• 9 Things You Might Not Know about DKI

    Updated: 2012-02-29 17:00:01
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home PPC 9 Things You Might Not Know about DKI 9 Things You Might Not Know about DKI February 29, 2012 By Mike Nelson Leave a Comment Tweet At its core , Dynamic Keyword Insertion DKI basics here is an efficiency tool . As opposed to sitting around all day doing manual keyword stuffing into your ads , this little tool will do it for you automatically Plus , it’s a great source of buzzwords for instance , We used the DKI code to dynamically increase ad relevancy to users in order to improve our CTR . Because DKI is such a big part of PPC , I think it’s important to explore its lesser-known ins and outs . Hopefully by reading , you’ll find a few things you didn’t know about DKI 1. It works

  • Live Blogging the Google (Susan Wojcicki) SMX West Keynote

    Updated: 2012-02-29 16:54:22
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  • New comScore Study Suggests 50 Percent Of Local-Mobile Search Happening In Apps

    Updated: 2012-02-29 16:09:46
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  • Google Fiber: New Patent Reduces Installation Cost

    Updated: 2012-02-29 15:59:10
    : Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News Google Fiber : New Patent Reduces Installation Cost Google Fiber : New Patent Reduces Installation Cost February 29, 2012 By David Angotti 1 Comment Tweet In an effort to reduce the cost and time required to connect homes to the Google Fiber network , the company has developed a device that will enable rapid connection to homes without the hassle and cost of digging . In the patent application , Google stated that current connection method requires significant effort and time” and indicated that the new method would utilize a narrow edging strip that is similar to decorative wall molding . The molding strips , which can be run along a driveway , placed in a crack , pressed into

  • msnNOW Is Driving More Traffic To Bing, But Is It Artifically Inflating Searches?

    Updated: 2012-02-29 15:32:15
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  • Weekly Webinar Round-Up 2/29/12

    Updated: 2012-02-29 15:00:25
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News Weekly Webinar Round-Up 2 29 12 Weekly Webinar Round-Up 2 29 12 February 29, 2012 By Laura Cruz see all posts by Laura Cruz Leave a Comment Tweet Roll up your sleeves and see what’s out there this week on the webinar circuit . Hope you find something you like Become an Industry Hero February 29th , 7 pm PST Presenter : Susan Purifoy Cost : Free : Description Susan’s business knowledge database can take you from industry zero to industry hero Register Live Webinar Report : The State of Inbound Marketing in 2012 March 1st , 1:00 est Presenter : HubSpot Cost : Free : Description This webinar will discuss the latest findings from The 2012 State of Inbound Marketing report , including

  • Google Frog Leap Day Gioachino Rossini Birthday Logo

    Updated: 2012-02-29 14:19:32
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  • Client Horror Story: Are You Sitting Down? We Changed Our URLs!

    Updated: 2012-02-29 14:00:07
    : Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home SEO Client Horror Story : Are You Sitting Down We Changed Our URLs Client Horror Story : Are You Sitting Down We Changed Our URLs February 29, 2012 By Dana Lookadoo see all posts by Dana Lookadoo 13 Comments Tweet The moment you hear your client say these words , your SEO radar goes on : alert Are you sitting down In other words , beware of what clients decide to do on their own when you’re at a conference Upon returning from SES San Jose in August 2009 and embarking on a conference call with the client team , I sat down . Here’s what : followed While you were gone , we decided to change our URLs from underscores to hyphens as word separators . We know we should have talked with you

  • 7 Free or Low Cost Tools to Improve Landing Page Conversion Rates

    Updated: 2012-02-29 14:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology 7 Free or Low Cost Tools to Improve Landing Page Conversion Rates by Alex Cohen February 29, 2012 Comments A great landing page can easily increase conversion rates between 100 and 300 percent . The process to getting a great landing page is deceptively simple and endlessly iterative : analyze , design , launch , test , . repeat Marketers across the spectrum of experience face similar challenges . Seasoned marketers hit diminishing returns while novice testers struggle with where to . start These seven low cost or free tools will help you find fresh ideas for testing and make it easier to get those ideas into market more quickly . You can try them all for a grand total of 157. ClickTest Analytics

