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Tickets and Pies
Push the conversion rates of your promotions into the stratosphere using these tips.
Google Webmaster Central Launches Site Speed Tool
If you want to learn more about how fast your site loads, then you’ll want to check out a new feature from Google Webmaster…
Google Adds Geographic Information to Some Search Results
Google is making it easier to identify where some sites exist geographically. Normally, you can tell this information from the URL, such as .ca…
Google Officially Selects Fade-In Look for Homepage
Remember the tests Google has been running on their homepage lately? Well, now they’re officially rolling out the new version. What they’ve decided to…
SES Chicago Preview by Grant Crowell – Images & Optimization
I had the opportunity to interview my fellow panelists on the Search Engine Strategies Chicago conference session, Images & Optimization, taking place on December…
Google to Murdoch: Here’s Your Hat, What’s Your Hurry?
As I reported a few weeks back, News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said his company was considering blocking Google from being able to…
Keep the Wave Going: Bing Unveils Streetside Imaging for Maps, New Toolbar and More
Today, Satya Nadella Senior Vice President, Online Services at Microsoft unveiled new Bing features at an event in San Francisco. The updates involve Bing…
In 2010, Y!ou Can Access Facebook on Yahoo!
Yahoo! really does want you to make their homepage the center of your web-browsing universe. Next year, they’re going to make that easier by…
Google Makes it Easy for Rupert Murdoch to “De-Index” from News Search
Google is attempting to appease paid content providers with a couple of new updates to news search features. First up, they’ve added restrictions to…
New Format for Universal Image Results in Google Search
Google is rolling out a new format for displaying images in universal results when they appear in the main search. The new format shows…
How Language Affects the Long Tail
Every language is different and presents its own challenges. You must be linguistically thorough with your keywords to be successful.
Yup, Michael Jackson Tops Google’s List, Too
Google has released their annual Zeitgeist and yes, Michael Jackson was the fastest rising search term globally. Here’s the full list: michael jackson facebook…
Cyber Monday: We Know You Were Shopping Instead of Working Yesterday
Millions of people had a big case of the Mondays on the first day back to work after the Thanksgiving holiday. That’s why you…
Ask.com’s Top Questions of 2009: Refreshing, Existential and Disturbing
Ask.com gets a lot of their search queries in the form of a question – more so than any other search engine. So, it…
Blogger Disclosure: I Got Bupkis for this Blog Post
Today is the first day that bloggers and others who write online reviews or endorse products using new media must disclose it when they…
Remarketing Rated as Most Underutilized Technology in Advertise.com/SEMPO Survey
Advertise.com and SEMPO are releasing the results of a survey about underutilized online marketing technologies. The survey was conducted in August and apparently some…
New Bing Photo Contest Begins Today
Bing is launching a new photo contest today and the theme is “Hometown Pride.” Those who wish to enter should submit their photos at…
That’s so 2004: Everything Old Is New Again
Taking care of the fundamentals will ensure that your business can withstand the biggest changes. It will also give you the time and resources…
Four New Signals in Search
Search engines are trying to improve search quality by looking at signals such as load time, click data, Web references, and social media.
I Just Can’t Stop Loving You: Michael Jackson is Yahoo!’s Top Query of 2009
Yesterday, we learned Michael Jackson was Bing’s most popular search term of 2009. Today, Yahoo! revealed that the deceased pop star topped their list…