobile platform into a viable SEO toolkit.
Creating Online Video Content that is Worth Watching
Your video needs to tell a good story, whether it's adorable, creative, funny, inspirational, or instructional. Some advice and tips on using storytelling in…
Session-Based Ads: Smarter Than the Average Ad or a Boo-Boo?
Session-based broad match can't be controlled by AdWords advertisers, and some users aren't happy about the wasted ad spend. Is Google losing its focus…
Google Maps UI Changes
It appears that Google is experimenting with new controls for users to navigate through maps. The not-so-stylish, white buttons for selecting Map or Satellite…
Yahoo Connected TV Review: It’s Pretty Cool
It's nice to see Yahoo come up with something new and innovative. Yahoo, welcome back to the game!
Second Life: New Year, New CEO… Big Mess
New Year, New CEO, New Problems: What thieves already know about the Name Game
Search Week in Review for Jan. 15, 2011
Here’s a recap of this week’s columns and news stories for the week of Jan. 9 to 15, as reported by Search Engine Watch,…
Wikipedia Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
It’s hard to believe but today is Wikipedia‘s 10th birthday. The “multilingual, web-based, free-content encyclopedia project” was created on January 15, 2001. Do you…
Google Facing Fines In South Korea, Adding To Wi-Fi Collection Problems
The South Korean government said Google had violated privacy collecting “e-mails and other personal information from unsecured wireless networks while it took photos of…