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Yahoo! Adds Tweets, Breaking News to News Shortcut
After announcements from Google and Bing about incorporating Twitter into their search results, Yahoo! is throwing hopping on the real-time results news bandwagon. Yahoo!’s…
Twitter Consults the Ghost of Fred Berry for New Status Prompt
Twitter has announced that the question that appears in the status update box will no longer be “What are you doing?” Now, it will…
Google Tests Permanent Sidebar for Results, Blue Submit Buttons for Homepage
Lately, Google is experimenting more than Sheldon Cooper on their homepage – and now, also on their search results. They’re testing a permanent left…
SEO Tools — Worth the Time and Money?
An overview of some free and paid tools that executives and non-SEO trained individuals can gain value from when evaluating internal or outsourced search…
Frugal Is the New Black
The economic climate has changed consumer behavior. Embrace that change. The basic tenets of marketing still apply in a down economy.
YouTube Launches Automatic Captions; Great for Accessibility and Search
YouTube is introducing machine-generated automatic captioning to YouTube. The captions can also be translated. This obviously has incredible implications for the hearing-impaired and language…
Hunch Unveils New Design for Homepage
Hunch, the “decision engine” launched shortly after Bing (another “decision engine”) has updated the design on their homepage. Check out the new digs: When…
AdWords Creates Easier Access to Advanced Performance Data
When using AdWords, in order to access some advanced performance data, you had to create reports, which can be time consuming. AdWords is making…
AOL to Nix 2,500 Jobs; Asks for Volunteers
AOL is looking to cut 2,500 jobs. Before they go through the tough choice of choosing who to let go, they’re asking if anyone…
Identify New Paid Search Opportunities
Search distribution relationships impact your paid search campaigns. Here's how you can use this information to alter your results.
The Promotion Recipe
Are your social media contacts numb to your promotions? Spice them up using these tips.
AdGooroo Unveils Academic Program Featuring Free Tools for Educators
AdGooroo is launching a new academic program that provides free resources to educators wishing to teach their students about search marketing. The program provides…
Boost eLearning Provides Course on New Google Search Features
Boost eLearning provides search training for organizations, so that employees can conduct efficient searches for their business research. Now, Boost eLearning has unveiled a…
iPerceptions Launches New Interactive Dashboard Compatible with Web Analytics Programs
iPerceptions has launched a new integrated web analytics solution called A&B Interactive Dashboard. The tool is designed to draw out behavioral and attitudinal data…
Yahoo! Announces Yodel Studio Winners
The winners of the Yahoo! Yodel Studio contest have been announced. Tiffany Jo Allen of Tucson, AZ Katherine Skene of St. Andrews, UK Ankitaa…
Google Scholar Adds Legal Search for U.S. Federal and State Courts
Google Scholar is adding legal search to its offerings. This enables anyone to search the full texts of legal opinions given in U.S. federal…
Yahoo Among Profiters From Senate Investigated $1.4 Billion ‘Web Scam’
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation are investigating loyalty programs from companies including Vertrue, Webloyalty, and Affinion that generated $1.4 billion…
FacteryLabs Launch FactRank Engine
The search industry has seen a lot of new engines developed moving towards a diversity of specific needs. Recently, “real time” search has been…
Yahoo Dropping Go Mobile January 12
Yahoo will be stopping support for Go January 12 and is telling people to migrate to m.yahoo.com – their mobile portal, Cnet noted. As…
Google To Preview Chrome OS Thursday, Launch In New Year
Google has announced they will hold a preview of the Chrome OS this Thursday and the product will launch in the new year, according…