SEJ Talks with Marketing Dynamo Bryan Eisenberg
Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of talking with one of the web’s most influential marketing experts, Bryan Eisenberg. The interview you see below is the...
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Phil Butler is theEditor at Everything PR, Argophilia Travel News, and Senior Partner at Pamil Visions PR. He’s a widely cited authority on beta startups, search engines and public relations issues, and he has covered tech news since 2004. Phil wrote in the past for ReadWriteWeb, Mashable, Profy, SitePoint, Search Engine Journal, AltSearchEngines. Follow Phil on Twitter or send him an email at phil [at] pamil-visions [dot] com.
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World Telecom Conference [WCIT] Full of More Than Meets the Eye Fodder
In the latest from the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT 2012) in Dubai, the US, Canada, and the UK have refused signing a proposed treaty...
Latest WCIT 2012 News Foretells of Unfounded Fears
The 12-day World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) being held in Dubai has some proponents of a so-called free Internet worried, but news this morning virtually...
FTC Views Mobile Apps Lacking in Child Friendliness
A report from the FTC released this month, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade”, tells of what may be questionable practices. The...
Search On for Biggest Search Geek
Looking for early morning news and tidbits for you guys today I ran across a contest for SEO’s that looked interesting. Since all the top...
Any Google Search Bias Just Won’t Fly Over Europe
The FTC”s Jonathan Leibowitz is taking home what seems a clear message to the USA from his European counterpart, Joaquin Almunia; “Search bias just won’t fly over Europe.” On...
Kicking the Tires of Mobile Search – Kickvox
A spanking new mobile search app from Toronto-based Kickvox promises smart device users a total departure from the typical desktop experience, and necessarily so. Search technology has...
Generation Y Influence Peaking According to Edelman Study
The results of a study conducted by Edelman, the world’s largest public relations firm, were released today revealing the roles of major brands in the...
November 2012: Best of Search Engine Journal
Like any organization, Search Engine Journal’s value is reflected in the great contributions of the people involved. For all of us here, and for the...
Google Antitrust Fate On the Table This Week
Chief regulators meet in Brussels this week to discuss whether or not Google’s competitive strategies are to be litigated, mitigated, penalized, or ignored. The Chairman of the...
Top Google Help Elves Revealed Before Christmas
Last week Google announced their Top Contributors to the Google Help Forums. For those of you who have had a need of help, there’s a solid chance...
Google Webmaster Tools Security [Status Update]
Status Update: Our Bob Jones reported yesterday on a furvor over Google Webmaster Tools having had serious security issues. Having contacted Google myself, the company’s...
Pingup Closes $4 Million Funding Round – Opens New Sales Door
Just in: Boston based C2B texting innovators Pingup announced having closed a $4 million dollar Series A funding round led by Boston VC firm, Avalon...
Bing Adds Translator App for Windows Phone 8
For Windows Phone users Bing has just released their free Bing Translator app for Windows Phone 8. Continually one of the most popular apps in the Windows...
It’s Cyber Monday – Time for a Monday Meme
Black Friday seems to have brought its fair share of shopping glee, according to Comscore online retail spending jumped 26% to something over $1.04 Billion this...
Has Google Done a “Matrix” Bullet Dodge On the FTC?
If the reports are true, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may not have the ammunition to proceed with an anti-trust case versus Google. Their ongoing...
Bing Webmaster Guidelines and the Import of Script
Bing is being criticized for having waited so long in releasing their Webmaster Guidelines, and even for having over generalized what Bing’s Duane Forrester termed “broad strokes of...
Thanksgiving Eve’s Coolest Black Friday Graphics
Sometime late tomorrow, after the football games and a billion pounds of turkey get consumed, 300 million people will once again start the holiday season....
Federal Judge Slaps Google – Watchdogs Cry “First Blood”
U.S District Court Judge Susan Illston hands down a ruling to approve the FTC’s $22.5-million fine of Google over privacy complaints. However, consumer advocacy groups consider...
Google Developers Get Cognitive Double Dose
Yesterday on the Google Developers Blog, Editor Scott Knaster posted an article about a fascinating new Google Developers Live (GDL) learning tool for absorbing not only...
Marketing Talk: AM Navigator’s Geno Prussakov
In Geno Prussakov’s most recent book, “Affiliate Program Management: An Hour a Day”, the author speaks authoritatively on affiliate marketing management, from planning to optimizing...
Tubifi: Democratizing Mobile Marketing
eMarketeer says mobile display ad spend this year will reach $1.1 billion, with rich media ads accounting for half that. Today’s launch of Tubifi promises high impact, low cost...
Is It Time for Google to Rollback Search?
Grasping the enormity of issues Google is currently involved in, should the web’s dominant search engine throw things in reverse? More importantly, will the FTC...
Google Roundup: JAMs Fast with Chrome, Dumb Phones, and VC Up
There’s been a lot of movement this week by Internet giant Google. Not the least of its most recent announcements, Google Chrome utility and speed...
Marketing Superheroes: Chris Brogan, Big Storyteller Plus
Chris Brogan, the President of Human Business Works, is one of the world’s most respected experts in the space where business meets social. Today, he...
How Is Your Social Style Helping Or Hindering You?
Whether you know it or not, you have your own social style of interaction that just may dictate how successful you are in a number...
Open Graph App Love Growing Still Stronger
It’s no news that apps able to operate across a variety of platforms, or Open Graph apps, offer superb and diverse sharing possibilities. Just the...
Sabre Travel Network versus Travelport: Who Knows What About Being Social?
A Cautionary Tale I’m about to offer you two bits of information. One is probably something you learned a long time ago. The second bit...
Travel Technology Europe & THack – Instigating Creativity
Tnooz THack initiative promotes innovation, momentum, and maybe the “edge” the next great travel giant wants. Tnooz Co-founder Kevin May explores what’s next. Technology touches...
Brains Behind Hakia Introduce SENSEnews Stock Indicator
This morning we received news from SENSEnews announcing a revolutionary tool from the minds that brought the web hakia semantic search. Dr. Riza Berkan, one...