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Flickr Adding 7 Languages To System Today

Flickr, the photo-sharing community owned by Yahoo!, has added seven languages to their system “to help the global Flickr community more easily explore, find,…

By Frank Watson · 12 Jun 2007

Industry

Google Defends Data-Retention Practices

In response to an E.U. Article 29 Working Party investigation, Google has changed its data retention policies again. Instead of the 18-24 months that…

By Kevin Newcomb · 12 Jun 2007

SEO

Identifying a Google Penalty

Often when a site loses its search rankings suddenly, a webmaster may not know the cause. It could be that the site has been…

By Kevin Newcomb · 12 Jun 2007

Analytics

John Marshall Leaving Clicktracks

John Marshall, founder and CEO of Clicktracks is leaving the company. I learned this today from the Occam’s Razor blog written by Avinash Kaushik.…

By Eric Enge · 12 Jun 2007

Video

EveryZing – Beyond Podcasting

PodZinger, a major multimedia search and advertising platform, has just changed its name to EveryZing , signaling the extension of their market offering beyond…

By Amanda Watlington · 12 Jun 2007

SEO

Web Site Architecture Structured for Success

Proper search engine optimization is not voodoo -- search engines read text. There are many ways to create quality text for both human visitors…

By Mark Jackson · 12 Jun 2007

Industry

Redesigning Your Small Business Web Site

There comes a time in the life span of every small business Web site when one must consider a site redesign. A checklist to…

By Carrie Hill · 12 Jun 2007

Analytics

Younger Folks Like Ads More

Surprise, surprise. As an advertiser, you probably believe that Gen X/Yers are too savvy to be swayed by the singing Alka Seltzer tablet of…

By rumo · 11 Jun 2007

Industry

SEW Experts: Web Site Architecture Structured for Success

In today’s au Natural column, “Web Site Architecture Structured for Success,” Mark Jackson reviews the benefits of creating a search engine friendly information architecture…

By Kevin Newcomb · 11 Jun 2007

Industry

SEW Experts: Redesigning Your Small Business Web Site

In today’s Little Biz column, “Redesigning Your Small Business Web Site,” Carrie Hill offers a checklist to help small businesses considering a site redesign…

By Kevin Newcomb · 11 Jun 2007

Industry

Google Adds Content Network Transparency

Since its Content Network launched, advertisers have been asking Google for a way to get a better idea of where their ads appear, and…

By Kevin Newcomb · 11 Jun 2007

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: June 11, 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 · 11 Jun 2007

Industry

Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 11, 2007

Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.

By Kevin Newcomb · 11 Jun 2007

Industry

Google Partners With Chinese Portal Sina

Despite recent cautionary articles Google has announced a partnership deal with Sina. The Chinese portal is a major player in China and helps Google…

By Frank Watson · 11 Jun 2007

Industry

Google Privacy Practices Under Attack

Privacy International, a London-based privacy watchdog group, has issued a report citing Google’s privacy practices as the worst among large online destinations. None of…

By Kevin Newcomb · 11 Jun 2007

Industry

Atlas Institute: Don’t Just Count the Last Click

A study from aQuantive’s Atlas Institute looks into the effect of overlap of ads, either across publishers or across multiple ad placements. The study…

By Kevin Newcomb · 11 Jun 2007

PPC

Yahoo! Distributing Overture Settlemtent Funds

I received 5 emails from Yahoo today. Upon opening them I found out I was over $11,000 richer. The largess came from claims I…

By Frank Watson · 11 Jun 2007

Industry

SEW Experts: Five Tips for Hiring a Paid Search Agency

In today’s Search Ads column, “Five Tips for Hiring a Paid Search Agency,” Tony Wright gives his list of the five most important questions…

By Kevin Newcomb · 11 Jun 2007

Development

Google’s Ajax Feed API Interview with Mark Lucovsky

Interview with Google technical director Mark Lucovsky about the Ajax Feed API to learn what it was about, and what it means for web…

By Eric Enge · 11 Jun 2007

PPC

Five Tips for Hiring a Paid Search Agency

Have you ever been burned from a bad experience in the management of your paid search campaigns? Or maybe you want to outsource but…

By Tony Wright · 11 Jun 2007