  • Google+ Local Marketing Pilot Programs for Large Brands Show Promise

    Updated: 2012-02-29 10:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google+ Local Marketing Pilot Programs for Large Brands Show Promise by Jon Schepke February 29, 2012 Comments Google may have abandoned relevance for an aggressive social media power play when it began prominently displaying Google+ pages in search results Content recommended by friends and acquaintances is often more relevant than content from strangers , according to Google . Assuming Google+ continues to gain traction , theoretically this shift makes sense . Thankfully , opportunity knocks for your brand . locations Whether you agree or disagree with the changes , opportunity abounds for the nimble brand that embraces . Google+ Conversation Marketing's Google Plus Box Ranking Factors Report goes

  • Leap Year 2012 Google Doodle Frogs Share Stage With Gioachino Rossini

    Updated: 2012-02-29 08:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Leap Year 2012 Google Doodle Frogs Share Stage With Gioachino Rossini by Danny Goodwin February 29, 2012 Comments The frogs are back , and this time it's musical . Today's leap year Google Doodle on Google's homepage marks two occasions : the extra day that shows up almost every four years on February 29, and the birthday of composer Gioachino . Rossini A quartet of frogs appear before a simple , non-interactive black Google logo on a grassy stage drawn to pay tribute to Rossini's comic opera The Barber of Seville . rdquo Rossini became a leap year baby when he was born on this date in 1792. Born into a musical family , the famous Italian composer wrote 39 operas , including William Tell Leap days ,

  • Groupon Buys Travel Search Site Uptake Mostly For Headcount

    Updated: 2012-02-29 07:13:41
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  • “Spreading Santorum” Drops At Google; New Site Keeps Anal Sex Definition At Number One

    Updated: 2012-02-29 07:12:58
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  • Yahoo Threatens Facebook With Lawsuit Over Advertising Patents

    Updated: 2012-02-29 07:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Yahoo Threatens Facebook With Lawsuit Over Advertising Patents by V3 February 29, 2012 Comments Yahoo has warned Facebook that it will face legal action if the social network doesn't sign licensing deals for patents Yahoo believes Facebook is using for its advertising systems , according to . reports Yahoo has a responsibility to its shareholders , employees and other stakeholders to protect its intellectual property , Yahoo said in a statement according to various sources , including The New York Times We must insist that Facebook either enter into a licensing agreement or we will be compelled to move forward unilaterally to protect our rights . Facebook said it was not yet able to issue a full

  • Last Ditch Efforts to Halt New Google Privacy Policy

    Updated: 2012-02-29 06:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Last Ditch Efforts to Halt New Google Privacy Policy by Danny Goodwin February 29, 2012 Comments Even as users remain ignorantly blissful , last-ditch efforts continue to prevent Google's new privacy policy from being implemented this Thursday , March 1. French regulators call the policy unlawful while privacy group EPIC continues its . fight French Regulator : Google Policy Unlawful Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin from the Commission Nationale de L'informatique et Des Libertes CNIL which is leading the Article 29 Working Party's investigation into Google's changes , said Google's new privacy policies don't conform to European . laws Our preliminary analysis shows that Google's new policy does not meet

  • Day One: Search Marketing Expo West 2012 Live Blog Recap

    Updated: 2012-02-29 00:43:57
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  • Non-Google Link Strategy: An Example of Stealth Link Marketing

    Updated: 2012-02-29 00:00:00
    : SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Non-Google Link Strategy : An Example of Stealth Link Marketing by Eric Ward February 29, 2012 Comments My prior column Link for People , Not Search Engines was met with a few favorable responses and responses asking for more concrete advice examples . Sticking with my link for people theme , let's look at a real life example to hopefully provide some . clarification To begin , let's rid ourselves of the term link builder . rdquo Link building is a terribly inaccurate description of the approaches that savvy link developers and link marketers can use for generating links to client's . content For the remainder of this column , let's forget the search engines exist , or say for the sake of argument

  • Microsoft And Nokia Unify Maps On PC, Mobile

    Updated: 2012-02-28 22:21:11
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  • Google+: Why User Counts & Low Engagement Don't Matter

    Updated: 2012-02-28 22:00:00
    : SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google+ : Why User Counts Low Engagement Don't Matter by Miranda Miller February 28, 2012 Comments A new WSJ.com report tallies up the mounting minuses at Google+ , citing lackluster engagement and a difficulty in differentiating the service from Facebook as challenges for the newer social . network While acknowledging that the company's main financial goal of Google+ is to obtain personal data about users to better target ads to them across all of Google , rdquo the WSJ and so many others seem to be missing a critical point : engagement isn't going to . matter In comScore's recent U.S . Digital Future in Focus report they reported that 1 of every 6 minutes spent online now is spent on social

  • SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 28, 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-28 21:58:01
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  • Google Plus: Average User Spends Only 3 Minutes Per Month!

