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New Paid Links Service Sparks More Debate
By Chris Crum - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 11:33pm. 11 comments
Quite a storm of debate has erupted over a new service called InLinks - essentially a paid text link service that allegedly makes it hard for Google (and other search engines) to detect them. And mouths of Internet marketers begin to salivate.
Is Bounce Rate a Google Ranking Factor?
By Chris Crum - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 11:23pm. 2 comments
Bounce rates are a metric that may become more of a factor as SEOs struggle with the ever-changing world of SERPs, which some are predicting to be become much more personalized over the coming year. As discussed in an interview with Mike McDonald (video below), big name SEO Bruce Clay notes that going forward, SEOs are going to have to look at analytics, measure traffic, bounce rates, action, etc., and ask themselves questions like did I get the conversion I was after?
Link Exchanges Black Hat?
By Chris Crum - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 7:00pm. 2 comments
Tamar Weinberg at Search Engine Roundtable points to a post (actually
Google Wants Chrome To Go Bigtime Next Year
By Doug Caverly - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 5:02pm. 2 comments
A market share of 0.74 percent is not good for morale at most companies, and perhaps all the less so at Google, where (Lively debacle aside) things tend to go well. So, starting in January, the search giant's going to take some rather unusual steps towards improving Google Chrome's position.
Google Improving International Search
By Chris Crum - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 3:52pm.
Google is doing a lot of things to improve the way they rank sites across all of the different languages of the world. Some examples of where improvements are being made include taking into consideration things like:
SEC: Facebook Can Keep Hiring, Stay Private
By Doug Caverly - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 3:24pm.
Deals involving Google and Microsoft may get the government feeling nervous, but so far, Facebook's growth isn't causing much anxiety. The SEC has given the social networking company special permission to keep hiring and handing employees equity without publicly sharing its financial data.
NBC Launches Video Trivia Game On Facebook
By Mike Sachoff - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 3:13pm.
NBC News has launched a new video trivia game application on Facebook called "What's Your iCue?"The video trivia game was developed by NBC Learn, the educational division of NBC News. The game allows Facebook users to answer questions based on video footage from NBC News archives. Users have 30 seconds to answer questions and can play the game in real time with their Facebook friends.
Will Personal Search Turn SEO On Its Ear?
By Chris Crum - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 3:10pm. 82 comments
At PubCon, Bruce Clay, Inc. President Bruce Clay presented at a session entitled "Top-Shelf Organic SEO" in which he discussed the approaching future of SEO as search engines evolve into more modern ranking methods through more personalized search results. Bruce was good enough to take the time to speak with our own Michael McDonald in a one-on-one interview about personal search, which can be viewed in the video below.
Google Docs Offers Form Templates
By Chris Crum - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 2:18pm.
If you use Google Docs, you might be pleased to know that Google is now offering templates for forms. And to start off they've got 13 different ones to choose from. If you are not familiar with templates in Google Docs, to utilize them, you go to New and select from template from the pull-down menu.
Yahoo Unloads Kelkoo
By Chris Crum - Fri, 11/21/2008 - 1:52pm.
Yahoo-owned comparison shopping site Kelkoo is Yahoo-owned no more. The European service was founded in 1999 and purchased by Yahoo in 2004 for €450 million. Prior to that it had been involved in deals with both Microsoft and Ask.
