Tue Jul 22, 2008

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. Icahn Settles With Yahoo, Joins BoardAs Greg noted earlier, Ichan was seeking control of Yahoo's board. Instead, Yahoo and...

Tue Jul 22, 2008

In this day and age it shouldn t surprise anyone that our reputation matters in the online world too. It is definitely a no-brainer that we should do our best not to ruin our reputation across the virtual world. But we all know that things can go wrong ...

Tue Jul 22, 2008

by Stoney deGeyter Yesterday I started a new series on Destination Search Engine Marketing, discussing the first of the seven building blocks in creating a Destination Website: Expert Information. Before I move on to the second building block I...

Mon Jul 21, 2008

American Airlines Drops Google Trademark Lawsuit from Bloomberg reports that the two sides have settled the search ad legal dispute. Each side has agreed to pay their own legal fees and the terms of the settlement were not disclosed. American...

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Matt Cutts of Google has posted another one of his debunking theories post, this time on the Google Toolbar aiding Google in indexing content. Matt said, "if Ken Simpson is implying that the Google Toolbar led to these urls being crawled, then he’s...

Mon Jul 21, 2008

A picture may be worth a thousand words but you still need the words to get the job done. That s what I found out when I read an article written by Robert Gorell recently about updating a website that sells to a niche audience. If you think you can t...

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Google has moved to the top of another brand survey. This one, in the UK, is based on a consumer survey that involved 1,000 UK brands. Google topped other high-profile consumer brands such as Microsoft, Mercedes Benz, Nike and BMW. Earlier this year,...

Mon Jul 21, 2008

The neverending MicroHoo drama has provided virtual reams of blog posts and endless fodder for speculation. The latest installment involves the question of whether Carl Icahn's proxy battle for control of Yahoo's board will see any success. In case you...

Mon Jul 21, 2008

by Jennifer Laycock I scan a few hundred feeds and read dozens of articles a day so you don't have to. From egommunication to controlling the message online to a great recap of the fundamentals of paid search advertising, check out a roundup of five...

Mon Jul 21, 2008

by Stoney deGeyter Last week I posted a series of articles about Destination Search Engine Marketing. Over the four-part series we asked the questions, do you deserve top search rankings? and what would sudden exposure get you? We then talked...

Sat Jul 19, 2008

In this week's Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Click to continue...

Sat Jul 19, 2008

The Google Webmaster Central Blog posted a video interview created by Juliane Stiller of Search Quality Team. Juliane interviewed Matt Cutts about search spam for the German Google Blog. My favorite question and answer set was when was the first time...

Sat Jul 19, 2008

In a previous article titled New Online Video News Search Study - Is the Business Case Made?, I discussed a DoubleClick Performics study that looked at how consumers interact with online video news, how they use search in the process, and their desire to...

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Tom Churm pinged me about a new tool that he's crafted, Very Recent, designed to pull back top results from "recency search engines," for lack of a better word. Blog search, news search, social news plus Twittering, all in one....

Sat Jul 19, 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: Very Recent & Addictomatic: Finding What People Are Buzzing About Right Now! Tom Churm...