Archive for September, 2011

Google Senate Hearings: The Post-Game Show

2011/09/21

Earlier this morning I predicted that today’s three-hour Senate subcommittee hearing on Google and competition would be more theater than fact-finding. (You can read Danny’s live blog here and here.) And while there were lots of numbers and statistics thrown around by the witnesses… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 21, 2011

2011/09/21

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

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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 21, 2011

2011/09/21

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

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FTC Investigating if Google Jacked Up AdWords Rates on Microsoft

2011/09/21

As Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt prepares to testify before the U.S. Senate today, new details are out about the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation

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Do The Majority Of Americans Think Google Is Unfair?

2011/09/21

Fairsearch.org has released findings from a new study that raises serious and important issues about Google, its influence on searcher behavior and whether the search giant’s actions are deliberately hindering competition. Unfortunately, the study results are tainted by flawed methodology and…

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Do The Majority Of Americans Think Google Is Unfair?

2011/09/21

Fairsearch.org has released findings from a new study that raises serious and important issues about Google, its influence on searcher behavior and whether the search giant’s actions are deliberately hindering competition. Unfortunately, the study results are tainted by flawed methodology and… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 21, 2011

2011/09/21

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Bing “Action Buttons” Lets You Book Flights, Rent Cars & More Bing announced a new feature in the search results named “Action… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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Correlation vs. Causation (A Mathographic)

2011/09/21

Posted by Dr. Pete As part of our quest to understand the Algorithm, we do a lot of correlation analysis here at SEOmoz. We tend to dive right into the deep end, so I thought it might be a good time to take a step back and talk about the absolute basics of correlation, including some warnings about causation

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Bing “Action Buttons” Lets You Book Flights, Rent Cars & More

2011/09/21

Bing announced a new feature in the search results named “Action Buttons.” Action buttons give you quick links to perform specific actions on specific web sites. IF you are searching for an airline, the Bing action buttons may include items like check flight status, book a flight or… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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‘The Power of Google’ Senate Hearing is Must Watch TV Today

2011/09/21

People should be watching the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights hearing on “The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?” today. Executive Chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt will testi…

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