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Last week, a post on the Predictably Irrational blog described the differences in what boyfriends and girlfriends were looking for their beloveds to do based on Google Suggest. Google Suggest can provide hours of fun. Just spend some time at Autocomple...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Vanessa Fox - January 19, 2010 at 6:56 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google: Trends, Search Engines, Search Marketing: Search Term Research, Top News, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

One Small Step For Marketers, One Giant Leap In Profit

Why does accuracy matter when measuring marketing effectiveness? Accuracy matters because in today’s world, marketing decisions are made on data. The best creative is not the one that makes us laugh the hardest, and it’s not the one that we remembe...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Adam Goldberg - January 17, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Search Engines, adam goldberg, attribution managament, clearsaleing, forrester wave, interactive attribution, search-engine-optimization   Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Report: It’s A Good Time To Be A Web Analyst, Not Quite So A Google Analytics Competitor

Econsultancy just released its annual Web Analytics Buyers Guide, and in conjunction with its Online Measurement and Strategy Report forms an in-depth analysis of the marketplace over here in the UK. On the whole it makes for very interesting (and hear...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Ben Gott - January 16, 2010 at 6:13 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google Analytics, SEM Industry: Stats, Search Engines, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

Google Plans To Buy Its Way Into Real Estate

Google is making its intentions in the real estate vertical more clear. Speaking this week at Inman Real Estate Connect, an industry conference, Google’s Sam Sebastian reportedly said: “We’re actively looking to acquire one to two sma...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Matt McGee - at 12:53 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google: Acquisitions, Google: Maps & Local, Search Engines, Search Engines: Real Estate, Top News, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

After The Hack, Should I Still Trust Google & The Cloud With My Data?

Over the past year, I’ve moved more and more of my data over to the cloud — in particular, to being stored with Google. I’m rethinking that, in the wake of Google’s statement that it was the target of a sophisticated hacking att...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Danny Sullivan - January 14, 2010 at 5:54 am

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google: Business Issues, Google: Docs & Spreadsheets, Search Engines, Top News, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

Google Just Says No To China: Ending Censorship, Due To Gmail Attack

Google has revealed that the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists were targeted last December in a hacking attempt. That, along with other issues, has convinced the company that it will no longer censor results China as the Chinese governme...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Danny Sullivan - January 12, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google: Business Issues, Google: Critics, Google: Gmail, Google: Security, Legal: Censorship, Search Engines, Search Engines: China Search Engines, Top News, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

7 Ways To Conquer Natural Search When Google & Bing Face Off In 2010

7 Ways To Conquer Natural Search When Google & Bing Face Off In 2010 When it comes to search marketing, the Big Three is about to become the Big Two. The deal heard round the world this past July comes to fruition in 2010—and the much-antici...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Mike Dobbs - January 11, 2010 at 5:31 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google: SEO, Microsoft: Bing SEO, Search Engines, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

Where’s AP In Google News? Apparently In Limbo, As Contract Running Out

It’s been noticed that new Associated Press stories — hosted by Google itself — are no longer appearing in Google News. It’s true. Since Dec. 24, Google has no longer added new AP content, something the company confirmed with me...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Danny Sullivan - January 8, 2010 at 7:21 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google: Business Issues, Google: News, Search Engines, Top News, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

The Convergence Of Web Search & Site Search

The company I work for, SLI Systems, specializes in site search—searching products or content within a single website. That’s all we do. For example, try searching Search Engine Land using the SLI-powered search box at the top of the page (but ...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Shaun Ryan - at 1:40 pm

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Why You Should Attend SMX West 2010: A Personal Preview, From Danny Sullivan

In less than two months, Search Engine Land’s SMX West search marketing conference will happen from March 2-4 in California. Anyone who is even remotely connected to gaining visitors, customers and driving sales should be attending. Experienced s...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Danny Sullivan - January 7, 2010 at 1:00 pm

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Nexus One: What Exactly Happened Yesterday In Mountain View?

The 1950s classic Japanese film Rashômon by Akira Kurosawa is an exploration of human perception, truth and how there can be widely differing accounts of the same event. The film’s plot revolves around the rape of a woman and murder of her husba...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Greg Sterling - January 6, 2010 at 1:53 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google: Mobile, Search Engines, Top News, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

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 i...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Chris Silver Smith - January 4, 2010 at 8:00 am

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google Maps, Google: Maps & Local, Locals Only, Place Pages, PlaceRank, SEO - Search Engine Optimization, Search Engines, Top News, Wikipedia, landmark icons, local search, local search optimization, local seo, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

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. S...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Danny Sullivan - December 31, 2009 at 6:15 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Legal: Privacy, Search Engines, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

Now That Everything Is Known, Will The Google Nexus One Phone Launch Generate A Collective Yawn?

The way that the “Google Phone” rumors and later Nexus One blogging played out probably mean that when Google finally announces the device on January 5 (in all likelihood) there won’t be much news. I could be quite wrong of course. Re...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Greg Sterling - December 30, 2009 at 3:05 pm

Categories: Features: Analysis, Google: Mobile, Search Engines, Top News, search-engine-optimization   Tags:

Top 10 Reasons Your Website Should Go Mobile

The mobile web is a fascinating space that is still in its infancy. If the current capabilities of mobile devices are a sign of things to come, I can only imagine what will be possible five years from now. Here are 10 reasons I think that anyone with...

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Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Joshua Odmark - December 29, 2009 at 5:32 pm

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