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Hitwise Report Details Downstream Visits from Twitter
After people are on Twitter.com, where do they browse? Hitwise has released a report with data that answers that question and more. Interestingly enough,…
SearchMonkey Now Allows Embedded Rich Media in Yahoo! Results
If you want to have a flash video, game or document appear in Yahoo! results, a new SearchMonkey feature will allow you to do…
Google’s Tim Armstrong Named Chairman and CEO of AOL
Google Senior Vice President Tim Armstrong has been tapped to replace Randy Falco as Chairman and CEO of AOL. “Tim is the right executive…
SearchDay | Assessing the Success of A Promotion
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Assessing the Success of Our Promotion; Yahoo! Search Soars in Japan; Google Launches New Image Search for…
Microsoft Closes adCenter Analytics
Microsoft announced it has closed its analytics program – adCenter Analytics beta – and at the end of the year all current users will…
Is Google Big Brother? 25 Surprising Things Google Knows About You
The e-Justice blog gives a detailed list of how Google collects information about its users. Some of the items on the list only apply…
Court Denies Yahoo Request To Move Trademark Case
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected Yahoo’s bid to move the trademark suit brought by American Airlines in a…
Win a free pass to attend SES NY!
SEO Samba is featuring a Twitter contest and the winner receives a free pass to attend SES New York! Details featured here: https://cli.gs/social-marketing
Jason Calacanis Offers $250,000 For Twitter Suggested Spot
Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis has offered Twitter $250,000 to appear in the suggested users area that newly signed up members see when they first…
Google Checkout Dropping Fee Breaks For Advertisers
Google Checkout – a PayPal-like service – launched in 2006 announced it will be raising its fees in May 5. The official blog stated:…
Google Launching GrandCentral As Google Voice
Google is launching GrandCentral – that they purchased in 2007 for over $50 million – as Google Voice. The product is like Skype, a…
Assessing the Success of Our Promotion
Did Search Engine Watch readers vote for their favorite promotion ideas? Was my link building promotion a success? Did you win a $25 gift…
Yahoo! Search Soars in Japan
Searches on Yahoo! sites grew 13% year-over-year in January – in Japan. Google sites, including YouTube grew just 5%. There is a caveat. This…
LinkedIn Rolls Out Update to DirectAds
LinkedIn has experienced great success not only as a social network for career professionals but also in their monetization, normally a struggle for social…
Google Maps Releases Instructional Video for Local Business Center
Google allows local businesses to provide content for their listing on Map search. Business owners can do so through the Local Business Center. But…
Google Launches New Image Search for iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android
iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android users in the US, UK and Japan are getting a brand spanking new image search from Google. Now image…
SearchDay | What Should You Do When You Get Canned?
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: What Should You Do When You Get Canned?; Improve Conversion Efficiency with Demandbase; Google Beta Tests Interest-Based…
What Should You Do When You Get Canned?
Change is inevitable. You never know when you might encounter the folks you work with again and in what capacity. What goes around often…
Improve Conversion Efficiency with Demandbase
Increasing conversion efficiency should be the goal of every Web site publisher. Regardless of what you're trying to accomplish with the sit, having a…
Google Reprices Stock Options for 15,000 Employees
Google has repriced the stock options for 15,642 employees (out of about 20,000). All employees were eligible for the program that ended this past…