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2010 January 5
Internet marketing news from around the web:
SeeWhy Adds $2 Million on PE Hub News: All News
| “SeeWhy Inc., an Andover, Mass.-based provider of real-time analystics on los ecommerce customers, has raised $2 million in new VC funding. Return backers include Scottish Enterprise, Logispring, Pentech Ventures and Delta Partners. The company raised…” |
4 Ways to Create Impact by Getting Personal on Savvy B2B Marketing – Latest Blog Entries
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“When I pick up my mail, the first thing I do is quickly shuffle through the pile and pick out any hand-addressed letters. Experience tells me these will be the items that are important to me – birthday cards, party invitations, thank you notes. No…” |
Total Online Video Streams Viewed Up 17% in November on Search Engine Watch Blog
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“Image via WikipediaThe Nielsen Company reported yesterday that total video streams for November 2009 were up 17 percent year-over-year in the U.S. There were 138.4 million unique viewers of online video that month. They watched 11.2 billion video…” |
Lady Gaga – Google Search on Latest Adobe News
| “Google with live search results, facebook pushing users to share more with the general public and with twitter results . Here is an interesting view on how the new live search results will effect Google search results in the future. It really…” |
5 Essential Concepts For E-Commerce SEO on Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search Marketing
| “Perhaps the biggest challenge for an e-commerce SEO is that all e-commerce sites are conceptually identical. Virtually any site consists of products organized into categories, a shopping cart, and a checkout page. Accordingly, search marketing…” |
The Google Monologues on TechCrunchIT
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“Had a wonderful time at the Google Holiday Party the other night both because of and in spite of it being “off the record.” The ground rules created an atmosphere where Googlers could be more frank than they usually are (note irony here)…” |
Wordstream Launches Two Free Keyword Research Tools on Search Engine Journal
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“Wordstream, a must-have keyword management tool for PPC marketers we reviewed earlier, has just launched two really nice free tools: 1. The Free Keyword Niche Finder: returns structured keyword suggestions: First, it breaks your base word into…” |
Website Security, Part 2 – Detecting A Hack on dzone.com: latest front page
| “Say you run a website. You’re doing what you normally do; that is, trying to track results and seeing how you could do better from an SEO perspective. You go to Google, type in the keywords that usually show your site within the top results, and…” |
Google Blogger Integrates Amazon Associates on Search Engine Journal
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“The Amazon Associate blog just announced that its affiliate program has just been directly integrated with Google Blogger. This means that you can now earn some dough from promoting Amazon products even without spending money on a blog hosting…” |
| “If you’re seeking a job in social media, we’d like to help out. For starters, Mashable’s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to…” |
SEO: Capture More Search Traffic with Rich Snippets on Practical eCommerce Articles
| “The difference between a snippet and a rich snippet is the difference between just showing up at a party and showing up in style. Showing up in style can ensure you get the attention you want. For an ecommerce merchant, “the party” is a search…” |
Google and Amazon Partner Up to Integrate Amazon Associates Program into Blogger Blogs on ProBlogger Blog Tips
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“In the last few minutes Blogger.com has flipped the switch on a new way for Blogger blogs to be monetized from within their system – an integration with Amazon Associates program. Expect an official announcement from Blogger/Google shortly on…” |
Startup Gives Bands Something Only Major Labels Usually Get: Equity on Wired: Epicenter
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“Digital music start-up TheBanded plans to offer the two bands that receive the highest number of votes on its site each month an ongoing share of ad revenue and ownership stakes in the company. Major record labels have faced plenty of criticism for…” |
Are Form Validations Invalidating Your Conversions? on Web Analytics, Behavioral Targeting and Advertising Consulting
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“Form validations are a great way to ensure that the data you collect from your users is clean and in the right format. However form validations can also frequently lead to lost conversions. CAPTCHA is one such type of validation. Some validation put…” |
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“Internet discussion groups have been around for decades. Startup Grouply offers a wrapper for Yahoo Groups and Google Groups that makes them more comparable to Facebook and Twitter, while not changing the underlying technical architecture. (See these…” |