Fri Jul 11, 2008

Tired of searching for "Paris" (France) on YouTube and mostly seeing video of Paris Hilton? A new geographic search feature (reported first by NewTeeVee) should take care of that. Video uploading users have been able to geotag videos on YouTube but not...

Fri Jul 11, 2008

In The Trenches is a weekly spotlight of tips, tricks, and news about the tools search engine marketing professionals use to give them a leg up on the competition. Today: News from the search engines, today's in-depth look, "Dynamic Keyword Insertion...

Fri Jul 11, 2008

by Stoney deGeyter While back I wrote an article about how having a search engine friendly website does not make it search engine optimized. The article discussed how many web developers promise to "search engine optimize" the websites they develop....

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Privacy has re-emerged as one of the most pressing and complex issues for everyone online, including search engines, after a sustained period of relative calm. However the rise of behavioral targeting, domestic spying/wiretapping by the Bush...

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Ask announced that Photobucket has put its search box on the site. Photobucket is owned by MySpace parent News Corp., which has a search deal with Google. The Ask deal with Photobucket includes sponsored listings and other ads. Previously web search on...

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Today's search engine marketing news and opinion: What's on your Mind?; Coherency in Landing Page Testing; Google Lively: Comprehensive Guide to Getting Started; and more. Read Original Post Here ...

Fri Jul 11, 2008

by Jennifer Laycock A round up of what Jennifer read and found interesting today on the web. From how questions about Yahoo and Google's algorithms to dropping Technorati rankings to an impressive roundup of thoughts on what makes a social media...

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Over a year ago, Microsoft adCenter launched a quality ranking component to their search ads. That rollout was available to US advertisers, that is, until now. The adCenter blog announced that the UK and Canadian ads will now be based of this...

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Google has historically been criticized for being a black box. But for the past couple of years the company has been trying to be more transparent in key areas (Matt Cutts in particular has been very helpful here). As the latest in a series of such posts,...

Thu Jul 10, 2008

by Mike Moran I took my daughter and two of her friends to Dorney Park in Allentown PA on Sunday, about two hours from our house. It's an amusement park and a water park with roller coasters and lots of other exciting rides. But, you see, I have...

Thu Jul 10, 2008

by Todd Mintz I met Adam at Pubcon 2007 when I randomly sat at the same lunch table as him. I had absolutely no idea who he was but his nametag said he was from Bend, Oregon (I'm from Beaverton) and he seemed like a nice guy, so we exchanged cards....

Thu Jul 10, 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: adCenter Launches Quality-Based Ranking Algorithm In UK & CanadaOver a year ago, Microsoft...

Thu Jul 10, 2008

by Jennifer Laycock A round up of what Jennifer read and found interesting today on the web. From how Google ranks sites to writing effective blog posts to Twitter Zombie attacks, check out half a dozen posts Jen thought you need to...

Thu Jul 10, 2008

by Sage Lewis As you think about your web marketing and what you want to accomplish, remember your American DNA. Your goals for the rest of the year can be achieved but you have to be tenacious and optimistic. Want more...

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Me.dium has introduced a social search engine that blends results from a "real time" index of what people are currently viewing online with Yahoo's full-scale web index. The result is something I've not seen elsewhere—and despite my long time...