Yahoo Adds MySpace Button to Toolbar : Sign of Yahoo-NewsCorp Partnership?
I just logged on to my computer after returning home after a meeting and saw this new button on my Yahoo toolbar, for MySpace :...
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Loren Baker is the Founder of SEJ, an Advisor at Alpha Brand Media and runs Foundation Digital, a digital marketing strategy & development agency.
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Ask.com Already Serving Google Search Results
Ask.com, which yesterday laid off 8% of its search related workforce and announced that it will now rebrand as an informational portal for women (timewarp...
Ask.com Cuts 40 Jobs, Gary Price Among Those Laid Off
Ask.com has followed Yahoo in laying off a good percentage of its workforce, with the announcement that 8% of its employees, totaling 40 people, will...
Compete Acquired for $75 Million
Compete has been acquired by TNS (Taylor Nelson Sofres plc) for $75 million, adding the Compete analytics and web traffic tracking suite to its current...
Dedicated vs. Shared IP Addresses and SEO
Is having a dedicated IP address critical for achieving great Google rankings and if an IP address is shared among many sites, is the PageRank...
Google Print Ads Running in 750 Newspapers, Yahoo Partners with 634 Newspapers
Google Print Ads, the arm of Google AdWords which runs ads in remnant newspaper ad space, is now working with over 750 newspapers according to...
Search Marketing Jobs : GoDaddy.com and JOBFOX
Sifting through the new search marketing job openings on the SEJ Search Marketing Jobs Board and noticed some rather nice companies currently have openings for...
Google Webmaster Tools Not Updating Sitelinks
I’ve noticed that the Search Engine Journal listings in Google have been showing Sitelinks for a good month or so now, but noticed that those...
Mahalo : Like It or Not, It’s a Good Service for Web Users
After some discussions at SMX last week with other members of the search marketing industry (community) I was quite surprised to find that I am...
Yahoo Search Marketing Minimum Bids Changing : Dependent on Keyword
Yahoo! Search Marketing is changing the minimum bid amounts on Sponsored Search keywords. Yahoo says that the changes are intended to help advertisers better align...
Blended Search Revolution at SMX West
Sitting in on the Blended Search track at SMX West, the first presentation of the day is on blended search with representatives David Bailey from...
Matt Cutts Addresses Bad Linking and Google Penalties
Google’s Matt Cutts has responded to a Google Groups discussion on the Google -60 penalty, which sometimes can set a site back in Google 60...
Featured Search Marketing Jobs : CNET, Link Building, eHow and Cracked
This week Search Engine Journal launched our Search Marketing Jobs Board in partnership with JobThread. The board has been a success to date, bringing several...
Flickr Adds NoFollow to Photo Description Links
Flickr today took away a major source of link juice for the social media marketers and search engine optimization link builders who were using its...
Search Engine Journal Opens Search Marketing Job Board
I’m very happy to announce that Search Engine Journal has partnered with JobThread to launch our own Search Marketing Job Board where Search Engine Journal...
Fidel Castro Resigns : Search Engine Coverage of the Historical Event
Fidel Castro today announced that he will not be seeking ‘reelection’ by the Cuban Parliament to renew his position as the leader of Cuba on...
v7n Network For Sale : $500,000
The v7n Network, which consists of v7n Webmaster Forums, the v7n Directory and the Contextual Links link buying service is up for sale on Sitepoint...
Google Local Search Flaw : State Abbreviations & Misleading Results
When searching within Google for localized terms by state, such as “loren baker maryland” or “ben franklin pennsylvania”, Google will automatically return search results with...
Yahoo Blocking Bots from Spidering Delicious Bookmarks
Over the weekend, Yahoo’s Delicious (del.icio.us) social bookmarking property has been blocking spiders and bots from non-Yahoo search engines from crawling the site and identifying...
Protect Your Brand from URL Typo Squatters
I went to jump onto Techmeme.com this morning to get my fill of the Microsoft reshuffling news and instead of clicking over from my reader...
Yahoo Letter Explains Why They Told Microsoft “No No No”
Last night Yahoo published the contents of a letter penned by CEO Jerry Yang to stockholders explaining Yahoo’s reasons for denying Microsoft of its $45...
Bradley Horowitz Leaves Yahoo for Google
On the verge of a takeover and after laying off 1,000 employees yesterday, Yahoo does not seem to be a stable place to work anymore...
SEO Red Flags & SEO Misinformation : Let’s Put An End to It
A couple of days ago Eric brought up his views that overuse of the NoFollow attribute (or even use of it) may set off red...
Yahoo and AOL Talking Merger to Avoid Microsoft?
In what may become the most interesting and reasonable alternative to the Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo yet, Yahoo is turning to another content and search...
Yahoo Microsoft Decision Happening Today?
Michael Arrington of Techcrunch is reporting that the Yahoo Board of Directors is meeting today to decide the outcome of Microsoft’s offer to purchase Yahoo...
Google Acquiring Bebo & Plaxo Despite Social Media Revenue Challenges?
On top of the buzz of Microsoft trying to buy Yahoo over the past week, Google has been making some acquisition waves of their own...
Yahoo Answers Links Not Working
Links inserted into Yahoo Answers discussions by its users have not been working recently, according to some webmaster forums and a post at the Yahoo...
Google News Offers Local News : Enter Zip Code & Town Name
Google News is expanding its news sections beyond election coverage and recommended reading with a Local News area which serves targeted news stories based upon...
Track Super Tuesday Election Results on Yahoo News & Google Maps
If you’re like me, you’re pinned in front of the television right now watching the news channel of your choice as results from the Super...
Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton : Super Tuesday & Search
Super Tuesday, today, is the day which may be the defining point for who becomes the next President of the United States of America (that...
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