Tracking your Backlinks with Free Internal Analytics Tools

After my recent huge post on SEO tools was published, I promised to add the section for free online internal analytics services; but before that I decided to discuss different aspects of the topic starting with effective tracking of your backlinks and referrals. The 4 tools I'll be reviewing here include: Options/ Analytics Site Meter Hittail Google Analytics Get Clicky Sorting … [Read more...]

After my recent huge post on SEO tools was published, I promised to add the section for free online internal analytics services; but before that I decided to discuss different aspects of the topic starting with effective tracking of your backlinks and referrals. The 4 tools I’ll be reviewing here include: Options/ Analytics Site Meter [...]

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July 21, 2008 | 18 Comments | Read Story

Icahn, Yahoo Settle Dispute, Carl Joins the Board

Finally, Yahoo’s woes regarding the proxy battle that Carl Icahn has waged against the Yahoo Board has ended. Both parties have agreed to settle the dispute, with Mr. Icahn getting a seat on the current Yahoo Board, in exchange for, yes shutting up and possibly help out in leading the company to prosperity? We could [...]

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July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment | Read Story

Yahoo Shareholder To Propose an Alternative Board

The Yahoo Plan B group, composed of 150 Yahoo stockholders with their 3.2 million Yahoo shares, are set to ask the current Yahoo leadership to accept a compromise board which will be composed of 5 current Yahoo Board members and four nominees from the Icahn slate.

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As Yahoo Attacks Icahn, Legg Mason Vows to Support the Current Board

As Yahoo continues to urge its shareholders to support them in the coming annual meeting and to prevent Icahn from influencing their decision, here comes Legg Mason Capital Management, one of Yahoo’s biggest investor pledging their support for the current board. Legg Mason Capital Management, on behalf of its clients, is the beneficial owner of [...]

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Google Buys ZAO Begun, It’s a Contextual Ad Company Folks

Whatever Google’s intention and purpose were for buying Russian contextual ad company called ZAO Begun is, only them knows. But we’re free to speculate, it’s a free web after all. So for those who are not in the loop prior to reading about this news (that includes me), ZAO Begun is part of the internet [...]

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July 18, 2008 | 6 Comments | Read Story

One Product – Two Same-Language Countries?

This is another geo-targeting case study I decided to discuss at SEJ. Say you have one product and you plan to target two same-language countries: USA and UK. Which options do you have?

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July 18, 2008 | 13 Comments | Read Story

Google’s Share of Search Ads and Earnings for Q2 Both Up

A lot of numbers relating to earnings, revenues and search advertising have just went out for all of us to consume. First we have this report from Efficient Frontier saying Google’s share of the search ads for the Q2 has reached 77.4%. Comparing Q2 2007 data with that of Q2 2008, showed a 2% increase, [...]

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July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment | Read Story

Yahoo Will Sell to Microsoft for $33 Per Share

Yahoo’s Jerry Yang has sent out an email to Yahoo shareholders disclosing that the company is willing to sell itself to Microsoft for $33 per share or more. Arnold reviewed the meat of the letter, so readers don’t have to run through it all themselves, but we wanted to focus on this phrase in the [...]

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July 17, 2008 | 14 Comments | Read Story

Yahoo Urges Shareholders to Support the Current Board

Less than half a month to go before the dreaded Yahoo Shareholders’ meeting, Yahoo’s Jerry Yang and Roy Bostock sent a joint letter to the shareholders urging them to support the current Board. Nothing fancy or new things has been said in the letter though. The letter updates the shareholders of what the current Yahoo [...]

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Online SEO Tools – the Ultimate Collection

// < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ var pdfbuttonlabel="Save page as PDF" margintop="2" marginleft="2" marginright="2" marginbottom="2" // ]]> All tools listed below fall under the following criteria: they are all useful for SEOs; they are all web-based (no desk-top ones or FireFox extensions so far); they are all free. If you know of [...]

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July 17, 2008 | 353 Comments | Read Story