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Yahoo! Partners with Former NBC Exec’s Venture for Original Content
Sites like Hulu and the increasing adoption of media players such as the Apple TV are showing consumer desire (and willingness) to experience original…
Stop Selling Search, Start Selling Performance Marketing
If you aren't already doing it, start thinking about how your agency will get involved with performance marketing. Right now. It's a matter of…
Google Adds “Near Me Now” to Mobile Homepage, Actually Provides Nearby Results
If you’re rocking the iPhone or Android 2.0.1 or later (can you say, Nexus One?), then you’re getting access to a new feature on…
What Color is Your Bra? TMI for a Cause on Facebook Goes Awry
If you’ve visited Facebook in the past two days, you may have noticed your friends posting a color as their status. Black. Pink. Purple.…
Google Ups the Ante in Bid for On2; ReachLocal Files for IPO
During the holidays, a few search-related business dealings were going on. Google wants to buy video compression company On2. Their initial offering was 0.0001…
Google Adds Chat to Translator Toolkit
While machine-generated translation is a worthwhile goal, it’s not always perfect. Google is attempting to make up for the gap by adding chat to…
Yahoo! Expands Availability of TV Widgets, Including Development Kit
Yahoo! is expanding their foray into television by creating a wider availability of their TV Widget Engine. They’ve announced new partnerships with Vizio, Hisense,…
Bing to Be Default Search Engine on HP Devices
Last night at the 2010 CES in Las Vegas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took to the stage to deliver his keynote address. He, of…
The welcome return of Jim Sterne.
Way back when (in internet time) when ClickZ launched its merry band of internet marketing pioneers, one Jim Sterne was amongst them. And now…
Five Paid Search Resolutions for 2010
Here are five things you should consider doing to improve your paid search campaigns this year, and why they're important.
Trulia Also Experiences Record Growth, Shift Towards Mobile in 2009
Yesterday, we learned that despite the economic times, Zillow saw a record year at their real estate search site. Now, Trulia is reporting similar…
Online Job Listings Rise by 255,000 in December; Companies Expect to Add More in 2010
The Conference Board has released data showing online job listings rising by 255,000 last month. The average monthly increase of jobs for 2009 was…
Baidu Plans Hulu-like Site in China
Chinese search engine Baidu is planning to launch a Hulu-like site. The site will offer licensed online video content and be supported with advertising.…
170 million Americans watched 30 billion online videos in November
According to comScore Video Metrix, more than 170 million U.S. Internet users watched nearly 31 billion online videos during November 2009. This means 84.8…
Top International Search Marketing Failures to Avoid in 2010, Part 1
There are huge international search opportunities, but using misguided research and not thinking locally are two big mistakes marketers can make.
Avinash Kaushik to keynote at SES London and SES New York 2010
Avinash Kaushik, author, blogger, and Analytics Evangelist for Google, is one of my heroes. And he’s giving the morning keynote at SES London 2010…
Consumers Think They’re Willing to Pay for Online Content
Nielsen Online has released data from a new survey suggesting that premium content just might work, but it depends on the type of content.…
Google Nexus One: Just the Facts, Ma’am
Unless you’ve been living under a rock or undergoing a digital cleanse (John Mayer), then you’ve probably heard something about Google releasing its own…
5 New Year Resolutions for Search Marketers in 2010
New year’s resolutions is usually about going back to basics, but it should not be reserved just for your personal life. Here’s some search…
Real Estate Search Site Zillow Saw Record Year Despite Economy
You would think that 2009 was not a great year for a site like Zillow. After all, the housing market was rough, as it…