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This Year in Search
We've compiled a list of the most significant search-related events of 2007, as reported by Search Engine Watch.
Search Headlines & Links: December 28, 2007
Want a snapshot of the day’s search marketing news? Here we’ve collected this week’s top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog,…
Search Blogs Awards Voting Is On
Search Engine Journal’s 2007 Search Blogs Awards have been posted, and the voting has begun. The Search Engine Watch Blog has been nominated for…
An Open Letter to Google Engineering: Please Slow Down a Little
We really do love your software. And we appreciate the fact that you introduce valuable new features so frequently. But please: slow down a…
8 White-Hot Trends Lift Local Search in ’08
Magic 8-ball rocks '08 local search trends. Boland calls it in the Kelsey corner pocket.
2007: The Year that Search Grew Up
This year could be defined by social media, blended search, or even the changes in SEO. All told, 2007 is mainly the year that…
Defining Search in 2007
This year could be defined by social media, blended search, or even the changes in SEO. All told, 2007 is mainly the year that…
Poor Market Less Impact On Online Marketing Of Real Estate
The subprime debacle and poor economic growth has not impacted the online marketing of real estate at least as far as online condos sales…
Facebook Search Engine: Livin’ the Vida Local Online
When a global VP of marketing for a multinational company gives me advice, I listen. Brand equity Search Engine Watch Expert Erik Qualman told…
Google Misses the Mark with Reader Shared Items
This might make the folks at Facebook feel better about the whole Beacon privacy fiasco. It appears that even Google can make a mistake,…
A Look at the Top Searches of 2007
OK, so we all know what people are really searching for most of the time. But if you filter out the perennial favorites (most…
Social Search Engine Face-off: Facebook vs. MySpace
Social search crowd roars for Facebook apps. Plus, iGoogle Profiler: MySpaced out? Orkut on the rocks?
SEW Experts: Social Search Engine Face-off: Facebook vs. MySpace
Everywhere you turn, everyone’s abuzz with Facebook, social search, and social networking. What’s all the fuss about? In today’s Brand Equity column, “Social Search…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: December 17-21, 2007
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
YouTube Ads Broadcast Google Laser Targeting: RIP SEM
Google and YouTube have taken the Art of Subliminal Advertising and Science of Behavioral Targeting to new heights. Shown here: a whimsical holiday video…
Large Enterprise SEO: CMS Duplicate Content
For large sites, CMS-created duplicate content obliterates SEO. How to survive.
SEW Experts: Large Enterprise SEO: CMS Duplicate Content
For large sites, CMS-created duplicate content obliterates SEO. In today’s By the Numbers column, “Large Enterprise SEO: CMS Duplicate Content,” Eric Enge shares the…
Interview with Microsoft’s Mike Nichols
This week my interview is with Mike Nichols of Microsoft. We spoke about image search, video search, and celebrity search. With Microsoft’s recent set…
Try A Little Social Media In 2008
Make a resolution: Try participating in social media next year. While your site remains important, your visitors aren’t only finding you through typical search…