Archive for September, 2010

Do You Like Bing’s HTML5 Interface?

2010/09/22

A week ago today, Bing announced their IE9 Bing search “experience.” In reality you should now or soon be able to see the new Bing experience in other browsers that support HTML5, like Firefox, Chrome and Safari but Bing said…

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Why You Should Avoid Deleting Your Google Maps Listing

2010/09/22

A Google Places Help thread has one business owner frustrated his business listing is 93% complete according to Google Places.

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3 Creative Ways To Drive More Traffic To Old Blog Posts

2010/09/22

In many ways it makes as much sense to promote existing content on your blog as it does to create new content. Every site needs its share of new content to be successful, but it’s important to recognize many opportunities available to get more visitors to old content

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Adchemy Promises Better Search ROI Through Intent-Based Ad Copy And Landing Pages

2010/09/22

Billing itself as one of the “best kept secrets in Silicon Valley,” Adchemy is a technology provider that promises to help search marketers “dynamically” create more relevant ad copy and landing pages at scale. The company recently released its WordMap application, which is intended for very large campaigns with millions of keywords but where the *** Read the full post by clicking on the headline above ***

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If You Controlled The Google Search Algorithm, What Would You Change?

2010/09/22

A WebmasterWorld thread has an interesting, fun and thought-provoking discussion going on. The topic is, what would you change in the Google search algorithm

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Video-Optimized Press Releases – Always a Great Idea

2010/09/22

If you are run a business online, you are most likely to be aware of press releases as marketing strategy. But have you tried multi-media enhanced press releases? Have you leveraged video press release to its full potential

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8 Lessons SEO’s Can Learn From The U.S. Military

2010/09/22

In honor of the U.S. Military, I’ve borrowed some common-sense rules from military doctrine and applied them to search engine optimization for both educational and entertainment value. Hopefully, it will help improve your SEO efforts while also acknowledging the organizational wisdom of our military.

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Some IE Users Experiencing Bugs With AdSense Ads

2010/09/22

There are several reports of users surfing sites with Google AdSense on them and receiving Internet Explorer saying, “Internet Explorer Cannot Open Internet Site.” I spotted threads on this topic at WebmasterWorld and several at Google AdSense Help. Here is…

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Google Begins Calling Businesses To Confirm Map Information?

2010/09/22

A Google Places Help thread says one business owner received a phone call from someone claiming to be an employee at Google. The Googler said he is calling to verify that his business’s address has not changed.

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Google Sues “Rogue Pharmacies” To Block Them From Advertising

2010/09/22

Google is taking what it calls “rogue pharmacies” to court in an attempt to prevent them from continuing to advertise on Google. In today’s announcement, Google says it has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court “against advertisers we believe have deliberately broken our rules.” Google positions the lawsuit as an almost last resort: Like many *** Read the full post by clicking on the headline above ***

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