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 Faces Second Lawsuit from Chinese Dissidents
Yahoo Inc. has been sued by a group of Chinese political activists who claim that the company aided the Chinese government in tracking the online...
Yahoo: Microsoft Bid Has Been a Distraction
On Wednesday in the company’s annual report, Yahoo admitted that its executives have been distracted by Microsoft’s unsolicited acquisition bid, and indicated the possibility that...
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Unite on Cross-Submission of Sitemaps
In trying to help webmaster’s life easier, at least the three top search engines could agree on something. As announced in their respective webmasters’ blogs,...
Why Mahalo will Fail and the Problems with General Search
Jason Calacanis talked at Gnomdex 7 in September 2007 about the days on the internet when only a handful new site appeared on the web...
Google Resurrects Jotspot, Renames it Google Sites
Remember that Wiki Collaboration Software Jotspot which Google acquired in 2006? Finally Google has resurrected and renamed the collaboration tool into Google sites, Google’s own...
Analyzing Your Competitor’s Backlinking Strategies
This is my third post on competitive research here at SEJ; so if you missed the first two, check them out: Evaluating your overall competition;...
Google Now Powering Opera Mini Mobile Search
Users of Opera Mini as the default browser of their mobile phones will be surprised to find out by March 1 that the mobile phone...
Google AdSense Updates Terms and Conditions
If you are an AdSense publisher, don’t be surprised when the next time you login to your AdSense account, a new window will be displayed...
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...
Google to Invest in Undersea Cable
Google, along with five other telcom companies, is investing $300 million into the construction of an 10,000 km undersea cable to carry data to and...
Selecting Your SEO Competition : Thinking Young
Last week I wrote my first post here on SEO competitive research and promised to follow up on exploring your competitor’s most effective techniques. But...
Yahoo Wants to Redefine SERPs, Adapts “Open” Approach
Yahoo is introducing an open approach to the results being displayed by its search engine. Soon, Yahoo search result would contain not just your traditional...
Yahoo Follows the Path of Digg and Others, Launches Yahoo! Buzz!
Yahoo finally opens up its much anticipated Digg-like content portal, Yahoo! Buzz. Yahoo! Buzz is an extension of Yahoo.com and is similar to top social...
Yahoo’s Yang Finally Breaks Silence on the Microsoft Takeover
It might really be difficult to be at the helm of a giant web company that is being touted for takeover by another giant company....
Pension Funds Sue Yahoo for Stalling Microsoft Takeover
Two U.S. pension funds have now sued Yahoo over their efforts to thwart off a Microsoft takeover, and instead entertain less profitable alternatives. The lawsuit...
Hackers Release Google Vulnerability Scanner
A group of hackers known as “Cult of the Dead Cow” recently released a Google Web auditing scanner that allows users to search a specific...
Microsoft Introduces Engagement ROI Tool for Better Ad Campaign Analysis
Microsoft is replacing the outdated and flawed “last ad clicked” approach in measuring ad campaign performance. Through its Engagement Mapping Engagement ROI tool, Microsoft is...
10 Speed Bumps on the Information Superhighway
I love the Internet! But, at times it can be tough love, not because of the Internet itself, but because of human roadblocks and obstacles...
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...
Bloglines Has Stopped Updating Feeds – Make a Backup
Update: Bloglines seems to active again, the plumber must have been busy. Still, making a backup won’t hurt. My favorite RSS Reader Bloglines has stopped...
Massive Computational Resources, Leveraging Time and Social Aspects as Factors in Search
Recently Bill Slawski from SEO By the Sea wrote on a patent application filed by Yahoo on Techniques for Searching future events. It brings forth...
CrowdFound : Social Discovery Engine
The founders of this social-networking, social bookmarking site with people powered categorization of content hoped to provide a topic centric approach rather than a people...
Microsoft Memos Employees about Microsoft-Yahoo Merger Plans
If there is one clear indication that Microsoft is seriously bent on taking over Yahoo that has got to be the recent memo issued by...
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...
Growth and Development of Google’s Local Search
On day one of SMX West in Santa Clara, I will be speaking on Local Search and Blended Results. While that panel will be focused...
Google Remains Steady in Top Spot of comScore Search Report
comScore’s first monthly search report for the year is already out and as expected Google still tops all core search entity. Google registered 0.1% increase...
Yahoo Moves to Protect Staff in Takeover Battle with Microsoft
Microsoft has made their intentions about taking over Yahoo very clear, and are determined to succeed. Yahoo, perhaps sensing the inevitable at this point, has...