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Bing and Google Both Gain Half Point in October 2009 comScore Rankings
comScore has released their search market share rankings for October 2009 and the news is good for both Google and Bing – they both…
Google Launches ‘Image Swirl’ Into Labs
Google is unveiling a new type of image search they’re calling “Image Swirl.” It’s available as a limited preview in Google Labs. You can…
Google Replaces Some URLs with Site Hierarchies in Search Results
In Google’s search results, they’ve always included the URL to the link associated with a given result. The URL is set in green text…
Shaking My Head at Mark Cuban…
Mark Cuban has suggested that Microsoft simply pay sites to be removed from the Google index. This is his big idea to even the…
adCenter Allows Bidding for MSN Tech & Gadgets, Hotmail
adCenter is enabling the ability to bid specifically for two Microsoft entities: the MSN Tech & Gadgets portal and the popular web-based email, Hotmail.…
Ask.com Sharpens Focus on Q&A
When Internet users conduct searches at Ask.com, they pose their keywords as questions three times more than any other search engine. So, it makes…
Google Polishes Translate, Adds Features
Google has cleaned up Translate with a new look, and threw in a few new features for good measure: Translate as you type –…
AOL Spinoff to Occur on December 9, 2009
Last spring, Time Warner announced that it would spin off AOL as an independent company. The announcement was made shortly after hiring Tim Armstrong…
What You Can Do Now to Start Ahead of the Game in 2010
Start the New Year off right by resolving your tracking and attribution, taking care of some basic SEO issues, and finding ways to keep…
Don’t Overdo the Tweaking
Time spent constantly changing on-page content is time you aren't link building, doing PR, and social media reference building. Here's how to avoid making…
Search Engine Strategies Forum at Online Marketing Summit, San Diego.
I was at PubCon last week in Las Vegas. It was a tremendous show with an excellent turnout. I had quite a few conversations…
Revised Google Book Settlement Addresses Rightsholders Issues
The Google Book Settlement has finally been revised. There are two main changes that have been made: how the settlement pertains to other countries…
Fliqz Launches Online Video SEO Tool
Video solution provider Fliqz has announced the launch of a new online video search engine optimization (SEO) tool. The tool is dubbed SearchSuccess and…
Google Updates API for SideWiki with RSS Capabilities
Google is updating the API for Sidewiki. With the update, you can now view new entries created for a Sidewiki page via RSS.
Wordstream Integrates Google Analytics for Comprehensive Keyword Research
Wordstream has released an update to their keyword research tool that integrates Google Analytics. The reason for the integration is to pull information about…
Facebook Marketing 101
Tips on promoting your Facebook fan page, engaging your audience, and how to be found in real-time searches.
Go to SES Berlin or Chicago for (Over) Ten Authors Speaking
During the past nine weeks, I’ve shared nine significant reasons for going to either Search Engine Strategies Berlin or SES Chicago 2009. For those…
Social Media Success Stories
What is the ROI of social media? Consider these success stories before activating your calculator.
Advanced SES Chicago 2009 blog coverage!
eMarketingandCommerce 5 reasons to use an SEM agency Google Analytics blog SES Chicago next week Marketing Shindig SES Chicago 2009 Interview with WebmasterRadio.FM Jim…
Google Adds AdSense for Feeds, Feedburner Data to Analytics
If you use AdSense for Feeds or Google Feedburner to manage RSS feeds on your site – and you use Google Analytics – then…