SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 22, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Denver
Google Releases More Public Transit Info, Other Green Initiatives For Earth Day
You’ve seen the Earth Day logos, now comes several Earth Day related announcements from Google. The most significant of those involves the expansion of Google Transit to nine new US locations, including San Francisco, Denver, Millwaukee, Ann Arbor and Holland, MI, Kansas City, MO, Framingham and Cape Cod, MA. Here’s more from the Google LatLong […]
New Microsoft Live Maps Roll Out With A Boatload Of Upgrades
A new version of Microsoft’s Live Search Maps has rolled out (after yesterday’s major traffic and routing upgrade). There’s an enormous range of feature and functionality upgrades, which are explained in some detail on the Virtual Earth blog. There’s also a discussion at CNET. At a crude level, what it means is that Live Maps […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 3, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SMX Local & Mobile Recap
The SMX Local & Mobile conference is over now. It took place in Denver over the past two days. In case you were unable to attend, there has been a lot of coverage of the conference. Below are links to the various session notes, pictures, and overall write-ups on the first-ever SMX Local & Mobile:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 2, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 27, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google To Keynote At SMX Local & Mobile
I’m delighted to announce that Michael T. Jones, Chief Technologist of Google Earth, Google Maps, and Google Local Search, will be delivering the keynote address on Monday at our inaugural SMX Local & Mobile Conference in Denver. Michael will be offering an inside look at Google’s various local and mapping services, and will also talk […]
AOL Relaunches WAP Portal, Starts Broader Mobile Push
AOL is quickly and quietly moving on a number of fronts in mobile to establish itself as a leader. Not long after the relaunch of rival MSN’s WAP portal, AOL upgraded mobile search and, last week, relaunched its WAP portal with more personalization and generally greater usability. According to this BusinessWeek article, “U.S. traffic to […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 24, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Why I’m Excited About SMX Local & Mobile
Next week we kick off our inaugural SMX Local & Mobile conference in Denver, and it promises to be a killer show. I’ve programmed dozens of search conferences over the years, and yet this one, which I co-organized with the able and expert help of Greg Sterling, is special. To be sure, I’ve got a […]
Blyk And MySpace: Will Ad-Subsized Mobile Services Fly?
There is a belief, held by many, that there is a bright future for ad-supported or subsidized mobile services. Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt floated this idea as far back as November 2006. Now, the long-delayed Blyk in the U.K is live and MySpace in the U.S. has announced an ad-supported model (and a richer subscription […]
Sorting Out The Mobile Search & SEO Mess
One of the biggest challenges of being a mobile SEO is comparing keyword results across the many different search engines. While the goal of all the mobile engines is the same, their approaches vary considerably. Many traditional SEOs will simply target Google and hope for the best in the other engines, but there is a […]
The Million iPhone Question
Let me preface this by saying that I am pretty tired of talking about the iPhone. But given that Apple recently sold the one-millionth unit, it’s generating more buzz around the office than ever and I have no choice. I’ve spoken more about the iPhone to clients and colleagues alike in the past two months […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 19, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Podcast: SMX Local & Mobile Preview
Want to understand more about all that’s happening in the local and mobile search space? That’s what our SMX Local & Mobile conference on Oct. 1 & 2 in Denver is all about! To give you a preview of what will be covered, Search Engine Land executive editor Chris Sherman and staff writer Greg Sterling […]
Local Search Is About Products Too, Not Just Restaurants And Plumbers
Often when people discuss local search they’re referring to finding restaurants or plumbers. But the concept of “local search” should include goods and product purchases as well. Whenever I discuss products and retail as part of the definition of local search people are often a little skeptical. Yet again and again studies show that consumers […]
Local Search Finally Living Up To Its Promise
Nearly a decade ago, I believed in the power and promise of locally focused Web sites and applications. Back then, I was COO of About.com and in hindsight can say that I was a bit ahead of market adoption, to say the least! We ended up pretty successfully focusing on interest-based sites that became all […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 12, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Mobile Search Forecasts: Apples And Oranges
