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Interflora Ruling: Trademark Bidding is Fair Game in UK

A ruling has been made on the Interflora trademark case in the UK. The ruling could impact the restrictions on bidding for trademarked terms in Google AdWords. While…

By Rob D Young · 23 Sep 2011

Industry

Microsoft’s Plan to Stop Losing Money on Bing

At the Microsoft financial analyst meeting this month, Microsoft’s Qi Lu presented an argument for how Bing would become profitable – over…

By Rob D Young · 22 Sep 2011

SEO

The 4 Ps of Search Engine Optimization

If there is any one reality to SEO, it’s that there are winners and losers. There are certain qualities that are necessary…

By Guillaume Bouchard · 22 Sep 2011

Industry

Rock the Vote: A Petition to Bring Back Google Sets

While some of Google’s recently discontinued products will live on within other projects, Google Sets wasn’t so lucky. Here are just a…

By Paul Burani · 22 Sep 2011

Social

What Might Google+ Improvements Mean for Marketers?

It’s been about 90 days since the Google+ project began and the proud parents of the bundle of joy are still oooh-ing…

By Kaila Strong · 22 Sep 2011

Mobile

Mobile Landing Page Quality Now Affects AdWords Quality Score On Mobile Ads

Google has announced that mobile landing page quality will soon be a factor in quality score for mobile ads. Who benefits and…

By Miranda Miller · 21 Sep 2011

Industry

Mark Zuckerberg Now Richer Than Larry Page & Sergey Brin on Forbes 400

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rocketed past Google CEO Larry Page and co-founder Sergey Brin on the 2011 installment of the Forbes 400,…

By Danny Goodwin · 21 Sep 2011

PPC

Google +1 Button Coming to Web, Mobile Display Ads

The +1 button is coming to Google display ads to prominently display social network endorsements and user photos on paid advertisements. This…

By Miranda Miller · 21 Sep 2011

Mobile

Google+: Huddles Renamed; New Mobile Features; Loyal Apps Users Unhappy

Huddle has a new name: Messenger. Google also announced some additional mobile features for iOS and Android. And while just about anyone…

By Miranda Miller · 21 Sep 2011

Industry

FTC Investigating if Google Jacked Up AdWords Rates on Microsoft

As Eric Schmidt prepares to testify before the U.S. Senate today, new details are out about the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation. Microsoft…

By Danny Goodwin · 21 Sep 2011

Industry

‘The Power of Google’ Senate Hearing is Must Watch TV Today

"The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?" U.S. Senate hearing today will explore Google search and its business practices. Google’s…

By Frank Watson · 21 Sep 2011

PPC

Is Google’s AdWords Express Right For You?

AdWords Express is an appealing option to small, local businesses on a shoestring budget, but it's important to determine if this is…

By Greg Habermann · 21 Sep 2011

Social

Google+ Adds Search, Google Invites Everyone to Join

Google’s social network is leaving field trial and entering an open beta: anybody can now register. Along with the public release, Google…

By Rob D Young · 21 Sep 2011

Video

Google+ Hangouts Gets Mobile, Broadcasts & More New Features

Google+ Hangouts is getting new features, including the option to video chat from your mobile phone, make a public hangout into a…

By Rob D Young · 21 Sep 2011

Social

Facebook f8: Get Ready for Massive Changes to Profiles, Pages

Facebook has been testing and rolling out new features faster that users can keep up. Expect more changes, including a redesigned profile…

By Miranda Miller · 20 Sep 2011

Social

Facebook Offers Small Businesses $50 in Advertising Credits

At Facebook, former Googler Sheryl Sandberg is aiming to reach out to small businesses. Her plan includes giving out $10 million in…

By Rob D Young · 20 Sep 2011

Mobile

Google Launches Wallet, Impact Still Limited

Google’s near field communications payment system has officially launched. While Google’s compatible devices and available payment options remain limited, Google has indicated…

By Rob D Young · 20 Sep 2011

PPC

PPC Ad Strategies: How to Prepare for the 2011 Holidays

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Green Monday, and Free Shipping Day are just around the corner. With millions in revenue at stake in…

By Jason Tabeling · 20 Sep 2011

Industry

Facebook Traffic to Retail Up 92%, Twitter Shoppers Spend More Than Google

Facebook matey visits t' retail market grew 92% in 12 moons; Twitter squawkers spend more than Google shipmates accord'n t' th' results…

By Miranda Miller · 19 Sep 2011

Mobile

Google Working on Propeller, a Flipboard Doppelgänger

After a failed bid t' buy Flipboard, Google plans t' launch a news an' social reader app o' its own called Propeller…

By Miranda Miller · 19 Sep 2011

PPC

3 New AdWords Tests: Clicks for This Search, Subscribe Button & 10 Links

Thrice unseaworthily new Google AdWords experiments been spotted in th' wild in recent days. One lustily annotates th' number o' “clicks fer…

By Danny Goodwin · 19 Sep 2011

Local

Google Buys DailyDeal in Daily Deals ‘Arms Race’

Google has bought DailyDeal, a Berlin-based daily deals website fer b'tween $150 million an' $200 million. This "Fancy Scallywag!" be th' third…

By Danny Goodwin · 19 Sep 2011

Social

Avast Ye! Talk Like a Scurvy Pirate wit’ Facebook, Twitter n’ Google

This day is International Talk Like A Pirate Day 2011. So, we made 'tis guide to be tellin' ye how to change…

By Jonathan Allen · 19 Sep 2011

SEO

The First 7 Items On Your SEO Audit To-Do List

Have t' complete an SEO audit fer a site in one tide? Here be outlined an approach t' doin' th' best job…

By Eric Enge · 19 Sep 2011

Industry

Searcher Intent: Why Vertical Search is Now Giving Ground to Core Search

Search engines be improvin' th' quality o' the'r results in a way that be helpin' t' fill th' void once created by…

By Eli Goodman · 19 Sep 2011

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