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Google Sponsored Ads Get Closer to Organic Results in SERPs
Have you noticed anything new with the way Google is displaying its paid search ads on its SERPs lately? According to the Periscopix blog, Google...
Packaging Makes Perfect
Online publishers have a unique set of search marketing challenges compared to most B2B or ecommerce sites, and in an increasingly competitive landscape. One major...
Sitemaps and Internal Links – the 10000 Page Test
Just because someone with a huge following claims this or that, isn’t good enough for me when it comes to knowing whether to implement some...
SEC Filing Reveals Several Safety Clauses for Both Yahoo and Microsoft
It looks like Yahoo has made sure that it is well protected before entering into the search and online ad deal with Microsoft. Information contained...
Google Makes Chrome Faster, Improves its Features
I just got a new MacBook Pro a couple of days ago and have been adjusting and learning to work on the Mac OS X...
Welcome to the New Search Engine Journal
I’m very happy to announce this morning that Search Engine Journal is launching the first of multiple redesign and restructuring phases, which have been underway...
Think Twice Before Changing Your Site URL Structure
With the flood of SEO tips you come across here and there it is easy to become paranoid and screw your site up in an...
Delicious Freshens Up a Bit by Adding Real-Time Feature
Yahoo’s order of battle for today must b “re-engineering” its neglected property. Aside from the enhancements to Flickr’s search result page, Yahoo is also revitalizing...
Flickr Enhances Its Search Results Page
Despite being one of Yahoo’s most successful acquisition, Flickr rarely gets the love and attention from Yahoo. Probably because the Yahoo folks know that Flickr...
How Many PPC Ads Should You Test?
There are many essential ways to improve your AdWords account’s performance, but one of my favorites is ad testing. When I review people’s existing AdWords...
Optimizing the Page Search Results Snippet: On-Page Tactics
Page title is the most visible but not the only element which can make your page listing stand out in SERPs. Your page search listing...
What The Microsoft-Yahoo Deal means for Search Advertisers
Finally, Microsoft and Yahoo came to an agreement and this can literally change the landscape for us PPC advertisers (and SEO). How will deal impact...
Google’s Eric Schmidt Resigns from Apple’s Board
Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt has just stepped down from his position in Apple’s Board. Mr. Schmidt has been with the Apple Board since 2006, five...
Bing Gains 1% Market Share in July, Google’s Share Goes Down
If you’re Google and you know that two of your fiercest rivals have joined forces to beat you, and you just found out that one...
Google Targets Microsoft Office with Go Google Campaign
Here’s what could possibly be Google’s biggest offensive yet against Microsoft. Knowing pretty well that the combined search property of Microsoft and Yahoo will surely...
Google Image Search Gets Some Useful Options
Following up the search options feature which was introduced recently, Google is has now implemented similar option feature to its Image Search property. It’s a...
Microsoft Yahoo Deal Already Reshaping SEO
The search engine landscape has already changed since Microsoft released Bing: all SEOs expected the unexpected; we all knew that Bing was just the first...
Create an Online Store in a Snap Using Google Docs and Checkout
Google has just rolled out the new Checkout Store Gadget currently running under Google Labs. This gadget lets users create their own online stores using...
Yahoo Makes Local Search Results More Useful
Location-based search results are more useful if it provides more information about a specific location. And that’s what Yahoo Local Search is trying to fulfill...
What the Yahoo-Microsoft Search Deal Means to Everyone
Google’s Marissa Mayer said the Yahoo-Microsoft search deal will not be good to industry competition. Specifically, she says that it will hamper innovation. But the...
Why I’m Torn on the Bing Yahoo! Deal
I’ll keep this short since you’re likely approaching Microsoft/Yahoo overload (if you haven’t heard about it yet you’re almost certainly here by mistake, but just...
First Reaction from Google Camp – Search Deal is not Good
With the first step of the much publicized Yahoo-Microsoft search deal already taken, it’s now time to gather up various reactions coming from those who...
Great Headlines, Poor Rankings – Why Clever Headlines Don’t Beat Optimized Title Tags for SEO
Headlines can be powerful. I think most marketers would agree that a strong headline can be both intriguing and enticing, and can help drive a...
Microsoft Yahoo 10 Year Search Deal : Live Blogging of Conference Call
Well the rumor mill can find new ground to breed in. This morning Microsoft and Yahoo held a conference call to announce their having come...
Microsoft, Yahoo Search Deal is Official
As expected, the Yahoo-Microsoft search and online advertising deal is now official. In simple terms, the deal is all about Microsoft powering Yahoo search while Yahoo...
Microsoft and Yahoo Inch Closer to a Search Deal
It looks like Microsoft and Yahoo have finally agreed to a search and advertising deal. AllThingsD is reporting that an announcement will be made between...
Microsoft Bing Yahoo Partnership Supported by Search Engine Industry
As soon as this week Microsoft Bing may be powering the search results and advertising at Yahoo, and an overwhelming amount of Search Engine Journal...
Apple Rejects Google Voice iPhone Apps
Apple has rejected Google Voice applications from its iPhone apps store and for the iPod touch under a ban of the Google Voice products. Despite...
AOL Buys Back 5% Stake from Google
AOL has bought back the 5% stake in its company that Google had purchased back in 2005, when Google started making an invested interest in...
Making the Most of the Press Release: Getting the Idea Viral
A press release is one of the promotion methods that (almost) survived the web 2.0 evolution. The only thing that changed is the focus: while...