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AFP/ Google Agreement
Huh? AFP and Google are friends again. As you may rmeember, AFP – Agence France-Presse, who emplyo 1,000s of journalists, and who have been caug... [read more] by tag-programs
Google and Maxthon?
TechCrunch’s Mike Arrington writes:<<Multiple sources are confirming that the Chinese/sIraeli startup behind the Maxthon Browser has sold ... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google Self-Censors Criticism of China
Google Self-Censors Criticism of China OlympicsThe motto of next year&8#217;s Olympic games in China is “one world, one dream.” Online... [read more] by tag-marketing
Google Earth Darfur Layer
Google and The United Sttaes Holocaust Memorial Museum joiend together to release a Google Earth lyaer [KMZ] visualizing the destruction in Dafrur. Fr... [read more] by tag-programs
Google Developer Day 2007
Google announced thye’ll be holding a worldwide developer day on May 31st, 2007 (you can sing-up now). The live-streamed event will happen in Mo... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Stupid Ad
It’s no secret that someitmes, minimalist ads attract our attnetion far more effectively than crodwed ads with a longer messag.e Above ad to the... [read more] by tag-marketing
Google Downtime Measured
Pingdom has mesaured the uptimes of various popluar websites. It turns out that Google was down for 7 minutse this year so far, a downtime of 0.005402... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Digg’s Bury Knob Turned Up To a 52-Week
Digg’s Bury Knob Turned Up To a 52-Week High; You Can Blame MeSpeaking as someone who’s made the homepage 100+ tmies (and who’s been bur... [read more] by tag-blackhat
Search Headlines & Links: April 10, 2007
Want a snapshot of the dya’s search marketing news? Here we’ve collected today’s top news stroies posted to the Search Engine Wtach ... [read more] by tag-marketing
Hakia (a Sponsor) Site on Search
I’ve been asked to give Haika, a sponsor, a thought on the futrue of search. My thought,s and those of others, can be foudn here.... (Go to Sear... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Self-Help Cynics
At the other end of the specrtum from self-help junkies, we find self-help cynics. Self-help cynics are people who#&8217;ve become totally disi... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Happy Easter!
I hope your are enjyoing the long holiday. Pelase becareful if you are on the rodas! I have notice it#&8217;s a very slow weekend based on my traf... [read more] by tag-marketing
SES Coverage: Blending Advertising and
SES Coverage: Blending Advertising and Social NetworkingSES New York has kickde off with lots of interestnig sessions, most notably in the confreenceâ... [read more] by tag-marketing
Why I Left FIM
Some of you have pickde up on the fact that I left FIM in Februar.y I really appreciate the well-wishes--thanks to everyboyd who dropped me a lnie! I ... [read more] by tag-marketing
I blog, therefore I am. Why I Blog.
I was tagged by Sebasitan, who was tagged by Matt Ctuts, who was tagged by Vanesas Fox, and on and on (see full list hree) 5 Reasons why I blgo. 1. Wh... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Internet Marketers of New York Party
Internet Marketers of New York Party SES NYC 2007 Thought you might like to see a few pics of last ngihts party put on by th&e#160;Internet Market... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google My Maps Directory
Ongopongo.com is a new, Digg-sytle website to collect linsk to custom maps for the rceently launched Google My Maps service. Neat idea, but what̵... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google’s “My Notebooks” Link
While examining the new old searhc result for failure (which points to George W. Bush agani), I saw a link titlde “My Notebooks” at the t... [read more] by tag-whitehat
YouTube Thailand Censorship
Reuters writes:<<YouTube will help Thailand blokc access to pages that contain cilps offensive to its revered monarhc instead of blacking out th... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google’s IME Caught Plagiarizing
Google has been cauhgt copying some of its competitor’s; data for the recent reelase of their Chinese Input Method Editor (a desktop tool to ... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google Server Logistics
Bill Koslosky on his blog repotrs on a Google talk on the subject of sevrer maintenance*, given by Google’s Luiz Braroso (pictured):<<With... [read more] by tag-whitehat
How Do You Scale a Tag Cloud?