The Kelsey Group added its mobile forecast to the range of other forecasts out in the market. The problem with all of these is that, like local search forecasts, there are fundamental definitional issues about how the marketplace is framed and conceptualized. Kelsey says “U.S. mobile search advertising revenues to grow from $33.2 million in […]
Superpages Acquires ‘LocalSearch.com’ Domain
Local destination site AmericanTowns.com owned the URL LocalSearch.com but has now sold it to Idearc (publisher of Superpages) for roughly $3.3 million. That figure includes a strategic investment in AmericanTowns, which Superpages will help further develop. This article is part of Local Search Week here at Search Engine Land, a special look at local search […]
Google Street View Might Violate Canadian Privacy Law
Although it’s not yet available in Canada, Canada’s privacy commissioner has raised concerns preemptively that Google’s Street View photography could violate the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act of 2004. This article is part of Local Search Week here at Search Engine Land, a special look at local search marketing issues in the […]
Marchex Issues Local Search Report, Starts Local Blog
Marchex, which recently acquired VoiceStar, launched 100,000 local search domains and is about to relaunch OpenList as a new, comprehensive local destination site, has issued a local report entitled “Unlocking the Potential of the Local Internet.” The document is a very good overview of the state of the market (with data) and the opportunity. Here’s […]
Superpages Now Offers Compare Merchants Feature
Today Superpages formally rolled out a compare merchants feature. In doing so it becomes the second major US yellow pages publisher to offer that feature in its online directory. DexKnows, owned by R.H. Donnelley and powered by Local Matters‘ “destination search” platform, has offered the feature for some time. This article is part of Local […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 5, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
CallGenie and R.H. Donnelley Launch Local Voice Search
Yellow pages publisher R.H. Donnelley (RHD), which recently acquired Business.com and owns search marketing firm LocalLaunch, is testing a new voice local mobile search product, 1-800-CallDex, in four U.S. markets: Denver, Phoenix, Spokane (WA) and Tucson. It offers a suite of services powered by speech and local mobile search enabler CallGenie, which is also behind […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 24, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 17, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Want A Free Pass To SMX Local & Mobile?
Our next Search Marketing Expo conference focuses on local and mobile search engine marketing, in Denver on Oct. 1 and 2—a beautiful time of year here in Colorado. As with our filled-to-capacity SMX Advanced show, we are limiting attendance, and once the show is sold out it’s sold out. You can win a free, full-conference […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 18, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
The Big SMX Advanced 2007 Wrap-Up
I had a great time doing our first conference, SMX Advanced, last week in Seattle. Tons of coverage came out of the show, while the attendees learned a lot, had fun networking and enjoyed some good food. Need to remember what happened? Want to hear about what you missed? Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 12, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. But before the news, a request! When Online Marketing Blog had a poll for best search podcast recently, I was one of the few that did NOT beg, plead or cajole listeners to vote for […]
SMX Conferences Expand To Europe, Three-Day “SMX West” Show
Search Engine Land’s conference series, Search Marketing Expo, has now announced dates for new shows in Europe and our "big" SMX West event to be held in Santa Clara next February 26-28. Back when I wrote 9 Reasons To Attend SMX Advanced, I explained that our SMX Advanced show that happens this coming June 4th […]
Upcoming Search Marketing Events: March-April 2007
Got some time on your hands? Want to get out and meet people, talk search marketing or improve your search marketing skills? There are plenty of upcoming events if you’re wanting to get out and learn more. Below, a rundown on some of the conferences and training events happening in the next two months.
SMX Advanced Opens For Registration, Two Further SMX Shows Announced
I wanted to pass along some news about the Search Marketing Expo shows that Search Engine Land’s parent company Third Door Media is doing this year. Registration for our first SMX Advanced event in Seattle this June 4-5 has now opened on the newly redesigned SMX web site. In addition, two further SMX shows have […]