Microsoft adCenter Increases Ad Description, Adds Budget Widget & More Mobile Targeting Options

Feb 2, 2012 at 9:52am ET by Barry Schwartz   

Microsoft announced their January 2012 adCenter release update. The update includes three major additions to adCenter: (1) adCenter increased the ad description length by one additional character from 70 to 71. They did this to help with import issues from other advertising products. (2) There is a new quick campaign budget overview widget to get [...]

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 1, 2012

Feb 1, 2012 at 5:06pm ET by Barry Schwartz   

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: French Court Fines Google $660,000 Because Google Maps Is Free Google faces a $660,000 fine after a French court ruling that the company is abusing its dominant position in mapping by [...]

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StumbleUpon Kills Direct Links, iFrames Everything

Feb 1, 2012 at 2:06pm ET by Brent Csutoras   

Story Update: February 3, 2012 - StumbleUpon Responds To Concerns About Links & Iframing StumbleUpon, who happens to be one of the more popular and successful social media sites with over 20 million users (doubling from 10 million in about a year and a half), recently launched one of the biggest redesigns I can remember… basically [...]

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 31, 2012

Jan 31, 2012 at 5:02pm ET by Barry Schwartz   

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Matt Cutts Convinces Some South Korean Govt. Websites To Stop Blocking Googlebot Matt Cutts, international diplomat? That might be the more appropriate title for Google’s chief spam cop. According to the [...]

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Pass Options for SMX West – Sessions, Networking and More

Jan 31, 2012 at 12:01pm ET by Search Engine Land   

Search Marketing Expo – SMX West kicks off February 28 at the San Jose Convention Center. With nearly 60 educational sessions and keynotes, multiple networking activities and presentations from leading solutions providers, you’ll leave a more informed, effective and inspired internet marketer. SMX West offers flexible pass options to fit your needs, budget and schedule. [...]

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 30, 2012

Jan 30, 2012 at 4:59pm ET by Barry Schwartz   

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Yandex Joins Bing, Yahoo In Using Nokia-Navteq Map Data Russian search giant Yandex announced that it will be licensing data from Nokia-owned Navteq to offer better and more comprehensive maps coverage [...]

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Yandex Joins Bing, Yahoo In Using Nokia-Navteq Map Data

Jan 30, 2012 at 3:28pm ET by Greg Sterling   

Russian search giant Yandex announced that it will be licensing data from Nokia-owned Navteq to offer better and more comprehensive maps coverage around the world: Yandex . . . has purchased a license for digital maps supplied by the leading global location content provider, NAVTEQ. These digital maps will be used in the development of [...]

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A Roundup Of New U.S. Government Search Tools

Jan 30, 2012 at 12:54pm ET by Gary Price   

The U.S. government generates a wealth of useful and interesting information. Despite excellent government-oriented search engines like USA.gov and Data.gov, government information isn’t always easy to find. That’s why if you use government information it’s important to put together your own toolkit of specialized government-related search engines. Here’s a roundup of several new search tools [...]

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Google Logo For Largest Observed Snowflake

Jan 28, 2012 at 8:47pm ET by Barry Schwartz   

Did you know that today, 125 years ago, in Fort Keogh, Montana, the largest snowflake was documented and placed in the world record book? The snowflake was 38 centimeters in diameter! But honestly, I am even more amazed that someone actually documented this as a world record. And even more amazed Google has a special [...]

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Bing Out Of “Betaphase” In Germany, Claims 10 Million Users

Jan 27, 2012 at 5:27pm ET by Greg Sterling   

Bing is reportedly now out of betaphase in Deutschland. According to Microsoft, Bing has 10 million users or 20 percent of active internet users in Germany: Mittlerweile benutzen fast 10 Millionen Nutzer in Deutschland regelmäßig Bing, das sind 20 Prozent der aktiven Internetnutzer hierzulande. According to several third-party sources, Bing’s market share is smaller than the [...]

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 27, 2012

Jan 27, 2012 at 4:58pm ET by Matt McGee   

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Search In Pics: David Beckham At Google, Google’s Moscow Office & Bing Bar In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people [...]

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Mobile Search: The Agency Opportunity – SMN Tuesday, Jan. 31

Jan 27, 2012 at 4:57pm ET by Claire Schoen   

Search Marketing Now will present “Mobile Search: The Agency Opportunity,” on Tuesday, January 31 at 1 PM EST. The free webcast features Steven Schuler and Patrick Peters, both from Yahoo!’s mobile division. They’ll give an overview of the current mobile landscape, then delve into tactics you can use to maximize the results of your mobile [...]

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Google’s “Trusted Photographers” Turns Business Photos Into A Self-Serve Product

Jan 26, 2012 at 6:13pm ET by Matt McGee   

Google is hoping to expand its Business Photos product with the launch of a new service called “Trusted Photographers” that essentially makes the process entirely self-service. Local businesses that are interested in having interior photos taken can use the new Business Photos website to find a “trusted photographer.” The business owner and photographer are supposed [...]

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 26, 2012

Jan 26, 2012 at 5:21pm ET by Barry Schwartz   

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Major Entertainment Groups Accuse Google, Bing Of Directing Users To Illegal Content Several major UK entertainment industry groups are accusing Google and Bing of directing searchers to illegal content, and have [...]

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Now Test Your Sitemaps Before Submitting Them To Google

Jan 26, 2012 at 1:33pm ET by Barry Schwartz   

Google has quietly added a feature to Google Webmaster Tools that allows you to test your sitemap files prior to submitting them to Google. Google’s Pierre Far confirmed that this is indeed a brand new feature built to help webmasters debug their sitemap files prior to submitting them. One of the most common complaints about [...]

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FairSearch.org Introduces Anti-Google “Good To Know” Ad Campaign

Jan 26, 2012 at 9:35am ET by Greg Sterling   

FairSearch.org, a consortium of companies that originally came together to oppose the Google acquisition of ITA and includes Tavelocity, Microsoft and TripAdvisor among others, has added several new members to its ranks and launched an anti-Google print-ad campaign. Entitled “Good to Know,” the ads seek to expose “truths” about Google and its alleged conflicts of [...]

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Search Engine Land’s SMX West Conference Rates Increase Saturday – Register Now!

Jan 26, 2012 at 9:16am ET by Search Engine Land   

Early Bird rates for Search Engine Land’s SMX West conference end this Saturday, January 28th. Register now and save $250 on your All Access ticket! Join us February 28-March 1 in San Jose for: Timely programing: 85% of the sessions are new, exploring new developments in personalized search, keyword data blocking and the impact of [...]

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 25, 2012

Jan 25, 2012 at 5:18pm ET by Barry Schwartz   

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Revamps Submit Content Page Google has updated their URL submission tool page and redesigned their Submit Your Content page. The old URL which was at google.com/webmasters/tools/submit-url/ now returns a page [...]

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Google Revamps Submit Content Page

Jan 25, 2012 at 5:13pm ET by Barry Schwartz   

Google has updated their URL submission tool page and redesigned their Submit Your Content page. The old URL which was at google.com/webmasters/tools/submit-url/ now returns a page not found (404) error. The issue with that is, Google should really use a 301 redirect because it ranks in the top position for [google webmaster tools] and [google [...]

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Emergency In Your Area? “Public Alerts” On Google Maps Shows Warnings

Jan 25, 2012 at 10:14am ET by Barry Schwartz   

Google announced a new layer of data being added to Google Maps for public alerts. If there are emergency alerts in your area, Google will show them to you on the map, with more details on the alert. You can access it over at google.org/publicalerts. The map will load with a layer of data on [...]

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