Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
- Yahoo Q2 Revenues Flat, Display & Net Income Up
Yahoo announced generally flat Q2 revenues of $1.6 billion but improved net income today. That compares with revenues of $1.57 billion in Q2 2009. Accordingly overall revenue growth vs. last year was 2 percent. However, “Display advertising on Owned and Operated sites … [grew] 19 percent in the quarter compared to the second quarter of […]
- Google Revamps Image Search, Debuts Expanded Image Search Ads
Google announced a new image search UI and new Image Search Ads today. Barry wrote about the new UI last week.
Consumer image search is much improved in several respects while the new Image Search Ads opens up ads on Google Images to all advertisers. It had been essentially limited to retailers with image feeds via […] - Stuck In Link Limbo? How To Craft Real Business Metrics For Link Building
As the in-house person in charge of marketing the online legal directory, Avvo, I need to have accurate and timely access to all of our performance metrics. Since we launched the site three years ago, finding consistent metrics to evaluate our site’s growing link strength has been a remarkably difficult exercise. We have adopted at […]
- Study: “Facebook Flops, Google Drops” In New Consumer Satisfaction Ratings
That’s the headline Foresee Results, which administers the e-business portion of the American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), used to get attention from reporters and bloggers. This is the first year that the survey, which tracks general consumer satisfaction levels with websites, has measured social media.
What the company found was that the ad hoc collection of […] - How To Use Creative Specials To Boost Your Facebook Presence
For newer Facebook marketers, finding the right tone and messaging can be tough when looking to attract fans. Facebook users are different than the normal website visitors as physical customers, in that they react to specials/offers very differently. However, if done right, special information or deals can make your Facebook page flourish.The key is that […]
- Universal Search: A Huge Opportunity For European SEMs
Although Google’s universal search results were introduced in the U.S. in 2007, they’re a relatively recent development in Europe, and not fully implemented everywhere. Universal search results show not only text links but videos, images, local results, maps and much more. And the problem is, many European web sites aren’t taking advantage of the opportunities […]
- OneRiot Adds Google Buzz To Real-Time Search Results
With Google announcing new Google Buzz API features today, real-time search engine OneRiot has followed up by announcing the inclusion of Google Buzz data in its real-time search products.
OneRiot says it’s one of the first companies to get access to the Google Buzz “firehose” — the full stream of all public activities on Buzz. OneRiot […]
Search News From Around The Web:
Applications & Portal Features
- Google Font Previewer, Google Operating System
Business Issues
- Diane Sawyer to Interview Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg in an Exclusive Television Interview, ABC News’ Press Room
- China satisfied with Google search engine tweaks, Reuters
- China says Google renewal due to legal compliance, AFP
- Facebook Lawyer `Unsure’ Whether Zuckerberg Signed 84% Ownership Contract, Bloomberg
- Google Dethroned By ‘All Other’ Category, MediaPost
- Google facing global backlash following disclosure of Wi-Fi war driving campaign, lastwatchdog.com
- Google to End Technical Support for Two China Tianya Products, Wall Street Journal
- Google to Use Wind Energy to Power Data Centers, New York Times
- Mapping out our new building with art, Google LatLong
Local, Maps & Mobile
- MapQuest 4 Mobile – New and Noteworthy in iPhone App Store, MapQuest Blog
- MapQuest Live Traffic – More Coverage!, MapQuest Blog
Link Building
- Hiding your backlink profile from competitors, www.johnmcelborough.com
- July 2010 Linkscape Update – A Pie Graph of the Web, New API Calls More, SEOmoz
Paid Search & Contextual
- Discover v201003: Migrating your Account Structure Reports, AdWords API Blog
Searching
- TechCrunch Review: The Blekko Search Engine Prepares To Launch, TechCrunch
- Poignant Searches, SearchReSearch
SEM Industry
- When to raise money and when to bootstrap – BlueGlass LA, BruceClay.com
- Blueglass LA Session: Building Communities that People Love, Search Engine Journal
- Blueglass LA Session: Marketing Strategy: Don’t forget search, Search Engine Journal
- Blueglass LA Session: Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Journal
- Marketing Strategy: Don’t Forget Search – BlueGlass LA, BruceClay.com
- Today Is Moon Day, Google’s Nam June Paik & Columbia Logos, Search Engine Roundtable
SEO & SEM
- Calculating Your ROI on Internet Marketing, Vertical Measures
- Using a 302 Redirect in Place of a 404 Error is a Bad Idea, StepForth
- 5 Signs Your Web Designer Knows Nothing About SEO, lunametrics.com
- 5 Useful Tools for Conducting International Keyword Research, Search Engine Journal
- Getting more from Google Webmaster Tools, Vertical Leap Blog
- How can a photographer’s image-focused site gain PageRank?, YouTube
- Landing Page Best Practices, PPC Hero
- New Insights into Googlebot, SEOmoz
- Search Marketing Expenditures Drive up Global Ad Dollars, Marketing Pilgrim
- Searchers Seeing Bing Powered Yahoo Results, Search Engine Roundtable
- The Importance of the Journey: Search Trails and Destination Pages, SEO By The Sea
- Video: How Not to Get Banned from Google, WebProNews
- What Is A KEI? [SEO Tips], The SEO Scoop
Social Media
- New Google Buzz API features, including a hose of fire, Google Code Blog
- Social Media Marketing – BlueGlass LA, BruceClay.com
- Drilling Down – Where the Bloggers Are, New York Times
- For Google, Social Networking Is Just A Means To An End, paidContent.org
- How to find a social media influencer, econsultancy.com
- Small Thinking = Social Media Success, outspokenmedia.com
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- Link Building: It's a Popularity Game – This infographic shows how the game of link building should be played…