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Windows Live Search Offers Google News Alternative
Windows Live Search has added a News component, according to a report by CNet’s News.com blog. A meme tracker design has been employed for…
Search Startup Announces $25 Million in Second Round Funding
Search startup Cuill has announced $25 million in venture capital as part of a second round of funding. Among those behind the new search…
Blended Search Increases Your Visibility – Jupiter Research
Jupiter’s recent study confirmed what we all suspected: search engine users click specialized content within general search results more than they do within vertical…
It’s Unofficial: Google’s a Monopoly (Googolopoly)
We’ve had our fair share of fun with Google, so we thought you should too. The best original linkbait we’ve seen in a while…
comScore Releases March 2008 Search Engine Rankings
comScore’s March 2008 Search Engine Rankings are in and it will surprise no one that Google continues to dominate the search market. The search…
Lycos Partners with Click Forensics to Improve PPC Quality
One month after Yahoo announced its partnership with Click Forensics, Lycos is announcing a similar agreement with the click fraud firm. Today, at the…
Print Journalists Optimistic…Or Not
A recent survey of journalists found that many thought their publication will continue to exist in its current state. But is the survey sample…
Search and Future Think
The dot-com BS generator meets Futuresearch and the metrics kit hits the brand.
Landing Page Neglect: Are You Losing Money?
In almost every other area of marketing, performance is scrutinized under a microscope as we drill down on mind-numbingly detailed reports. So why are…
Zvents blends local search with current events
One of the companies exhibiting at Ad:Tech San Francisco this week is Zvents, a local search engine company that specializes in things to do…
Is Search Recession-Proof?
While online advertising will probably suffer if there is a recession, I predict search will be the last place from which marketers pull their…
AOL’s Platform-A is Top Ad Network for March
Reaching 9 out of 10 Internet Users, AOL’s Platform-A was the top ad network in March, according to comScore. The network includes Advertising.com, Quigo…
YouTube Videos Now Part of Google Maps Search Mix
If you’ve been wondering if your local business should utilize online video, wonder no more. Google Maps is adding embedded YouTube videos in the…
IndexTools is Made Free by Yahoo
Recently I helped break the news that Yahoo acquired IndexTools. IndexTools has long been one of the industry’s best kept secrets. It’s a really…
SearchIgnite Releases Q1 Search Marketing Data
SearchIgnite has released search marketing spend data for Q1 2008 and the news is good for Yahoo, and so-so for Google and Microsoft. Year-over-year,…
PPC Search Engine ABCSearch Partners with AdWatcher on Optimization
ad:tech San Francisco 2008 gets underway today and a whole slew of announcements are expected to be made at the event. (“Whole slew” is…
When Social Media Content = Great Blog Content
Is great social media content necessarily great site content? Absolutely not! To illustrate, think of posts or articles that you know intuitively would perform…
Boost Search Traffic Conversion Rates with Post-Click Marketing
How does a small business owner boost conversion rates without spending big bucks? Here's an SEO and PPC DisneyWorld example of that's a real…
Destroying the Myths of SEO and PPC
Conspiracy theorists love myths about SEO and PPC. Today, we rip of their tin foil hats and expose the biggest myths about search engine…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: April 7-11, 2008
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week.