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’s Issac Newton Apple Tree Logo
Those who visit Google.com today will be reminded that it is Issac Newton’s birthday today. Issac Newton came up with the theory of gravitation and the story behind it. In short, the story was that Newton was sitting by or under an apple tree, when an apple fell from the tree. That [...]
- On Nexus One Day Tomorrow, Will Google Surprise Us With An Android Tablet?
The worst kept secret (non-secret) in technology is that the Google-HTC Nexus One is going to be formally introduced tomorrow at a press event at Google’s Mountain View headquarters. Danny will be there to live blog it. But we already know the Nexus One very well and it has been written about — even informally reviewed [...]
- A New Behemoth Emerges In Google Maps: Wikipedia
Google’s recent introduction of Place Pages within Maps came closely in sync with some key adjustments in the factors used to rank local search content. The combination of changes has resulted in Wikipedia abruptly emerging onto the scene as a highly influential factor. I’ll describe what appears to’ve happened, and how it can impact local business rankings.
- My PPC New Year Resolutions
New Years tradition is drinking Champagne, singing Auld Lang Syne, and making resolutions you try to follow in the new year. While the most common resolutions are losing weight and getting in better shape, the same principles can be applied to improving the health of your PPC accounts. Here are my PPC resolutions for the upcoming [...]
- Four Ways To Safely Syndicate Content
One of the most powerful link building tactics is to create great content to give to third party web sites and requiring an attribution link back to your site. Many web site publishers are constantly looking for quality content. For example, bloggers have a continual need to publish to maintain their relevance. [...]
- Did Google Get A TSA Subpoena Over Security Directive? It Can’t Say
Many headlines yesterday about two bloggers who received visits — and subpoenas — from the Transportation Security Administration after publishing a security directive that was emailed to them anonymously. The source used a Gmail account. So did Google get a subpoena, too? The company says it can’t comment either way, sending me this statement: We don’t [...]
- Happy New Years 2010 Search Logos & Google’s Surprise
Happy New Years! The Search Engine Land team would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy and successful 2010. Just for fun, I wanted to share the various logos from the search engines and also Google’s surprise. Let’s start with Google’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” count down to New Years. Remember when [...]
Search News From Around The Web:
Applications & Portal Features
Business Issues
- Google executive running for Vermont governor post, BusinessWeek
- Frank Gruber Leaves Aol To Pursue His Own Ventures, TechCrunch
- Google and India Test the Limits of Liberty, Wall Street Journal
- Twitter Kicks Off 2010 Hiring People Away From Google, Bebo, Ning And More, TechCrunch
- Yahoo Reportedly Selling Zimbra To VMWare, paidContent.org
Local, Maps & Mobile
- Apple Lets You Get Stalky With Google Latitude-esque Patent, Gizmodo
- Google And Spotify Dance Over U.S. Launch, TechCrunch
Link Building
- How to Hire a University Student for Link Building, Search Engine Journal
Paid Search & Contextual
- New Google Patent Reveals Better Contextual Targeting of Image And Video Ads, GO Rumors
- Discover new AdWords keywords for 2010 with the Search-based Keyword Tool, Conversion Room
- Microsoft adCenter Offering Free Search Ads Over New Years?, Search Engine Roundtable
- Yahoo Paid Inclusion Still Live?, Search Engine Roundtable
Searching
- Peering into MySpace’s collective consciousness with real-time search, VentureBeat
- Google index cap – just 1 result for "twin towers are no more"?, Net Magellan
- Malware in 2010 : Hiding in Google Search Results, Search Engine Roundtable
SEM Industry
- Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: New Years Day 2010, Search Engine Roundtable
- 2010 SEMMY Awards: Coming Soon, SEMMYS.org
- Yep, Googlers Working on January 1st, New Years Day, Search Engine Roundtable
SEO & SEM
- Local Search Engine Optimization Best Practices, SEO Book
- Beyond PageRank: Learning with Content and Networks, Measuring Measures
- Sanitize links in your content feeds, sebastians-pamphlets.com
- Dispelling a Persistent Rel Canonical Myth, SEOmoz
- Free your blog comments from SEO and improve your SEO, econsultancy.com
- How Important is the “Tail”? An Emperical Study, Rimm Kaufman
Social Media
- 10 Crowdsourcing Social Media Tools, Techipedia
- Why Twitter Will Endure, New York Times
- Eric Schmidt: The Baddest Man On Twitter, TechCrunch
- Facebook Rolling Out Redesign To Some Users, TechCrunch
- Social Media Tips : Why Should I Help You?, Search Engine Journal
Web Analytics
- HTML5′s rel="noreferrer", Google Blogoscoped
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