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Omniture Buying Visual Sciences

The self implosion of the web analytics space continues as Omniture announced it will be buying Visual Sciences. Visual Sciences, bought by WebSideStory in…

By Frank Watson · 25 Oct 2007

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: October 25, 2007

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…

By Kevin Newcomb · 25 Oct 2007

Industry

Google Meets the Financial Press

Google held an all-day briefing for financial analysts and press yesterday at the Googleplex. If you’re so inclined to listen to the five sessions…

By Kevin Newcomb · 25 Oct 2007

SEO

Size Matters in Social Media

While many social media marketers focus on the big social sites, there can be hidden treasure in “micro communities.” In today’s SearchDay, “Bigger Not…

By Kevin Newcomb · 25 Oct 2007

SEO

A look into the purpose of Google’s “PageRank update”

A lot of blogs have been talking about a PageRank update in progress, but if you look under the covers, it really looks like…

By Eric Enge · 25 Oct 2007

Local

Judy’s Book to be Sold or Shuttered

Local search pioneer Judy’s Book is folding to investor pressure and closing its doors, according to CEO Andy Sack: After 3+ years, our management…

By Kevin Newcomb · 25 Oct 2007

SEO

Solving the Link Building Puzzle: Do or Die – Part 2

When link building is a life-or-death choice, don't take unnecessary risks. You need sage advice.

By Sage Lewis · 25 Oct 2007

Industry

SEW Experts: Solving the Link Building Puzzle: Do or Die, Part 2

When link building is a life-or-death choice, don’t take unnecessary risks. In today’s Link Love column, “Solving the Link Building Puzzle: Do or Die,…

By Kevin Newcomb · 24 Oct 2007

Industry

Developing a Training Plan for In-House SEO

As quickly as the search industry moves and changes, the need for SEO training is ongoing. Without providing the proper tools and training, a…

By Melanie Mitchell · 24 Oct 2007

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: October 24, 2007

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…

By Kevin Newcomb · 24 Oct 2007

Industry

Microsoft Invests $240 Million In Facebook

Seems Microsoft is continuing its push at Facebook. Last year, Microsoft became the banner ad supplier for Facebook in the United States. Today they…

By Frank Watson · 24 Oct 2007

Industry

Page Rank Drops For Popular Digg Sites

Andy Beard reports that following the recent paid link hunt, Google seems to be cleansing their database of sites popular in Digg….. While these…

By Frank Watson · 24 Oct 2007

SEO

Developing an In-House Training Plan

Most companies know they need to do search engine optimization (SEO), so they assign the task to one of their employees who they think…

By Kevin Newcomb · 24 Oct 2007

Industry

Google Offering Online Seminars For Website Optimizer

Google announced yesterday that it will be offering online seminars about their new Website Optimizer program. The first two seminars are scheduled for next…

By Frank Watson · 24 Oct 2007

Industry

AdSense Reporting Problems

A number of forums have noted that Google’s AdSense reporting is having problems. Yesterday webmasters were noticing discrepancies in basic impression numbers between AdSense…

By Frank Watson · 24 Oct 2007

Industry

Get It Right Now by Reading “Do It Wrong Quickly”

Mike Moran’s Do It Wrong Quickly: How the Web Changes the Old Marketing Rules (ISBN-13: 9780132255967) recently published by IBM Press is a must…

By Amanda Watlington · 24 Oct 2007

Industry

Google, Nielsen Establish Strategic Relationship

Google and the Nielsen Company announced the establishment of a multi-year relationship starting with gathering demographic data for the Google TV Ads. Google will…

By Frank Watson · 24 Oct 2007

SEO

Large Scale Link Building

Got a site with tens of thousands of pages? Chasing a lot of long tail terms? If you do, you are probably already aware…

By Eric Enge · 24 Oct 2007

Analytics

Data Segmentation: Web Site Analytics for PPC

Web site analytics: the foundation of search marketing. How to segment data and act on it, rather than stare at charts and graphs.

By Eric Enge · 24 Oct 2007

Industry

Raising Search Standards and the Compliance Bar

New IAB/DMA standards will change the way interactive agencies, SEMcos, and solo search practitioners do business. Here's why you need to know what a…

By Kevin Ryan · 24 Oct 2007