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Fri Mar 21, 2008

The Google Analytics Benchmarking feature is now live for those users who have chosen to opt in to the program. You can access the data by visiting a site profile and clicking on "Visitors" and then on "Benchmarking (Beta)." Google said that the current...

Fri Mar 21, 2008

I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable, spotting a WebmasterWorld thread that has three members noticing Google Suggest like features on Google.com. Basically, when these users go to Google.com and begin typing in a query, Google begins to offer...

Fri Mar 21, 2008

LinkedIn, with help from BusinessWeek's CapitalIQ, has added a company directory and related factual information to its business network. It's not easy to get to the company directory, which is only accessible to LinkedIn users at the moment. One can't...

Fri Mar 21, 2008

Search has historically been seen as a direct response vehicle and the notion that search is a branding medium has traditionally been met with considerable skepticism by search marketers, albeit somewhat less recently. In an effort to be provocative in...

Thu Mar 20, 2008

Google Blogoscoped reports Google Japan has a new design being pushed out to their users. The new design can be seen at this IP location and contains tab links to other Google properties. Here is a screen capture of the new design: Click to continue...

Thu Mar 20, 2008

This morning I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that users have been spotting explicit pornographic images on Google web search for a search on hot celebrities (warning: before clicking, take caution). The query triggers Google to show an image...

Thu Mar 20, 2008

Markets are riding rollercoasters, central banks are bailing out major financial institutions, inflation is rearing its ugly head, and consumers are apparently pulling back into their shells, but none of this gloom-and-doom is even remotely threatening...

Thu Mar 20, 2008

by Mack Collier If you aren't, you should be!  With close to one million Twitter users (according to TwitDir), businesses are beginning to realize that it's just as important to monitor what members on Twitter are saying about them, as it is...

Thu Mar 20, 2008

The third day of SES NY is now complete. Here is the live blogging coverage I found throughout the day for the event. I'll add any new coverage to tomorrow's recap. Click to continue reading... Read Original Post Here ...

Thu Mar 20, 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: SES NY Day Three Live Coverage RecapThe third day of SES NY is now complete. Here is the live blogging...

Thu Mar 20, 2008

by Manoj Jasra Google Analytics has quickly become one of the most popular analytics software available, additionally there are numerous resources available which deal with configuration, implementation, analysis, and reporting. Below I have...

Thu Mar 20, 2008

For the past 10 years, most search engines have relied heavily on analyzing anchor text, links, and content to determine relevance. But recently, researchers at the top search engines have begun to look at other signals that might indicate search result...

Thu Mar 20, 2008

EveryZing (formerly named Podzinger) is a Boston based company that has announced a suite of products for video search, EveryZing's ezSearch product lets media companies offer their users a single integrated search box for audio, video, images and text....

Thu Mar 20, 2008

Ok, perhaps I'm being a bit provocative here, but sometimes it's the off-topic, off-message, or off-brand content that earns you the most valuable links—links that you wouldn't have otherwise gotten. Those links can really pay the bills, in terms...

Thu Mar 20, 2008

Search marketing is the ultimate seductress. It lures you in with the promise of an interesting, exciting career that can actually pay the bills, but soon you’re regularly pulling 12 hour days with no vacations. There’s intense pressure to achieve high...