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This Is It: The Most Popular Searches Of 2009 Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm It should come as no surprise that the defining moment of (real-time in particular) search in 2009, came on June 25, the day on which Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died. Overwhelmingly, the number of searches for information about MJ and the... Categories:

Trademark Owners: Get Your New International Domain Names Now! Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm Soon it will be possible to register domain names using local language character sets creating vast new opportunities for marketers - and domain name sellers. Time to act to protect your own domain names and trademarks in the new languages. .... ... Categories:

Ivan`s SEO Tips Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm Here s a collection of SEO tips covering some frequently-asked questions about Google buying and building new websites and building links. You ll almost certainly find something in this grab bag you didn t know before that you can use in your next SEO... Categories:

How a Little Blogging Can Make a Big Difference for the Small Business Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm by Stoney deGeyter Whenever a new medium emerges and becomes the "it" thing. Everyone flocks to it until the next shiny thing comes around and then that becomes the new "it." Inevitably, those on the cutting edge of "it" always decry the downfall of... Categories:

Easy and Inexpensive Mechanics of Creating Your First E-book Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm This is Part 2 in a 3 part series on the Mechanics of Creating Your First E-book. If you missed reading Part 1, read it here: An Introduction to the Mechanics of Writing a World Famous E-book By Guest Writer John Alexander This is not by any means the... Categories:

Head-To-Head: ACAP Versus Robots.txt For Controlling Search Engines Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm In the battle between search engines and some mainstream news publishers, ACAP has been lurking for several years. ACAP — the Automated Content Access Protocol — has constantly been positioned by some news executives as a cornerstone to... Categories:

How Boston.com Made Lemonade Out Of Local Search Lemons Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm I always thought that Boston.com’s local search tool on the site was a model for other newspapers to replicate. However it appears that “local search” on Boston.com was something of a failure. According to a story on the Nieman... Categories:

Free Trip To SMX—Win The 2nd Annual Biggest Search Geek Contest! Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm Want a free ticket to our upcoming SMX West search marketing conference this March 2-4, complete with hotel and airfare? You have the opportunity to score if you’re geek enough. Biggest Search Geek enough, that is. We’re looking forward to crowning... Categories:

Live Blogging The FTC Workshop On Journalism & The Internet Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm I’m at the FTC’s “Journalism & Internet Age” Workshop in Washington DC today, where we’re expecting addresses from Rupert Murdoch and Arianna Huffington, along with Josh Cohen of Google News and a variety of panels. I’ll be on one of... Categories:

World AIDS Day, Google Asks Us To Tweet #RED Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm Today is World AIDS Day and Google, Yahoo and Ask.com all have the red bow on their home pages. In addition, Google has a blog post showing how they are supporting the day and asking everyone to either “include #red to turn your tweets the color... Categories:

Search Month European Edition, November 2009 Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm In Search Month European Edition we bring you a monthly update of European search news, with related links to full coverage. Here’s what happened in November. Germany says Google Analytics is illegal. According to an article in Zeit Online, German federal... Categories:

Four New Signals in Search Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm Search engines are trying to improve search quality by looking at signals such as load time, click data, Web references, and social media. ... Read Original Post Here ... Categories:

That's so 2004: Everything Old Is New Again Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm Taking care of the fundamentals will ensure that your business can withstand the biggest changes. It will also give you the time and resources necessary to pursue the newest and most aggressive strategies to layer on top of a firm foundation. ... Read... Categories:

Of Climategate, Googlegate & When Stories Get Too Long Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm Daily Telegraph writer James Delingpole got worked up yesterday because his colleague Christopher Booker’s story on the “Climategate” scandal mysteriously disappeared from Google. Skullduggery, he pondered? Nothing so dramatic, says... Categories:

Yahoo! Annual Year In Review: 2009 Tue Dec 1, 2009 @ 12:07pm It’s official, the annual release of the Yahoo! Year in Review for 2009 has arrived! Perhaps bigger and better than ever, this year’s Yahoo! roundup includes in-depth pictorials and a slew of popular topics to sort through, as well as some... Categories: