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Yahoo Search Supports X-Robots-Tags
By WebProNews Staff · December 5, 2007

Webmaster life got a little easier as Yahoo Search, in the midst of some updates to the engine, added page level exclusion tags to what it can handle.

Google Earth Powers Alabama Security Tool
By Doug Caverly · December 5, 2007

It’s been in the works for at least five months, and Governor Bob Riley has now unveiled the Alabama Department of Homeland Security’s “Virtual Alabama,” in which Google Earth will serve a pivotal function.

Google Improves Apps On iPhone
By Doug Caverly · December 5, 2007

It’s no secret that Google and Apple are friends on both corporate and personal levels. Prepare not to be shocked, then, that Google just released an improved interface for iPhone users.

Live Search Now Returns Extra Links
By Navneet Kaushal · December 5, 2007

In a recent SEOCO blog, it was reported that Live.com now returns extra links under the first result.

Google Explains Meta Tags
By WebProNews Staff · December 5, 2007 · 1

Search engines pay attention to some tags, and none to others. Remember when the ‘keywords’ meta tag mattered? Ah, the good old days.

Zuckerberg Lives, Is Sorry For Beacon
By WebProNews Staff · December 5, 2007

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has finally come out from hiding after the two-week privacy donnybrook that ensued over the company’s marketing program Beacon. Zuckerberg posted his response on the Facebook blog. In short, he’s sorry.

Google Launches Elections 2008 Gadget
By Doug Caverly · December 5, 2007 · 1

Like it or not, the 2008 presidential election is approaching, and should you be in that first category, Google is ready to keep you informed with a new Elections 2008 gadget.

News Corp-LinkedIn Acquisition Rumors Myth?
By David Berkowitz · December 4, 2007

So perhaps the News Corp-LinkedIn acquisition rumors are a myth anyway: Link: TechCrunch UK ? Blog Archive ? Who needs LinkedIn when you have MySpace?.

Ask Releases Top Searches Of 2007
By Doug Caverly · December 4, 2007

We saw Yahoo’s, then Google gave us its list of top searches. Now Ask is stepping up, and I’m happy to say that the term “Cars” was the sixth most popular query of 2007.

Digg Scoops Up Images, Tweaks Categories
By WebProNews Staff · December 4, 2007

It took a while but Digg finally has an images category available for contributions and sharing with other Diggers.

How Not To Do A Sales Call
By WebProNews Staff · December 3, 2007 · 1

Sales isn’t an easy gig. Cold calls can be a pain. But there’s an art to the sales call which involves knowing how to build rapport with a lead. It also involves not calling your lead "stupid."

Web 2.0 for Event Promotion
By Rich Brooks · December 3, 2007

How do you leverage a the Web and Internet marketing to promote your upcoming event? There are so many channels of distribution, the possibilities are almost endless. Here’s a checklist of what I did to promote an upcoming workshop I’m teaching at flyte called "How to Plan, Build and Promote a Business Blog."

Yahoo Search Looks For 2007 Trends
By WebProNews Staff · December 3, 2007

The typical celebrity crises that grab lots of attention in search may have reached a point where Yahoo’s Search team has had far too much Lohan, Hilton, and Spears this year.

AdWords Touts Mobile Advertising
By WebProNews Staff · December 3, 2007

The mobile advertising market looks like a ground floor venue that is starting to rise, and Google has advice on following it upwards.

Paid Links Still Evil To Google
By WebProNews Staff · December 3, 2007 · 3

Google continues to beat the drum about passing PageRank through paid links as Matt Cutts weighed in on the topic with another request that webmasters use the ‘nofollow’ attribute for them.

The Danger of Aggressive Ad Placement
By Aaron Wall · November 30, 2007

When I did a recent Q&A thread one of the recurring themes with sites that were struggling was AdSense ads positioned above their content.

Many websites are never given the chance to grow because they monetize too aggressively and look to spammy to enjoy the benefits of organic growth and community building.

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