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Viacom Agrees to Skip YouTube Viewing Histories
Despite a court order requiring Google to hand over YouTube user viewing histories, Viacom and Google have come to an agreement where that data…
Twing Search Engine Launches Buzz Graph
Twing.com, a new search engine dedicated to finding information within forums and communities, today announced it has launched new features that can help brand…
Google Extends Webmaster Tools Access Program to Qualifying Hosting Providers
Google is extending the Webmaster Tools Access Provider Program to include more hosting providers. Originally, the pilot program was a partnership with GoDaddy. Now…
Google Website Optimizer Offers $100 AdWords Credit for 60 Minutes of Your Time
Google’s Website Optimizer Tool came out of Beta in April, and practing what they preach, they’re doing some testing. They are looking for a…
Google Launches Election Video Gadget with Transcribed Speech Text
Google has launched a new iGoogle gadget that allows users to search for election videos. The gadget uses speech recognition technology, but it leaves…
Microsoft Gives Their Side of the Latest Yahoo Offer Story
If Microsoft and Yahoo spent half as much time developing search technology as they did battling out the proposed acquisition in the court of…
SEW Experts: Duplicate Content — A True Story
Dealing with sites that steal your content is not fun. But it doesn’t have to be difficult. In today’s organic SEO column, “Duplicate Content…
SEW Experts: Recruiting SEO Talent for Big Sites
Finding an experienced SEO expert is not easy, when most are either in top-level positions at an agency or have their own successful consulting…
SEW Experts: Bernstein Research Predicts the Future of Paid Search
In a full-blown recession, what’s the future of paid search? In today’s Search Engine WarGames column, “Bernstein Research Predicts the Future of Paid Search,”…
Average Search CPC Data by Category for June 2008
Cost-per-click data by vertical category in search in the U.S.
SearchDay: Creating PPC Campaigns: the ‘Live or Die’ Settings
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Creating PPC Campaigns: the 'Live or Die' Settings; Another Microsoft Offer, Another Yahoo Rejection; Now States are…
Americans Watched 12 Billion Videos Online in May
comScore today reported that U.S. Internet users viewed more than 12 billion online videos during May 2008, a 45 percent increase from a year…
Creating PPC Campaigns: the ‘Live or Die’ Settings
Think you know the right way to set up a new PPC campaign? Paying close attention to the details many advertisers miss can position…
Vote WHITE: Yahoo’s Bastille Day Response to Carl Icahn
In language much more formal than his blasting of Icahn and Microsoft in interviews, Yahoo’s Jerry Yang responded — with capital letters — to…
Google Incorporates Code Search Results into Universal Search
In news that is likely to make my software-developer husband happy, Google has incorporated Code Search results into its main search results. Blended search…
Now States are Investigating Yahoo-Google Deal
Just a few weeks after the US Department of Justice formally opened its investigation to the Yahoo-Google search advertising partnership. Now, about a dozen…
Find Free Cash Online with MissingMoney.com Search Engine
This may be the most important blog post you will ever read. UPDATE: One of the hottest Google Hot Trends today is “missing money”…
Google Talks Ranking and Basic SEO Again, This Time on Adsense Blog
Recently, Google’s Matt Cutts gave USA Today readers 5 SEO Tips, which many of our readers found quite basic (albeit good). Then, last week,…
Another Microsoft Offer, Another Yahoo Rejection
Recently, Microsoft and Carl Icahn got quite cozy, and the budding relationship spawned a new Yahoo offer. Despite Yahoo’s insistence that they remain open…
SEW Experts: Creating PPC Campaigns: the ‘Live or Die’ Settings
Think you know the right way to set up a new PPC campaign? In today’s search advertising column, “Creating PPC Campaigns: the ‘Live or…