Archive for May, 2011

Bing Ups Ante In Social Search, Adds More Facebook “Likes” To Search Results

2011/05/16

Bing is taking the next step in its self-conscious evolution from “search engine” to “decision engine.” Perhaps we could equally use the term “conversation engine,” as Bing begins to emphasize social content and even tries to enable connections between people through the deeper… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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Google Panda Kick Online Forums?

2011/05/16

Since the release of Panda there have been some discussion forums and heavy user generated content sites saying they were severely impacted by this update. Personally, I doubt this update was designed to look at forums in particular..

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Keeping Pace As Competition In Paid Search Heats Up

2011/05/16

Back in December 2010, I was relatively convinced that click prices were going to continue increasing in 2011, but Marin Software recently released a study of large scale paid search programs that suggests otherwise. The Paid Search Quarterly Benchmarking Report showed that although average cost…

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Search News & Headlines Around the Web – May 16, 2011

2011/05/16

Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web. Industry Google launches first corporate bond deal, taking advantage of low rates – Los Angeles Times Google Turns On Charm to Win Over Europeans – The New Yo…

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Search News & Headlines Around the Web – May 16, 2011

2011/05/16

Here’s a roundup of today’s other search news and headlines from around the web. Industry Google launches first corporate bond deal, taking advantage of low rates – Los Angeles Times Google Turns On Charm to Win Over Europeans – The New Yo…

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Beware Of Canonical Redirect Hacking

2011/05/16

A year and a half ago Google began supporting the cross domain canonical tag and some people were concerned there would be ways to abuse the system.

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In Europe Google Discovers All Politics Is Local Too

2011/05/16

The NY Times reports on Google’s charm (and spending) offensive in Europe to try seem less like an American intruder and more like a Europe-friendly purveyor of internet search and other services. Against the backdrop of an European Commission antitrust investigation and criticism from public… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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Google News Unveils Expandable Stories and Multimedia

2011/05/16

Google News today unveiled a number of changes, including “expandable stories” and more multimedia.

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Online Sentiment and Link Building

2011/05/16

Some of us have a negative (or at least not fully glowing) mention in the top 30 rankings for our brand or name. My agency has one from the time when our site was hacked, and even though it’s not a listing that I think would ever prevent anyone from hiring us if they read it, I’d still prefer that it’s not in the top 10 for my brand

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