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Google Buys Appjet & Etherpad
Well, it’s been quite awhile since we heard of any Google acquisition. I can’t even remember what was the last company it bought. But anyway,...
How to Be Logged into Different Accounts on the Same Site
This is an additional post in my series on managing several online identities. This post looks at the 3 ways to be logged in different...
Even Bing’s Downtime is Getting into the Headlines Now
When news came out that Bing went down for half an hour, I personally didn’t give it much thought since I wasn’t using it that...
Google Finance Streams Real-Time News
After putting real-time and streaming quotes to its financial site, Google is again at it, this time adding real-time, self-updating financial news stream to Google...
Google Intros Translated Search Feature
Google will start rolling out a new search feature aimed aimed at bridging the language barrier across web search results. This new feature called, Translated...
Google Analytics Unloads 7 Powerful Features
In case you have not noticed from your Google Analytics account yet, Google has recently added 7 new features into the already useful site traffic...
Google Adds Site Performance Feature to Webmaster Tools
Google’s fascination at making the web faster stretches on to the Webmaster Tools via Site Performance analytics feature. Site Performance which is currently under Webmaster...
Google Makes its Clean Search Portal Cleaner
While the Microsoft folks are peppering the Bing portal with all the bling-blings to make search enticing and attractive to users, Google is doing the...
Microsoft Announces Bing Maps, Mobile App, Toolbar and Visual Search
This could be Bing’s last hurrah for the year, as Microsoft launches Bing Maps in beta while at the same time announces a new Bing...
Yahoo to Connect with Facebook in 2010
Yahoo is about to do what others have been wanting to do for so long now – integrate Facebook in their online service. Just announced...
Google Releases its Zeitgeist 2009, MJ Tops again
Following Bing and Yahoo’s year-end search trend report, Google has also released its search Zeitgeist 2009. As expected, searches for the King of Pop, Michael...
MJ, Twilight Top Yahoo Overall Searches in 2009
After Bing, it’s now Yahoo’s turn to release their list of top searches for 2009. And guess what’s the most searched term in Yahoo this...
Black Friday Searches on Google Increased by 20%
Here’s some more Black Friday-related search statistics to digest. The Google Retail Advertising Blog (Yup, there is such a blog on Google) is reporting that...
Amazon is the Most Visited Website on Black Friday
Now that Black Friday is over and everyone is in the U.S. are probably busy finding the best Cyber Monday deals online, it’s interesting to...
Michael Jackson Tops Bing Searches in 2009
Although a little earlier than usually done by other search engines, Bing has released its top trending topics for 2009. “Michael Jackson” was the number...
Cyber Monday Deals Spark Online Shopping Season
Cyber Monday, the unofficial start of the online holiday shopping season, starts tomorrow after a week of Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping. Cyber Monday follows...
Google Says Spamming Other Sites Can Lower Site Ranking
The Google Webmaster Blog has this short post explaining how abusing sites’ comment fields by putting up comment containing links to the poster’s site can...
4 Tools to Tweet to Multiple Twitter Accounts
Nowadays it is a norm to run more than one blogs as well as Tweet to more than one Twitter accounts. By doing this we...
The Perfect SEO Pitch
Agency side, it’s not unusual to find yourself going up against a fellow SEO agency for new business. What factors will ensure you capture this...
Canadian, Australian Authorities Clear Microsoft/Yahoo Deal
Two down, two to go for the Microsoft-Yahoo search ads deal. Both the Canadian and Australiation anti-trust authorities have just cleared the controversial deal. In...
Black Friday Sales Ads Drive Traffic to Online Retailers
Online stores are probably raving right now with the current traffic spikes that their sites are getting this Thanksgiving week. According to Hitwise, online traffic...
Yahoo Improves its Search Assist Feature
While Google was busy working with more search ads formats, Yahoo on the other hand is busy improving their Search Assist feature. So, today Yahoo...
Product Extensions for U.S. AdWords Advertisers
Google has just rolled out a new feature of AdWords – product extensions which shall be available for all U.S. AdWords advertisers. Product extensions are...
Black Friday Ads Online : Sites to Check Out
Happy Thanksgiving Week to our American readers of Search Engine Journal. This week will be marked with stuffing ourselves on turkey & dressing, watching football,...
Google Product Search Prepares for the Holiday Shopping Season
By now everyone in the U.S. are probably busy looking out for the best consumer electronics deal that various stores, both online and brick and...
Google Acquires Display Ad Startup, Teracent
Black Friday sale is a few days away but Google went ahead on a shopping spree and acquired another company. This time it’s the startup...
SEO Epic Fail: Why Sutter Health Needs Proper SEO
I got a call today from a close friend that one of our other friends had a stroke earlier today and was in the hospital....
Will Microsoft Force Google to Pay for News Content?
NewsCorp’s Rupert Murdoch’s crusade against Google is definitely starting to sizzle. Mr. Murdoch’s assault against Google started last week when he said that he might...
Try Out Chrome OS on a Virtual Machine
So you’ve read all about it, seen all the video materials, the what’s not and what is – of the Chrome OS, that is. What’s...
Your Site Is Badly Indexed? What Can This Mean?
So you appear to do everything right: you have a fair amount of unique content and you seem to update your site regularly and Google...