Archive for August, 2010

Eye Tracking Study Shows Importance Of Search Snippets

2010/08/25

A new eye tracking study done in Spanish by Mari-Carmen Marcos and Cristina González-Caro at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and published July 2010 (Spanish PDF over here) was translated by Ani López reveals some new insights into searcher behavior. The study shows that the search snippet, often the meta description from the site, is an *** Read the full post by clicking on the headline above ***

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New Google Merchant Feed Error: "Duplicate Offers"

2010/08/25

There is a new error message that has been officially introduced for Google Merchant Center merchants. The new error is known as “Duplicate offers” and shows up when Google thinks “there are duplicate items in your data feed that should..

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Google Cache Screwy?

2010/08/25

A HighRanking Forums thread has many senior (old timer) SEOs complaining about the Google Cache. Let me quote one of my favorite online SEO personalities, “OldWelshGuy”: Something is really wrong with the Google cache reporting or caching system

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Google Alerts Adds "Updates" Type Option

2010/08/25

Google Alerts has added an additional alert type to the bundle.

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SES San Francisco 2010 Wrap-Up

2010/08/25

QR code on the side of a building? Geek cool. Last week the West Coast Search Engine Strategies conference moved from San Jose back to its roots in San Francisco

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Study: Google Book Search Doesn’t Hurt Publishers, May Help Them

2010/08/24

While the wait continues for a decision in the long-running Google Book Search lawsuit and settlement proposal, a new study throws cold water on the idea that Google Book Search is bad for the publishing industry. And the study suggests that Google’s scanning and digital previews of books may be helping publishers sell more books.

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5 Actionable Takeaways from SES San Francisco 2010

2010/08/24

Posted by jennita Last week I covered SES San Francisco for SEOmoz. Every time I attend a conference, I try to go to sessions that will have information I can bring back to the community.

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Yahoo! Organic Results Switch To Bing

2010/08/24

Shashi Seth, Senior Vice President of Yahoo! Search Products announced today that Bing now officially powers Yahoo’s organic search results in USA and Canada, saying “Yahoo! Web, Image, and Video search experiences on both desktop and mobile devices are now powered by the Microsoft platform in the US and Canada (English), with more markets to come.” Click to read the rest of this post…

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Yahoo Partners With TIM Brasil, Brazil’s 3rd Largest Mobile Operator

2010/08/24

Yahoo announced today on the Y! Mobile Blog that they have partnered with TIM Brasil , and displaced Google, to provide the search facility to one of the largest mobile carriers in Brazil . Click to read the rest of this post…

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Clicker.com For iPhone App Brings 1,800 Episodes to The Palm of Your Hand

2010/08/24

Clicker.com is an Internet television site that is equal parts search engine, entertainment guide and directory all roll into one.

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