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Google’s “Click-to-Call” Sees Outstanding Success
Android recently earned the top spot in the world of mobility, but what does that mean for actual company income? Google has been very “hush,...
Globally, Google Takes the “Top Smartphone OS” Position
Here in the U.S., the iPhone’s availability on only one carrier allowed Android to move into the number one position for smartphones — with figures...
Bing Yahoo “Bingahoo” Alliance Shows a Payoff
A white flag of surrender was seen over Yahoo’s once titanic fortress last year as they announced that their advertising would be handled by competitor...
Blekko Comes to Mobile
There’s been plenty of warring in the world of search, and one of the more important territories can be found in mobile devices. Bing has...
Google Open Sources Simian Project
It’s easy to criticize a giant like Google for its practical monopoly, but with the size and various branches comes a visible advantage: Google can...
Google Maps Shuts the Doors on Real Estate Search
Back in July of 2009, Google announced a Maps projects that would allow users to search for the details of local property. This included the...
Blekko Beats Google to Content Farm Bans
Blekko’s project is ambitious, aiming to conquer spam and thereby make its way into the titanic clash with Google and Bingahoo. Meanwhile, Google has responded...
Social Signals in SEO? Who Cares
When smart people interview search engineers and hear a cryptic explanation about a potentially new ranking signal – or review a Google patent application –...
AdWords + AdSense and Click Arbitrage
When I first read this AdWords and AdSense post from the Inside AdWords blog, I was dumbfounded. They are against click arbitrage and have been...
Google Aims to Give Egyptians a Web Voice
The conflict within Egypt has been raging on, with a strong sense of confrontation across all levels. One of the major areas of conflict is...
Google Gives Docs “Easy Justification” and More
Google is certainly no stranger to frequent updates, with their “release early, iterate often” perspective creating both loyal followers and vocal dissidents. However, those updates...
Google Offers YouTube Advertising Course
Google retains a massive vice-grip on the online advertising industry, continuing to grow despite the “threat” of Facebook’s enormous user base. While much of Google’s...
Hotpot Adds Location Photo Sharing
There are dozens of different Google product lines — hundreds, if you count products specific to other countries — but we only keep track of...
Another Security Hole Found in Android
When it comes to security, Google Android has long been the weaker contestant. After all, the simple availability of the code through the open source...
Google’s Intrusive Advertising March Continues
Google’s initial concept for search and content advertising was simple but brilliant: to display highly relevant but non-intrusive ads to their users. But, oh how...
Two Neat New Gmail Features
Like a parent who takes their child out for ice cream after a doctor’s visit, Google has paired its “display ad experiment” in Gmail with...
Bing Adds a Destination Comparison in Travel Search
Bing may not have the biggest portion of the market (in fact, being generous, they have about 10%), but the group they have is fiercely...
Google Censors “Piratey” Searches
Google has been the voice for an open internet, at least as long as the open internet benefits them (you know — like they pretty...
Google Goes Toe-to-Toe with Apple’s “Daily News” Release
While the competition is a little harder to distinguish on web platforms (especially with the broad and somewhat muddled “online advertising” category), Google’s competition in...
Wadhwa on the Search Engine “Spam Wars”
The name “Vivek Wadhwa” gained a much larger recognition after this writer wrote a feisty piece titled “Why We Desperately Need a New (and Better)...
Will Digital Asset Optimization Be the New SEO?
I’ll willingly admit that I’m not always the first to hear of a new term. My first reaction to “have you heard of [insert your...
Battening Down the Hatches for a Link Bait Brainstorm
Creating great link bait is something of an art. Everyone wants to originate that one great piece that goes as a viral as the plague....
Marketing Mobile Apps Effectively
Applications are big, and I mean “sliced bread” big. Not only are they becoming a major part of overall mobile use, but it is becoming...
Paid Links V Content Programs
It all about feeding the Beast! If there’s one topic that is as alive today as it was in year past, it’s paid links. Are...
Into the Mind of a Usability Expert (and SEO!)
An Interview with Peter “Dr. Pete” Meyers Today, allow me to share with you a short Q+A I had with Usability expert and SEO, Peter...
Increase Traffic and Exposure – Step By Step
Whether you are just getting started or have an existing business that you need to infuse some life and growth into, here is a good...
Why You Shouldn’t Rely On (Toolbar) PageRank
*After months of waiting webmasters are excited to finally see the Google toolbar PageRank update. Now, take it easy. And here’s why…* The notion of...
AdWords Negativity Grows to Lists
Lists are great and made even better when they are going to improve your AdWords campaign results and increase your ROI!
Why Many Large Retailers Missed Out On Holiday Sales
Online sales start to kick up on black Friday, the day after thanksgiving. This is typically when online sales start to increase and online retailers...
Google’s Domain
“This guy comes up to me His face red like a rose on a thorn bush Like all the colors of a royal flush And...