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MapQuest Now Optimized for Android
One of the most popular online mapping tools is now optimized for Android, Google’s mobile operating system. AOL-owned MapQuest has announced that it’s now…
Google Friend Connect Launches Recommendation Widget
One of the foundations of the social web is viral content, which is, at its core, based on recommendations. It’s why sites like Digg…
Twelve bloggers blogging about SES Toronto 2009
I know, the above headline above looks like a parody of the Twelve Days of Christmas, and it’s only May! But I’ve seen a…
Is Twitter a Google Killer? Not Yet
The easier a search engine is to manipulate, the less likely it is to deliver quality results. Right now, Twitter Search is just too…
Traffic Referral Share Drops for Paid Search While Organic Gains
Hitwise has new data out showing that the percentage of traffic referrals from paid search compared to other traffic sources has declined in the…
SearchDay | CEOs Should Drink the Social Media Kool-Aid
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: CEOs Should Drink the Social Media Kool-Aid; Search Engine Submission 101; New Search Engine Wolfram Alpha Launches…
Search Engine Submission 101, Part 2
Search engine submission is not a silver bullet that will instantly launch you into higher rankings. Today, submitting XML Sitemaps is not necessary, but…
CEOs Should Drink the Social Media Kool-Aid
Inferior companies and products can no longer hide behind massive marketing budgets. The days of shouting and imposing your message on the masses is…
Search Market Share Remains Stable in comScore’s April 2009 Rankings
comScore has released its April 2009 search engine rankings and things remained relatively stable. The good news is that for 4 of the top…
New Search Engine Wolfram Alpha Launches to Much Buzz
In the 1957 movie Desk Set, Katharine Hepburn plays a researcher at a TV station who feels her job is threatened when Spencer Tracey…
SearchDay | Twitter and Local Search: A Status Update
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Twitter and Local Search: A Status Update; Google AdWords to Allow Trademarks in Ad Text; Google Responds…
Search Plus Display Still Hottest Online Ad Combo in Q1 2009
Yesterday, comScore held its State of the U.S. Online Retail Economy for the first quarter of 2009. Their data showed that search is still…
Google, Microsoft Increase Search Share in Nielsen April 2009 Rankings
Google search grew 7.8% and Microsoft grew 72% in Nielsen Online’s April 2009 search market share rankings. Yahoo! and AOL did not fare as…
Twitter and Local Search: A Status Update
Twitter search brings structure to all the noise with an index of real time conversations. but is the excitement around Twitter causing us to…
Google News Redesigns, Adds YouTube
Google News is celebrating its 7th anniversary with an update to its homepage. There are new color frames around each section of the page.…
“Why Conversion Optimization is Now a Must-Have!” – Free Webinar 5-19-2009
I have been speaking about improving conversion rates for years in my Search Engine Watch regular column as well as conferences and workshops worldwide.…
Cashback Gives Lift to MSN/Windows Live Shopping Search
When Microsoft launched its Cashback program last year, many in the search and tech community snickered. It seemed laughable that Microsoft had to pay…
Google AdWords to Allow Trademarks in Ad Text
Google is issuing a significant update to its policy on Trademarks in AdWords ad text. Trademarks will now be allowed in ad text, in…
Google Responds to Thursday Morning Outages
Google has responded to the outages that affected several of its services in various locations throughout the world. Even though the buzz was big,…
Create Something Newsworthy, Part 3 — Promotions
Promoting your content is more important than ever in our media-saturated world. You're competing with vast amounts of great content.