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Google Stockpiling Cash: Storing Nuts For Economic Winter Or Just Plain Nuts?
Seems every time Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt mentions the harsh economic times we are experiencing the company’s stock price drops. Now, following his comments…
Local Search 101, Part 2
If you want to be found in local search, keep an eye on the growing number of local search directories. You should also consider…
Social Media Madness — The Sweet 16, Part 2
In the spirit of College basketball's upcoming March Madness tournament, we've got the second four contenders in the "Sweet 16" of social media. Check…
Google Earth Adds 3D Versions of Santa Rosa and Lucerne
Google Earth has added two more cities to its ever-growing list of 3D locales. Santa Rosa, California and Lucerne, Switzerland can now be virtually…
Utah Legislature Attempts to Regulate Keywords – Again
Kate Kaye at ClickZ.com is reporting that the Utah House has passed H.B. 450, which is another law the state is considering to regulate…
CitySquares Tweaks Their Search (and Rocks Online Reputation Management in the Process!)
Last week CitySquares announced the expansion of their local search to all 50 states. In my coverage of the announcement, I noticed that typing…
Google Website Optimizer Releases Techie Guide
Landing page geeks, get excited. The team Google Website Optimizer has released a Techie Guide to their tool. In order to know what the…
Yahoo! Search Marketing Adds Keyword Suggestion Feature to Help Section
Yahoo! Search Marketing has updated their Help Center to provide keyword suggestions. Industry specific market research is provided for the following niches: Apparel Automotive…
Well, raise my rent. Microsoft is the good guy!
There is a memorable moment in Blazing Saddles, when Sheriff Bart says, “Well, raise my rent. You are the kid.” I had a similar…
SearchDay | Integration in a Decentralized World
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Integration in a Decentralized World; Combating SEO Implementation Paralysis; Matt Cutts Clarifies Google's New Preference of Brands;…
Combating SEO Implementation Paralysis
For many years, SEO consultants and agencies have faced one major challenge, beyond keeping up with ever-changing organic ranking algorithms: lack of implemented recommendations.…
Average Search CPC Data by Category for February 2009
Cost-per-click data by vertical category in search in the U.S.
Guy Kawasaki says Twitter is Marketing Weapon in SES Webcast
Guy Kawasaki and Matt McGowan just finished their SES Webcast. More than 500 people registered to hear them talk about Kawasaki’s new book, “Reality…
Integration in a Decentralized World
As a VP of advertising or CMO, where do you start and end your exploration for communication integration and efficiency? Let's start with the…
AdSense Publisher Sues Google – And Wins
“What if everyone whose account was canceled sued Google?” That’s what a Google litigation paralegal asked the judge in a Palo Alto small claims…
Yahoo! Releases Inquisitor for the iPhone
Last year, Yahoo! acquired the assets for search suggestion plugin Inquisitor. At the time, Inquisitor was a plug-in for Apple’s Safari web browser. Since…
Google Adds Recent Earthquake Info to Search Results
If you do a search for “earthquakes” on Google, now you’ll get info on the most recent earthquake activity. This information is listed at…
Matt Cutts Clarifies Google’s New Preference of Brands
The search world has been abuzz for the past week or two with the news that Google now prefers brands in its search results,…
AOL Turns on One Clicks for Pro Athletes
If you’ve ever wanted to look up a pro athlete’s stats, you know it can take several clicks to find the information you’re looking…
Search Engine Industry has its own Version of March Madness
It’s that time of year again. The search engine industry has its own version of March Madness, squeezing multiple events into the same month.…