Google Headed Back Towards Average?

I don't usually follow sponsored links when doing research (intentional ad blindness), but people are getting better at getting my attention. Mark Hines at Vestopia targeted GOOG and bragged via AdWords that he sold out at $741. Click and he'll tell you why.

SMX West: Local Search Blends At Home

Local search figures prominently in predictions for the future success of online ads. Businesses should start now at gaining good placement for local searches.

Watch Out For Backlink Sabotage

Here's an interesting question: If a competitor really, really wanted to get rid of me and didn't mind being unscrupulous to do it, could he set up a bad link scheme that gets me tossed out of Google's index? Well, maybe. Let's just say that it might be a good idea, especially if you're just starting out and haven't built the credibility and authority yet,…

Open Source Google Apps Provisioning Toolkit Appears

Ever see the animation in which a figure wears down his fingers, arms, and then head while typing quickly?  IT admins risk becoming that figure if they've got to create too many accounts in Google Apps.  Or they can avoid the bloodshed and use the new Open Source Google Apps Provisioning Toolkit.

iTunes Becomes Number 2 Music Seller In U.S.

The amount of music that consumers purchased in the U.S. rose by 6 percent in 2007, according to The NPD Group.An increase in digital download revenues was not able to make up for the decline in CD sales, which resulted in a net 10 percent decline in music spending (from $44 to $40 per capita among Internet users).