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Content? Content. Content!
It's become the mantra for SEOs, and the standard advice for all site owners, regardless of the Web space they're in. It's time we…
Terry Plank of SEMPO Institute Teaching SEO Training Class at SES San Jose
On Friday, Aug. 22, SES San Jose is offering half a dozen Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Training Workshops. Two of them are being offered…
Facebook and Hi5 Lead Global Growth Among Social Networks
comScore has released data showing explosive growth rates for social networking sites Facebook and Hi5 globally, with 153% and 100% respectively. With worldwide social…
Broadband Subscriptions Drop 51%; Cable Sells More than Phone Co’s
Broadband subscriptions dropped 51% since last year, according to data released by Leichtman Research Group. Only 887,000 subscribers were added to a group of…
Google Opens Up Cryptography Toolkit, KeyCzar
Google has released its cryptography toolkit, KeyCzar, into open source. They hope the move aids developers in conducting the difficult task of providing solid…
MIVA Reports $6.5 Million Second Quarter 2008 Loss
MIVA, who yesterday rejected an acquisition bid from online video search engine blinkx, has posted a $6.5 million loss for the second quarter of…
SEW Experts: Proper SEO and the Robots.txt File
There are many good reasons to stop the search engines from indexing certain directories on a Web site and allowing others for SEO purposes.…
SEW Experts: Content? Content. Content!
Content. It’s become the mantra for SEOs, and the standard advice for all site owners, regardless of the Web space they’re in. In today’s…
Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, June 2008
The number of ad impressions by industry and sponsored link impressions by the top placing companies in June 2008.
Yahoo and Google to Launch New Privacy and Ad Capping Features
Yahoo has announced that it will be offering an opt-out function for customized advertising to searchers by the end of the month. The announcement…
Online Publishers Turning to Ad Networks to Sell Unused Inventory
Online publishers are increasingly turning to ad networks to sell unused inventory, according to a study released by the International Advertising Bureau (IAB) and…
Yahoo Snags Search Ad Marketshare Gain at Google’s Expense
Analytics firm Covario says Yahoo gained paid search advertising at the expense of Google in the second quarter of 2008. Covario also said that…
IAC Split Will Occur August 21; ‘When-Issued’ Trading Begins Tomorrow
Ask.com parent company IAC announced last November that they would spin off four of their properties and become 5 separate companies. The other four…
MIVA Rejects blinkx Acquisition Offer
Last week, online video search engine blinkx, apparently feeling inspired by Microsoft, made an unsolicited bid to acquire online advertising company, MIVA. MIVA has…
Video Search Engine Optimization (VSEO) session at SES San Jose
SES San Jose 2008 gets underway in a week. One of the sessions on Day 1 that may draw a crowd is the one…
Google Sits Out Olympic Search Results; Microsoft , Yahoo Take Home Medals
On Saturday night, while watching the Olympics, I learned that there is a British swimmer named Hannah Miley. As a mom of a 10…
Dynamic Keyword Insertion: Friend or Foe?
Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI) can sometimes help improve ad campaign results. But you'd be surprised how often it's a bad move. Indiscriminate use of…
SEW Experts: Dynamic Keyword Insertion: Friend or Foe?
Dynamic Keyword Insertion (DKI) can sometimes help improve ad campaign results. But you’d be surprised how often it’s a bad move.In today’s Profitable PPC…
John McCain Outspending Barack Obama in Search Engine Advertising
According to an exclusive story in the National Journal Online, John McCain has outspent Barack Obama for two consecutive months in search engine advertising.…
SearchDay: Oil and Water? SEOs vs. Content Owners
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Oil and Water? SEOs vs. Content Owners; Getting Vertical Search Right: A Sneak Preview; Google Warns on…