Google Without Ads
Picked up that little hack from TheGrokDotCom, to show Google SERP’s with no ads.
Cutts (Finally) Answers Paid Link Questions
Awash in good intentions, Google’s Matt Cutts paved a hellish road for himself by asking people to fill out a spam report for paid links. Matt followed up over the weekend (and while on vacation) with details that may have saved him some initial grief.
Re-Upping Your Google Adwords Certification
If you earned your Google Adwords certification close to when the program was launched, it’s about time to re-take your test, and prove you’re still qualified.
Prizes Abound In Yahoo’s Search For Greenest City
An A-list actor . . . two fleets of hybrid taxis . . . and Yahoo! These are the central elements of the new “Be a Better Planet” campaign, launched today. The environment is, of course, intended to be the big winner here, but two American cities – and up to 150,000 private citizens – also stand to benefit.
CBS Goes Net As Innertube Fails To Pop
The aggressive Internet strategy employed by CBS also includes the ability to learn from its missteps, as the network will go beyond its Innertube video service to syndicate content all over the Web.
Are Search Engine Rankings Dead?
The phrases “search engine optimizaton” and “rankings” have gone hand in hand since the start of the search marketing industry. Agencies have gone so far as to use “rankings” as part of their name such as Jill Whalen’s High Rankings, David Wallace’s “Search Rank” and of course, our company “TopRank”.
Wal-Mart To Offer Skype Hardware
Retail giant Wal-Mart has teamed with Skype and will start selling Skype Certified hardware in their 1,800 locations throughout the U.S. In addition consumers will have access to headsets, webcams and handsets that are compatible with Skype along with pre-paid cards.
Social Media Growth Apparently Driven from Asia
Social media and blogging is soaring with Asia a key growth market, according to research conducted by Universal McCann as reported by Brand Republic on May 11.
While I have some concerns about this story (see below), some of the reported stats are quite interesting:
ISP Wiretap Day Arrives
May 14th signals the deadline for Internet service providers to be compliant with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).
Paid Video Faces Extinction
The paid video download market will not survive long term and will reach a peak in 2007, according to a new report by Forrester Research.