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Facebook: Oh Yeah? Well, We Have a Spam Reporting Option, Too
A day after Twitter released their new spam reporting feature, Facebook has taken to their official blog to remind users that they, too, have…
Local.com Experiences Record Traffic in Q3 2009
Local search site Local.com saw record traffic in the third quarter of 2009. During the quarter, 66 million unique visitors checked out the site…
Give Them a Chapter Online, They’re More Likely to Buy the Whole Book
At this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair, new data presented by LibreDigital shows that readers who get access to a sample chapter of a book…
CarMax Sees Rise in Sports Car Searches
CarMax, the largest retailer of used cars in the U.S., says that searches for sports cars rose 6% in September, compared to August. The…
YouTube Promoted Videos Available to Buy in AdWords, Expand to 7 More Countries
Advertisers with video content now have the option of buying Promoted Videos on YouTube with their AdWords account. Need incentive to buy? YouTube says…
LinkedIn Reaches 50 Million Users Worldwide
This morning, LinkedIn reached the milestone of 50 million members. CEO Jeff Weiner says that about 50% of the users are from the U.S.…
Baidu — The SEO Perspective
If China is, or will be, a big piece of your international search marketing plans, start your SEO efforts on Baidu now.
Tips for Organizing Your Landing Page
Address these questions to ensure that visitors can access information on your landing page.
Fraud Fugitive Caught Through Facebook
If you want to live a life of crime, you may not want to add former Justice Department officials to your friends list. This…
A Busy Week Already For Twitter – Fighting the Good Fight
Ok, Twitter has been busy the first two days of this week – two actions by the company itself and one serious use of…
Comcast, Black Arrow Join To Test Dynamic Ad Insertion in VoD
Comcast and Black Arrow have combined to start testing dynamic ad insertion into Video on Demand, it was announced today. This test of new…
SearchDay | Saturating Your Message in Search Marketing
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Saturating Your Message in Search Marketing; Addressing the 'O' in Search Engine Optimization; Search Ad Spend Up…
Social Media Counter: Not Actual But Gives You Thought
Dary P. Hayes, Director of LAMP (Laboratory for Advanced Media Production), has created an interesting social media counter to give people a simulated idea…
Are Search Engine Optimizers Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists?
First of all, a shout out to Joanna Hogan (surfwrite), who asked for my thoughts on the post by Derek Powazek entitled, entitled, “Spammers,…
Not So Fast: Efficient Frontier’s Search Ad Data Paints a Different Picture than SearchIgnite’s
Yesterday, we reported on Search Ignite’s Q3 2009 search ad spend data. The report offered much optimism for the future since they saw a…
Twitter Fights Spam with New Reporting Feature
Twitter is making it easier to fight profiles which users feel are spam. When you’re on the profile that seems very spammy, just look…
Building on iPhone App Success, Dictionary.com Launches Blackberry App
Dictionary.com launched their iPhone app six months ago and over 3 million people have downloaded the app. Now, they’re branching out with a mobile…
Google Building Maker: An Easy Way to Submit 3D Models to Google Earth
Google has just launched a new program called Building Maker. Think of it as Google Sketchup Lite. It’s an easy way to create 3D…
Yahoo! Launches Yodeling Contest for Charity (and Advertising)
Yahoo! is holding a global Yodeling contest. Yes, that’s right, now you have the chance to enter your musical interpretation of the famous Yahoo!…
Saturating Your Message in Search Marketing
Tips to ensure your business controls as many spaces as possible on a search results page.