Google Publishes Full Text Of EU Antitrust Agreement

This afternoon on its European Blog Google’s General Counsel Kent Walker exposed the full text of the company’s third-proposed and tentatively accepted antitrust settlement agreement with European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia. Almunia previously declined to make the full…

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For Robocop, Bing Imagines The Future Of Search In 2028

What will search look like in 2028? That’s a question that the folks at Bing were tasked with answering for the new movie, Robocop. (Well, “new” as in a remake of the 1987 original that just hit theaters this week.) In a blog post this week, the Bing search folks shared a few…

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The Donkey Cutts SEO Game: Avoid Panda & Penguins

Google’s head of search spam, Matt Cutts, is such a celebrity in the SEO community that one agency built a game for him named Donkey Cutts. The game works like Donkey Kong but replaces the objects based off of Google ranking signals. So you pick your character and then your goal is to reach…

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Googling The Weather: From 20% Project To Sophisticated Query Analysis

Millions of us have asked Google to play weatherperson. In order to get an answer to one of our oldest and most basic questions, we type a variety of words and numbers — city names, neighborhoods and ZIP codes, plus words like “weather,” “forecast” or maybe…

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Prioritizing SEO Strategies In 2014: Where To Focus

Although there may not be a one-size-fits-all SEO strategy — due to the fact that ideal strategies will vary greatly between industries, company capabilities and business models — one thing remains true for everyone regardless of the size of the search team: ruthless prioritization of…

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The Importance Of User Experience: 4 Things Every Marketer Should Know

The term “user experience” gets tossed around a lot in the online marketing world these days. We use it as a justification for many choices, especially with regards to design, development, site architecture, and content strategy. User experience is definitely here to stay, but how well…

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Search In Pics: Google Boomerang, Google NYC In Snow & Susan Wojcicki’s Last Day

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Google NYC In Snow Storm: Source: Google+ Google Building Blocks: Source:…

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Open Letter: Why Search Engine Land Will & Won’t Cover Someone Being Penalized By Google

It’s been big news recently about major brands and Google penalties, and the floodgates feel open on people spotting even more brands possibly hit out there. Some new crackdown by Google? No. It’s the rise of hyperactive attention in this area, and that’s turning into a problem….

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Valentine’s Day Google Logo Tells 6 “This American Life” Love Stories With An Intro From Ira Glass

Today, Google is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a heartwarming logo that includes six different stories of love with an introduction from NPR radio personality and host of This American Life Ira Glass. When you go to Google’s homepage, the logo is slightly faded out and the letters…

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Search Marketing Expo – SMX West, March 11-13 in San Jose, CA. Register Now!

Join the most accomplished internet marketers in the world at SMX West, March 11-13 in San Jose, CA. Check out the agenda featuring three days of tactic-rich sessions, keynotes, invaluable networking opportunities, and more. All Access, Digital Marketing Summit, Workshop & free Expo+ passes…

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No Budget for SMX West? Attend Learn With Google, Sessions, Keynotes & More with a Free Expo+ Pass

Attend sessions on internet and search engine marketing from Google, Covario, Page One Power and Stone Temple Consulting. Meet leading solution providers. Participate in SMX Theater presentations and network with your peers. All for FREE – as long as you pre-register for an SMX West Expo+…

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Bing Ads Expands Mobile Sitelinks Coverage In US, Will Roll Out To EU Markets

Bing Ads announced today that it will complete roll out of sitelink extensions on mobile devices in the US in coming weeks. In a post on the Bing Ads blog, Microsoft’s Eliot Li said they currently have enabled over 60 percent of the mobile traffic on the Yahoo Bing Network (YBN) to run…

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Will 11th Hour Objections Derail The Google-EU Antitrust Settlement?

When the European Commission recently announced yet another antitrust settlement with Google the matter appeared to be coming to an end. This was the third proposed settlement from Google but indications from EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia suggested that it was essentially final and…

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Live @ SMX West: Extreme Excel Excellence

SMX West. To manage complexity, search marketers turn to tools to manage keywords, understand traffic trends, calculate bids and ROI targets… there’s no end of crucial tasks that tools help with. Paradoxically, this also means there’s seemingly no end of tools to choose from,…

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