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Go to SES Berlin or SES Chicago for “Three Key Trends”
During the past two weeks, I’ve given you a couple of reasons why you should go to either Search Engine Strategies Berlin or SES…
SearchDay | The Big “O” — Offshoring
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: The Big "O" -- Offshoring; Google Books Settlement: Back to the Drawing Board; Google Does the Local…
AT&T Says Google Voice Restricts Calls; Google Says “Yeah, So?”
AT&T has written a letter to the FCC saying that Google Voice restricts high-priced calls, such as those to rural areas. In such areas,…
The Big “O” — Offshoring
Offshoring is a simple word, but one that elicits strong responses. In a down economy, the case for offshoring is simple. But there are…
Google Finally Does the Local Content Thing with Place Pages
Google Maps has launched a new feature called Place Pages. It aggregates a bunch of content for a given search result and places it…
Google Books Settlement: Back to the Drawing Board
Yesterday, a federal judge delayed the October 7 hearing for the Google Books Settlement. The ruling was in favor of a motion by Authors…
FCC to Meet October 22, 2009 Over Proposed Net Neutrality Principles
The FCC will meet on Thursday, October 22, 2009 regarding the addition of two new net neutrality principles outlined by Chairman Julius Genachowski this…
SearchDay | Sage’s Twitter Promotion Experiment
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Sage's Twitter Promotion Experiment; Bing Continues to Boom, At Google's Expense; Google Mobile App for Windows Mobile…
Google Adds LIFE Magazine to Book Search
Nearly a year after adding LIFE Magazine image archives to its image search, Google is now offering digitized versions of LIFE Magazine through its…
Sage’s Twitter Promotion Experiment
How do people feel about selling or being sold in social media? Is charity one thing, but for-profit something different?
Goby.com’s Local Search Concept: Good Idea, Not Ready for Primetime
Goby.com launched this week, promising to help people find things to do with their spare time or help them find interesting things to do…
Google Mobile App for Windows Mobile Updated with My Location, Search Features
Google has updated its mobile app for Windows Mobile. The update includes My Location, Google Suggest and Search with Maps. My Location gives local…
SearchDay | Do Accents Really Matter in International SEO?
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Do Accents Really Matter in International SEO?; Google Sidewiki Enables Comments for Every Web Site; Facebook and…
Bing Continues to Boom, At Google’s Expense
The August 2009 search rankings by comScore are out and the news continues to be good for Bing. Microsoft sites grabbed an additional 0.4%…
Google Sidewiki Enables Comments for Every Web Site
A new Google Toolbar feature allows web users to read and comment on any and every web site. The feature is called Google Sidewiki…
Do Accents Really Matter in International SEO?
Do search engines these days compensate for accented characters automatically? Some argue that all you need to do is directly place the character in…
Go To SES Berlin Or SES Chicago For “Two Early Birds”
Last week, I told you to go to SES Berlin or SES Chicago for “a ranking in the top three.” This week, I’ll continue…
How To Pimp Your YouTube Channel and Other Miscellaneous Advice
This may seem like shameless self-promotion, but if you read all the way to the bottom of this post, you’ll benefit in ways that…
Recent Google Logos a Nod to H.G. Wells
Since the beginning of September, three mysterious designs have graced Google logos. While Google is usually good at giving clear indication as to why…
Facebook and Nielsen Team Up for New Advertising Initiative
Facebook is entering into a partnership with Nielsen for a new advertising offering on the social network. Dubbed BrandLift, the initiative will use Nielsen’s…