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Flash and HTML Text Copies = Duplicate Content?
There is a thread going in Google Groups about Flash and Getting Indexed. This discussion focuses on techniques for providing search engines an HTML…
Is Social Search All About Consumer Conversations
Adotas columnist Adam Broitman gives an interesting overview of effective marketing methods in social search. His discussion of new industry catch phrases such ‘consumer…
SEO Mind Crime? More Anti-SEO Ignorance
UK marketing firm Warrington Web Works is the latest to declare that SEO is dead. Warrington’s CEO Anthony Fallon is basing this statement on…
Cramer Picks Ask and Yahoo Over Google Short Term
Google is Jim Cramer’s internet darling, but for the short term he announced selling some of your Google stock and taking some of the…
Ning Launches Build-Your-Own Social Network Service
Social networking startup Ning has launched “Your Own Social Network on Ning,” a customizable platform that lets users pick and choose elements to add…
Harry Potter Learns Spell To Stop Ebay
I wonder whether Kramer still considers EBay his number one internet stock (he made this announcement on Mad Money last night) – now that…
Forbes.com Joins Quigo’s Ad Network
On the heels of its glowing review in the NY Times in which it was credited with forcing Google’s hand on transparency of publisher…
Yahoo Adds Another Rep To Help Online Forum Communities
First there was YahooSarah – an online persona who helped forum communities with announcements and assistance with YPN and Panama?Overture issues – now we…
Search Engines Are Allowed to Reject Ads
A Delaware court made it clear that search engines are allowed to reject an ad as part of their protected right of free speech,…
Should You Bring Search In-House?
The decision to bring search marketing efforts in-house is an important topic, requiring serious thought before a decision is made.
Search Headlines & Links: Feb. 26, 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…
Highlights from the SEW Blog: Feb. 26, 2007
Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
Niched Portals and Vertical Search: The Catch Phrases of 2007
Seems 2007 is going to be the year of niched portals and vertical search. Microsoft is buying Medstory, a health information search engine, and…
Mobile Game Site, Hovr, Using Ads to Pay For Free Games
On a twist of the old free internet access, cell phone game provider Hovr is providing free interactive games to downlaod onto your phone…
Google Mixes Videos in Organic Result
Looks like Google is experimenting with including videos in the organic results. Razvan Antonescu while searching in Google for “nightwish videos,” was served a…
Avinash Kaushik Interview
I recently had the opportunity to conduct a phone interview of Avinash Kaushik. Avinash provides his usual clear focus on using web analytics as…
Microsoft Acquires Medical Search Provider
The New York Times reports that Microsoft has agreed to acquire MedStory, Inc., a Foster City based start-up. MedStory has built it’s own search…
Yahoo Finance Carries Article Calling For Semel’s Replacement
Just like the advertisers who cannot filter publisher partner ads, Yahoo Finance is running an Seeking Alpha article calling for the replacement of their…
MSN Rectifies CPC Bug
Microsoft adCenter fixed the bug that boosted many people’s CPC late last week, a company employee said today. All CPC and billing errors have…
NY Times: Google Content Will Report Publishers, Allow Separate Bidding
The New York Times reported today that Google will soon allow advertisers separate bidding for individual publishing partner sites. Citing Kim Malone, director of…