    Updated: 2012-02-28 20:00:45
    : Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News Google Plus : Average User Spends Only 3 Minutes Per Month Google Plus : Average User Spends Only 3 Minutes Per Month February 28, 2012 By David Angotti 7 Comments Tweet During a conference call with Google investors in late January , Google CEO Larry Page announced that Google+ had surpassed 90 million users . Although the growth rate for the social network has been phenomenal , Google has unnaturally propelled its growth by automatically creating Google+ accounts for all new Google users . In addition , the company has refused to provide data regarding the number of active users or the amount of time users are spending on the new social . network Now , according to a recent

  • SPONSOR MESSAGE: Capture, Score and Engage the Hottest Leads

    Updated: 2012-02-28 20:00:29
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  • A New Series Starts at SEJ Tomorrow, Client HORROR Stories!

    Updated: 2012-02-28 17:45:47
    , Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News A New Series Starts at SEJ Tomorrow , Client HORROR Stories A New Series Starts at SEJ Tomorrow , Client HORROR Stories February 28, 2012 By Melissa Fach see all posts by Melissa Fach 6 Comments Tweet I was thinking the other day about all things I have learned after dealing with clients for the last 7 years . Some things can only be learned by dealing with real life experiences . How you run your business and the rules you put in place for your clients is often , unfortunately , learned from bad experiences or if you are lucky , advice from your peers I contacted some folks about possibly sharing some experiences and to share with us what they or the client had learned from

  • Four (4) Must-Attend Sessions at Conversion Conference West 2012 for Search Engine Optimizers

    Updated: 2012-02-28 14:00:51
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home Search Engine Conferences Four 4 Must-Attend Sessions at Conversion Conference West 2012 for Search Engine Optimizers Four 4 Must-Attend Sessions at Conversion Conference West 2012 for Search Engine Optimizers February 28, 2012 By Laura Cruz see all posts by Laura Cruz 1 Comment Tweet As search engine optimizers , we’re always looking for new ways to attract visitors or getting that coveted spot on search engine rankings . In our book , increasing traffic means increasing revenue , and most of us have never really questioned this assumption at least not until we notice the discrepancy between our traffic volume vs . the revenue we’re getting . Then we either 1 start another project to

  • How to Implement Video Microdata for Google & Schema.org

    Updated: 2012-02-28 14:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology How to Implement Video Microdata for Google Schema.org by Terry Van Horne February 28, 2012 Comments The semantic web has been talked about forever but until recently it was all talk and not much action . Adoption rates of RDFa , microdata and other structured data types has been slow due to there being little added benefit to adding them to . pages Search engines , and in particular Google , have begun using the data in rich snippets . In the past search engines have managed to drive adoption of similar technology . Robots meta tags and robots.txt are two examples of search engines affecting adoption of technology due to their position in the content discovery . paradigm What is a Schema Schemas are

  • Social Search Result Rankings for Top 500 Tech Writers [Study]

    Updated: 2012-02-28 10:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Social Search Result Rankings for Top 500 Tech Writers Study by Nathan Safran February 28, 2012 Comments Considerable attention has recently been paid in the search industry to Google's Search Plus Your World The release , which went live January 10, has shaken up the search engine results pages SERPs as Google has begun mixing in Google+ results with greater . frequency If much of the coverage is to be taken at face value , brand queries both corporate and personal have been among those most impacted by the change , presumably because Google has deeper Google+ knowledge of brands than it does for other . queries The discussion around the increased emphasis of Google+ in the SERPs has also brought

  • Why an Optimized Content Strategy is Crucial for Social & Search

    Updated: 2012-02-28 08:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Why an Optimized Content Strategy is Crucial for Social Search by Krista LaRiviere February 28, 2012 Comments Success in social media and organic search is only possible with an optimized content marketing strategy . If you don't have the latter , you may as well forget about being remotely successful with the . former That was my conclusion to the audience of an SES London 2012 session that detailed to attendees why an optimized content marketing strategy is crucial for successful social media and organic search . strategies I'm even going so far as to say , don't even worry about your SEO and social media strategies . Worry only about your optimized content marketing strategy and you will win at

