Yahoo Adding Video to Flickr
Yahoo is taking a bold step in its battle against YouTube & Google with the addition of video content to Flickr, Yahoo’s popular photo sharing...
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Accoona Files for $80.5 Million IPO
Accoona, the web & news search engine which also offers an e-commerce service, has filed for an $80.5 million IPO on the heels of its...
Google AdSense with Keyword Suggestion Links
Google AdSense is running some tests on a new creative which serves links under the ad’s copy and traditional contextual advertisements. By way of Blogoscoped...
Google Testing Maps Plusbox in Sponsored Results
Google UK is performing some interesting tests with the integration of local data as provided by Google AdWords on specific local search queries. AccuraCast has...
Google’s Asian Sites Optimized for Broadband
PCWorld has an overview of the testing Google is doing with its Hong Kong, Korean and Taiwan homepages, serving icons and animated graphics which fit...
Matt Cutts on WordPress SEO for Google
Matt Cutts made an appearance at the WordPress Wordcamp on Saturday and discussed SEO for WordPress blogs. Here are some of the highlights: Matt recommends...
Superpages.com Offers Local Video Advertising
Superpages.com has launched a beta trial of local video advertising which allows local small to medium-sized businesses to showcase their products and services via 30...
Google Discontinues Google Maps Click to Call
Google has discontinued its Click-to-Call feature for Google Maps which the company says was a long running experiment. This feature was a long-running experiment, and...
Facebook Buys Parakey, Brings on Firefox Developers
Under the spotlight of acquisition rumor talks, Facebook has started its own agenda of purchasing Internet start-ups with the buying of Parakey, a web to...
SEO Question : Using Articles for Link Building?
This Friday’s SEO Q&A question comes from a website owner who is looking to build backlinks to his site via article distribution. SEO Q&A is...
Yahoo Search Updating Algorithm & Rankings
Yahoo Search is performing another update which will freshen up the result data and has resulted in extra crawling by Yahoo Slurp. The update will...
View Geotargeted Google Ads in Different Countries & Regions with Google Ad Preview Tool
Google’s Inside AdWords blog announced today that AdWords has improved their location targeting on the Ad Preview Tool which now lets users view ads as...
Microsoft adManager Selling Ask.com Sponsored Listings
Microsoft is now selling Ask.com Sponsored Listings via its Microsoft adManager search marketing service. In addition to the MSN adCenter sponsored search ads sold via...
Facebook Growing Faster Than MySpace in the UK?
According to Heather Hopkins at Hitwise, more people in the UK are interested in Facebook than MySpace which may lead to the toppling of MySpace...
Answers.com Buys Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com for $100 Million
Answers.com has agreed to acquire Lexico Publishing Group, LLC, owner of Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com, for $100 million in cash. The transaction is subject to...
MSN adCenter Upgrades with Negative Keyword on Campaign Level
MSN adCenter made some upgrades on Saturday which include the ability to add negative keywords on the campaign level, which apply to all of the...
Glimpse into Google Copy & A/B Testing
Search Marketing has redefined the art of copywriting with the limited and precious space allowed by Yahoo Search Marketing & Google. Now, with the Google...
Google AdSense Mobile Launches in Beta
Google has launched Google AdSense for mobile devices, which is now undergoing beta testing by select mobile publishers. Scott of Self Made Minds reports that...
Umdum Web Directory Acquired by Aviva
The Umdum Web Directory, previously owned by Search Engine Journal Pubishing, has been acquired by Jeff Behrendt, owner of the Aviva Directory. Jeff Behrendt adds...
Google Introducing New Meta Tag for Webmasters
Google will be coming out with a new meta tag for webmasters which identifies pages that have a time restriction or are time sensitive. The...
Google Global Firefox Extension Checks International Google Results
Ever wonder what Google results are served in different countries in both organic and paid search? Have an International or geotargeted Google AdWords campaign running...
Google Banning Ephedra & Ephedrine Ads
The Featured Homepage Discussion today on WebmasterWorld is about Google notifying advertisers that it will no longer run ads for Ephedra or Ephedrine products. Google...
Site Banned in Yahoo Search? Just Pay Yahoo Search Marketing!
Looks like Yahoo Search has an interesting loophole or lack of communication between the quality control at the Search division and the Search Submit sales...
TheFind.com Shopping Search Engine Secures $15 Million in Additional Funding
TheFind.com has secured $15 million in Series C financing led by Bain Capital Ventures. The financing is planned to build new product development, traffic and...
Yahoo & Wayport Partner for Hotel Wi-Fi
Wayport Inc. and Yahoo! have partnered to launch a Wi-Fi portal for the hospitality industry, with localized services provided by Yahoo!. Hotel customers using Wayport’s...
Lack of Quality & Trust Leads to Google Deindexing
Google seems to be taking steps to assure that ‘Made for AdSense’ sites which are unfocused, decentralized and give no real value to the searcher;...
7 Things Yahoo Does Better than Google
They’re an opinion piece from the Marc and Angel Blog which compares Yahoo & Google and appears to be making it to the Digg homepage...
Diversify Your Search Marketing Campaign : 11 Alternatives to Google AdWords
During the Search Engine Strategies Miami conference last month, when a representative from Yahoo Search Marketing was taking questions, one attendee asked “Why should I...
MSN adCenter Defines Low Quality, Non-Billable Clicks
MSN adCenter is reporting on and defining low quality clicks and standard quality clicks within their system and taking the extra step to help fight...
Yahoo Search Marketing’s International Advertising Obstacles : Accounts & Currency
Yahoo Search Marketing Panama is currently expanding in the UK, specific EU countries, & Japan while the company plans to launch their new Panama interface...
4 E-Commerce Digital Marketing Strategies For 2022
Forbes
January 11, 2022
If you manage e-commerce digital marketing campaigns, these strategies can save you time and help grow your traffic, sales and your bottom line. See More
Eight Ways Businesses Are Adopting Innovative Streaming During Social Distancing
Forbes
May 20, 2020
Streaming video technology is more important than ever. See More