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As Goes Google So Goes The Economy?
Forbes just published a piece about “Google as Economic Barometer”. It has some merit and a lot of details. Basically stating “Investors searching Google’s…
Even Google Can’t Save Print Media
Google announced it is discontinuing its print advertising program February 28 and stop running ads March 31. Seems even Google cannot help the slow…
Twitter Passes Digg For Usage, Is Facebook Next?
Seems Twitter may be the “next big thing” in social media. Hitwise reports it has surpassed Digg for usage – but realistically the two…
SEO is Alive and Well and Looking for a Fight at SES London
Yesterday, Mike Grehan wrote a guest comment for Netimperative entitled, “Who says community isn’t search?” According to Mike, “SEO’s glory days are over. And…
SEW Experts: Writing Sales Copy For Conversions, Part 2
Once visitors end up on your landing page, you’re no longer competing for their attention with other Web sites, so change the focus to…
SEW Experts: Is One-Stop Media Buying a Failed Model?
Once merely an afterthought in the media buying process, auction-based media has changed everything for everybody. Or has it? In today’s Searching for Meaning…
SearchDay | The Better You Rank…the Better You Rank!
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Testing Your Online Business Plan; Web Analytics 101; Are Rankings Still Relevant?; and more.
SES Amsterdam, March 16-17 2009
In partnership with Beerens Business Press (BBP) I would like to announce the first ever Search Engine Strategies Amsterdam Forum kicking off this March…
Testing Your Online Business Plan
When a small business fails at search marketing, more often than not the problem boils down to a poorly thought-out business plan. Monetizing a…
The Better You Rank…the Better You Rank!
The more popular your Web site is, the better the likelihood that your Web site will rank. You need to maintain momentum in your…
Method To See If Site Is Banned or Penalized in Google
Marcus Tander – aka Mediaadonis – has discovered a way to check if your site has been penalized or banned in Google. How long…
On a Slow Search News Day: My Google Sauce Dream
My daily search news duties are a bit slow today due to some apparently big government change of power in the nation’s capital. So…
SpokeUp.com: A Smarter Kind of Social Network
When SpokeUp.com launched a few weeks ago, I was a bit confused. Where’s the social voting? Where’s the splashy Web 2.0 design? I gave…
Google Holds, Yahoo Gains Search Ad Share in Q4 2008, According to Efficient Frontier
Efficient Frontier has released a search engine advertising report for the fourth quarter of 2008. They found that Google held onto its 76% market…
AOL Updates Truveo iPhone Video Search App
AOL has released an update to its Truveo Video Search application for the iPhone. Here’s what to expect: Intelligent Query Completion, which assists users…
SEW Experts: Testing Your Online Business Plan
When a small business fails at search marketing, more often than not the problem boils down to a poorly thought-out business plan. Monetizing a…
SEW Experts: The Better You Rank…the Better You Rank!
The more popular your Web site is, the better the likelihood that your Web site will rank. In today’s organic search engine optimization column,…
Updated Google Analytics Code Fixes Rare JavaScript Message
Google Analytics has updated the code snippet that is placed on websites. The update fixes the rare display of a JavaScript message that can…
Search Engine Share Remains Flat Month-Over-Month in December 2008, According to comScore
comScore has released its December 2008 search engine share rankings. Despite a 3% increase in overall searches, the share among the search engines changed…
Live Search Launches News Alerts Service
Microsoft’s Live Search has launched a news alerts service. This service will let users know when a keyword they choose appears on a news…