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Microsoft to Fight Search Spam by Analyzing Email
Here’s a story I missed when it broke. On March 25, Microsoft was awarded a patent it applied for nearly 4 years ago, to…
SEW Experts: Link Building Strategies: Apprentice Edition
Great content is only half the battle. Don’t forget the other half: getting the word out about your great content. In today’s Link Building…
SEW Experts: Bringing the SEO Teacher to You
Besides SEO books, online training, and in-person training, there’s another option for teaching your staff about SEO: bring a consultant to you. In today’s…
Search Headlines & Links: April 9, 2008
Want a snapshot of the day’s search marketing news? Here we’ve collected today’s top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along…
Yahoo to Test Google Ads – Take That, Mr. Ballmer!
Yahoo announced today that it “will begin a limited test of Google Inc.’s AdSense for Search service, which will deliver relevant Google ads alongside…
Making Yahoocrosoft a Reality
The quibbling of two secondary competitors, while another lengthens its lead, has resulted in the downfall of many in the past. This week, I…
USA Today Launches Message-Based Application
While many newspapers struggle to adapt to the web, USA Today is proving that they are one of the ones who get it. Today,…
Why search engine marketers should attend SES Toronto 2008
Search engine marketers on both sides of the Canadian – American border should attend Search Engine Strategies Toronto, which is being held at Metro…
Google Will Not Kill the Agency Star, Says Publicis CEO
While the business model for advertising agencies needs change, Publicis CEO Maurice Levy says that agencies will adapt and not become obsolete. Levy says…
Yahoo Gets Investor Support on Efforts to Fend Off Microsoft
Microsoft’s gamble that Yahoo investors will support their takeover of the search engine may already be backfiring. According to published reports, Legg Mason, Yahoo’s…
IndexTools acquired by Yahoo!
Yahoo has acquired IndexTools, a leading web analytics company. For another take on this, check out Eric Peterson’s post on the topic. As Eric…
How to Measure Customer Satisfaction with Web Analytics
In a world where more Web transactions require multiple site visits, a measurement of satisfaction can tell you the likelihood of a visitor coming…
SEW Experts: Making Yahoocrosoft a Reality
The quibbling of two secondary competitors, while another lengthens its lead, has resulted in the downfall of many in the past. Yahoo and Microsoft…
SEW Experts: How to Measure Customer Satisfaction with Web Analytics
In a world where more Web transactions require multiple site visits, a measurement of satisfaction can tell you the likelihood of a visitor coming…
Yahoo Flickr Flicks: Who’s Got Short Shorts?
Yahoo Flickr launched videos tonight with a press release and a small yellow badge – an asterisk that adds “AND VIDEO” to their tagline:…
Are Library Internet Filters Electronic Book Burning or Child Protection?
The Sacramento Public Library Authority Board upheld the action of the city’s libraries filtering access to the internet on library computers, despite challenges from…
SalesForce, Google “Deep Integration” May Improve Google Analytics
Tech Crunch reported the soon to be launched “deep integration” of SalesForce and Google which they see as SalesForce selling Google services though their…
Blended Search Results Change Searcher Behavior
Search marketers received more evidence this week that universal or blended search results are changing searcher behavior. If you're not yet optimizing your news,…
Others’ Trademark Terms In Meta Tags Illegal: Georgia Court Rules
The 11th Circuit Court of Georgia ruled the use of others’ trademarks in meta tags infringes trademark laws, according to North American Medical Corp.…
Search Headlines & Links: April 8, 2008
Want a snapshot of the day’s search marketing news? Here we’ve collected today’s top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along…