  • 3 Underused Paid Search Metrics

    Updated: 2012-02-28 00:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology 3 Underused Paid Search Metrics by Jason Tabeling February 28, 2012 Comments Paid search is all about numbers . If you aren't a fan of basic math functions you can expect to have a tough time talking the talk with your peers in paid search . marketing However , there are still some metrics that are either new , or aren't used frequently enough . These metrics can extract additional insight , and help provide optimization . input Ad Group Impression Share Google rolled out the new ad group impression share metric just last month . It's the same as campaign-level impression share , but at a more granular . level This metric can help you understand how to increase your impression volume . Having this

  • Google’s Mobile World & Vision for 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-27 21:30:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google†s Mobile World Vision for 2012 by Danny Goodwin February 27, 2012 Comments As smartphone ownership continues to grow , going mobile and mobile optimization are becoming a business necessity . To coincide with the annual Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona , Google has revealed smartphone usage stats and some 2012 . predictions Google : 300 Million Android Devices Activated Google had some big announcements regarding Android today . More than 300 million devices now run on the Android platform , with 850,000 new device activations daily good for 250 percent year-on-year . growth Google Senior Vice President , mobile and digital content , also announced in a blog post that the number of

  • CognitiveSEO Version 2 Makes Its Debut

    Updated: 2012-02-27 19:15:07
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News CognitiveSEO Version 2 Makes Its Debut CognitiveSEO Version 2 Makes Its Debut February 27, 2012 By Laura Cruz see all posts by Laura Cruz 4 Comments Tweet Last week I had the privilege to take a virtual tour with founder Razvan Gavrilas on the Version 2 release of CognitiveSEO . Now , if you’ve never heard of this before , there is a reason for being in stealth mode for so long . CognitiveSEO was in development for two years before debuting in Beta mode in July 2011. After time with feedback and further tweaking to create a formidable weapon in the seo arsenal , Version 2 launches today . Now , in 2012 Gavrilas believes it to be ready to give seo experts an impressive advantage

  • How to Optimize Tablets vs. Smartphones

    Updated: 2012-02-27 14:00:00
    . SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology How to Optimize Tablets vs . Smartphones by Eli Goodman February 27, 2012 Comments Having attended myriad web conferences over the years , we've heard most every prediction you can imagine . Some were a bit misguided Portals are the future direction of the Web and others were spot on This Google thing seems to have legs Far and away , though , the most elusive prediction to get right has been It's the Year of Mobile Having heard this mantra since 2005 or so , it felt like my annual rallying cry regarding the Chicago Cubs World Series chances , with the results always seeming to fall short of . expectations Expectations and reality finally crossed paths in 2011, and I now feel confident proclaiming

  • Google Images Adds Previews to Related Searches

    Updated: 2012-02-27 08:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google Images Adds Previews to Related Searches by Danny Goodwin February 27, 2012 Comments Google is now displaying a visual preview of images when you hover over links to related searches in Google Images . Hovering will open a dark gray box with previews of three to five images from the related searches no click-through . required For example , if you search New York City on Google Images , Google's related searches are for new york city 2012 new york city police new york city skyline etc . Do you want more images of New York City's skyline Just hover over the blue link and the new panel will open with three skyline pictures that you can then click on and see the website for the image and see the

  • Google Dumping Clearwire Stake

    Updated: 2012-02-27 06:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google Dumping Clearwire Stake by Danny Goodwin February 27, 2012 Comments Google will sell its 6.5 percent stake in wireless Internet service provider Clearwire for roughly 47 million or a discounted stock price of 1.60 per share according to an SEC filing Google initially invested 500 million in the company in 2008. The SEC documentation explains Google's exit from Clearwire as an act of rebalancing its portfolio of investments , but a more candid assessment would be that Google expects Clearwire to sink beneath its mountain of debt and is getting out while it can , rdquo the Verge reported . Sales of Google's 29.4 million shares in Clearwire will begin on February 27th , with the other equity

