Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of talking with one of the web’s most influential marketing experts, Bryan Eisenberg. The interview you see below is the end result of these discussions. Eisenberg, co-author of the best selling books ”Call to Action,” “Waiting For Your Cat to Bark?,” and “Always Be Testing“, is one of the industry’s most …
In the latest from the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT 2012) in Dubai, the US, Canada, and the UK have refused signing a proposed treaty that would give equal governing rights to world states. As we reported earlier, Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia set out to push for dramatic changes to be made to Internet …
The 12-day World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) being held in Dubai has some proponents of a so-called free Internet worried, but news this morning virtually assures their fears were unfounded. A draft yesterday of a proposal that basically derails efforts by Russia and China to regulate the Internet, tells of a watered down compromise to …
A report from the FTC released this month, “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade”, tells of what may be questionable practices. The report is an addendum to a previous agency study that showed lacking disclosure info for parents to protect their kids from possible negatives. Back in February Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff …
Looking for early morning news and tidbits for you guys today I ran across a contest for SEO’s that looked interesting. Since all the top dog SEOs are here at SEJ at one time or another anyway, I figured; “Hey, why not?” “The Biggest Search Geek Contest” offers a trip to SMX West and other …
The FTC”s Jonathan Leibowitz is taking home what seems a clear message to the USA from his European counterpart, Joaquin Almunia; “Search bias just won’t fly over Europe.” On Monday FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz met with European Commission (EC) competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia (at left) to discuss complaints that search giant Google has wrongly leveraged their dominant search position in …
A spanking new mobile search app from Toronto-based Kickvox promises smart device users a total departure from the typical desktop experience, and necessarily so. Search technology has been inextricably linked to the idea of a PC for more than a decade, what Kickvox is aimed at is a totally “mobile-centrism” approach to finding stuff while you are …
The results of a study conducted by Edelman, the world’s largest public relations firm, were released today revealing the roles of major brands in the lives of Generation Y. Part of a global initiative to help brands engage online, EDELMAN 8095, the study shows not only the strength of the so called Millennials, but also how the …
Like any organization, Search Engine Journal’s value is reflected in the great contributions of the people involved. For all of us here, and for the great people who read SEJ, November was a super month full of informative and ultimately useful news, advice, and editorial. As the new Editor in Chief, let me say thanks …
Chief regulators meet in Brussels this week to discuss whether or not Google’s competitive strategies are to be litigated, mitigated, penalized, or ignored. The Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Jon Leibowitz, is in Brussels for meetings with his counterpart, Joaquín Almunia, at the European Commission to mull over whether or not Google is unfairly leveraging …
