Monthly archive for April 2009

Google Introduce Searchable Public Data

Wednesday, den 29. April 2009

Google have just launched a new search feature that makes it easy to find and compare public data. Here’s a small quote from the Google blog:
“Since Google’s acquisition of Trendalyzer two years ago, we have been working on creating a new service that make lots of data instantly available for intuitive, visual exploration. Today’s launch [...]

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Microsoft Introduce Vine, The Emergency Social Network!

Wednesday, den 29. April 2009

Microsoft have announced the closed beta of a new program called ‘Vine’, it has been designed to help people connect to family and friends during a crisis when other methods aren’t available. Vine will also take your status from other Social Networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter along with local news. Read more about [...]

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Ask.com Add Sitelinks

Wednesday, den 29. April 2009

Ask.com have added Sitelinks to its search engine result pages, similar to that of Google’s. Below is a small quote from the official Ask.com Blog article talking about the new Sitelinks:
“Back in December 2008, we started beta-testing our Domain Navigation product, and measurements showed that our searchers found it useful and enhanced their overall search [...]

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Screenshot of Microsoft Kumo Appears on the Web

Tuesday, den 28. April 2009

Cnet have reported on a new screenshot and internal MSN email talking about the new MSN Search Engine, Kumo. Below is a small quote from the article:
“As I noted earlier on Monday, Microsoft plans to start internal testing later this week of Kumo, the rebranded version of Live Search. Now I have a screenshot [...]

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Don’t Ignore Your Sitemap!

Tuesday, den 28. April 2009

Carrie Hill from Search Engine Watch has posted a good article about Sitemaps and their use for SEO and why you should use them. Below is a small quote from the article:
“Sitemaps can be valuable tools for pointing strong internal links at various pages of your Web site. Internal linking is just one factor in [...]

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Google Release ‘What’s Popular’ iGoogle Gadget

Tuesday, den 28. April 2009

Google have launched a new iGoogle Gadget which allows users to vote on stories posted by fellow Googlers. This is very similar to Digg, but it is only available as a iGoogle Gadget and not as a stand alone website, although it is highly likely that it will soon be a stand alone website. Bigmouthmedia [...]

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Backlash Continues for Phorm

Monday, den 27. April 2009

Phorm (also known as Webwise) is the controversal ad serving system which profiles users browsing habits to serve ads based on which sites they visit. Full UK implementation of the Phorm technology has yet to be implemented due to opposition from privacy groups. So far there has only been a limited trial with 10,000 BT [...]

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MySpace Names New CEO, Owen Van Natta

Monday, den 27. April 2009

News Corporation today announced the appointment of Owen Van Natta to the role of MySpace Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Mr. Van Natta will be based in Los Angeles and report directly to Jonathan Miller, News Corporation’s CEO of Digital Media and Chief Digital Officer…read the full press release 

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Samsung Unveil First Android Phone

Monday, den 27. April 2009

Samsung have just announced the much anticipated release of their first Android powered phone (for those of you who don’t know already; Android is Google’s open based operating system for mobile phones, currently being used by HTC for the G1 and Magic.) The first Android powered Samsung phone will be called the I7500 and will [...]

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Over 50% of Companies Plan to Increase Search Budgets for Measurable ROI

Friday, den 24. April 2009

The annual UK Search Engine Marketing Benchmark Report, which surveyed 800 client companies, agencies and search consultants, has found that 55% of companies intend to increase natural search budgets and just under half (45%) will up paid search investment this year as they look for measurable ROI in difficult economic times.
Covering the Report, NMA had this [...]

CategoryAdwords, Google, Google Analytics, MSN, Microsoft, Pay Per Click (PPC), SES, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Search Engines, Search Marketing, Yahoo, Yahoo Search Marketing | 1 Kommentar »  « Next