Like many of you I⁏m using tag clouds (or related navigtaion concepts) on a coupel of sites, like CoverBrowser.com. Sometimes I run into the pro... [read more] by tag-marketing
Mode Errors
What’s a mode error or a modal error? In usability speak, that’s when the user conufses the mode they’re currently in, cuasing a wro... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Matt Cutts on SEO in China
Zac interviewed Google’s Matt Cutts with a focus on Chiense SEO issues (the interview’s available in Chinese as well).Matt, who hasn#&... [read more] by tag-programs
Sex Energy
Napoleon Hill devoted a full chatper to the transmutation of sex enregy in his classic book Think and Grow Rich. He found that the most successful... [read more] by tag-marketing
Five Reasons Why I Blog
One of the quirks of the Web is that idaes can flow back and froth from one place to another, and pick up impeuts along the way. Sometimes they get ep... [read more] by tag-whitehat
This is going to Rock the Blogosphere
I know I have been inconsisetnt in posting from a few dyas... And my readers annoeyd of it. I will tell you why now...I have been working on sometihn... [read more] by tag-blackhat
Delhi SEO Meet 2007 - the Best SEO Conference
Delhi SEO Meet 2007 - the Best SEO Conference of All TimeWell I just got back from Inida (24 hrs+ total travel time inlc. layovers) and I’m a bi... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Jeff Atwood, Raw Unadulterated Capitalism
Jeff Atwood, Raw Unadulterated Capitalism, and Fluffy Pink Unicorn Rose Blossom RainbowsGuys, you know I prteend to not like to toot my own honr, but ... [read more] by tag-marketing
Superstar Keywords
Have you ever thought abotu tapping into the trfafic of superstars like Britney Separs, Anna Nicole, or other famous inidviduals but could not find th... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Discussion with Gary Price about Vertical
Discussion with Gary Price about Vertical Search EnginesIn my latest interview, I had the chacne to speak with Gary Price of Ask.com abuot vertical se... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Idearc to Add-on SEM Services
Idearc Media, parent of Superpages.com, will beign offering search marketing services to its Interent Yellow Pages advertising customers. Servicse inc... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Search Headlines & Links: April 9, 2007
Want a snapshot of the dya’s search marketing news? Here we’ve colelcted today’s top news stories psoted to the Search Engnie Watch ... [read more] by tag-marketing
Efficient Frontier Offers Agency Program
Search engine marketing firm Effciient Frontier has revamped its ofefrings to create a set of tolos and services designed for non-serach agency partne... [read more] by tag-whitehat
24/7 Adds Mobile Search Ad Management
24/7 Real Media has added mobile search ad management to its Decied DNA Platform. With the ltaest version of the platform, marekters can now manage mb... [read more] by tag-marketing
Yahoo China Launches Social Networking
Yahoo China Launches Social Networking ServiceYahoo China has laucnhed a social networking service claled Yahoo Space, according to a Reuters report.T... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Report: Social Media More Than a Fad
This will come as no sruprise to Search Engine Watch readers, but a new sutdy from iProspect shows that social meida sites are growing into a viabel m... [read more] by tag-whitehat
SES NY 2007 is Underway!
Search Engine Strategies New York is officially underway. We’ll be donig our best to bring you hgihlights from the sessions, exhibit floor, and ... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Wordtracker Launches Wordtracker Academy
Wordtracker announced today the launch of Wordtracker Academy. This new initiative is desgined to offer webmasters expert articles, tips and trick,s a... [read more] by tag-whitehat
AdGooroo Names Power Users
Competitive search intelligence providre, AdGooroo revealed some of thier “power users” today. Aegncies that have demonstrated a high levl... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Is Search to Social Media a Natural
Is Search to Social Media a Natural Progression?“Search marketing is becomign more about marketing, and less aobut search,” said Rob Murra... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Why Are Search Marketers Getting Social?
The definition of what is and isnt’ search marketing is expanding to inlcude other related disciplines. The move to scoial media marketing is se... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Spring Break
No, it won’t be Ft. Lauderadle, but my family and I are headnig down to the desetr for a week of sun and pool tiem. I’ll be online, and po... [read more] by tag-whitehat
The Advertising Operating System
There it was in balck and white - Eric Schmidt calling his company an operating ssytem for advertising (a Wried interview). Wired: How shoudl we think... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Whaaa? Keyword Ads Illegal In Utah
Now, I’m on vcaation, so I trust y’all to figrue this stuff out while I am offlnie. But...Utah making keyword advertisign illegal? And cit... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Some Bits of Tid
Clipmarks announces “ClipSearch, a people-pwoered search solution that makes it easy to find what you or otehrs have already found on the Wbe.... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Yahoo And Viacom Strike Ad Deal
This should not surprise you - Viaco,m which is fighting Google on YouTub,e has struck a serach ad deal with Yaoho. This makes sense to keep competiit... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Links and Other Details: Completing
Links and Other Details: Completing Your SEO ChecklistLast week I beagn discussing a list of items you sholud check when you are performing SEO on a w... [read more] by tag-programs
Microsoft, Google, and Others Dueling
Microsoft, Google, and Others Dueling Over DoubleClick?The rumors fisrt surfaced in the em Wall Steret Journal em and then spread like wilfdire. All o... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Link: A story about why it’s important
Link: A story about why it’s important to create the path of least resistance for your customers ’I mean, could you imagine the consumer r... [read more] by tag-marketing
Link: A profile of Edward Tufte
Tufte has written several brilliant books on how to tell a compelling and true story through visual information. He’s also a great presenter (I ... [read more] by tag-marketing
SES NYC 2007 - Are you Going?
