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ChaCha Taps Localeze for Local Biz Listings
Answers search service expands offering to create more comprehensive experience. You may have used ChaCha to text a question and get a direct answer back a few minutes…
Kenshoo Branches Out with New Local Search Management Platform
Kenshoo is known for their enterprise search marketing technology, but the company is hoping to make its mark in an emerging niche:…
Yahoo Integrates Local Results into Results for Broad Keywords
Yahoo! has a new update that serves up some personalization into search results. Let’s say you’re searching for pizza. You’ll now get…
SearchDay | Mobile Search Discovers a New Path
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Mobile Search Discovers a New Path; There Are No Search Rock Stars; New Filters Added…
SearchDay | What Is Your ‘R’ for ROI in Social Media?
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: What Is Your 'R' for ROI in Social Media?; International SEO 101; Yahoo! Unveils First…
CitySquares Offers Local Feeds for Online Publishers
Local search site CitySquares has rolled out new local feeds for online publishers. This is a great feature to place on your…
Google Finally Does the Local Content Thing with Place Pages
Google Maps has launched a new feature called Place Pages. It aggregates a bunch of content for a given search result and…
Google Mobile App for Windows Mobile Updated with My Location, Search Features
Google has updated its mobile app for Windows Mobile. The update includes My Location, Google Suggest and Search with Maps. My Location…
Local Search Changing with the Seasons
Even though the seasons are changing, the changes are never very drastic. Change happens over a period of time. The same holds…
Managing Your Global Search Program
Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all organizational or operational model for managing a global search marketing program. But there are some rules of…
Google Adds Images Next to Maps in Location-Based Universal Search Results
Google has updated the universal search results for location-based queries. Now, next to the map included at the top of the search…
AOL Goes for Local with the Acquisition of Patch and Going
AOL is making local a core part of their business model. And it’s a worthy goal. Local searches grew 58% in 2008…
CitySquares Offers All Businesses Couponing Opportunity
Local search site CitySquares is now offering all businesses the opportunity to extend coupons to their customers. To take advantage of the…
SearchDay | Twitter and Local Search: A Status Update
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Twitter and Local Search: A Status Update; Google AdWords to Allow Trademarks in Ad Text;…
Microsoft Integrates Photosynth with Virtual Earth
Last year, Microsoft introduced Photosynth, which creates 3D images by using multiple images “stitched” together. A few months later, Photosynth search was…
SearchDay | We’re All Convertibles, And It’s Time to Take the Top Down!
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics; PPC Landing Pages: Surprising Examples; Is Yahoo on the Verge…
SEW Experts: Searching for Something to Watch
TV and search are converging. Finding something good to watch could soon be more like online search, and less like browsing through…
SEW Experts: The Big Picture — Well-Rounded SEM for SMBs, Part 3
In past weeks, we discussed some ways to drive traffic to a small business Web site and get their marketing message in…
SearchDay: Don’t Hire a Butcher to do a Baker’s Job
Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: Don't Hire a Butcher to do a Baker's Job; Small Business Owners Need Twitter and…
SEW Experts: Think Universal, Act Local
Much of the discussion around Universal search, or blended search, focuses on video and images. In today’s Vertical Search column, “Think Universal,…
Social Media Meets Local Search
Despite the growing traffic to social networks, local search tools for users of those sites are surprisingly few and far between. That…
Kelsey Group Predicts Growth in Interactive, Directional Ads
Interactive advertising revenue in the U.S. will grow from $22.5 billion in 2007 to $62.4 billion by 2012, according to a new…
SEW Experts: Universal Pictures: Optimizing Video for Search
We hear a lot about universal search and how it will keep SEO professionals on their toes with constantly evolving ranking algorithms.…
The 411 on Local Search Data for Business
Is your local search data accurate? Here's how -- and where -- to update your local search listings.
SEW Experts: Online Reviews: Tips, Tricks, and Secrets for Advertisers and Publishers
The importance of reviews and ratings – positive and negative – can’t be overstated in local search. In terms of consumer motivation,…
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