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2010 January 5
Internet marketing news from around the web:
Weekly Search & Social News: 12/15/09 on Search Engine Journal
| “Welcome to another edition of ‘7 Days of Search and Social‘ – Well, maybe it’s the holidays or maybe it was SES, but the world was a little quieter than usual last week. But that’s no problem as the behemoth that is Google put…” |
YouTube leads Google charge in display ad market on PhysOrg.com – latest science and technology news stories
| “Google on Tuesday outlined a strategy for seizing a bigger share of online display advertising that has long been a key stronghold for rival Yahoo!” |
Aaron Swartz on Google and Sociopaths on Google Blogoscoped
| “Aaron Swartz writes: So naturally the sociopaths are outraged that their control is being taken away. Newspapers, book publishers, television companies, ad agencies – their businesses are all failing, while Google’s is on the…” |
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“Devastating news for the design world: After 55 years in publication, I.D. Magazine, America’s foremost design publication, has folded. I.D. was the oldest design magazine in the country, and was the one-time employer of many noteworthy figures,…” |
What to Consider Before Your Web Site Launch or Redesign on Savvy B2B Marketing – Latest Blog Entries
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“David Crouch is the president of ten24, a firm that develops Web sites for B2B and non-profit organizations. Here he shares insights into trends, best practices, and common mistakes that B2B marketers make with site launches.Q. How has B2B site…” |
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“Devastating news for the design world: After 55 years in publication, I.D. Magazine, America’s foremost design publication, has folded. I.D. was the oldest design magazine in the country, and was the one-time employer of many noteworthy figures,…” |
Online Marketing News in 2009: The Year’s Hottest Events on Modern B2B Marketing | Marketo Blog
| “Here is our 2009 year in review. Take a moment to reflect on the year’s most interesting, exciting and sometimes surprising online marketing news. December 2009 Online Marketing News Mashable: Twitter Starts Testing…” |
Bing Beats Google in November Search Volume Growth on Search Engine Journal
| “Latest comScore data for November search volume is showing a slightly unexpected result. For the second time Bing managed to beat Google in terms of total US core search volumes, while Yahoo’s search volume continues to go down.So while the…” |
Run On-Page SEO and Design Diagnostics with SEJ Tools on Search Engine Journal
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“Sometimes SEO issues are just obvious and you are well-aware of them, sometimes you need to dig a bit deeper to find them. In any case, I usually recommend to try a couple of on-page diagnostics tools to find them all; besides, those tools usually…” |
5 Ways to End 2009 with a Bang on Search Engine Journal
| “Life is a funny thing! As humans we all want to be successful and happy. Each year goes by (faster than we would like) full of goals, failures and accomplishments. Ultimately it is up to us as individuals to reach for the stars and fulfill our…” |
2010: the year SEO isn’t important anymore? on Scobleizer
| “The writing is on the wall. Small business marketing is moving away from focusing on SEO. Why do I say that? Because, well, Google and Bing are changing the rules so often and are getting so good at figuring out the real businesses that deserve to be…” |
Industry Buzz & Snippets: 12/16/09 on MarketingVOX – The Voice of Online Marketing
| “Campaigns: New York Media partners with Clickable for local web ad sales. Email Marketing: AOL’s take on permission versus request. Sharing content generates most emails. Search: Google says…” |
Customer Service: Tips for Proactive Chat on Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog
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“I recently caught up with Ross Haskell of BoldChat live chat software to pick his brain on best practices for proactive chat. What pages of an online retail site are most likely to respond to proactive chat (home, product page, customer service,…” |
8 Predictions for SEO in 2010 on SEOmoz Daily SEO Blog
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“Posted by randfishFirst off, apologies for my absence from the blog these past few days. It’s been an incredibly busy time, trying to wrap things up before I leave for San Diego over the holidays. So much for a December lull… In this…” |
Yahoo Search Marketing Down For Some Advertisers on Search Engine Roundtable
| “A WebmasterWorld thread reports that Yahoo Search Marketing is down for some. When some advertisers are trying to use Yahoo’s pay per click ad system, they get an error. The error reads: We are currently experiencing a technical issue that…” |