Business-to-business, Landing page, Review, and more.
2010 January 5
Internet marketing news from around the web:
Why Bit.ly Pro & Twitter Contributors is great news for large publishers on Search Engine Watch Blog
| “Whether it is a good time or not to be in the publishing industry right now, is most likely a matter of opinion, probably dependent on the amount of cash in your advertisers pocket, and DEFINITELY dependent on what side of the impending digital…” |
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“Earlier this month, we reported that Google would be replacing Russian search leader Yandex as the default search engine and ad server on Mail.ru, the most popular online destination in the country with more than 50 million unique monthly users….” |
Chrome Passes Safari in Market Share on TheAppleBlog
| “As predicted, Chrome has eclipsed Safari in web browser market share. According to web analytics firm Net Applications, Chrome’s share is now 4.4 percent, just edging out Safari at 4.37 percent. For Apple and Safari users, there is both good…” |
I.D. Magazine Folding [Print Is Dead] on Gawker
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“According to Fast Company, F+W Media is shuttering I.D., the venerable design magazine. There’s a sad logic to it, since half of I.D.’s readership consisted of magazine art directors, most of whom have been laid off. UPDATE: We’ve confirmed it with…” |
How to Write an Influential Sales letter to Launch your E-book on Pandia Search Engine News
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“Much of the information I provide here is from personal experience on writing my own first e-book and I wish to extend much credit to Michael Campbell, who in the early days, was a great encouragement to me with his Internet Marketing Secrets weekly…” |
SPONSOR MESSAGE: Bing Toolbox – All the tools you need. All in one place. on Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing
| “With the new BingTM Toolbox, you get valuable resources like SEO tools, adCenter support, and insightful blogs and white papers. And the best part is, they’re all in one place. It’s the easiest way to optimize site performance, increase traffic,…” |
Landing Page Makeover Clinic #21: The-100-Best.com on Copyblogger
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“This is another addition to our ongoing series of tutorials and case studies on landing pages that work. Singapore-based Pearlin Siow is a go-getter! A writer and author of business motivational books, she knows that writing a book can add a nice fat…” |
Google to Become Search Provider at Russian Portal Mail.ru on Google Blogoscoped
| “Yakov writes: The deal that Mail.ru was going to replace its default search engine Yandex is now confirmed. Mail.ru has announced that Google will power web search and search ads on Russia’s leading online portal Mail.ru from January 2010. In…” |
Goo.gl, Google’s URL Shortener on Google Blogoscoped
| “Google has released a URL shortener for their Toolbar and other services at goo.gl (that’s the country domain for Greenland), though it’s not yet intended to be a shortener for everyone. You can try it with the link…” |
New content in the Adobe Developer Connection on Adobe Blogs
| “Adobe Flash Builder 4 beta includes a new feature called the Network Monitor, which you can use to debug network traffic between a Flex application and an application server at runtime. Read David Gassner’s article and try out this new feature by…” |
Competition Winners – These 6 People Won a Book on ProBlogger Blog Tips
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“Thanks to everyone who entered this week’s ‘win a book’ competition here on ProBlogger. It’s been a while since I ran any kind of competition so to have over 1500 entries was a real rush (and quite overwhelming). I’ve…” |
7 Steps to Add Value with Customer Ratings & Reviews on Mashable!
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“Sam Decker is chief marketing officer of Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales. You can follow him on Twitter @SamDecker. By now, most companies realize their customers are their most…” |
Bing’s Last Hurrah for 2009, an iPhone App on Search Engine Journal
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“What could be a more fitting way for Bing to end the year on the right note but to release its very own native iPhone app. It’s free and available now at the iTunes Apps Store (iTunes Link). Key Features of the Bing iPhone app…” |
Google Ranks and Color Codes Businesses on Place Pages on Search Engine Journal
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“Google has quietly rolled out a new feature for ranking and showing different aspects about businesses on Place Pages for Google Maps. The new feature will let you read reviews of business establishments as well as see how their fare through…” |
Facebook Top Search Term 2009, Google Top Visited Site on Search Engine Journal
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“Experian Hitwise has just released two significant data of 2009 – top-search term and top-visited site with Facebook and Google earning the top spot respectively. Facebook beats dislodged last years top-searched term – MySpace. While…” |