SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 3, 2008
Date : 2008 07 03 Category : search engine optimization
Search Engine Land: News About Search Engines & Search MarketingBelow is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
Hitwise: Yahoo Properties Get More Traffic From Google Than Yahoo SearchIn a way it should come as no surprise that most of Yahoo's own properties get more traffic from Google than from Yahoo Search, according to Hitwise. I would guess that's also true for Microsoft (though I'll wait for the blog post to confirm that).... How To Do A Google Reinclusion Reconsideration Request
Mariya Moeva and Bergy Berghausen of Google posted an excellent step by step instruction manual and video on when and how to submit a Google request for reinclusion in Google. In short, the steps are as follows: (1) Login to Webmaster Tools and check for any crawl errors, such as... WTF! US Court Declares You Have No Privacy On YouTube
You have no privacy on YouTube. So effectively declared a US judge yesterday. And now somebody in the US government better stop grandstanding about search and privacy protection and actually get some laws enacted now. Yesterday's move might be the ultimate incentive, as US politicians realize that what they've... Small Business Success Stories: What We've Learned So Far
A baker, a guitar teacher, a florist, and a real estate agent: Those are the four small business owners I've profiled in this space recently. Before I continue with more online marketing success stories, this seems like a smart time to step back and see what we've learned to...
Search News From Around The Web:
Applications & Portal Features
WordPress Gears, en.blog.wordpress.comBusiness Issues
Ask.com closes acquisition of Dictionary.com, Reuters Google Closing Dallas, Denver Office, Google Blogoscoped Google employee details stolen in burglary, ZDNet.co.ukLocal, Maps & Mobile
Google Street View in France, Google Operating System Google Talk for the iPhone, Official Google Mobile Blog Angry Businesses Organize Anti-Yelp Websites. This Is A Sure Sign Of Their Success., TechCrunch Will Google Be Equally Dominant in Mobile?, Screenwerk China's Baidu in mobile search tieup with Nokia, Forbes Google Street View Live in France, Google BlogoscopedLink Building
Experimental Proof. Google Can Index Links in Flash!, Search Engine WarPaid Search & Contextual
Should Ad Networks Bother Fighting Click Fraud?, Stanford InfoBlog How Do You Define an MFA (Made for AdSense Site)?, Search Engine Roundtable Making sure your ads are high quality, Yahoo! Search Marketing BlogSearching
Google and Human Behavior, SEOish New Mahalo features: anyone can edit (even if not logged in) and anyone can create a new page (easily), FriendFeed The Google Ogle Defense: A Search for America's Psyche, Washington PostSEM Industry
Meet The Team: US Ad Services Part 2 - adCenter Advertiser, adcentercommunity.com Google, Microsoft and Yahoo Collaborate for IAB U.K. Search Help, ClickZ SEM Going Legit - Literally, Search Engine WatchSEO & SEM
Cracking Google's 1,000 Page Barrier, SEOmoz SEO's Ruby Slippers, Search Marketing Gurus SEO Best Practices for URL Structure, Search Engine Journal 4 Tips to Making Your Proprietary CMS Search Friendly, Search Engine Guide Google Retraction: Blocking Regions Is Not Cloaking, Search Engine Roundtable Google UK Filled with Aussi Sites?, Search Engine Roundtable Google's Content Removal Tool Is Not HTTPS or WWW Specific, Search Engine Roundtable Is Your Home Page's Google PageRank Less Than Your Inner Pages PageRank?, Search Engine Roundtable Stop Wasting Your ALT Attributes and Make them Work for You, Search Engine GuideSocial Media
Twitter refugees find a new home (at least for this week): Identi.ca, VentureBeatVideo, Music & Image Search
Traces of Google China's Music Service, Google BlogoscopedWeb Analytics
Google Analytics E-Commerce Tracking Pt. 4: Tacking Lead Gen Forms, Analytics TalkOther Items
Podcast: Matt Cutts On Fighting Spam; Does Ask.com Still Love Search , Daily SearchCast You Can Order Google Branded Window Shades, Search Engine RoundtableRecent Hot Items From Sphinn, Our Social News Sharing Site:
WTF! US Court Declares You Have No Privacy On YouTube Cracking Google's 1,000 Page Barrier Reddit, Stumbleupon, Del.icio.us and Hacker News Algorithms Exposed! SEO Best Practices for URL Structure How to get the most from your Adwords GeoTargeting SEO Jessica Bowman featured in Marie Claire Magazine Top 10 Fatal URL Design Mistakes Top Tools for Domain Name Brainstorming SEO: Pagination & Dupe Content Issues SEO Copywriting- Why it’s harder than some think TheNanny612 and the Three Avatars Tutorial: 5 Steps To Find Your Broad Match Key Phrases How To Find Dupe Content W/ Google The Long Road To The Debate Over "White Hat Cloaking" Adobe Makes Flash SEO Friendly Social Media in Web Content Strategies The Ultimate Hacker Prevention Guide Build Your Reputation, Traffic & Links via Social Media Q&A Sites Google Says Blocking Countries Outside of the US is Against Policies