Archive for August, 2011

Blocking US Users But Not GoogleBot – Solutions

2011/08/31

Ever run in to a situation where you cannot legally or practically show your web site’s content to U.S. users…

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4 Tips for Creating Link Bait

2011/08/31

Posted by Geoff Kenyon While link bait is frequently seen as more “fun”, and it’s definitely more creative, than doing things like guest blogging or or emailing people asking for links, it has its challenges. I wanted to share a few things I’ve learned about creating link bait from my experiences. If you have other insights, I’d love to hear them in the comments

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Daily Search Forum Recap: August 31, 2011

2011/08/31

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

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 31, 2011

2011/08/31

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Tightens Review Process For New AdSense Publishers Google has added a new review step to its process for adding new AdSense publishers, presumably to… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Google Tightens Review Process For New AdSense Publishers

2011/08/31

Google has added a new review step to its process for adding new AdSense publishers, presumably to better eliminate abuses and improve the quality of the AdSense network for advertisers. In the new process, publishers’ sites will be reviewed after they’ve placed the AdSense ad code on…

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Google Calendar Fades Past Events

2011/08/31

Google Calendar now automatically dims the brightness of past events by default. Google says this new shading feature is designed to “help you focus on what’s next.” The new feature seems to make calendar navigation easier and upcomi..

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Google News Archive Link Goes Missing In IE7

2011/08/31

Google recently dropped the News Archive home page leaving people searching for old news with the only option of using a link on the left side of Google News named “archive.” Now…

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Sanity Saver: Seek Out Local Search Meetups In Between Conferences

2011/08/31

I have attended many conferences in the last ten years, including Search Marketing Expo, Search Engine Strategies, and Internet retail events. Generally speaking, I’ve been pretty impressed with all of them.

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Shareholder Sues Google For Aiding Illegal Drug Sales

2011/08/31

A Google shareholder has filed a lawsuit against Google CEO Larry Page and the entire board of directors for unspecified damages because the company allowed advertising from online pharmacies and facilitated the “illegal importation” o…

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Google Doodle Celebrates Malaysian Independence Day

2011/08/31

Malaysian Independence Day, or Hari Merdeka, was celebrated in Malaysia today, Aug. 31, and Google added to the celebration with a Doodle on their Malaysia search page.  Symbolically at midnight August 31, 1957 in the newly constructed S…

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