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7 Google Updates for the Week Ending June 26, 2009
It’s been another week of mega Google updates. Several have been noteworthy-enough to get their own post. The leftovers are included below: Google Android…
Amazon Pulls the Plug on NC Associates while Google and Apple Enjoy Sweet State Tax Deals
This morning, Amazon Associates in North Carolina are awakening to some bitter news. As of today, their accounts are officially closed. This is anticipation…
SearchDay | Link Marketing Challenges & Solutions
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Link Marketing Challenges & Solutions; Video Search Site Truveo Relaunches; Twitter Growth Tapers Off in May; and…
Ballmer Sees Traditional Media As Dead Men Walking
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sees traditional media as a dying advertising medium and that digital content will be the cause of their demise within…
Yahoo Redesign, Rebranding As “Your Home On The Web” A Call To The Homeless?
Yahoo plans on shaking things up with a new site redesign and a major rebranding effort. One suggested new tagline/motto is “Your Home On…
Google Execs Italian Trial Postponed
The trial of Google executives charged in Italy over the publication of a video on YouTube where a handicapped child was beaten has been…
Twitter Growth Tapers Off in May 2009
It’s been an explosive year of growth for Twitter, with celebrities and the media embracing the microblogging social network. Oprah featured Twitter on her…
Yahoo!’s Hot Jobs to Offer Performance-Based Recruitment Solution
Job search site HotJobs, which is owned by Yahoo!, has announced a new performance-based offering for recruiters. Human resources professionals will now be able…
Google Launches AdSense for Mobile Applications into Beta
If you have a mobile phone where you can download apps, then you may have noticed that some of the apps have ads on…
Video Search Site Truveo Relaunches: How to Leverage Your Brand
Truveo, the video search site acquired by AOL a few years back, has relaunched. Before we get into the details, let’s be clear: Truveo…
SearchDay | Applying Probability to Landing Page Optimization
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Applying Probability to Landing Page Optimization; Your Data or Your Money: Is a Proposed Opt-In Privacy Bill…
But Twitter is no Google
Twitter’s real-time search capability has great appeal to anyone wanting to get the pulse of what people are actually tweeting about. Media entities are…
More Former Yahoo!’s Head to Microsoft; Weiner Upgrades to LinkedIn CEO
The reasons for Microsoft to still consider a deal with Yahoo! diminished even further this week as news broke that three former Yahoo!’s have…
Bing’s Best Match Spotlights Official Sites for Brands
If you conduct a search for a brand, you’re most likely looking for the official site. Bing is separating the official sites out from…
Applying Probability to Landing Page Optimization
In the context of LPO, probability can be viewed as simply taking the best guess given the available information. The more information you have,…
Free Google Webinar – 7 Deadly Sins of Landing Page Design – TODAY 10am PDT
FREE Google webinar on the 7 Deadly Sins of Landing Page Design led by SiteTuners.com CEO Tim Ash will be held on Wednesday June…
Your Data or Your Money: Is a Proposed Opt-In Privacy Bill Really Good for Consumers?
Congress is preparing an opt-in privacy bill for online advertisers, according to Peter Kafka. The effort is led by Rep. Rick Boucher of Virginia.…
YouTube Gets a Slew of Updates Including Wonder Wheel, Improved Advanced Search
YouTube recently released a bunch of updates across the popular online video sharing site. Here they are: Wonder Wheel – You may remember that…
FTC Becoming Online Big Brother, Bloggers To Feel Wrath
Seems the Federal Trade Commission wants to become the regulator of the web. They have weighed in on behavioral targeting and is ready to…
Social Media Show Big Search Jumps, Google Drops For May
The comScore’s monthly numbers show a drop in growth for Google, Yahoo and MSN, yet an increase for social sites Facebook and Craigslist over…