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Will Google Ads Target Live Chats and Messenger Conversations?
I’ve always believed that the day that online advertising can target live conversation, online advertising will hit the ROI pinnacles it deserves along with pissing...
Gmail Turns On Offline Mode through Google Gears
Gmail Labs has just activated a new feature which it should have rolled out a long time ago – offline access. That means that if...
Obama White House Adds Google Exec to Head Social Media Project
Google’s role in the Obama White House has stepped up a notch, with the hiring of a former Google Executive to head a new social...
Yahoo Leaving Santa Clara Offices : Vacating 400,000 Sq. Feet
Yahoo will be packing up and vacating 400,000 sq. feet of office space in Santa Clara, which are located near Mission College off of Highway...
Google Rolls Out Measurement Lab for Gauging Internet Performance
…At Google, we care deeply about sustaining the Internet as an open platform for consumer choice and innovation. No matter your views on net neutrality...
Track Your Keywords with Yotify
Yotify is a new service that lets you track keywords across multiple platforms and sites. The site offers a bunch of customization options and alert...
Despite 4Q Revenue Losses, Yahoo’s New Chief is Still Optimistic
First some highlights of the Yahoo numbers for 4Q 2009 and Full-Year 2009 financial report. Total revenues decreased by 1 percent in Q4 with $1,806...
10 Ways Journalists and Newsrooms Can Conquer SEO
A few weeks ago Sean Polay, Audience Development Director at Ottaway Local Media Group asked me to speak to his editors about writing headlines that...
How to Create a Killer List
I have previously shared my thoughts on creating lists for link bait. The main premise behind that post is: no matter how people might be...
5 Critical AdWords Reports for Optimal PPC Optimization
1. ROAS reports For Revenue-Based Accounts For whatever strange reason, AdWords will give you ROAS (return on ad spend) in the Reporting Center, but not...
Obama Weekly Video Address Powered by Google & YouTube
The White House’s website, now redesigned into a more social media friendly blogging platform at 12 noon on January 20th, the day of the Obama...
Twitter Gets $250 Million Valuation : But How Will it Earn Revenue?
Twitter, which has still not taken steps to monetize its API based microblogging social network nor add the Twitter search box to its web based...
Unable to Change Googlebot Crawl Rate via Google Webmaster Tools
Google Webmaster Tools allow you to set the Googlebot crawl rate and make it crawl your site faster. To access the feature: Sign into Google...
As the World’s Internet Population Grows to More than 1B, Google is Still No.1
There are some interesting points that were revealed by the latest comScore statistics on the total global internet audience in December 2008. First, there are...
Against All Odds of 2008, Google Still Gains in Q4
Google has just announced its Q4 2008 financial results and amidst all the numbers and figures, one thing is clear – Google is still earning...
PPC: Is Vertical-Specific Experience Really Necessary?
George Michie just wrote a really cool blog post about PPC RFP’s (requests for proposal). So I was a list of what should you ask...
Clean-up Your Link Profile Before Starting a New Link Building Campaign
One who can now state he is 100% clean and has never broken Google guidelines is a lucky guy. I for one cannot say I...
Yahoo Loses Zimbra Founder But Adds New Anti-Spam Measures
We find a couple of news items coming out of Yahoo this morning, as one of their top executives has left the company only several...
Google Powers NYCgo.com : New York City Info Portal
The City of New York has launched NYCGo.com, an uber-mashup information hub which uses Google Maps and Google Earth to power its local search and...
Britannica 2.0 Adapts Wikipedia Model, Attacks Google SERPs
Britannica president Jorge Cauz is very displeased with the way Google has been displaying pages from Wikipedia on top of its SERPs. Mr. Cauz even...
An Interview with Steve Plunkett: SEO Experimentation Done Right
Steve Plunkett is a well known for his SEO insights. You can follow him on Twitter or view his online resume at LinkedIn. And now...
Google Stops Print Ads Program
Google has just announced that it is closing one of Adwords’ not so popular revenue generating (or the lack of) stream – Google Print Ads....
Watch the Obama Inauguration Live Online
Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States today in an event which is unlike any other inauguration with the many economic...
Obama Whitehouse Staffers Using GMail During Transition
Google received an unofficial endorsement from the Obama Whitehouse this morning as it was reported on the Today show that Whitehouse staffers have not yet...
Create and Distribute Videos Google TV Ads via Spotmixer
Google AdWords is now working with Spotmixer, an online video advertising service which allows advertisers to create video ads (which we used to call commercials)...
Windows Live Search Rolls Out News Alerts Service
The Windows Live Search blog has just announced a new feature that allows users to have news delivered to their email, either daily, twice daily...
YouTube Video Comes to TV via PS3 and Wii
Console gamers who are also fond of watching YouTube videos can now do both activities on their TV sets. YouTube has just rolled YouTube TV...
How to Optimize Your Site for Link Building
Link building takes much time and effort. You might be spending hours daily pursuing links and missing the most important thing: your resource attracts people;...
Google Shuts Down Stale Products, Cuts 100 Jobs
As Google announces some changes in its recruitment policy, it also made some successive announcements regarding the shutting down of several of its products. While...
Google Introduces Some New Features to Adwords Local Business Ads
To make it faster and easier for customers to find businesses when searching on Google Maps, Google Adwords is implementing some new features to its...