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Chris Liddell to Exit as Microsoft CFO; Peter Klein to Take Over Role
Chris Liddell will be leaving his role as Microsoft’s Chief Financial Officer at the end of 2009. Replacing him will be Peter Klein, who…
Google Launches Mobile Version of Movie Search for iPhone, Palm and Android
Tomorow, when you’re so stuffed with turkey that you can’t get up and check movie times on your laptop or desktop computer, just reach…
Gain Efficiencies with a Global Search Center of Excellence
A central search team can help drive your search marketing success and minimize the number of search crises you encounter each day.
Roles vs. Personas vs. Cognitive Styles
People who visit your site all have unique personalities and temperaments. Understand these differences all play key roles when planning for landing page optimization.
Bing Mobile App Now Available for BlackBerry Curve
A few weeks ago, Bing made its mobile application available for BlackBerry Storm devices. Now, the BlackBerry Curve is getting the mobile app treatment…
Microsoft-News Corp. Talks: A Marriage Made in Hell?
Two weeks ago, I commented on Rupert Murdoch’s threat that News Corp. was thinking of blocking Google from being able to search its Web…
Natural Link Building Practices
Don't take chances buying links. Make these safe, proven link building tactics part of your search engine optimization strategy.
What Small Business Web Site Owners Need to Know About Page Speed
Is your small business site old or outdated? Here's how to avoid the wrath of Google's new ranking factor.
Google Tweaks Product Search Just in Time for the Holidays
Days before masses bust down the doors of brick and mortar stores and burden e-commerce servers, Google has released updates to its Product Search.…
Hunch Tests New Question Flow; Asks for Feedback
If you’ve used Hunch, you know that you can go through several questions in order to “teach” Hunch about you. Now, Hunch is attempting…
Google Maps Launches Navigation for Android 1.6
Recently, Google Maps launched Navigation, a robust GPS system for Android. But it only came out for Android 2.0, meaning it could only be…
Google Launches Mobile Coupons 4 Days Before Black Friday
Google is giving local businesses the ability to make their coupons available to mobile devices. Accessing Coupons You can find coupons on the recently…
Yellow Journalism: New York Times Calls for Bing Boycott Over Chinese Results
Nicholas Kristof took to the pages of the New York Times to call for a boycott of Bing. Yes, Kristoff is attempting to create…
Google to Acquire Display Ad Optimization Startup, Teracent
Google has announced a new agreement to acquire Teracent, a San Mateo display advertising optimization startup. Teracent uses technology that chooses from thousands of…
AOL Previews New Brand Identity for Independence Day
AOL will be going independent in December and they’ve unveiled their new branding. A new minimalist font has been selected, the “o” and the…
Marketing Tactics vs. Social Media Strategy
Fully research why you're using a particular social media strategy tactic. Did your agency tell you that you "need" it? Or is your audience…
Measuring Success 101, Part 1
Defining a goals and objectives, identifying the right tools and data to analyze, and defining the staff and time needed to track the success…
If you aren’t at SES Berlin, go to SES Chicago for 11 topics breaking
Search Engine Strategies Berlin is being held this week at the Crowne Plaza Berlin City Centre, and SES Chicago 2009 gets underway in two…
Shaking My Head at Steve Ballmer…
Last week, I was shaking my head at Mark Cuban. He suggested that Microsoft pay online publishers to de-index their sites from Google. Presumably,…
Google News Updates Mobile Site for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre
Google has made some enhancements to its mobile news site. The updates are just for the iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre. The look and…