Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Twitter Blog: May The Tweets Be With You
The ecosystem growing around Twitter is something we very much believe in nourishing and supporting. There are lots of really awesome services and applications out there like TweetDeck, TweetMeme, Tweetie, BackTweets, Tweetboard, and others that we absolutely love as do many users. However, as the ecosystem grows there is also the possibility that confusing and potentially damaging projects could emerge.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Morgan Stanley hired for Razorfish sale
A Financial Times report said Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) tapped Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to find a potential buyer for Razorfish, its digital agency, in a deal that could be worth around $600 million to $700 million.
Microsoft gained Razorfish -- which designed the logo for new search function Bing -- when it paid $6 billion for digital marketing agent aQuantive Inc. after losing out to Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) in the acquisition of online ad provider DoubleClick Inc. in 2007. Last year, online ad networks were being gobbled up in an online M&A binge tracked by our sister blog Dealscape.
FT: Morgan Stanley hired for Razorfish sale
Thursday, June 25, 2009
follow friday test
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Twitter Blog: Down Time Rescheduled
Twitter Blog: Down Time Rescheduled
A new Top 100 Alternative Search Engines list!
A new Top 100 Alternative Search Engines list! « AltSearchEngines
How Vans got off on the right foot
How Vans got off on the right foot Marketplace From American Public Media
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Microsoft Experimenting With Bing Ad Placement, Formats
MediaPost Publications Microsoft Experimenting With Bing Ad Placement, Formats 06/10/2009
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Air France Crash Raises Questions About Domain Name Registration
The mystery of the Air France flight that disappeared this week deepened after news agencies on Wednesday confirmed a previous Air France flight from Buenos Aires to Paris was the target of a bomb threat just days before. That plane was inspected and arrived without incident."
Air France Crash Raises Questions About Domain Name Registration (Updated) Threat Level Wired.com
How to Measure SEO Effectively: 7 Tactics
MarketingSherpa: How to Measure SEO Effectively: 7 Tactics
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Sergey Brin On Newspapers, Breaking “Page’s Law” & Bing As Name Of Microsoft’s New Search Engine
Sergey Brin On Newspapers, Breaking “Page’s Law” & Bing As Name Of Microsoft’s New Search Engine
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Local Search Ranking Factors
Local Search Ranking Factors Google & Yahoo Local SEO Best Practices
Part 3: How to Hire an SEO (types, titles) and SEO Salaries
Part 3: How to Hire an SEO (types, titles) and SEO Salaries
Mysterious virus strikes FBI
Mysterious virus strikes FBI Tech News on ZDNet
- see what happens with social media.. the FBI joins and now they have virus... hmmmmm
Friday, May 22, 2009
Let's Fix #followfriday Please
A digital girl, the blog. By Julia Roy: Let's Fix #followfriday Please
HASHTAGS - Steal This Idea: Google Reader & Twitter Hashtags
Having those collections of quotes and info-points available at all times, searchable, is a valuable source of reference.
You do know Twitter Search spans the last 30 days only, right?"
Steal This Idea: Google Reader & Twitter Hashtags Search Engine People Toronto
The Social Data Revolution(s)
The Social Data Revolution(s) - Now, New, Next - HarvardBusiness.org
Google Values MySpace Deal At $75 Million/Year Or Less
Source: Google Values MySpace Deal At $75 Million/Year Or Less
Learning, and Profiting, from Online Friendships
Learning, and Profiting, from Online Friendships - BusinessWeek
Yahoo eyes acquisitions, social media
'It's a good time to be buying now,' he told the Reuters Global Technology Summit, pointing to valuations that have come down from levels six to nine months ago."
Yahoo eyes acquisitions, social media Technology Internet Reuters
Android 'a revolution'
Google's Rubin: Android 'a revolution' Digital Media - CNET News
The Next Frontier In Search Marketing
The Next Frontier In Search Marketing - Forbes.com
How many search keywords can I target per page?
Surprised? A lot of people are, and I admit to perhaps being more extreme than some on this issue. Still, I will stick to this advice because I think it's the right way to approach the problem, even if you end up compromising later."
How many search keywords can I target per page? - Search Engine Guide Blog
Google Rolls Out Maps Ad Unit
Google Rolls Out Maps Ad Unit
Friday, May 15, 2009
Hackers 'destroy' flight sim site
The site, which launched in 1996, covered all aspects of flight simulation, although its main focus was on Microsoft's Flight Simulator."
