http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog Search Engine Marketing Blog, SEO News, Articles & More Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:03:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Matt Cutts of Google has been doing these daily videos, answering questions from the industry and it has been a huge success. You can see many of the videos on the Google Webmaster Help Channel on YouTube. But now, it is your turn to ask Matt questions for ... http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/03/get-google%e2%80%99s-matt-cutts-to-answer-your-questions-2/ Tonight at 9pm ET/PT on CNBC there will be a special premier of “Inside the Mind of Google.” The show will go over how Google got started, how they grew over the years and what challenges they have had recently. Our very own Danny Sullivan is interviewed ... http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/03/get-%e2%80%9cinside-the-mind-of-google%e2%80%9d-on-cnbc-tonight-at-9pm-etpt/ At this point in time there are several great browsers to choose from. At one time it seemed Internet Explorer was set to rule alone. Firefox changed that. And Now Chrome is gaining popularity. And there are others, most notably Safari and Opera. So how do you choose the browser ... http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/03/choosing-a-web-browser/ The holiday season is well on its way in the U.S. with our biggest feast, Thanksgiving, and largest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, behind us. Now, it’s more crucial than ever for advertisers to work like Santa’s elves to ensure their products and/or services land on everyone’s list. ... http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/03/my-video-search-holiday-wish-list/ by Stoney deGeyter I don't consider myself a real blogger. To me, real bloggers don't have jobs, they just get paid for writing about their opinions. Kinda like journalists. I'm just a small business owner that happens to blog on a few times a week. But since my source of income is ... http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/03/how-small-business-owners-can-build-a-blog-without-blowing-the-business/ In what might just be a bit of posturing, Barry Diller told the Reuters Global Media Summit in New York that he’s turned away companies interested in buying Ask.com and thinks consolidation with another search company is the way to go. Diller, the CEO of IAC — Ask.com’s parent company — ... http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/03/diller-backs-off-askcom-sale-talks-consolidation-instead/ After a couple months of testing, Google has confirmed that it’s switching to a home page that fades in as it loads. The rest of the text and links on the home page will only appear when a user moves his/her mouse. During a recent interview with Danny Sullivan, Google’s Marissa ... http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/03/official-google-switches-to-fading-home-page/ Push the conversion rates of your promotions into the stratosphere using these tips. ... Read Original Post Here http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/03/tickets-and-pies/ In the wake of page speed becoming a ranking factor in 2010, Google has announced a new labs feature in Google Webmaster Tools. The new feature is the “Site performance” report under the “Labs” section of the tool. The site performance basically shows you how fast your site loads compared ... http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/02/google-releases-page-speed-report-in-webmaster-tools/ Microsoft has had a collection of mapping tools and assets that haven’t been fully utilized or received the play (or usage) of Google Maps. But in an announcement today Bing Maps breaks new ground in online mapping even as it plays a bit of catch up with Google. First, Bing Maps ... http://sem.findtarget.com/semblog/2009/12/02/bing-maps-steals-the-cool-crown-from-google/