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SEO Tools 101, Part 1
Getting started in SEO can be overwhelming, but your job can be made easier with the right tools. Here's an introduction to some of…
Jeeves Makes a Comeback in the UK
Ask.com is bringing back Jeeves, the friendly butler mascot that started it all off in 1997. Not only is the icon back, but Ask…
‘Family Guy’ Tops Internal Search List for Hulu
Hitwise has compiled a list of the top internal searches at Hulu.com. The following list is the top 10 searches during the week of…
Digg Pulls Out of Exclusive Ad Contract with Microsoft
Digg is ending its 3 year exclusive online advertising contract with Microsoft a year early, according to ClickZ. Starting in July, Digg will form…
Google Scholar: Online Library or Plagiarist’s Dream
Google Scholar – in beta since 2004 – epitomizes the problems of the internet. It provides easy access to advanced research that can be…
Free Business Websites: Yahoo Dropped, Google Still Offering
Doing a search of some of the older content on Search Engine Watch, I came across an article about Yahoo’s once free business websites.…
When Will There Be A New Google Hacks Released
Every couple of years Google Hacks has been updated since its first greatly received edition in 2003 and the two subsequent updates in 2004…
Space Shuttle Viewing and Other Dangerously Available Information
Some time ago I wrote an article about how terrorists did not need their own satellites when Google Earth and other products are available.…
Facial Recognition Software Being Used To Take Attendance
Facial recognition software has been made popular from various crime shows, but it seems the real thing is now being used to take attendance…
Does Google Really Listen To Its Users?
Three years ago Danny Sullivan wrote two articles ” 25 Things I Love About Google” and ” 25 Things I Hate About Google”. They…
How Local Businesses Can Add Themselves To Google City Maps
Seems Google has added maps of local business locations to many of their search results and have pushed results for search results 4-10 below…
MSN Virtual Earth vs Google Earth APIs
The battle of APIs between Google and Microsoft continues with the two companies’ mapping software – the similarly named earth products seem to be…
Really, Oprah? Ashton Kutcher is the ‘King’ of Twitter? REALLY?
This week’s “race” on Twitter to see who could get to 1 million followers the quickest has gotten on my nerves. I’ve never been…
Google Friend Connect Adds Event Widget
Google Friend Connect has added an event widget to help site administrators harness social media for event planning. When the event gadget is set…
Google Gives More Results Sitelinks, With a Twist
Sometimes when you’re searching Google, the first result will have “Sitelinks” under the main result. Like this: Now, Google is allowing non-first results to…
Want Visibility in Google? Become the Next Sensation on Britain’s Got Talent
Susan Boyle is having the BEST WEEK EVER! As I’m sure you’ve seen by now, Boyle is the next big thing on Britain’s Got…
Skype Dials in to Local Search
The online phone service will spin off as an independent company next year, giving it a greater ability to redefine itself. Local search could…
The Polls are Open for Facebook Governance Voting
In February, Facebook changed its Terms of Service to reflect a very technical change about the way they stored data. The idea was to…
YouTube Offers Movies and Shows; Signs Sony, CBS and More
YouTube has signed deals with Sony Pictures, CBS (parent company of CNET News), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lionsgate, Starz, and the BBC. The deal is part of…
Search Continues to Bring Home the Bacon for Google in Q1 2009
While Google saw an overall decrease of 3% in their first quarter results, as compared to last year’s fourth quarter, their paid search actually…