Archive for March, 2011

Kadafi, Gaddafi, Qaddafi: In The Age Of Search, News Publications Still Struggle With Libya Leader’s Name

2011/03/21

A decades-old dispute involving Libya remains unresolved. How do news organizations spell the name of Libya’s leader, Muammar Gaddafi

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 21, 2011

2011/03/21

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: German Court OKs Google Street View Imagery In “Landmark Decision” German publication Deutsche Welle is reporting that a Berlin court has vindicated… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Headsmacking Tip #18: Use Discussion Search as Competitive Intel

2011/03/21

Posted by randfish Most of us in the search field have likely seen the addition of “Discussions” to Google’s search options. It lets searchers specifically target either forums or Q+A sites for their queries (or both, by default), and it’s a gold mine for competitive intelligence and research.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 21, 2011

2011/03/21

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

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German Court OKs Google Street View In “Landmark Decision”

2011/03/21

German publication Deutsche Welle is reporting that a Berlin court has vindicated Google Street View operation in Germany. In late 2010 Street View went live in Oberstaufen, a small town in Bavaria. Subsequently it was rolled out in 20 major cities throughout Germany

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Google Plays More Involved Matchmaker Between Advertisers And Agencies

2011/03/21

Google has implemented changes to Google Partner Search — the index where advertisers can find certified agencies to manage their AdWords campaigns — to make it easier for the two parties to get in contact. The company has now added the ability for advertisers to fill out a form on the…

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The Google Dance Infographic

2011/03/21

You don’t often hear people talk about the Google Dance these days.

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Hot At Sphinn: Overrated SEO Tactics, E-Commerce Product SEO & More

2011/03/21

SEO was the dominant theme on Sphinn again last week, thanks to a couple popular discussions and several SEO-related stories that resonated with Twitter users. Two weeks ago, we asked about underrated SEO tactics.

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France Fines Google for Street View WiFi Data Grab

2011/03/21

France has fined Google a record €100,000 (about $142,000 U.S.). This is the first fine leveled against Google after it was discovered last year that Google had collected Wi-Fi data , including e-mails and passwords, from unsecured networks while collecting Street View images for Google Maps. Click to read the rest of this post…

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Coming Soon: Panda/Farmer Update At Google UK

2011/03/21

Many Webmasters and site owners are suffering with the Google Farmer / Panda update in the Google.com, Google U.S., results. But soon, the Farmer/Panda update will be rolling out more widely beyond the U.S.

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