SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 4, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: New List: Sites With Most Cumulative Diggs This is the week for top lists, it seems. First, we had the Techmeme Leaderboard get launched (and now being debated again), then we […]
Danny Sullivan on October 4, 2007 at 11:01 pm | Reading time: 5 minutes
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on
Search Engine Land and from other
places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
- New List: Sites
With Most Cumulative Diggs
This is the week for top lists, it seems. First, we had the Techmeme
Leaderboard get launched (and now being debated again), then we got a list of
the most mentioned sites on Digg. Now there’s a third one — sites with the
most cumulative Diggs. More on both Digg… - Take SEMPO’s
Search Marketing Salary Survey
SEMPO is conducting a salary survey of in-house search marketing
professionals. The survey is open to all in-house SEM professionals, whether
or not they are currently SEMPO members. Organic and/or paid-search, in-house
professionals are all invited to take the survey. SEMPO plans to compile and
publish the results of the… - Microsoft
‘Unlocks’ HealthVault Search Site And Personal Records Database
As part of its push into four strategic vertical search segments, Microsoft
has unveiled "HealthVault," which aims to be part medical search engine, part
repository of personal data and health information that can be selectively
disclosed to doctors and other interested parties. Mary Jo Foley has
considerable detail on how… - Google Logo
Celebrates Sputnik 50th Anniversary
Fifty years ago today — October 4, 1957 — Sputnik became the world’s first
artificial satellite to go into orbit. Google is celebrating the 50th
anniversary with the special logo above. Will other search engines do the
same? So far, it’s only Google among the majors. Here’s the full… - BT Teams With
FON To Offer Nationwide WiFi In UK
British Telecom has invested in FON, the Spanish WiFi provider, and says it
will build out a free (to BT customers), UK-wide free WiFi network.
MarketWatch reports that "BT’s three million plus Total Broadband customers
will be able to join the FON WiFi network, which already provides more than
190,000… - Black-Hat SEOs
Are Worthless, Shady Criminals
Black hat, white hat, blue hat, new hat… why should anyone care which color
hat any search engine optimization (SEO) professional labels him- or herself?
This was a question presented to me by one of my colleagues, Bill Slawski at
SEO by the Sea, at the last search engine… - Which Google
Products Should a Small Business Use?
No longer just a search engine, Google has grown rapidly in recent years into
a company that now offers a variety of tools and services, many of which are
aimed squarely at small business owners. Some of Google’s most compelling
services are free, making them even more tempting to… - Only 50 Tickets
Left for SMX Social Media in NYC – Register Today!
Time and space are running out for you to attend Search Marketing Expo – SMX
Social Media in New York City, October 16-17. There are only 50 tickets left
for this two-day event covering the most exciting aspect of internet
marketing. Register today to reserve your spot. SMX Social Media… - Raising The
Organizational Visibility Of The Search Marketing Function
The ultimate goal of any in-house search marketer is for search engine
marketing to become ingrained in the way a company does business, similar to
marketing, advertising, and public relations. It’s rare for search marketing
to gain this much visibility, but we are starting to see a few
organizations…
Search News From Around The Web:
Business Issues
- Search
and the Law: Attorney Deborah Wilcox, Search Engine Watch -
Google attacks Verizon’s attempt to water down 700MHz "open access" rules,
Ars Technica
Local, Maps & Mobile
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Ultimate Local Search Optimization Resources, Web Analytics World -
Google LatLong: Google Transit Graduates from Labs, Google LatLong Blog -
Live Search Maps: the best is yet to come, LiveSide - Would You Rent Your Rooftop to
Google To Show Ads Upon?, SEO By The Sea
Link Building
- Link
Value: Top Rankings, Secrets and Lies – Part 1, Search Engine Watch -
The "Google Payola" Issue Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon, SEOmoz
Paid Search & Contextual
- Microsoft
Doesn’t Allow Ads with the Number "69", Search Engine Roundtable
SEM Industry
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You want to be rich? Then start talking shit!, ShoeMoney -
Yield Software: Google Optimization As A Service, InformationWeek -
Microsoft Joins Google in Offering SEO Services, Is This Ethical?, Search
Engine Journal
SEO & SEM
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Google and Spam Link Patterns, Search Engine People
Remembrance of Spam Past, Portland SEM Professionals Blog
Social Media
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How To Research Your Social Media Campaign, 97th Floor
Video, Music & Image Search
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Pixsy To Power Search On Veoh, TechCrunch -
News Corp warns Google over copyright, Financial Times
Other Items
4000 Posts, John Battelle
Hot Items From Sphinn, Our Social News
Sharing Site:
- "Heroes" Lessons on Blogging
- 34 StumbleUpon Posts That Aren’t
Crap - A Question for Google about Ethical
SEO - ProBlogger Directory Submission
Giveaway - Is Graspr the new sanctuary for the
true professional - Seven Steps to Graphing Your
Facebook Strategy - BOTW’s $10K Giveaway
- Generate Backlinks with Custom
WordPress Themes - Sometimes It’s Just A Damn Link!
- Social Media the New Bad Boy
- $100 SponsoredReviews.com Coupon:
Exclusive for Search Engine Journal Readers - How Content Management Systems
changed SEO forever - Defining Business Blogging Success
- Radiohead’s In Rainbows: A Look at
Anti-Marketing in the Music Industry - Doug Heil Hates Sphinn
- Unhappy MSN AdCenter Customer
- Why Blogs Suck
- How writing about the Clash can be
relevant to seo - Convert Color to Black and Whyte….
AND BACK - The Best Damn On-Page Optimization
Process Checklist, Period - 6 Things That Work Right Now on
Reddit
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