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Rep. Barton Suspicious of Google/Yahoo Deal
It turns out that the concern over the Google/Yahoo search advertising partnership is bipartisan. Earlier this month, Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wisc) urged caution in…
Online Advertising Networks Struggle As Industry Growth Slows
Online advertising networks are struggling to make ends meet during a tough economy and a slowdown in industry growth. JellyCloud and Adzilla have shut…
WebmasterRadio Holding Free PR & SEO Webinar Today
If you want to learn how to use PR for effective SEO, the free WebmasterRadio webinar today should be a must view. Registration can…
Blip.tv, DoubleClick Inserting Ads Into ITunes and Other Videos
Blip.tv CEO “Mike Hudack revealed that his company has found a way to dynamically insert ads from DoubleClick into video downloads on iTunes and…
Yahoo Gains Search Share While Microsoft and Google Drop
Bloomberg News reports the monthly search numbers for September have Yahoo gaining while Google and Microsoft have dropped. “Yahoo! Inc. handled a larger chunk…
Yahoo’s New GeoTargeting May Have Some Teething Problems
While many seem happy to see that Yahoo has started geo-targeting, the comments to their blog post about launch problems seem to show early…
Motorola Betting Big On Googles Android
Despite cutting 10,000 jobs, Motorola is betting big on Google’s telephone technology Android, dropping all but three of their phone operating systems, the Wall…
SEW Experts: Landing Pages and the Decision-Making Process
Landing page optimization and testing is a complex activity that requires knowledge of many fields, including usability, copywriting, math, and Web design. In today’s…
SEW Experts: Search Trademark Hobby Kit
Who owns the trademark when it comes to search? A lot of angry litigation stems from the huge dollars that big brands measure from…
Building it Better — Small Business Site Architecture
Businesses built on a strong foundation grow and flourish. Web sites with solid architecture can have stronger search results. If you're thinking about designing…
The Ghosts of SEO Past and Future
When banner ads first came out, there was hardly enough inventory to satisfy advertisers' needs. Paid search and search engine optimization changed all that.…
SearchDay | Small Business Site Architecture
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Building it Better -- Small Business Site Architecture; The Ghosts of SEO Past and Future; Updates for…
New Campaign Management and Editorial Updates for Microsoft adCenter
Microsoft adCenter has released a slew of updates for the fall to aid you in your paid search campaigns. The updates include: Campaign Management:…
Google Reaches Agreement with Authors, Publishers for Book Search
Google has reached an agreement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP), which represented a broad class of authors and…
Baidu Launches C2C Site, Youa.com
Baidu is getting in the consumer-to-consumer (C2C) game (think eBay or indie sellers on Amazon.com) with a new site, Youa.com. In the beginning, 10,000…
Port Your AOL Journal to Blogger
AOL is shutting down its blogging product, AOL Journals. Google wants Journal users to head on over to Blogger to keep their journaling spirit…
SEW Experts: Building it Better — Small Business Site Architecture
Businesses built on a strong foundation grow and flourish. Web sites with solid architecture can have stronger search results. In today’s small business search…
SEW Experts: The Ghosts of SEO Past and Future
When banner ads first came out, there was hardly enough inventory to satisfy advertisers’ needs. Paid search and search engine optimization changed all that.…
SearchDay | Those Mysterious Quality Scores: Fundamentally Simple
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Those Mysterious Quality Scores: Fundamentally Simple; LinkedIn Unveils New Search Platform; hakia Launches Personalized Search Feature; and…
Those Mysterious Quality Scores: Fundamentally Simple
The quality scoring system used for search engine ads is based on a complex group and series of calculations that take into consideration hundreds…