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Wed Aug 26, 2009

In this article we will help you understand the difference between static URLs and dynamic URLs and the benefits of coding search-friendly URLs. We ll also explain why it is important to optimize URLs and how they impact search engine click through rates....

Wed Aug 26, 2009

Darrin Ward noticed Google is displaying a form of Sitelinks in the AdWords ad position. I personally see it myself for a search at Google for [staples.com]. Here is a screen shot: This seems to be some sort of extension of the one line site links or...

Wed Aug 26, 2009

For over two years now, Microsoft’s search engine, has been struggling with a bug where fake referrers would show up in webmaster’s log files, generated by MSNBot. MSNBot is Microsoft’s spider, it has been with them since they first...

Wed Aug 26, 2009

Search and online marking firm 360i published findings from a small but structured test of how the “Caffeine” search infrastructure changes could affect results and ranking on Google. As Vanessa Fox wrote when Caffeine went public earlier this...

Wed Aug 26, 2009

by Stoney deGeyter Many small businesses owners keep a more watchful eye on their search engine rankings than a Trekker keeping up with the timeline changes in the Star Trek universe. Search engine rankings can change for one out of several hundred...

Wed Aug 26, 2009

People will tell you it’s no longer possible to obtain links by asking for them via email. Spend even a little time reading the SEO/SEM blogs, forums, comments, etc., and you’ll find a reasonable and well-meaning  post, something like this...

Wed Aug 26, 2009

Google is now using location-enabled mobile phones that have Maps for mobile installed to improve its real-time traffic data. According to the Google Blog: If you use Google Maps for mobile with GPS enabled on your phone, that’s exactly what you can...

Wed Aug 26, 2009

Results from all over the world have been appearing in Google.co.uk search results pages. Matt Cutts explained this was all good because Google wants to become more relevant and .com results might be more relevant in some cases. But UK SEO's believe there...

Tue Aug 25, 2009

The fact that anyone can post anything online is a mixed blessing. Many companies have found much to their horror that others have posted half-truths or outright lies about them. What can you do if this happens to you or your company This is where...

Tue Aug 25, 2009

Visiting Google today, you might notice a telescope as the Google logo. If you click on the logo, you are taken to a search result on Google for Galileo’s telescope. 400 year ago today, in the year 1609, Galileo Galilei demonstrated his first...

Tue Aug 25, 2009

This morning Yahoo announced that it was acquiring Maktoob.com, “the leading online community in the Arab world.” According to Yahoo the site has an audience of 16.5 million people. The purchase price has been estimated at between $75 and $100...

Tue Aug 25, 2009

I will be living blogging Yahoo’s product call, so please check back here for frequent updates. 2:00pm: Title of the introductory slide is “Connecting You To What Matters Most”. 2:04pm: Still waiting to begin, not sure what the delay...

Tue Aug 25, 2009

Make some space on the real-time search bandwagon for Cuil, which has just added real-time listings to its search results page. As Mashable points out, Cuil seems to be following OneRiot’s lead in that its real-time results are more about the links...

Tue Aug 25, 2009

The ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program hoopla and Congress’ push to infuse it with more ‘cash’ was a fantastic opportunity for big auto manufacturers advertising like mad on TV to reach local buyers online with local dealership offers. Not surprisingly, after a...

Tue Aug 25, 2009

Less than a month after seeming to pull out of the search game by announcing a search outsourcing deal with Microsoft, Yahoo seems to be doing a push to prove it still has search chops. The latest are new user interface changes to search results that...