Google to Buy Skype from eBay?
Here’s another interesting rumor from TechCrunch, Google may be acquiring Skype from eBay, which has been very vocal about its displeasure with its Skype acquisition...
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Google Update : Google SERPS Dancing Around
Google seems to be rolling out a major update which began last night and is running into this morning with a lot of webmasters witnessing...
Yahoo Loves Squidoo : Search Spam Love Affair
Squidoo is a “Web 2.0” destination where anyone can become an expert in their field, create a Squidoo Lens, then promote that lens in the...
Virgle : Google and Virgin Launch Mars Expedition, April Fool’s?
Google has partnered with Virgin Group to launch a new joint venture in Virgle, a project owned by the two companies which is dedicated to...
Geary Interactive Acquires Fathom Online
Was just listening to the Daily Search Cast with Danny Sullivan (which I’ll be co-hosting on Wednesday, my first major podcast guest hosting gig!) and...
Google Now Controls 69% of Online Advertising Market
Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick has turned the company into double the online advertising juggernaut that it once was, with a total advertising market share of...
Google Goes Black in US and Abroad
Google Israel went black on Thursday to celebrate Earth Hour and today in the United States, Google has gone black here in a global effort...
Twitterfeed : Bringing RSS to Twitter for Every Blogger
I’d heard about this Twitter fad for a good year or so, but had never really gotten into it (or Twittered) until after the SMX...
Google AdWords Slowing Again Says comScore
For the second month in a row, comScore says that Google AdWords spending is slowing down and its advertising growth is low, especially compared to...
Google Goes Black in Israel for the Day
Google in Israel has issued a black out for the day; not shutting down but serving a black screen with white letters instead of an...
Do Links From Foreign Language Sites Have Value?
Usually, we do not cover forum threads, but from time to time, one does pop up which gathers my attention and is blog worthy. Today...
Google AdWords Opens Demographic Bidding to All : Catches Up to adCenter & Yahoo
Google AdWords has opened up demographic targeting (or demographic bidding) to all AdWords advertisers according to the Inside AdWords blog. Demographic bidding lets Google AdWords...
.info Domains are Not Worthless!
While domain names with the TLD .info are highly associated with spam because of their low costs, the domains are not worthless or always associated...
Skype & Importance of Phone Numbers in a Meta Description
I’m not a big Internet Explorer user but today I’m using IE as my browser of choice. I noticed that when I launch Skype and...
Successful Networking Tips for LinkedIn and Facebook
This week was an interesting one at Search Engine Strategies New York as for the first time, I effectively used online networking tools to connect...
Gigablast Better than Google or Ask.com : According to Study
Gigablast, a personal favorite and privately owned and operated search engine, just released the findings of their search “taste test” where the majority of study...
Jason Calacanis & the Mahalo Work Ethic : SearchToons
We’re starting a new ongoing series here on Search Engine Journal of SearchToons, farside style cartoons depicting events in search engines and the search industry....
Hakia Licensing its Ontological Semantics Search Technology : OntoSem
Hakia.com, the semantics oriented meaning-based search engine, is now licensing its Ontological Semantic technology; hakia OntoSem. hakia OntoSem is a modular, extensible, and adaptable toolset...
Search Around the World : Europe and the UK
Search Around the World : Europe and the UK : Andrew Girdwood of the UK, Thomas Bindl from Germany, Sebastian Langlois of France, and Joost...
Organic Listings Forum : Google PageRank, Blogs and Paid Links
How Relevant is Google PageRank? Reporting live from SES New York, Mike Grehan is moderating this open forum with Greg Boser, Dave Naylor and Jill...
Connect with Search Engine Journal on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
Some of our readers have noticed that recently Search Engine Journal has been popping up in their Facebook Social Maps and Twitter accounts, and have...
12 Search Engines Which Can Replace Ask.com
Ask.com was/is one of the most resourceful and innovative search engines on the market and has claimed a relatively significant chunk of online search market....
AOL Acquires Bebo for $850 Million
AOL has pulled off a major move in acquiring the social network Bebo for $850 million in cash from under the noses of Yahoo and...
Yo! SEO Raps! Mo Serious Raps on Search Marketing, Paid Linking and Social Media
I just cannot get enough of these search marketing rap videos from Mo Serious at Pop Labs. They’re smart, witty and entertaining … very clever...
The Link Building Rap : Hip Hop Meets SEO
Today has been a big linking day, between two posts here at Search Engine Journal on link building and blog comment links leading to some...
Six Explosive Organic & Paid Link Building Tips
My name is Loren Baker and I’m a link builder. I admit it, I’m a link building SEO and I’ve been building links for clients...
Google DoubleClick Sends Email to DoubleClick/Dart Clients on Final Acquisition
The Google DoubleClick acquisition has just gone through the EU hurdle, which means Google and DoubleClick can finally seal the acquisition deal. DoubleClick just sent...
Google DoubleClick Deal Approved in EU
CNNMoney reports that the European Commission has cleared the $3.1 billion dollar buyout of DoubleClick by Google, after the EU commission has been debating on...
Twitter As a Traffic Generator : Set Up a TwitterFeed
This morning I awoke to update myself on the scandal and news surrounding the blog post on optimizing start-up costs by Jason Calacanis, and clicked...
Digg for Sale at $225 Million : Google & Microsoft Entering Bidding War
Michael Arrington loves to get scoops, even when those scoops (er, rumors) don’t actually turn out to become reality, but with ValleyWag breathing down your...
4 E-Commerce Digital Marketing Strategies For 2022
Forbes
January 11, 2022
If you manage e-commerce digital marketing campaigns, these strategies can save you time and help grow your traffic, sales and your bottom line. See More
Eight Ways Businesses Are Adopting Innovative Streaming During Social Distancing
Forbes
May 20, 2020
Streaming video technology is more important than ever. See More