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SearchDay | What Is the Desired Conversion Action?
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: What Is the Desired Conversion Action?; StumbleUpon's New URL Shortening Service to Allow Simultaneous Posts to SU,…
Audience for Local Content Accessed by Mobile Devices Grows 51% in a Year
It’s no secret that the mobile internet is on the rise, and accessing local information while on-the-go is growing by leaps and bounds. The…
adCenter Add-In for Excel Out of Beta, Rebranded to Microsoft Advertising Intelligence
adCenter has released its Add-In for Excel out of beta and has given it a brand new name: Microsoft Advertising Intelligence. The tool is…
What Is the Desired Conversion Action?
Understanding your conversion actions is the key to landing page optimization success. Knowing what to measure for different situations can help you optimize your…
Facebook to Give Out User Names at Midnight EST Friday Night
You might need to get home early from the clubs on Friday night. At midnight, Facebook begins giving out user names and you’ll want…
StumbleUpon’s New URL Shortening Service to Allow Simultaneous Posts to SU, Twitter, and Facebook
It’s a conundrum many of us have faced. We have a Twitter account and a Facebook account. We don’t always have the same followers…
CitySquares Offers All Businesses Couponing Opportunity
Local search site CitySquares is now offering all businesses the opportunity to extend coupons to their customers. To take advantage of the opportunity: Go…
SES Toronto 2009 Blog Coverage – Day 2
Check out some of the coverage from Day 2 at SES Toronto: aimClear 4 Video Optimization Experts Dish Killer Tips TechNews.AM Top Stories from…
SearchDay | Are PPC Ads Now Counting in Google Organic Backlinks?
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Are PPC Ads Now Counting in Google Organic Backlinks?; Dear Google Analytics...; Initial comScore Data Confirms Bing's…
Are PPC Ads Now Counting in Google Organic Backlinks?
In the past, I've said there's no direct correlation between editorial rankings and paid advertisements. Well, it seems I was wrong. Paid search really…
Dear Google Analytics…
I'm writing an open letter to the Google Analytics folks on behalf of my small business friends around the Web. We're getting a little…
Initial comScore Data Confirms Bing’s First Week Success
Last week, StatCounter was the first to release data showing Bing doing well in its first week. Now, comScore data seems to corroborate that…
Facebook, Games Rank as Top Canadian Search Terms
Yesterday, we reported on d ata from Hitwise on the length of keywords in Canadian searches. Today, Hitwise has released information on what Canadians…
Google Analytics to Include Bing in Default Search Engine List
Google Analytics is tracking Bing, but it plans further integration of the new search engine soon. While you can currently see Bing as a…
Early Google Adviser, Stanford Professor Drowns
Stanford University professor Rajeev Motwani was found drowned in his pool Friday, the Associated Press reported. Friends told the school news service he did…
SES Toronto 2009 – Day 1 blog coverage
Check out some of the coverage from Day 1 at SES Toronto. Stompernet SEO Course Video Search Expert Gregory Markel to Speak at SES…
New Version of Safari Browser Incorporates Coverflow to Search Web History
Among the many announcements Apple made at the keynote of its World Wide Developer Conference yesterday was a new version of its Safari web…
Top Stories from SES Toronto: Day 1
It wasn’t hard to find the top stories from the first day of SES Toronto. All you had to do was conduct a search…
Are Competitors Clicking on Your PPC Ads?
Almost all advertisers who run PPC campaigns have had the sneaking suspicion that competitors are clicking on their ads. Wouldn't it be interesting to…
Dear CMS: Don’t Hinder My Search Results
Content management systems vary greatly in complexity and cost, but share the same problems when it comes to SEO. If your technology team is…