Archive for July, 2012

Chic Engine Helps You Find That Dress You Saw on Pinterest

2012/07/12

What does breast cancer screening have to do with fashion? More than rubber bracelets or ribbon broaches. Adrian Rosebrock has put into action insights from his day job at the National Cancer Institute unit to make a visual search engine for fashion.

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Bing Search Rolls Out New Look in UK

2012/07/12

Bing has announced a number of changes designed to improve the user experience for searchers. Bing said the service improvements include faster page loading times and a greater relevance in search results, as well as some cosmetic changes.

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Were You Hit by Negative SEO?

2012/07/12

Posted by Dr. Pete Since Google’s “Penguin” update, hysteria over negative SEO has exploded, with people blaming it for every problem from falling rankings to their hands turning orange ( Pro Tip: Check to see if you just ate a bag of Cheetos ). I feel roughly the same way about post-Penguin negative SEO as I do about aliens

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Google Auction Site Penalty – Seriously?

2012/07/12

I’ve heard dozens, maybe hundreds, of different types of Google penalties, much of them are completely false – clearly typical Google myths. Here is a new one to add to the pile of Google penalty myths.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 11, 2012

2012/07/11

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

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Microsoft Makes Job Cuts; Advertising Hit But Details Sparse

2012/07/11

Microsoft has undertaken what’s being called “a round of layoffs,” including eliminating the position of long-time digital marketing evangelist Mel Carson, who worked for Microsoft Advertising out of its London office and helped start adCenter there. The software giant confirmed… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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RKG Report: Search Growth Declines Slightly; Shakeup In Store For Shopping Space

2012/07/11

Paid search’s growth rate slowed a bit in the second quarter of 2012, but it still increased 29% year-over-year — down from a 32% year-over-year growth rate in Q1. That’s according to the RimmKaufman Group’s latest report on digital marketing, released this week. Generally…

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No, Microsoft Didn’t “Disappear” Kogan From Bing Over The “IE7 Tax”

2012/07/11

Shopping site Kogan imposes an “Internet Explorer 7″ tax. Kogan then mysteriously disappears from Microsoft’s Bing search engine. Revenge

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 11, 2012

2012/07/11

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, Bing Hit All-Time Highs In June Search Market Share [comScore] Google and Bing have reached all-time high levels, while Yahoo reached an all-time low in…

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