Wed Jul 23, 2008

Click Forensics has released the second quarter results for 2008, showing a slight drop in the estimated click fraud. Last quarter, Click Forensics reported a 16.3 percent rate, they are now reporting a 16.2 percent rate for Q2 of 2008. However, the...

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Click Fraud Rate Mostly Unchanged, Says Click ForensicsClick Forensics has released the second...

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Analysts expectations were low and, depending on the analyst, Yahoo barely met or missed them. According to the press release, "Revenues were $1,798 million for the second quarter of 2008, a 6 percent increase compared to $1,698 million for the same...

Wed Jul 23, 2008

by Jennifer Laycock (SEM Bootcamp articles are no-frills content designed to bring small business owners up to speed on the concepts and techniques needed to market their businesses online.) One of the questions I hear over and over again when I...

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Search for the phrase SEO myths in Google without quotes and you ll get 243 hits. With all the major search engines keeping their algorithms under lock and key and making modifications without notice it s no wonder that false beliefs get...

Wed Jul 23, 2008

There are ways in which Digg is like YouTube: it's the "brand" in a competitive "social news" segment that also features Yahoo Buzz, AOL's Propeller, MySpace News, Reddit, Ask Big News and, by some counts, more than 80 others. Similarly YouTube was the...

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Google, the superbrand and top global brand is also listed on the Better Business Bureaus (BBB) list of businesses as having an "unsatisfactory record." The reason Google has this unsatisfactory rating from the BBB is because Google has failed "to...

Wed Jul 23, 2008

The Live QnA blog announced that the Live QnA question and answer site has been updated with several feature and design releases. Here is a brief overview of those changes: Click to continue reading... Read Original Post Here ...

Tue Jul 22, 2008

It's fairly safe to say: 1) patent law is a mess, 2) patent law is in transition and 3) newer court rulings are reducing the rights of patent holders. But in a very provocative argument, based on recent cases, the PatentlyO law blog argues that new rules...

Tue Jul 22, 2008

The Virtual Earth Blog announced that they have released a bulk of new imagery to Virtual Earth and Live Maps. I am not going to list out all the new locations you can find the new satellite, ortho and bird's eye imagery, but here are a few: Click to...

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Earlier this month, I reported that Google Maps was testing walking directions on a small subset of users. This morning, I noticed that Google Maps now is offering walking directions for all Google Maps users. For example, conduct a search for 200...

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Last week, my friend Chris Bennett at 97th Floor and his brother Patrick at Modern Blue launched a new analytics package called BLVD Status that I am particularly excited about. I was one of the original pre-beta testers and was able to see...

Tue Jul 22, 2008

As Greg noted earlier, Ichan was seeking control of Yahoo's board. Instead, Yahoo and Ichan came up with a compromise, giving Ichan 3 of the 11 seats on Yahoo's board. Eight members of the board will stand for reelection, including Yang. Robert...

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Later this week, I'm diving into developing the agenda for our SMX East search marketing conference that happens in New York this October 6-8. I'm still looking for ideas, and pitching a great session topic is the very best way to end up...

Tue Jul 22, 2008

There's still time to register for Search Marketing Expo - SMX Local & Mobile in San Francisco this Thursday and Friday, July 24-25. Register today and save $200 off the on-site registration rate. For the last couple months, we've been...