Explosive Mobile Web Growth
Bango this week published statistics that confirm that the United States is at the forefront of a mobile web growth with a three-fold increase in usage over the last year. This rapid rise, taking the US to second position behind the UK, is being fuelled by the increasing popularity of mobile search as a way of finding new content and services.
Privacy Group Slaps Google, Fans Slap Back
The blogosphere erupted over the weekend after Privacy International released a scathing (damning) report declaring Google the worst of the bunch at protecting privacy – well, they used words like "ambivalent" and even "hostile." But critics inside and outside of Google are calling the report unfair and poorly researched.
SMX: SEO, Meet SMM
Ready to get more out of social media? The leaders in social media marketing dish on how to get in on the action–everything from why to where to how.
Google, SINA Partner On Search
Chinese Internet portal SINA Corporation has teamed with Google to improve SINA’s search offerings in the areas of advertising and news.
“Google, SINA Partner On Search”
What’s Wrong wth .biz Domain Names
Question: I have a .biz website that ranks well in some of the major search engines for a few keywords, but does not rank as well as I would like for many other keywords. Should I consider switching to a .com domain name?
Search Marketing Measurement
Close to nine in 10 U.S. search marketers now measure campaign return on investment (ROI), according to iProspect’s "Search Marketer Measurement & Performance Study," done by JupiterResearch.
"Search Marketing Measurement"
Amnesty Int’l Warns Of Web Censorship “Virus”
It may not be fatal, but it’s a pretty bad disease nonetheless; according to Amnesty International, “The virus of Internet repression is spreading.”
Privacy Groups Ping FTC Over Google/DoubleClick
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), and US Public Interest Research Group (US PRIG), are about as happy about the Google DoubleClick deal as Microsoft was, but for different reasons.
SMX: Matt Cutts You & A
Renowned Google Matt Cutts sat down with Danny Sullivan and the SMX Advanced attendees for a Q&A session.
Here are some of the highlights–and since it’s Friday afternoon, here’s a bit of a twist for you. (Don’t worry, unless you really like these, I’ll be putting the rest of my notes up in a more straightforward format in a little while.)
Leveraging Social Media & SEO for PR
Coming up very quickly next week is the Media Relations Summit in Washington D.C. and I’ll be bringing one of our account managers, Mike Yanke, who works with many of our public relations clients to learn from some of the best and brightest in the PR and media relations industry.