Search Engine Journal has announced the winner of the Best Search Industry News Blog of 2007, and we are so delighted to inform you that we have secured first place! Thank you all so much for voting for us. It has been a wild year, and as you can see by Danny's Search Engine Land Stats: 2007, In Review, we have grown tremendously. We launched this site just a little over a year ago and to be voted the best in its category is really special to the whole team. Danny Sullivan, Chris Sherman, Vanessa Fox, Greg Sterling, and our contributing authors have been outstanding with the search news an [...]

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Like the work we do here on Search Engine Land? Then we'd love your vote in the 2007 Search Blog Awards that Search Engine Journal is having. We're nominated in several categories, as are some of our people here at SEL. Here's a rundown on the awards overall: Best SEO Blog of 2007 (our news editor, Barry Schwartz, also runs Search Engine Roundtable, which is nominated in this category)   Best Search Industry News Blog of 2007 (Search Engine Land is nominated here, and your vote is appreciated!)   Best Overall Search Marketing Blog of 2007 (Search Engine Land is also nominated her [...]

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Loren Baker and Search Engine Journal are once again holding nominations for the annual Search Blog Awards. The categories are below, and we'll happily accept your nomination for any you find relevant. In particular, if you'd especially liked a particular blog post on Search Engine Land, we'd encourage you to put that in the running for Best Search Blog Post of 2007. Plus, be sure to pitch your favorite blogs in some of the other categories: Best SEO Blog Best SEM Blog Best SEO Plugin for Wordpress Best Search Agency Resource Blog Best Link Building Blog Best Social Media Marketing or Opti [...]

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Microsoft has announced the launch of adExcellence, their accreditation program to qualify companies and individuals as certified adCenter experts. Microsoft promised to launch this program in 2007, and they did so with a month to spare. To enroll in Microsoft adExcellence, visit http://www.adexcellence.com/. If you become an adExcellence accredited company, you will be listed in the adExcellence Membership Directory and will receive an adExcellence logo. Also see Are You Endorsed By The Search Engines?, which covers similar and long-standing programs offered by Google and Yahoo. [...]

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Each of the major search engines has a certification program that an individual or agency can use to show their accreditation status to prospective clients. While it takes a bit of time and effort to achieve accreditation with Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft, there are several important ways in which these certifications can be used, and all have payoffs for those willing to go the extra distance. The first, and most obvious, is to showcase your company to prospective clients. Being able to claim that your analysts have been certified by Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft is a strong point to e [...]

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Yesterday, the Yahoo Search Marketing team honored three small business owners at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ as part of the Yahoo! Ultimate Connection Contest. Of over 10,000 applicants, five finalists were chosen, and of those five, three special individuals, Glen Halliday of Kids Crooked House, Mike Willner of AlphaGrip, and Melissa Belland of Made in Heaven by Missy were selected as winners. I had the pleasure of speaking with Kristen Wareham of Yahoo who told me a little more about the contest and its impetus. With the launch of Panama in February, the compan [...]

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I had the honor of being a panelist for the 2nd (now) Annual Yahoo! Searchlight Awards. Also on the panel were Brad Berens, iMedia Communications; Jon Fine, BusinessWeek and Brian Morrissey, AdWeek. The four finalists were: Sprint-Talladega Nights, presented by NeoSearch Special K, presented by Starcom Lexus All-new LS Launch, presented by TeamOne Chase Freedom, presented by Avenue A Razorfish All four agencies presented campaigns that contained elements of traditional media, online display advertising and search. Chase/Avenue A was the winner, mainly because their discussion of search was [...]

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Search Engine Journal has announced all the winners of the 2006 blog awards that we voted for a couple weeks ago. Here are the winners broken down: Best SEO Blog of 2006 goes to SEOMoz. 2nd place goes to Search Engine Roundtable and 3rd place goes to SEO Book. Best Search Marketing Blog of 2006 goes to Search Engine Roundtable. 2nd place goes to Marketing Pilgrim and 3rd place goes to Shoe Money. Best Search Blogger of 2006 goes to Matt Cutts. 2nd place goes to Danny Sullivan and 3rd place goes to Barry Schwartz. Best Search Engine News Blog of 2006 goes to Search Engine Watch Blog. 2 [...]

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Loren Barker's Search Engine Journal is running his annual Search Blog Awards contest. You can vote for your favorite blog over here. The categories available for you to vote for include: SEO Blog of the Year Search News Blog Best Search Marketing / Contextual Ad Blog Best Link Building Blog Best Search Agency Resource Blog Best Search Engine Blogger of 2006 Best Social Media Optimization Blog Best Black Hat SEO Blogs Best Local Search Blog Best Affiliate Marketing Blog Best Web 2.0 Blog Best Search Engine Marketing Community / Forum What's your favorite Search Podcast? Now, Search Engin [...]

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