  • 8 Steps to Guest Blogging Artistry for Free Links, Recognition & Exposure

    Updated: 2012-02-27 00:00:00
    , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology 8 Steps to Guest Blogging Artistry for Free Links , Recognition Exposure by Guillaume Bouchard February 27, 2012 Comments Write for people , link for people . The idea of optimizing for people is one of the most important shifts in search marketing . Since Google's Panda update took effect a year ago , guest blogging has become a key link building practice that is based on exchanging worthwhile content for improved rankings and many other perks Why guest blog : For Quality . backlinks Free traffic to your . site . Exposure Building authority in your . niche Building reciprocal relationships with influencers in your . industry Here are eight steps for honing your guest blogging . craft Step 1 :

  • 2012 Oscar Predictions From Google & Yahoo

    Updated: 2012-02-26 23:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology 2012 Oscar Predictions From Google Yahoo by Danny Goodwin February 26, 2012 Comments Who will take home the Oscar at the 84th Annual Academy Awards tonight Google predicts Extremely Loud Incredibly Close might be the underdog winner for best picture , but Yahoo backs War Horse as best picture based on search . trends Best Picture Why is Google predicting a win for Extremely Loud Incredibly Close Well , Google looked back at search trends leading up to the two previous Academy Awards shows and discovered that it wasn't the most searched for film that won the Oscar rather the winning formula was a combination of an upward trend in search volume for at least four consecutive weeks during the previous

  • Tools to Help SEOs With ADD Get Work Done

    Updated: 2012-02-26 16:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Tools to Help SEOs With ADD Get Work Done by Mark Jackson February 26, 2012 Comments Almost five years ago , a client diagnosed me as having Adult Attention Deficit Disorder She knew I had ADD because she did too . I laughed , and then did some self-evaluation I think she was onto . something I still haven't been into the doctor to be formally diagnosed , but all these years later I'm convinced that there's some truth to this the people I work with and my wife would agree And , based upon the many SEOs that I've talked to about this subject matter , I would say that the vast majority of SEOs believe they , too , suffer from . ADD If you're not too sure , or if you're not familiar with some of the

  • SES London 2012 – Day 3 Coverage #SESLondon

    Updated: 2012-02-26 06:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology SES London 2012 – Day 3 Coverage SESLondon by Danny Goodwin February 26, 2012 Comments The final day of SES London 2012, much like Day 1 and Day 2 was packed full of great tips and strategies on keywords , link building , local and social search , and much more . Here's a roundup of Day 3 live blogging and coverage of SES London 2012. Keyword Remodelling Social Informing Keyword Research , Keywords Informing Website Design seslondon adCenter Blog Local and Social : Maximising Visibility Across the Web SESlondon State of Search Advanced Linkbuilding Strategies Presentation Blogstorm PPC Beyond Search : New Ad Formats , Display , and Social SESLondon State of Search Up next , SES New York At SES

  • How to use Twitter in Online Marketing

    Updated: 2012-02-19 14:39:11
    That social media are essential in online media campaigns has become a truism. But how do you combine your Twitter strategy with your search engine marketing campaign, and how do you generate enough followers for Twitter to make a difference?

  • Search Engine News Wrap-up Jan 19

    Updated: 2012-02-19 14:12:19
    Essential search and search engine industry reading from the last week.

  • Search Engine Marketing Wrap-up Jan 19

    Updated: 2012-02-19 14:05:20
    Interesting posts and articles from the world of search engine marketing and optimization.

  • Social Media Wrap-up Feb 19

    Updated: 2012-02-19 14:02:59
    Here is some essential social media and networking reading from the last week.

  • Print Publicity and Organic SEO – A Comparison

    Updated: 2012-02-07 14:33:17
    Pandia Guest Writer Divya Rawat argues that print publicity campaigns and organic search engine optimization are complementary, and may reinforce each other.

  • Top 5 Social Shopping Sites

    Updated: 2012-02-05 15:47:51
    The Web has changed shopping in a lot of ways. Easy access to an unprecedented amount of stores that will ship your purchase directly to me has made my Christmas shopping stress free. And it's so much easier now to find gifts for those friends with really special interests. All of this is taken one huge step ahed with the Social Web. Social shopping is online shopping with networks of likeminded friends, commenting, sharing and recommendations. Here are Pandia's top 5 social shopping sites.

  • Search Engine Marketing News Wrap-up Feb 5

    Updated: 2012-02-05 15:33:48
    Here are some interesting articles from this week's search engine marketing coverage.

  • Social Media News Wrap-up Feb 5

    Updated: 2012-02-05 15:31:08
    Here are some interesting post and articles from this week's social media buzz.

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