Topic: Detroit

Why every PPC manager needs to automate more

Recently, the BBC did an article about Amazon turning 25. Frankly, it was appalling. It asked the question “how has the Amazon empire been built?” – and then completely failed to answer it. It listed a bunch of things: strong revenue, retail sector dominance, Amazon’s value flying high, etc. etc. Yawn. Let’s actually answer the […]

In-App Search: Great Idea, Not So Great Experience

Google, Facebook and others are trying to bring the world of internet-style “deep linking” to apps. Google is indexing in-app links from Android in a bid to keep search relevant in a mobile world now dominated by apps. Facebook recently touted gains that its open-source App Link program has made. Now an independent search app […]

Why Enhanced Campaigns Aren’t Really An Upgrade Or Improvement

I am absolutely fascinated by the automotive industry and am admittedly a car guy. The newest cars continually impress me because every new model seems like a significant upgrade over the previous model. And, they really are. New cars are lighter, stronger, more spacious, safer, more fuel efficient, and quicker than ever. A 2013 Mazda […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 20, 2011

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: RIAA Scolds Google, Wants Search Algorithm Changed To Fight Online Piracy Saying that Google has a “special responsibility” to fight copyright infringement, the RIAA has issued a report card that scolds […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 8, 2011

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Two New Bing UI Tests Spotted The folks at Liveside.net, an independent blog that covers Microsoft’s online efforts, have posted screenshots of two new Bing user interfaces that some of their […]

Google Logo Honors Diego Rivera’s Mural Paintings

Google worldwide has a special logo for artist, Diego Rivera. Diego Rivera was born 125 years ago today in Mexico and died 70 years later on November 24, 1957. He is most well known for his mural paintings found in San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, Mexico City, Chapingo, and Cuernavaca. The Google logo shows […]

Google Gumby Logo For 90th Birthday Of Creator Art Clokey

Today would have been Art Clokey’s 90th birthday, and to celebrate the man who invented Gumby, Google has a special interactive Gumby Logo. The logo has many of the characters from Gumby, including Pokey, the lovable horse. Clicking on the colorful balls makes the play dough figures come to life, bringing out the essence of […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 15, 2011

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Foursquare Adds ‘Lists’ Functionality For Profiles & Pages Over the past few years Foursquare has been rapidly evolving, and their newly announced “lists” feature looks like a very promising new addition. […]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 24, 2011

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Yahoo Search Direct Alphabet: Where Every Letter Starts With Yahoo And you thought Google favored its own properties? Check this out: In Yahoo’s new Search Direct feature, 21 of the […]

Is Google’s Street View Trike Headed Your Way?

Google has announced the winners of its Street View Trike suggestions contest – a contest that started last October with Google inviting the public to tell the company where to send its trike for hard-to-reach Street View images. With nearly a quarter-million votes cast, Google says the winners are: Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, New […]

The Impact Of Call Tracking For Smart Marketers & Agencies

“Death of Detroit would wallop ad world” …”… nightmares of a blue Christmas” Shocking! Tell us something we don’t already know!  Turning a few more pages I see, “As site traffic slows, online marketers tighten their holiday budgets.” And that’s when I calmly fold-up my recent copy of Advertising Age and call my dentist to […]

Aftermath: Yahoo Still Open To Deals; Stock Largely Survives

With the first day over since Microsoft bailed on Yahoo, I find myself chuckling with agreement over Valleywag’s "Post-Microsoft, Yahoo shares ‘plunge’ from $19 to $24.60" headline. Yahoo fared far better than many had predicted. Part of that may be due to thoughts that it is not all over yet for a Yahoo-Microsoft marriage or […]

Google Street View Continues March, Introduces Embedded Version

According to Boston.com, Google’s Street View images are rolling out to more US cities today, including Boston, Providence, Dallas, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Detroit, Minneapolis, and St. Paul. Google Operating System counts the total number of US cities with StreetView now as 23. StreetView is also actively in development in Canada, Europe, and Australia.

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.

YouTube Hiring Advertising Sales Representatives

ClickZ reports that Google’s YouTube is hiring six advertising sales representatives. I tracked down five of the job postings, all for the same position, but all based in different parts of the United States. Here they are: Detroit, MI Santa Monica, CA New York, NY Chicago, IL Boston, MA