3 Actual Uses of Twitter Lists

Twitter lists have been introduced just a couple of weeks ago and it is still not really clear to many people how the lists can be used. Let's take a look at just three examples of how the lists can turn useful: 1. Create a Group Tweet Widget Say you are part of some team or a community and you want to create a collaborative widget of what you all Tweet about. Twitter lists can be a perfect way … [Read more...]

Twitter lists have been introduced just a couple of weeks ago and it is still not really clear to many people how the lists can be used. Let’s take a look at just three examples of how the lists can turn useful: 1. Create a Group Tweet Widget Say you are part of some team [...]

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Google Caffeine Going Live!

Google’s again in the news today as they closed the developers’ preview of their new search architechture known as Caffeine. First announced back in August Caffeine caused quite a stir in the marketing community. Given that Google putting a new logo is enough of a newsworthy event for a large part of the search marketing [...]

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Google Street View Arrives in Hawaii

Street View in Google Maps has completed capturing all 50 U.S. states as it has finally added street view imagery of Oahu and Maui in Hawaii.  Google has worked with the Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau to bring high-resolution images of  Hawaiis best beaches and make it available for everyone to see. 

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Search Engines Battle for Users via Free WiFi

The order of business for the three major search engines this coming Holiday Season is none other than  - Free Wi-Fi Internet access.  Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have recently announced their respective strategies in providing free Internet access in various places.

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Google Buying Voip Startup Gizmo5 for $30 Million

The news today is pretty widespread that Google acquired AdMob, a mobile contextual ad serving network perfect for monetizng free iPhone apps and other mobile applications, for $750 million in stock … but TechCrunch is also reporting that Google has acquired Gizmo5 for $30 million, cash. Gizmo5 is a voip service that lets users dial [...]

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Google Buys AdMob for $750 Million

Google has officially announced that it is taking mobile display advertising provider in exchange for $750 million. This deal completes Google’s mobile ad platform as AdMob’s mobile display joins Google Mobile search ads and SMS.

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Mobile Display Ad Firm AdMob is Acquired by Google

It appears that Google is headed after the mobile ad space pretty heavily. From a post on the Official Google Blog today: We’re happy to announce today that we have signed an agreement to acquire AdMob, a mobile display advertising company based in San Mateo, CA. AdMob is a great Silicon Valley story — founded [...]

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iSpionage: Keyword Research and Competitive Analysis Tool

iSpionage is an advanced (paid) keyword research tool allowing for numerous keyword management and competitive analysis features many people (especially PPC marketers) will find useful: (!) Generate keyword suggestions; (!) Group and manage keyword lists; (!) Research and monitor PPC competitors; (!) Create ad groups; (!) Export keyword lists and ad campaigns; (!) More! I [...]

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How Inaccurate Google’s SITE: Operator Is and How to Fix It

SITE: operator is one of my favorite advanced Google search commands. It has always been a good way to tell how many URLs (approximately) are in Google’s index, to diagnose some on-site SEO issue as well as identify a penalty. There have been more and more people recently who are complaining about how inaccurate SITE: [...]

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10+ Tips For a Pubcon Vegas Newbie

On Tuesday I will be flying out to Las Vegas for my very first Pubcon! Sounds unbelievable right? Mr. Search Engine Journal has yet to attend a Pubcon over the past 10 years or so, but it’s true. After cutting my teeth on SES, SMX & IM Spring Break, it’s now time for the big [...]

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