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Advertising Placements by Industry and Top Sponsored Links, March 2007

The industry breakdown of ad placements and unit types and top 25 companies placing sponsored links.

By Sew Staff · 16 Apr 2007

SEO

Google Goes to War on Paid Text Links

Google engineer Matt Cutts posted a series of blog posts on Saturday, attacking hidden links, links in WordPress themes, and paid links. I’m sure…

By Kevin Newcomb · 16 Apr 2007

Industry

Google/DoubleClick Deal Shakes Things Up

As has been widely reported, Google has announced plans to acquire DoubleClick for $3.1 billion. Details from Google can be found in the official…

By Kevin Newcomb · 16 Apr 2007

PPC

One Disgruntled Consumer, One Effective Solution

A story that proves online reputation management isn't limited to organic search. One angry customer can make a big impact on your paid search…

By Tony Wright · 15 Apr 2007

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: April 13, 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 · 13 Apr 2007

Industry

Google to Buy DoubleClick

$3.1 billion — ClickZ has the story.

By rumo · 13 Apr 2007

Local

Getting Found in Local Search

If the intent of your business is to bring customers to your location, considering local search during the site-building and optimization process can bring…

By Carrie Hill · 13 Apr 2007

Industry

Just One Agency Point of View

Chris Boggs kicks off his column on SEM agency issues with an overview of life as an SEM in a big agency, a glossary…

By Chris Boggs · 13 Apr 2007

Local

Ruminations at the Close of SES

A Successful SES New York has come to a close. After catching our breath, there will be lots to write about from the array…

By Michael Boland · 13 Apr 2007

Industry

An Interview with a Google Custom Search Engineer

Over at his Stone Temple Consulting site, Eric Enge has published an interview with Google’s Rajat Mukherjee, project lead for the Google Custom Search…

By Kevin Newcomb · 13 Apr 2007

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: April 12, 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 · 12 Apr 2007

SEO

Search Engines Come Together on Sitemaps Auto-discovery

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Ask.com revealed a new auto-discovery protocol and the addition of Ask.com to the Sitemaps.org group.

By Kevin Newcomb · 12 Apr 2007

Industry

Utah’s Misguided Trademark Protection Act

Last week, technology law blogger Eric Goldman reported on a new law banning keyword advertising in Utah. The law bans advertisers from using the…

By Kevin Newcomb · 12 Apr 2007

SEO

Interpublic Group Acquires Reprise Media

Search marketing agency Reprise Media was acquired by the Interpublic Group, and rolled into its large stable of advertising and marketing services agencies. Reprise…

By Kevin Newcomb · 12 Apr 2007

Industry

Moaning at the Bar

As any attendee at SES will vouch, one of the reasons to attend is to gather and chat with others who understand the peril…

By Amanda Watlington · 12 Apr 2007

SEO

Enhancements to Sitemaps Announced At SES New York

In November Google, MSN and Yahoo! announced that they were all going to support a unified protocol whereby webmasters could notify the search engines…

By Amanda Watlington · 12 Apr 2007

SEO

Respecting Authority Links

Columnist Eric Enge details his approach to getting authoritative sites to link to your Web site, which focuses on building relationships and gaining the…

By Eric Enge · 12 Apr 2007

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: April 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 Apr 2007

Events

SES NY: What’s Really Going On

SES NY is off to a rip roaring start here at the Hilton. Day 2 has begun and the Expo Hall is open. If…

By Matt Mcgowan · 11 Apr 2007

Local

Miva Usurps Google in the Publishing Industry

Here at SES New York, I had the chance to sit down with Alex Vlasto, head of global communications for Miva. The company recently…

By Michael Boland · 11 Apr 2007