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SES San Jose 2008: Top Stories from Day 1 of Conference
There have already been more than 65 news articles and blog posts from SES San Jose 2008 – and it’s just Day 1 of…
SearchDay: Tightly-Themed Ad Groups: The PPC Pro Advantage
[TEASE” Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Tightly-Themed Ad Groups: The PPC Pro Advantage; The Evolution of SEO; HelloMetro Wins Trademark for 'Hyperlocal';…
Tightly-Themed Ad Groups: The PPC Pro Advantage
Small, tight ad groups are the key to getting double-digit click-through rates. See exactly how the pros break down long keyword lists into powerful…
Carmax.com Launches Miles Per Gallon Search Feature
After a summer of high gas prices, Carmax.com is helping consumers find used cars that are easier on the wallet. They’ve launched a new…
HelloMetro Wins Trademark for ‘Hyperlocal’
HelloMetro has also won trademark approval for the term Hyperlocal. HelloMetro now uses the term to describe their search results on HelloLocal.com and hopes…
ConnectU Co-Founders Place 6th in Olympics Rowing
Facebook competitor ConnectU’s co-founder twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, placed 6th in men’s pair rowing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Their time was 7:05.58…
Rosetta Translation Launches Website Localization Service
If you want to go global or develop your content in other languages, you’re likely in need of a good translator. But just copying…
VeriSign Now Supports International Domain Names
VeriSign has announced that their SSL certificates will now support International Domain Names (IDN). These domain names display website addresses in local language characters…
SEW Experts: Tightly-Themed Ad Groups: The PPC Pro Advantage
Any serious collector of keywords chooses to display their valuables in Ad Groups. In today’s Profitable PPC column, “Tightly-Themed Ad Groups: The PPC Pro…
A message from Becky Ryan – Social Queen of SES San Jose
“Yayyy!! I will be covering the big Search Engine Strategy Conference 2008 in San Jose! Check back for the best of the best events…
SearchDay: The Evolution of SEO
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: The Evolution of SEO; Google SERP Bias? Google Knols Best; Google Close to 71% of Searches in…
Special Events at Next Week’s SES San Jose
If you are coming to SES San Jose next week, there are several special events in the evenings — after the conference wraps up…
Q&A with Jamie Welsh of 10% Solution
Jamie Welsh, the founder and CEO of 10% Solution, will be speaking at the session on “Non-Profits & Socially-Responsible Companies With Global Interests in…
Google Now Offers AdSense for Feeds
Google is now offering AdSense for Feeds, after announcing that Feedburner would not be accepting any more applications to the Feedburner Ad Network. No…
Google Close to 71% of Searches in July 2008
Google was the recipient of 70.77% of U.S. searches in July 2008, up from 69.17% in June, according to Hitwise. Yahoo and Microsoft continued…
AOL Confirms SocialThing Acquisition
While not yet complete, AOL has confirmed that they will acquire SocialThing. The FriendFeed competitor is still in private beta. No word on the…
Ben Ling Becomes Ex-Ex-Googler
Two days ago, we brought you news that Ex-Googler Ben Ling was leaving Facebook. Now, we know where he’s headed – back to Google.…
Frank Biondi and John Chapple Join Yahoo Board of Directors
In accordance with the terms of the settlement with Carl Icahn, Yahoo has added two more board members to complete the expansion to 11.…
The Evolution of SEO
We've seen a natural progression from back rooms to boardrooms -- from the basement to the mainstream. SEO has not simply shed its dubious…
Google SERP Bias? Google Knols Best
If you need some lift, start dropping pages into Google Knol and Google pages. They show up in the organic results faster than you…