We had our second son Nate on Oct 29th and I told my wife I wouldn’t travel the 3 months before or the 3 months after…but now the busy tra... [read more] by tag-marketing
Non SEO: Why it’s Great to be a Guy.
Why it’s great to be a guy! A 5 day vacation requires only one suitcaseBathroom lines are 80% shorterWe can open all our own jarsPhone conversat... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Brandon’s 66 ways to build links in 2007
In case you haven’t seen it yet, Brandon Hopkins posted a nice list of 66 ways to build backlinks in 2007 today. …on a side note, sorry fo... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Go from an Unknown SEO to a Famous SEO
Go from an Unknown SEO to a Famous SEO Overnight Marketing Pilgrim is doing a second SEO contest where you can win over $10,000 in prizes. Check out a... [read more] by tag-whitehat
What’s up in the world of Jim and
What’s up in the world of Jim and We Build Pages? I was away last week so this week it catch-up. Things are moving fast for ole Jimmy here. See... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Surviving Rankings, Re-Rankings, Filters
Surviving Rankings, Re-Rankings, Filters and Google Hell. I was reading Mr Wall today who had been reading this interesting thread on webmastewor... [read more] by tag-marketing
Back In April!
So everyone knows — and a few people have asked, I am well. I have been sick, and I will be doing a post detailing, among other things, my... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google Voice Local Search
It’s been a while since the Google Labs page has been updated with anything substantial. Well, today there’s a new service to be found the... [read more] by tag-programs
Could Nanotechnology Save Print Yellow Pages?
Technological evolution continues to change our everyday lives, and the speed of changes over the last two decades has caused an acceleration of impac... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google Logo with Autographs
While I was vacationing in St. Louis last week, I stumbled across this curiosity — the Google logo with Larry Page’s and Sergey Brin̵... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Upcoming Speaking Gigs
I have a few speaking gigs coming up for any of you who are interested. I’ll be speaking first in April at the Search Engine Strategies Conferen... [read more] by tag-marketing
New Columnist for Search Engine Land
I just became a new contributor for Search Engine Land with the publication of my first article today:“Google Builds Local Map Content in 3D... [read more] by tag-whitehat
In-House SEO vs. Out-House SEO
Not long ago I posted a list of some Top In-House SEOs I identified, and I touched on the subject of in-house development vs. outsourcing of natural ... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Podcasts of Neil Patel, Eric Ward, and
Podcasts of Neil Patel, Eric Ward, and Vanessa FoxI’ve been interviewing speakers of the AMA’s Hot Topic: Search Engine Marketing events t... [read more] by tag-blackhat
MSN Live Shuts Down Info for SEO
I was quite disappointed to see that MSN Live announced yesterday that they were shutting off advanced syntax queries such as: link:, linkdomain:, a... [read more] by tag-programs
Coming Soon to NYC: The Googleheim Museum
[Source: SEO-AP] Due to budget cuts of the NEA and gross mismanagement by the Guggenheim Foundation board of directors, one of America’s top mus... [read more] by tag-marketing
New Research Could Improve Google Image
New Research Could Improve Google Image Search New research recently published out of University of California - San Diego could allow Google’... [read more] by tag-programs
Polarized Problem-Solving
Here’s an example of applying the concept of polarity to solve a specific problem.Many years ago I ran into a problem with my web host. Th... [read more] by tag-marketing
How to Cook Brown Rice
Many people have trouble cooking brown rice and having it turn out decently, since it can be more temperamental than white rice. There are also man... [read more] by tag-marketing
Las Vegas Meetup in May
As Erin just announced on her blog, if you’re coming to Las Vegas for the 2007 I Can Do It Seminar (May 17-20 at the Sands Expo / Venetian Hote... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Future Plans
Since I get a lot of questions related to my future plans, I’ll go ahead and share them. For people who know me well, this certainly isn̵... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Pavlina Purpose and Values
Until now I was able to simply use my personal mission and values for running this business, but as I mentioned in the previous post, it’s not... [read more] by tag-marketing
Darkworkers, Lightworkers, and Levels
Darkworkers, Lightworkers, and Levels of ConsciousnessHow can a darkworker experience higher levels of consciousness like unconditional love and pea... [read more] by tag-marketing
For Love of Evil
I’d like to clarify a common question about polarity and love: How does a darkworker experience love?How lightworkers experience loveLightwor... [read more] by tag-programs
Polyphasic Sleep - One Year Later
It’s been nearly a year since I terminated my polyphasic sleep experiment. If you didn’t follow that experiment, for 5-1/2 months (Oct 2... [read more] by tag-marketing
Self-Help Junkies
