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Advanced PPC Optimization Tips for adCenter: Bidding by Match Type

Thoughtful match type bidding can help you immediately realize performance gains by maximizing volume and lowering your costs per click. Here’s a guide to explicit vs. implicit bidding,…

By Marc Poirier · 07 Sep 2011

Industry

FTC Investigation Narrows In on Specific Google Practices

The FTC antitrust probe examining Google has moved past the initial stages. The investigation will now seek evidence to back specific claims…

By Rob D Young · 12 Aug 2011

Mobile

How to Make Sure Check-Ins Don’t Check Out: Five Location-Based Marketing Tips

Planning and learning about the different platforms, options, and dynamics will determine success in the LBM world. As location-aware apps multiply like…

By Ron Schott · 08 Aug 2011

Mobile

Searchable Bing Mall Maps Go Mobile

Bing has expanded their mobile search experience for iPhones, Android, and Blackberry by adding mall maps and map search for 148 malls…

By Thom Craver · 07 Aug 2011

Industry

Patent Absurdity? Google, Microsoft in War of Words Over Android ‘Patent Attacks’

Google condemned "a hostile, organized campaign” being waged through “bogus patents” against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, and Apple. Unfortunately for them, Microsoft…

By Rob D Young · 05 Aug 2011

Industry

Chrome 13 With Instant Pages Launches & How Browser Loyalty Impacts Search

Chrome 13 is out now and features Google Instant Pages. Meanwhile, Chrome continues to gain ground on a global scale, and recent…

By Rob D Young · 03 Aug 2011

Industry

Gmail Man Stages Email Intervention

Earlier this week Google launched a campaign promoting Gmail calling users to stage an 'Email Intervention', and "save your friends from outdated…

By Jonathan Allen · 30 Jul 2011

Development

Bing Announces Schema.org Workshop

The September workshop is described as a "working session" where they will interact, accept feedback and discuss options to make it easier…

By Thom Craver · 29 Jul 2011

Industry

Bing Tests New Home Page “Live Tiles” Design, PPC Ads in Organic Results

A couple noteworthy new tests from Bing have been spotted in recent days. One is a redesigned home page similar to Bing’s…

By Thom Craver · 26 Jul 2011

Industry

Yahoo Q2 2011 Report: Revenue Hurts While Income Grows

Yahoo's second quarter report doesn't look pretty at first glance: GAAP revenue is down 23 percent. However, the operating income for the…

By Rob D Young · 21 Jul 2011

Industry

Microsoft’s Accidental Leak of Tulalip Social Search

Socl.com, a domain name recently purchased by Microsoft, briefly posted a landing page for a service called Tulalip. While it's now been…

By Rob D Young · 20 Jul 2011

Local

Bing Maps Updates Interface and Road Map Style

While Bing has released many competitive features in the past, one of their more successful is Bing Maps. Microsoft is continuing its…

By Rob D Young · 15 Jul 2011

Industry

Google at 92%; Facebook at 54% Industry Share in UK

Google and Facebook are dominant players in their respective fields, but that supremacy is more notable in specific areas. A recent Hitwise…

By Rob D Young · 15 Jul 2011

SEO

Yahoo Site Explorer Fusing with Microsoft Webmaster Tools

Yahoo's Site Explorer, the webmaster tool for those looking to optimize for Yahoo, is destined for a shutdown later this year. After…

By Rob D Young · 12 Jul 2011

Mobile

Google Acquired 11 Companies in 2011, Microsoft Made Biggest Transaction

Berkery Noyes study examines the acquisition and merger tendencies of the online and mobile industry. Beyond a continuing increase in activity for…

By Rob D Young · 11 Jul 2011

PPC

Google AdWords CTR Improves, Yahoo & Bing Both See PPC Spending Increase

A report from Marin Software examines search advertising trends over the last year. Notably, Google CTR is up while Google impressions are…

By Rob D Young · 08 Jul 2011

Industry

Bing and Baidu Team Up for English Search Results

Not much is known regarding the extent of the agreement, but we can confirm that Bing results will be intermingled within the…

By Thom Craver · 05 Jul 2011

SEO

How to Identify & Fix 5 Common Redirect Issues

Are you suffering from incorrect use of the canonical tag? Infinite or multiple redirects? Using 302 instead of 301? Are you linking…

By Simon Heseltine · 29 Jun 2011

Industry

Google Hits the Billion Monthly Unique Visitors Mark

Roughly one in seven people around the world visit Google monthly. How do we know? Google has just become the first company…

By Rob D Young · 23 Jun 2011

Mobile

Bing Releases Slew of New Mobile Features for iOS, Snubs Android

Despite a history of conflict and tension, Microsoft and Apple seem to be teaming up thanks to synergistic services opportunities in Bing…

By Rob D Young · 10 Jun 2011

Industry

Bing Branding Blitz on Xbox

Microsoft is bringing Bing search to the Xbox 360. The new search feature will use Microsoft voice recognition technology and the Xbox…

By Rob D Young · 09 Jun 2011

Local

Bing Maps Changes View of Streetside

Bing Maps announced changes to it's Streetside view in Bing Maps, getting rid of the previous 360 degree panoramic bubbles and flattening…

By Thom Craver · 01 Jun 2011

PPC

Microsoft adCenter Improves Daily Budget

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced they would implement a new daily budget feature for their PPC program. That time for has now…

By Brent Rangen · 31 May 2011

SEO

A Few Simple Tricks to Getting Links on Autopilot

Three strategies you can implement that get links back to your website, such as having a great email signature, including your link…

By Kristi Hines · 31 May 2011

Industry

The Privacy Debate Should be a Conversation

In a perfect world, the debate about privacy matters should be just what social media claims to be: a conversation. What do…

By Bas Van Den Beld · 16 May 2011

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