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Google Forecloses on Mortgage Comparison

Is a new version of Google’s mortgage comparison service in the works? After scaling back the service in November, mortgage comparison went offline earlier this month. Mortgage comparison…

By Danny Goodwin · 22 Feb 2012

Industry

Microsoft Snipes (Only) at Google Over Browser Settings Circumvention Controversy

Microsoft accused Google of circumventing Internet Explorer user settings in a blog post Monday but forgot to mention this information was released…

By Miranda Miller · 21 Feb 2012

PPC

4 Foundational Secrets to Effective PPC Advertising

As you plan your next AdWords campaign, be willing to spend for results, but start by spending your creative energy first. How…

By Howard Jacobson · 21 Feb 2012

Local

Yelp Reviews Aid Local Search Optimization on Apple Siri Results

The hypothesis: Yelp reviews are a primary optimization key for local listings in Siri. Here are the results for one experiment designed…

By Gregg Stewart · 20 Feb 2012

SEO

Enterprise SEO: 4 Trends to Watch in 2012

In 2012, we can expect to see further corporatization of SEO in the enterprise; rich snippets proliferate (and spam); an increasing need…

By Adam Audette · 20 Feb 2012

Industry

Google Accused of Tracking Safari Users

A report says Google was ignoring settings on Safari intended to block tracking tools. Google platforms were reportedly able to log user…

By Shaun Nichols · 20 Feb 2012

Social

Verified Accounts Launch for Facebook VIPs

Facebook has unveiled an authenticated account system which will target accounts of celebrities and popular figures with a large number of subscribers.…

By Shaun Nichols · 20 Feb 2012

Industry

Google, Facebook Offer News Sites Lessons on Ad Targeting [Study]

Only three news sites - CNN, Yahoo News and The New York Times – out of 22 appeared to use high levels…

By Anna Maria Virzi · 20 Feb 2012

Local

4 Localization Tips for Savvy Global Businesses

International websites are a serious game and require serious thought and attention. Here are some top tips on how to tackle the…

By Christian Arno · 17 Feb 2012

Industry

Twitter Makes HTTPS the Default Setting for Users

Twitter will use encryption by default when users sign in. Although Twitter is making HTTPS the default setting for users, you can…

By Gareth Morgan · 16 Feb 2012

Industry

Google Falsely Flagged as Malware by Microsoft

The world’s most popular search engine was falsely identified by Microsoft as malware for four hours on Valentine’s Day due to a…

By Danny Goodwin · 16 Feb 2012

Mobile

App Store Optimization

The arena of app stores is much like the way organic search results used to be. Knowledge on app store optimization can…

By Peter Van Der Graaf · 16 Feb 2012

Social

Social Media Insight from 6 Successful Brands on Google+

Google+ is slowly but surely attracting a more diverse user base and big brands are taking notice. Many have fully integrated the…

By Kaila Strong · 16 Feb 2012

PPC

Spring Forward with Search Strategies for Travel Marketers

We are quickly approaching the travel industry’s high season. Roughly 40 percent of the industry’s annual impression volume takes place between May…

By Dave Ragals · 16 Feb 2012

Industry

DuckDuckGo Hits New Milestone: 1 Million Searches

DuckDuckGo has good reason to quack. The small startup search engine announced that it received more than 1 million searches for the…

By Danny Goodwin · 16 Feb 2012

SEO

Romney, Gingrich Latest to Join the Search Engine ‘Spreading’ Game

Hey, you know what this country needs? Another reason to keep normal people out of politics. Rick Santorum’s icky problem might be…

By Miranda Miller · 15 Feb 2012

SEO

Nomenclature: The Industry Case For and Against SEO

"SEO is dead" is the debate that just won’t die. Last week, Andy Betts inspired us to consider again the role and…

By Miranda Miller · 15 Feb 2012

Analytics

Beginner’s Guide to Google Analytics: What to Track

Before you can do anything else with Google Analytics, you need to understand what you're trying to track and why. Here are…

By Sarah Carling · 15 Feb 2012

SEO

SEO: A Force for Good

Think about what the web would look like without SEOs working to help legitimate sites rank for the terms that they should…

By Simon Heseltine · 15 Feb 2012

Local

How Local Small Businesses are Evolving Their Online Marketing Strategies

Small businesses are merely scratching the surface when it comes to penetrating the web for marketing needs. Are decades-old mom-and-pop businesses finally…

By Tim Judd · 15 Feb 2012

Industry

Google Tries to Diagnose Health Conditions on Symptom Searches

Google is adding a new health search results feature. Whenever you search for a symptom or multiple symptoms of an illness, Google…

By Danny Goodwin · 14 Feb 2012

Industry

Search Engines Crazy in Love on Valentine’s Day 2012

All the major search engines are celebrating Valentine’s Day this year with special logos or pictures on their home pages. In addition…

By Danny Goodwin · 14 Feb 2012

Mobile

Google-Motorola Acquisition Approved in U.S., EU

In a pair of announcements made just hours apart, the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission each announced that the…

By Shaun Nichols · 14 Feb 2012

PPC

4 Ways to Kill Your PPC Health

An agency/client PPC relationship is a lot like a doctor/patient relationship. Both parties are responsible for the health of the campaign, and…

By Melissa Mackey · 14 Feb 2012

PPC

How to Make PPC Count Without Conversion Tracking

Imagine for a second a PPC advertiser’s worst nightmare: You log into AdWords and your keywords, ads and campaigns all have zeros…

By John Lee · 14 Feb 2012

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