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Fri Aug 28, 2009

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. Google Holy Water: Yahoo...

Fri Aug 28, 2009

Those with BT broadband in the UK have noticed that the Yahoo/BT portal at bt.yahoo.com has a new search technology provider. You would guess that if Yahoo would replace their own search technology, it would be in exchange for Bing, in light of the...

Fri Aug 28, 2009

May it please the Italian court. Google does not ban newspapers that opt-out of Google News from being in Google at all, as a new complaint from Italian publishers alleges. It’s not actually a court that’s going to ponder this allegation....

Fri Aug 28, 2009

Google’s Marissa Mayer tweeted about Google’s official ASCII logo. The neat and geeky part is that the way you can see this Google ASCII logo is by searching in google for [ascii art]. Give it a try, and you will see the logo at the top left...

Fri Aug 28, 2009

If it sometimes seems that there’s no rhyme or reason to the various tools and products Google adds to its properties, this one will change your mind a bit: Google has (finally, some would say) brought together its local business listings with...

Fri Aug 28, 2009

When do web searchers have commercial intent? What types of search queries do they try before actually making a purchase? .... Read Original Post Here ...

Fri Aug 28, 2009

A few years ago, I never would have been thinking about what Paid search wasn’t good for. Clicks were cheap, ROI was through the roof, and I was one of the biggest Paid Search evangelists out there. I attended an American Association of...

Fri Aug 28, 2009

Some clients see search as a static landscape, something to treat with a "set it and forget it" mentality. But a look at the latest search headlines shows that search is incredibly innovative, and something you need to constantly manage. ... Read Original...

Fri Aug 28, 2009

All sites must address technical infrastructure, content and linking strategies. For large e-commerce sites, some problems in these areas are magnified due to the size and complexity of their sites. ... Read Original Post Here ...

Fri Aug 28, 2009

The Google AdWords API announced the new beta version of the AdWords API, i.e. API v2009, is available for all advertisers to give a try. Google first released the beta just about two months ago, as a limited beta. Now, any advertiser can sign up at...

Fri Aug 28, 2009

Google launched Google Health back in February 2008. Today, Google is integrating Google Health content into the search results via the classic OneBox section of the page. You should be able to see the Google Health OneBox for medical related searches,...

Thu Aug 27, 2009

In the age of social media, marketers are not controlling the message. So the next time you have a promotion, ask yourself what you can do to get people talking about it. ... Read Original Post Here ...

Thu Aug 27, 2009

by Stoney deGeyter Search engine rankings are always in flux. In my last post I mentioned three things that can cause your search engine rankings to change. 1) Your site changes, 2) a competitor's site change, or 3) the search engine algorithm...

Thu Aug 27, 2009

Here is some information on four upcoming conferences that will interest many of our readers: Searchonomics, PPC Summit and Semphonic’s X Change. Pandia readers get a 10% discount on PPC Summit and four lucky Pandia readers get a free ticket to...

Thu Aug 27, 2009

The NY Times blogs about an interesting lawsuit between online mortgage lead generator LendingTree and one of its partners Mortech, Inc., which is allegedly about to help Google launch a LendingTree-like loan aggregation or mortgage lead-gen service....