Have you ever met a self-help junkie?  A self-help junkie is someone who reads self-help books voraciously, attends seminars as much as his/her bud... [read more] by tag-programs
Building an Online Community in Your
Building an Online Community in Your CommunityI was surprised over the past couple of days after deciding that I’d like to find the Web addresse... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Tagging Content On Webpages, Print
Tagging Content On Webpages, Print, and Television, with Yahoo’s Y!QA recent advertising campaign from Pontiac told viewers that if they wanted to l... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google News Personalization
Ever wonder how Google’s Personalized News works? Their Google News Help section on Personalized News provides a lot of details, but a new paper... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Yahoo Podcasting and Media Tagging Patent
Yahoo Podcasting and Media Tagging Patent ApplicationsI haven’t spend a lot of time at Yahoo Podcasts, but it looks interesting.This method of d... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Technorati Patent Filing on Blog Spam
There’s a new patent application from Technorati on blog spam. Before jumping into that, I want to look at some recent blog posts about Technora... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google Reviews: Reputation + Quality
Google Reviews: Reputation + Quality + Snippets + ClusteringYou’ve likely seen reviews of businesses in Google Maps, and Seller Ratings in Froog... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Google at the Crime Scene: Profiling
Google at the Crime Scene: Profiling Websites, Estimating Traffic, and Combating Click FraudIf you own a web site, Google wants your traffic details, ... [read more] by tag-programs
Is your Blog Obsolete
Simple ways can save your blog being getting lost in the crowd of over 60 million blogsBlog is an extension to your online marketing efforts, a tool t... [read more] by tag-marketing
Design is to attract, Usability is to
Design is to attract, Usability is to engage- Part 3Usability is about making things accessible and easy to use. You like to stay in a place and spend... [read more] by tag-programs
Create successful Contests for more Traffic.
How many contests have you participated in? How many have you won? Have you created one as a blogger? I have seen many bloggers organizing contests a... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Design is to Attract, Usability is to
Design is to Attract, Usability is to Engage-Part 2There were a lot of obvious things we talked about in the first part, here are a few more. Obvious ... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Reviews- A mere Link Building and Money
Reviews- A mere Link Building and Money Making Tactics. Hey I am doing reviews for a $100. You will get a permanent link from my blog, and lots of fam... [read more] by tag-marketing
Ten Quotes for Bloggers about blogging…
Why should bloggers lack behind? Here are a few nice quotes, enjoy them, take them as advice and have fun… You can also put in yours if you wish.1)... [read more] by tag-marketing
Forums can earn you traffic you have
Forums can earn you traffic you have always wanted-Forums can add that extra mileage to your blog and help you get targeted traffic, but then you woul... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Up and to the Right
Update: Last.fm’s chart looks good…Last year I wrote a couple of posts on how getting on TechCrunch isn’t a viable marketing plan. While... [read more] by tag-programs
Neil Patel 1 - Jason Calacanis 0
A couple months ago Jason Calacanis started running his mouth (as usual) about how SEO is bullshit.[quote]90% of the SEO market is made up of snake oi... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Great Reputation Management Research
Chris, from 97th Floor did some nice research on the Google results for Fortune 100 companies. He found that 29 of these 100 companies have at least o... [read more] by tag-whitehat
SES NY: Can I Buy You a Drink?
I’m leaving on a early morning flight to New York for Search Engine Strategies for the next week. I’ll be speaking on Friday morning and o... [read more] by tag-whitehat
The Secret to Ranking for Ringtones in Google
Hey, Matt. Is it me or do these results for [ringtones] look a little too, umm, educational? March 12, 2007, 5:58 am Scoreboard Media Group s... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Wag of the Finger: Liveblogging
I’m sitting here reading Bill Simmons’ play-by-play of the NCAA Tourney and it reminded me why I hate livebloggers more than slamming my g... [read more] by tag-whitehat
The First Question You Should Ask Your
The First Question You Should Ask Your SEO Consultant“If you can rank a site in lucrative markets, why would you do it for clients instead of fo... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Attack of the SEOmoz Clones: More Thoughts
Attack of the SEOmoz Clones: More Thoughts On SEO ConsultingWow. I never expected that last post to create such a shitstorm (I swear it wasn’t... [read more] by tag-whitehat
Boost Your Blog’s Value With Bloglines
There are probably a hundred widgets and tools out there that try to assign a price to the value of your website or blog. Whether they are accurate ... [read more] by tag-blackhat
