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Search Presents Challenges for Retailers

In addition to paid search, retailers should pay attention to SEO and shopping search engines, according to a new study from TrafficLeader.

By Kevin Newcomb · 31 Jan 2007

Local

Live From NAA: Local SearchTakes Center Stage

I’m at the Newspaper Association of America Marketing Convention in Las Vegas this week. The general chatter in and around the conference grounds has…

By Michael Boland · 30 Jan 2007

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: Jan. 30, 2007

A selection of stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web: From the SEW Blog: Make…

By Kevin Newcomb · 30 Jan 2007

Analytics

The Lost Arts of Accountability and Relevance?

Search marketers who blame Google’s latest algorithm shift or quality score update for their traffic woes are like brick and mortar store owners blaming…

By Kevin Newcomb · 30 Jan 2007

Industry

Yahoo Site Explorer Gets Updates

Yahoo has updated Site Explorer, its tool for webmasters that shares what Yahoo knows about your site in terms of indexed pages and links.…

By Kevin Newcomb · 30 Jan 2007

Industry

Apple To Pay Bloggers Court Costs

In 2004 Apple started legal proceedings against bloggers who carried information about their ‘Asteroid’ project. In 2005 the courts ruled that bloggers did not…

By Frank Watson · 30 Jan 2007

PPC

Click Fraud Numbers Up, Content Networks Near 20%

A Click Forensics report found 2006 click fraud numbers reached 14.2% overall and 19.2 for clicks from search engine content networks. While high spend…

By Frank Watson · 30 Jan 2007

PPC

Yahoo Keyword Tool Not Dead Yet

Earlier reports that Yahoo’s keyword research tool is being discontinued are not true, according to a Yahoo spokesperson. Apparently, issues with the public Keyword…

By Kevin Newcomb · 30 Jan 2007

Industry

Search guru Danny Sullivan becomes Ad Age Digital’s newest columnist

In yet another sign that search marketing is now mainstream marketing, Ad Age Digital’s newest columnist is none other than search guru Danny Sullivan.…

By Greg Jarboe · 30 Jan 2007

Industry

SEMPO Names Board of Directors Nominees

Lee Odden shares the list of 37 SEMPO Board of Directors nominees, as chosen by SEMPO members earlier this month. Last year’s board members…

By Kevin Newcomb · 30 Jan 2007

Industry

Wikio combines news search, personalization and social media

While I posted a short item about Wikio getting funding a few days ago, Chris Sherman of Search Engine Land has taken a closer…

By Greg Jarboe · 30 Jan 2007

Video

Searchforvideo.com Adds Drop Down Search Functionality

Searchforvideo.com , an online video clip directory which aggregates and indexes references to video clips but does not host or stream online video content,…

By Amanda Watlington · 30 Jan 2007

Analytics

Make ROI Your New Year’s Resolution

Blaming Google for your traffic woes is like a brick and mortar store blaming the city for its traffic. Once they walk through the…

By Bryan Eisenberg · 30 Jan 2007

Industry

Search Headlines & Links: Jan. 29, 2007

A selection of stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web: From the SEW Blog: Keyword…

By Kevin Newcomb · 29 Jan 2007

Industry

Google Fights for Its Trademark

Google has sued serial trademark litigant and self-styled “intellectual property entrepreneur” Leo Stoller for false advertising, unfair competition and RICO violations for claiming that…

By Kevin Newcomb · 29 Jan 2007

SEO

Keyword Research Industry Still Lacks a Clear Choice

Keyword phrase research is perhaps the most important part of any Search Engine Marketing campaign. The ability to pinpoint the phrases used by searchers…

By Chris Boggs · 29 Jan 2007

Industry

February Internet Marketing Seminar in North Carolina

Ron Jones of Symetri is organizing an Internet marketing seminar in Greensboro, North Carolina on February 23, 2007. According to Ron, the seminar will…

By Chris Boggs · 29 Jan 2007

Social

Stephen Colbert to launch IntegrityJustice.com blog

Okay, I admit that I’m posting this one for my kids: David Silverberg of Digital Journal reports that “Stephen Colbert, the tycoon of ‘truthiness,’…

By Greg Jarboe · 29 Jan 2007

Industry

Tribune taps news search engine Topix for classified ads

Mark Walsh of MediaPost Publications reports that news search engine “Topix.net has forged a deal to power general merchandise classifieds on Tribune Company newspaper…

By Greg Jarboe · 29 Jan 2007

Industry

57% of teachers use Internet-based news in the classroom

Robert MacMillan of Reuters reports on a new study by the Carnegie-Knight Task Force on the Future of Journalism Education. The study found that…

By Greg Jarboe · 29 Jan 2007