Monthly Archives: January 2010

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

Good Bye Winter, Hello Santa Clara. PPC Marketer’s Dream Agenda
I suppose the next best thing to dreaming about leaving the cold New Hampshire winter is to actually do it! Can’t think [...] Continue reading →

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

Ballmer Blogs His Thoughts On Google, China
Both current Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and former CEO Bill Gates have recently spoken out critically about Google’s stance on doing business in China. (See my previous [...] Continue reading →

From Search Engine Land:

Finally! Yahoo Search Weather Report : January 2010
The Yahoo Search Blog dusts itself off to announce a search update happening right now. The last “weather report” Yahoo announced was in September 2009 – typically, Yahoo would announce these updates monthly.
We actually expected this to be announced. I was tracking a [...] Continue reading →

From Search Engine Land:

Yahoo’s Q4 2009 Revenues Down Only 4%, Search Ads Down 15% YoY
Yahoo announced their fourth quarter 2009 earnings just minutes ago. They reported better than expected earnings, with a decline in revenue of only 4%, year over year. Most of that decline came from a 15% drop in search ad [...] Continue reading →

From Search Engine Land:

Playing Games With Customers: Is Foursquare The Future Of Local Search?
Congratulations! You are now the Mayor of Search Engine Land!
If that sounds familiar you are one of the growing number of people using/playing Foursquare, a mobile app that uses the location of your mobile device to encourage users to “check in” [...] Continue reading →

From Search Engine Land:

Google Adds More Answers & Info To Search Results
Google has announced a pair of changes to its search results pages that make its search results pages more informational and give searchers information they’re looking for without having to click away from Google.com. [...]

comScore: US Has Most Searches; China Slowest Growth; Google Tops [...] Continue reading →

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

Google Beats Estimates With Very Strong Q4: $6.67 Billion
Google posted a very strong Q4, given the recession, with $6.67 billion in revenues. This beats financial analyst general consensus estimates. Here are some [...] Continue reading →

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

Google Buys Search Ad In Response To The China Decision
The Wall Street Journal noted that Google has purchased search ads for queries done on Google.com for “Google Leaves China” or “Google vs. [...] Continue reading →

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

10 Tips For Working On A Collaborative Link Campaign
If you’ve never worked for a client who also has other people doing the same thing you do, just wait…you will. For particularly large [...] Continue reading →

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

Google Now Collecting Local Reviews From Non-Traditional Sources
In order to increase the volume and coverage of reviews on its Place Pages, Google is now apparently looking beyond the range of traditional review [...] Continue reading →