EU Goes Public With Google Antitrust Proposals, “Market Test” FAQs
The EU released documents this morning that detail Google’s antitrust settlement proposals and explain the Competition Commission’s position on various aspects of the investigation. First here’s what the EU says Google has proposed: Google offers for a period of 5 years to: (i)…
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A Good Start For Paid Search In 2013
It’s April, which means that spring is here and the first quarter of 2013 is in the books! The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and the ads are clicking. Aren’t the landing pages pretty at this time of year? At Kenshoo, we sit on some massive data sets that we share each…
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Google Downplays Google+ With Updated Authorship Snippet?
Google has quietly changed the user interface for how they display the authorship snippet in the search results. The largest difference is that they removed the “more by” link that linked to additional stories written by that author. The other changes include that now clicking on the…
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Building A Macro To Download Webpages With Excel
When conducting research, it’s not uncommon to perform repetitive tasks like downloading a group of webpages. A favorite tool I use to automate this is iMacros — it’s free and powerful. Just be sure to use the Firefox version, as its capabilities are limited in other browsers like…
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Link Sellers Full Of Shit
With paid links staying one of the most reliable (albeit quite risky) methods of acquiring links, there is no shortage of those catering to the industry of selling links. There is no shortage of scams, either. However, some are just …
Forum Spam – A Practical Guide
If you’ve landed on this page hoping to find tips on enhancing your forum spam strategy, I’m afraid you’re out of luck. This guide is intended for those poor souls tasked with cleaning up the aftermath of a merciless spam campaign that has plastered your lovely domain across countless hell-holes of the internet with all […]
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Rise of the New School SEO Professional
There’s a gold rush under way as brands allocate big budgets to build and optimize their presence in emerging search and discovery channels. How can SEOs stake their claim in this new mobile, local, social, and content marketing territory?
Key Considerations for International Content Creation
Creating decent content in multiple languages is going to take time and cost money, but doing it right will bring rewards.
Post from Gemma Birch on State of Search
Key Considerations for International Content Creation
10 Vital Steps to Building Social Influence
Most seek to build influence; measure influence; and yes, some will even attempt to sell influence. Yet, few will achieve action-inspiring influence without planning and effort. Here are 10 lessons in how to influence and inspire others to action.
International Expansion: Break Down Barriers With Google+ Hangouts
Expanding internationally is extremely challenging.you have to deal with different time zones, languages, and cultures. Google+ Hangouts can help break down the barriers separating you from your clients, customers, or your own staff.
2013 Australian Roadshow – Interview with Columbus Search in Sydney
Jo Turnbull interviews Columbus Search, part of Aegis Media in Sydney, as part of her Australia State of Search Roadshow.
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2013 Australian Roadshow – Interview with Columbus Search in Sydney
ebay On the Wrong (and self serving side) of the Sales Tax Issue
I received this email from ebay this morning. I think that ebay is on the wrong side of this issue. I was in retail for many years and struggled with sales tax issues at every turn. “Struggle” is putting it mildly as at one point the NY State government came after me with guns a […]
Video, Journalists & PR: 3 Keys to Local Small Business Marketing #Pubcon
Competing with the big names can be challenging for any SMB. Video can be one of the easiest ways to market your business to local, repeat customers. Also, make the media your friend. And why you should consider releasing press releases on weekends.
Enterprise SEO Strategy Tip: Don’t Roll Back Your Canonicalization
enlarge If you don’t have a good SEO QA process, make sure you let the SEO guy know when you push new stuff live. You’re likely to break something. Better yet, let him know before you push it live.
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7 Things My Girlfriend Taught Me About SEO
Looking at non-seo’s when they search will give you great insights into how ‘real people’ use the web and how you should really optimise.
Post from Ben Holbrook on State of Search
7 Things My Girlfriend Taught Me About SEO
Using HARO to Create Fresh, Compelling Content
Being a reporter on HelpAReporter.com can be a source of great well-crafted stories, quotes from company CEOs, and opinions from recognized experts that are right on topic. Here are some best practices to get the most from a fabulous content source.
Yahoo Bing Network: New Details on Searchers Not Using Google
ComScore data shows that some 47 million U.S. searchers can be found exclusively on the Yahoo Bing Network, not on Google. Additionally, these searchers unique to the Yahoo Bing Network spend 30 percent more than the average Google searcher.
The Future of Search: Marketing Analytics, Real Life and Links
What lies ahead for the search marketer? At IonSearch 2013 many speakers looked ahead. A wrap up about what to expect.
Post from Clarissa Sajbl on State of Search
The Future of Search: Marketing Analytics, Real Life and Links
Guy Kawasaki Talks Content Marketing, Social & Google+
With so many sources of original content, it’s getting increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd. You have to create, curate, and share content, but you must also position yourself as an expert and genuinely interact with your communities.
Google Are Testing Layout Changes – Green Arrow Dropdown
As you can see from the screenshot above, the green dropdown arrow appears at the side of the URL and contains “Cached”, “Similar” and “Share” links. Interestingly – this appears to get rid of the Google Instant Previews… Here is a slightly larger image, which may be a bit clearer:
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