Topic: Search Engine Watch

Google Gets Internet Content License In China

Google Gets Preliminary Chinese Approval from the Wall Street Journal reports that Google China has received initial regulatory approval from China to provide content on Google.cn. Last year, Google did not have their own license. Instead, they had to use the same ICP license as Ganji.com, as reported over at Forbes.com.

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 […]

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Kevin Ryan Named VP Of Search Engine Watch & Search Engine Strategies

Kevin Ryan was named the vice president of global content for Search Engine Watch and Search Engine Strategies, by Incisive Media today. Ryan in the past worked as the vice president, Interactive Media for the Interpublic Group agency, Wahlstrom Interactive and CEO of Kinetic Results. He also founded Motivity Marketing, a strategic consulting firm. He […]

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Best Wishes, Elisabeth! Search Engine Watch Editor Osmeloski Leaves

Elisabeth Osmeloski, editor of Search Engine Watch, is leaving to become director of online media for the Zonder.com Vacation Rentals site. Her last day will be this Friday, and she has a departure announcement here. Elisabeth and I worked together to get the Search Engine Watch Forums launched nearly three years ago, then she became […]

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Searcharazzi: Touring the SEM Graveyard

Let’s just get it out there: it appears that Zunch Communications, a Dallas-based SEM, has filed for bankruptcy. While some might call this an isolated incident, some speculative minds suggest that a correction is on the horizon for SEM agencies. Indeed, Searcharazzi is dumbfounded by the hundreds of firms that have grown and multiplied during […]

Google Declares Stephen Colbert As Greatest Living American

  It’s official. Stephen Colbert is the Greatest Living American, or at least now ranks tops for that phrase at Google. It’s all come from the latest Google bombing campaign sparked off in part by Stephen himself. The backstory on this, plus the “I thought Google bombing didn’t work anymore” angle, all below. Jonah Stein […]

Time For Google To Give Up The Fight Against Paid Links?

The Paid Links Economy from Philipp Lenssen at Google Blogoscoped is a nice, thoughtful follow-up to last week’s paid links debate that erupted after Google’s Matt Cutts featured a new way to report paid links. There’s plenty of the history of link buying and assorted comments, though Philipp’s article doesn’t really leave you with any […]

Paid Links Under Scrutiny By Google Again

Matt Cutts of Google has written two posts this weekend on links to start a mountain of discussion in the SEO community. How to report paid links and Hidden links from Matt Cutts discussed how Google is in the process of testing out new methods to detect and handle paid links and their impact on […]

Jupiter Finds Increased Demand For Local SEM

Kevin Newcomb at SEW writes up new findings from JupiterResearch’s regular search marketing survey. The findings are broad and written up in some detail. But for purposes of this post, I’m focused on the local angle. Similar to earlier SEMPO survey results, released in January, there’s increasing marketer interest in local. SEMPO found that local […]