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Google Says “Failed Badly” On Payload Data Collection
Google went through the trouble of putting out a quite detailed blog post yesterday to apologize for having collected “in error” Wi-Fi data in…
Meltwater Barred From Sun Online Content As News International Steps Up Anti-Crawling Policy
Delivering on its intention of removing its content from the open web, News International’s The Sun Online last week blocked PR media monitoring service…
SEO Link Building is Just Like Business Development
Today's link building has become a cross between old-fashioned public relations and business development. Let's examine some of the modern methods of building links.
Tracking Search Habits: The Mephedrone Ban
Are Brits kicking the habit, or on the verge of getting hooked? Drilling down to see what the search data tells us.
Is Social Conversation The Future Of Polls And Surveys ? [Study]
Carnegie Mellon University researchers demonstrated how Tweets (“Twitter data” as they call them) replicate opinion estimation for two major U.S. indicators, with some correlations…
YouTube Boasts Over 2 Billion Daily Views, Unveils Future Plans
As it celebrates its 5th birthday, YouTube announced on its blog that it is now serving over 2 billion views per day to over…
U.S. Q1 Online Ad Revenues Hit Record $5.9bn As Market Looks Up
Online advertising revenues hit a record $5.9 billion in the U.S. in the first quarter, reflecting an uptick in the country’s economy as well…
Estimating Word-of-Mouth Activity from Search Query Data
How to identify the relevant conversations by tapping into related search query activity by using Google's AdWords Keyword Tool.
Online Video Analytics: YouTube Insight – Advanced Techniques
Digging into YouTube data using Excel can yield some valuable information that isn't available elsewhere.
UK Election 2010: Personal Democracy Forum (#pdfge2010) Action Replay
Mark Hanson, Labour’s new media strategist and former associate editor of LabourHome.org, wangled me an invitation to a formal review of how digital media…
Curse You, New Logo!
Back on May 5, Google unveiled a ” spring clean” of its logo and a “metamorphosis” of the look and feel of its search…
#ISSLON – Video Optimisation and YouTube Marketing
On Thursday, May 13, I spoke at the International Search Summit in London. If you want to see what attendees thought of the event,…
#SMSS10 – 3 Reasons You Need a YouTube Marketing Strategy
I’m told that Mercury was in retrograde until May 11. All I know is that was when I spoke at the Social Media Success…
The Future of Search: A One-Act Play in Three Acts
To maintain a large commercial base of users to sell down the river to your marketers, you still need to figure out what people…
Top 10 U.K. Search Terms by Category, April 2010
April's top 10 search terms by search volume from Hitwise.
Google’s New SERP: Hit Or Miss ?
Just about ten days ago, we reported on the launch of the new Google search results pages (SERPs). Some positive feedback has emerged, both…
BlackBerry Reportedly To Launch Tablet by December
Research In Motion, the BlackBerry manufacturer, is said to be working on a tablet device set to launch by December this year, according to…
Mobile Search: Time for a Hearing and Vision Checkup
Mobile innovation is accelerating, including voice search, barcode scans, augmented reality, and other more intuitive search inputs. Will mobile software finally grow into the…
The Small Business SEM Survival Guide
Search is a long-term investment, and it can be tough, especially for small businesses. But by being smart and playing your cards right, the…
SES Toronto to Feature Social Media Panels and Sessions
TORONTO, CANADA, May 12, 2010 — Search Engine Strategies (SES) Toronto, Canada’s largest search engine marketing (SEM) conference, is being held at the Hyatt…