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Bulk Listing Verification Now Available for Google Maps Local Business Listings
Business owners have been able to bulk upload their local listings to Google Maps but have had to verify them individually. Until now. Google…
Google Unveils Quick Search Box for Android
The latest version of the Android SDK (version 1.6) was released earlier this week and one of more significant features included in the update…
Clearsaleing Offers Attribution Index to Help Allocate Marketing Budget
Clearsaleing has launched The American Attribution Index, designed to help online marketers allocate their marketing funds according to the most effective forms of advertising.…
Bing Ads Show Strength in Key Verticals
While Bing's market share has increased overall, it's search ads are proving to be particularly strong in two key verticals: financial services and retail.…
Online Video Streams Increase 41% in August 2009
Nielsen Online has released new online video streaming data for August 2009. In news which should surprise no one, online video streaming is up.…
5 Essential Skills of In-House Link Marketers
Link marketing requires a skill set that combines multiple disciplines. Not every link marketer will excel at all five of these skills, but the…
Confused About Bid Simulator? Let Google’s Chief Economist Explain
Last month, Google launched Bid Simulator in AdWords. The idea behind the simulator is to calculate whether or not spending more or less would…
SearchDay | Granularity in Landing Page Optimization
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Granularity in Landing Page Optimization; Yandex -- the SEO Perspective; Adobe Acquiring Omniture; and more.
Granularity in Landing Page Optimization
Between changing a button color or font size and completely redesigning a landing page, there's a continuum of possible changes to test. Changing the…
Yandex — The SEO Perspective
Yandex understands Russia's market, its culture, and its language. It also stands to benefit from Russia's technical engineers who have been brilliantly keeping up…
Bing Adds Emmy Award Info to Instant Answers
For those of you into the popularity contest prestigious television award ceremony known as the Emmy’s, you can use Bing to keep track of…
Google Acquires reCAPTCHA; Plans to Use Technology for Books and Archives
If you’ve ever had to type in a bunch of funny looking letters and/or numbers when registering for a site or making a purchase…
Want to Move Product this Holiday Season? Offer Free Shipping
Hitwise has released data showing how the term “free shipping” trends over time. Not surprisingly, it tends to spark just before the holidays. Notice…
Aliens Are Using Google’s Crop Circle Logo To Invade Our Computers
Yesterday Google did another of their clever logo mysteries, the crop circle one seen below. But while I was tying it to the latitude…
Go To SES Berlin Or SES Chicago For “A Ranking in the Top Three”
As you plan you schedule for the rest of the year, consider attending SES Berlin, which will be held November 24-25, 2009, and SES…
TC50: Local Search Site RedBeacon Takes Top Honors
The TechCrunch50 has concluded and the winners announced. Best in show went to local search startup RedBeacon. The site has elements of ServiceMagic and…
Twitter Hires exGoogler, FeedBurner Founder Dick Costello as COO
Twitter has hired Dick Costello, former Google executive and FeedBurner founder, as their new COO. Costello left Google in July. As digiday notes: “The…
Adobe Acquiring Omniture
Analytics company Omniture is being acquired by Adobe, according to the Omniture site today. The joint press release stated: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and…
Yahoo Meme Uses Sleeping Dog For Fail Page
Okay so Twitter has the Fail Whale, but Yahoo’s new contender in the social media space Meme has its own version the Fail Dog.…
SearchDay | Redesigning Your Web Site? Don’t Neglect SEO
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Redesigning Your Web Site? Don't Neglect SEO; When and How to Outsource Your Small Business Search Marketing;…