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People Search Makes up 30% of All Searches
Back on May 8th, Google hosted a People Search SIG at their headquarters in Mountain View. Michael Arrington of TechCrunch presided over…
Salesforce.com, Google Partnership Discussions
The Washington Post reported talks between Google and Salesforce.com, a hosted CRM application vendor. This move is another direct challenge to Microsoft,…
Google Adds Neighborhood Search
Google has added a neighborhood search capability for 50 U.S. cities, so a user can search for things like bagels upper east…
Google Cracking Down on AdSense Arbitrage
Several AdSense publishers have received notice that their sites, which are mainly of the AdSense arbitrage/made for AdSense (MFA) variety, are being…
Ego Bidding Gone Wild
What happens when the ego gets in the way of smart bidding and positive ROI? Tony Wright talks about the danger of…
Who Said It…
It’s the Saturday after major ownership changes have been announced in the online ad business. We have heard all the official reasons…
You Can Win On YouTube By Optimizing Comments
Vertical columnist Grant Crowell shares tips for making YouTube work for you as a search marketing strategy.
Microsoft to Acquire AQuantive
It looks like Microsoft wasn’t really missing out on getting 24/7 Real Media after all. This morning, the company announced plans to…
Will Universal Search Drive Growth of Google’s Vertical Search Properties?
I attended the Searchology event at Google in Mountain View this past Wednesday. For those of you who read my article Will…
Interview with YouTube on Partner Program
I recently spoke with YouTube’s Head of Product Marketing Jaime Byrne about the recent expansion of YouTube’s revenue-sharing partner program to include…