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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Yet another News Corporation executive is talking about Google, and yet again, I feel like they have no concept about how Google interacts with their web pages. Which is frightening, since they’re being very vocal about how they’re supposedly...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

You saw the rumors earlier in the week and we reached out to Google for confirmation of the reported Gizmo5 acquisition. But at the time they didn’t say anything. In fact they said, “We’re always talking to various companies about...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

I’m hearing more and more about “Real-Time Local Search” – that phrase is popping up everywhere; but I’m just not buying the hype that positions it as some amazing new essence that businesses and consumers must embrace… sorry. I...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Day three is just about complete of PubCon Vegas 2009, at least the conference sessions. I thought I share many of the session coverage I found written on the various blogs throughout the day. Here is PubCon Vegas day three coverage: Best of PubCon...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Consumers are increasingly relying on smartphones and other mobile devices to select local businesses and brands. Consider these trends. ... Read Original Post Here ...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Need help marketing a general interest product or service? Here's why you should consider giving second tier ad networks a second chance. ... Read Original Post Here ...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

If you think social media provides value now, just wait. From a developer’s standpoint, Twitter is an exciting application because of the freedom provided through their API. A rogue hacker can download one of the many Twitter libraries, connect to...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Heat mapping tool Feng-GUI helps graphic design and conversion optimization professionals gain that much-needed distance from their work. The tool lets you upload an image and the software returns an attention heat map overlaid on the image—even...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

As a search agency we see many different styles of PPC campaign design, from in-house teams, other agencies, and occasionally running across those from the search engines themselves. Broadly speaking, campaigns can fit into one of two categories: Those...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

You may not have known this but the Microsoft Maps experience in the UK was totally different than in the US. The former was based on multiMap, a company Microsoft acquired in 2007. Here’s what the UK experience looks like with...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Google announced they have made enhancements to their movie search feature. The enhancements include: Detailed movie pages Genre filters New map view Enhanced movie portal page Here are some screen shots of the new movie results from Google: .... ...

Fri Nov 13, 2009

During Google’s third quarter earnings call CEO Eric Schmidt expressed a kind of philosophical objection to corporate stock repurchase programs. But now in the wake of the $750 million acquisition of AdMob Google is going to do its first stock buy...

Thu Nov 12, 2009

With parents and teachers in mind, Google has announced a new feature that lets users lock SafeSearch on the most strict setting. Using the new feature requires users to enter a Google account password, and when the feature is in effect, Google-colored...

Thu Nov 12, 2009

There’s a lot of news today coming out of Bing headquarters, perhaps most notably that the long-rumored partnership with Wolfram Alpha is finally coming to fruition. Bing’s announcement today explains that the collaboration will cover two...

Thu Nov 12, 2009

While Bing is happily rolling out new search features, Microsoft can also smile at the latest search engine market share report from Experian Hitwise. Google is still light years ahead of Yahoo, Bing, and Ask … but Experian Hitwise shows Bing with...