BBC NEWS Technology Hackers 'destroy' flight sim site
Google Updates Its Blog Search Algorithm
“We’re doing a better job of choosing the blog posts to include in clusters,” Hylton says. “We’re also working on changes to expand the number of posts we consider for clustering.”
One of the algorithmic changes is aimed at making sure the home page clusters reward the freshest and most authoritative blog content. Within any cluster, Google wants to find the posts that people are talking about the most."
SearchEngineLand.com
Google Wonder Wheel?
MediaPost Publications What's A Wonder Wheel? 05/15/2009
- actually the wonderwheel is the coolest thing... still doing all my testing.. but i think it gives insight into lots of things that no one has figured out yet... (or at least anyone who is going to blog about it.. i'm not..)
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
30+ More Non-Google SEO “How to” Online Marketing Resources for 2009
30+ More Non-Google SEO “How to” Online Marketing Resources for 2009 SEOptimise
Twitter Still Headed To The Moon With 17 Million U.S. Visitors In April
Twitter Still Headed To The Moon With 17 Million U.S. Visitors In April
Smashing Optimization Silos
MediaPost Publications Smashing Optimization Silos 05/13/2009
How To Optimize For Conversion In Organic Search Results
How To Optimize For Conversion In Organic Search Results
The Real Power of Twitter
SEOmoz The Real Power of Twitter
Watching Twitter's #Fixreplies Firestorm
MediaPost Publications
Twitter taking the Social out of Social Discovery
Twitter taking the Social out of Social Discovery
Google Faces Class Action on Trademark Trouble
MediaPost Publications Google Faces Class Action on Trademark Trouble 05/13/2009:
Google Searchology 2009: Search Options, Google Squared, Rich Snippets
Google Searchology 2009: Search Options, Google Squared, Rich Snippets
Google Is A Scraper Site, Says National Association Of Realtors
This is the latest episode in a long-running battle over who controls home listings that are part of the Multiple Listing Service, or MLS. Some of the affected real estate professionals plan to ask the NAR to change its opinion on search engines at its national convention this week."
Google Is A Scraper Site, Says National Association Of Realtors
Google Search Now Supports Microformats and Adds “Rich Snippets” to Search Results
Google Search Now Supports Microformats and Adds “Rich Snippets” to Search Results
Greece Bans Google Street View, Google Says ‘No, You Didn’t’
Greece Bans Google Street View, Google Says ‘No, You Didn’t’ - Search Engine Land
How To Optimize For Conversion In Organic Search Results
How To Optimize For Conversion In Organic Search Results - Search Engine Land
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Top Ten reasons why you should enter 2009 WebAwards
Top Ten reasons why you should enter your website into the 2009 WebAwards
10) If you wait until after the May 31st deadline, you'll have to pay a late fee.
9) Your mom will be so proud of you when you win.
8) You will receive important benchmark data for your entire industry and where your site ranks in each of the seven judging criteria.
7) Think of the PR opportunities - industry publications, blogs, websites, by-lined articles, podcasts, press releases, interviews - the sky is the limit.
6) A best of industry plaque containing your award winning site will look great on the wall in your office.
5) The WebAward logo on your site is like receiving the "Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval" for Web development. Your clients and prospects will be impressed at your independent industry recognition.
4) If you don't win, we won't tell anyone - and you still get the feedback.
3) An inbound link from webaward.org will help your site's search engine rankings because you will surrounded by other top sites in your industry - something you just can't buy!
2) A Webaward looks impressive on your resume - just in case...
1) Winning a WebAward will help you keep more of your budget from the bean counters in Finance. They like measurable results and nothing demonstrates excellence better than winning a WebAward!
Winning accolades in the 2009 WebAwards - the Internet's premier award recognition program, is a great way to stand out from others in your industry. But you won't get anything if you don't enter! Time is running out so enter today!
Entering is easy. Simply create a nominator account or log into an existing account from past years. This password protected area will allow you to enter multiple sites, edit the information up to when the judging begins and receive updates, results and feedback on your entries throughout the competition.
