Archive for July, 2013

Search Engines Keep The Lights Out On Fireworks Ads, Mostly

2013/07/04

Happy 4th of July! It’s fireworks season here in the US, a time when online searches for “fireworks” skyrocket. Yet, ads for explosives and pyrotechnic devices like “firecrackers”, “bottle rockets,” and “fireworks” are not allowed per… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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Bing Discovers Searches Made During July 4th Holiday Week Same As Any Other Day

2013/07/04

What were Bing users searching for leading up to this July 4th holiday? It appears the same as any other day

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Top 4th of July 2013 Searches From Bing & Yahoo

2013/07/04

While Google is celebrating July 4th with a Doodle, rival search engines Bing and Yahoo have revealed some top U.S. searches leading up to this year’s celebration. Yahoo’s users want to party, while Bing uncovered some depressing search trends

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Google Reader’s Collateral Damage: Google Alerts & iGoogle Feeds

2013/07/04

I was devastated when Google announced the closure of Google Reader but honestly, I am all good now, for the most part. I switched happily to Feedly but keep in mind…

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Google July 4th Logo Answers The Question: When is Independence Day?

2013/07/04

Today’s Google logo celebrates this year’s Independence Day with an interactive image of an illustrated family of dogs road tripping across the US. Set on the background of a paper map like your dad may have used before Google Maps, stars highlight trip locations across the country to…

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How the 80-20 Rule Applies To Successful AdWords Management by @AndrewLolk

2013/07/04

There is a common saying that states: “The greatest trick the Devil ever played was to make everyone think he didn’t exist” The same thing can be said about Google in regards to AdWords management. One of the best kept secrets to new AdWords advertisers and managers is that AdWords is complicated

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Google AdSense: Block Enhanced Text Ads & Expandable Ads

2013/07/04

Google AdSense quietly added two new ad serving block options to the Allow & Block Ads section of your AdSense console. You can now decide if want to allow or block enhanced text ads and/or expandable ads

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Interactive 4th of July 2013 Google Doodle Takes You on a Road Trip Across America

2013/07/04

It’s Independence Day in the U.S., which observes the signing of the Declaration of Independence. America has celebrated every July 4th for 237 years. Today’s Google Doodle once again marks the 4th of July, as Google has done every year since 2000

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Google News Cards: New Google News OneBox

2013/07/04

Aaron Bradley spotted a new format for Google News results in the web search results, in the form of Google Cards. He posted this nice explanatory image on Google+…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 3, 2013

2013/07/03

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: Want Google’s Keyword Tools..

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