Archive for May, 2011

Google Leasing Another Mountain View Location

2011/05/18

If Microsoft is Redmond, then Google is most certainly Mountain View. Yes, just like Microsoft, Google has locations around the globe

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Marketing Ethics: Persuasion vs. Manipulation

2011/05/18

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Create AdWords Accounts Without Email Addresses Within My Client Center

2011/05/18

Google announced this week that professional Google AdWords advertisers with My Client Center (MCC) accounts can now create new AdWords accounts without having to create an email address and password associated with that account…

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Google Map Maker Goes on a College Tour

2011/05/18

Google Maps are a very popular way to get around these days, especially with the increasing popularity of Android-powered devices (primarily smartphones) that can so easily go on the walk/drive/bus/bike with you. But Maps has never been a comprehensive, 100% accurate project, as anyone who has used the service for an extended period of time can tell you

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Microsoft BPOS Crashes, Hard

2011/05/18

One of the big Microsoft-Google battles taking place right now is the war for cloud productivity services. From web-based email to document creation, both companies are actively fighting for big clients – including both corporations and government contracts. While Microsoft has its upcoming Office 365 suite to bring into the line of fire, that service is still in beta testing and it’s currentlyBPOS (Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite) vs Google Apps. BPOS repeatedly held its server reliability as a major point in its favor, but that particular strength will have to be dropped from the list: BPOS crashed hard for a three day stretch last week

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Why B2B Search Marketers Should Care About Content Curation

2011/05/18

Content curation is a topic actively discussed in B2B marketing circles. With so many online resources, publishers, blogs, and social media communities to choose from, the ability to find single points of expertise, sharing and synthesizing the best information on a given topic, has increasing… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Could Microsoft-Skype Mean the End of Carriers?

2011/05/18

For those who haven’t already heard, Microsoft has purchased Skype for over $8 billion. There are plenty of reasons why Microsoft was smart in making this deal, even if the price was hefty. However, in the week since the purchase was officially announced, there has been a lot of talk about all the vast implications of the Microsoft-Skype deal.

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Google Instant Preview: A Game-Changer For Landing Pages

2011/05/18

Last month, Google turned on Instant Previews for Ads. Now, a little magnifying glass appears next to each search ad, which the user can click on to see a preview of the landing page for the ad. It may not have received much fanfare, but this is a huge change for post-click marketing.

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SEOnky: SEO Q&A Community to Join!

2011/05/18

We at SEJ always encourage SEO knowledge exchange, therefore I was happy to come across the site which I am sharing today: SEOnky is a promising SEO- and social-media-focused Q&A site which is a must to give a try to: It is an SEO and social media knowledge exchange community which is always appreciated; It is very easy to join: it supports OpenID login which means creating an account takes seconds. Navigation Like a good Q&A platform, the site has various tools and sections that aid navigation: You can randomly browse all “Unanswered” questions to help other users; You can browse the forum by tags; You can use a search feature to find exactly what you want; You can browse through “Related” questions on each individual profile page.

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