Get WebAward insider tips on Webmaster Radio
WebmasterRadio.FM, the premier free, 24/7 Internet business radio network focused on the B2B marketplace is pleased to present a half hour interview with the president of the Web Marketing Association, Bill Rice and two judges of the annual WebAward, David Clarke and Steve Plunkett The interview provides the inside scoop on the 2009 WebAwards, its judges and scoring system with three experienced participants in the annual award competition, Bill Rice, David Clarke and Steve Plunkett. During the interview, Rice, Clarke and Plunkett outline what judges are looking for, how scoring of competing sites takes place and the benefits of participation for both competitors and judges.
The show will initially air on www.WebmasterRadio.fm on Wednesday May 13th at 5:00 pm EST and then be available online in the Specials channel.
Trade Show Drawings
In the last issue of Interactive Briefing, we made available a number of leading conferences in a drawing we held. By all accounts each of the conferences were extremely interesting and great networking opportunities. Here are the winners who received full conference passes.
ad:tech San Francisco - Carly Helgeson, Project Manager, The Clorox Company
Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference - Adam Kleinberg, CEO, Traction
DPAC III - Levi McConnell, Director of Interactive, PACE Advertising/WPP
Social Media Summit - Laura Buchanan, Organic Inc.
Look for more opportunities to attend top industry conferences by reading Interactive Briefing!
24-7 PressRelease.com
Our newest sponor, 24-7PressRelease.com has created a special offer for Interactive Briefing readers. Next time you have a news release you want posted to the Internet, go to www.24-7pressrelease.com, create an account and upload your release. Use the coupon code "webaward2009" to receive a $20 discount off our $89 package.
A special thanks to 24-7 Press Release for doing a great job distributing the Web Marketing Association's releases and for this special offer!
We still Need Your Help
We need your help in spreading the news about our WebAward call for entry to other Internet Professionals. The Web Marketing Association is a volunteer organization and our greatest marketing asset is you, our newsletter readers.
You can help by:
Emailing other professionals or site owners and ask them to participate in the WebAwards.
Blog about the WebAwards. Either on your blog or industry blogs, write about our call for entry or your experiences with the WebAwards. You can point them to our blog posting for the Call for Entry.
Post our link on your Facebook Wall and/or LinkedIn profile. It let's your friends and colleagues know you're a leader in the online marketing community. When you see a post, let everyone one know you like it.
Tell others within your organization. It is difficult to maintain contact with past participants via email. People change responsibilities, email addresses change and companies merge. Make sure the correct people within your organization, including offices in other cities know about the WebAwards. The more awards your organization wins, the more recognition you will receive.
There are only a few weeks left to enter, but with your help we can have the most successful WebAward competition ever!
Bill Rice
President
Web Marketing Association
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Friday, May 08, 2009
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Should Search Engines Refer Searchers to Other Search Engines?
Do you use more than one search engine regularly? Have you switched from using one search engine regularly to another one?
If you ran a search engine, you would probably want to understand why people shift from one search engine to another, either temporarily or permanently. And you might be interested in seeing if you can identify why and when these shifts take place, and a way to predict when such a changeover might happen."
SEO by the SEA
SEMPO Partners With Yellow Pages Publisher Yellowbook
SEMPO Partners With Yellow Pages Publisher Yellowbook
- great so those pushy phonebook sales people are now selling links? Google???
Google: We're good for journalism
The most recent attack, by Forbes.com Chief Executive Jim Spanfeller, decried 'the parasitical nature of its business model' and asserted that Google makes about $60 million a year directing people to the Forbes site."
Digital Media - CNET News
Cybercriminals promoting malware-friendly search engines
Zero Day | ZDNet.com
MySpace Suicide Case Sparks Dubious Laws
MediaPost Publications - Cyberbulling Law
Award winning websites - WebAwards 2009
Award winning websites - WebAwards 2009
Facebook’s E-mail Censorship is Legally Dubious, Experts Say
Now legal experts say Facebook may have gone too far, blocking not only links to torrents published publicly on member profile pages, but also examining private messages that might contain them, and blocking those as well."
Epicenter
YouTube River Diverted Into The Google Social Ocean As Well
Tech Crunch
Google: American phenomenon and antitrust target
The No. 1 Internet search company and provider of text-based search ads is finding size attracts attention from antitrust enforcers still party to a settlement with personal computer operating system giant Microsoft Corp."
Technology | Reuters


