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Search Pulse #12 Live Tonight at 5PM (EST)
Just a reminder, Ben, Chris and I will be live on the Search Pulse tonight at 5pm (EST). How do you tune in live and communicate with us during the show? To access the chat room go here. To tune...

Microsoft adCenter Tips: Common Pitfalls
WebmasterWorld adCenter moderator Receptional, has an excellent post at WebmasterWorld where he goes over tips and common pitfalls you may experience using Microsoft's adCenter. In his detailed and easy to read post, he goes over the editorial process, the acceptance...

Google Claims Click Fraud a "Fraction of One Percent"
There is a lot of buzz over Andy Beal's Exclusive: Google?s Click Fraud Rate is Less than 2%. In short, Shuman Ghosemajumder of Google sat down with Andy and explained to him how to get these figures. Andy recently updated...

Duplicate Content: What Is It 12/2006
A huge topic at the SES conference last week was duplicate content. The definitions and how search engines handle duplicate content has changed a lot over the past few years. So that is why I dated the title of this...

Google Confirms AdSense Google Logo Test
Yesterday we reported wide spread reports of Google Trying Google Logo on AdSense Ads. Someone in the forums received a response from Google on the matter. Thanks for your email - as you've mentioned, the change that you saw was...

Jonathan Simon Added to Google Webmaster Team
Google keeps stocking up on staff dedicated to help with the Webmaster to Google communication aspects of the business. Last night, Vanessa Fox Welcomed Jonathan to the Google Groups forums. Jonathan Simon was introduced as the "newest member of our...

Yahoo! Search Update 12/11 Confirmed
Yahoo! Search is currently undergoing an update. If you noticed your rankings shuffle around, it is true. A WebmasterWorld thread first spotted these changes yesterday morning. Tim Mayer of Yahoo! said; There will be more changes tomorrow. Things should settle...

Search Ad Buyers Forum
Hello all...this is a late addition to the Chicago SES 2006 coverage we did last week. I apologize for not getting it up sooner, but I have been lagged like Barry. :) This was gracefully submitted to me by my...

Google Update Debunked By Matt Cutts
I wrote last Friday about a Possible Google Update Before Holiday Season? Matt Cutts commented here saying; I posted on WMW. I'm not aware of anything big that went out yesterday, so I'm assuming that this is normal ranking changes...

Onsite Store Owner To Sue Blog Owner Over Ranking in Google
This is fairly entertaining... Via a WebmasterWorld & DigitalPoint Forums threads, a blog owner received an email from a online store owner, requesting he lower his ranking for a keyword phrase the blog is ranking well for. In short, the...

Does The rel="nofollow" Mean Not Follow?
The rel="nofollow" was introduced by the search engines back in 2004 (I believe). Since then we have not had a clear understanding on how exactly each search engine treats them. Some speculate that the rel="nofollow" means that the search engines...

Google AdWords Radio Ads Test Under Way
I reported on Friday at Search Engine Land that Google Begins Testing Audio Ads Within AdWords. The Google AdWords blog announced yesterday that they have begun inviting advertisers to test out Google Audio Ads. The test is only running in...

Google Trying Google Logo on AdSense Ads
Whitemark at Cre8asite Forums spotted Google testing a Google logo, in place of Ads by "Gooooooogle". It looks a bit like this: Update: A DigitalPoint Forums thread has tons of examples. Here is one with a small G logo: And...

Google Cold Calling via Auto Dialer for AdWords Customers?
WebmasterWorld Google AdWords Moderator werty reports that he received to automated calls from Google's Chicago office about buying ads from Google. And I quote from the WebmasterWorld thread: I pick up the phone and the message was slightly cut off...

Google Refinements Applied to Site Command Search
I often use the site command query operator at Google to find results within a particular site. This morning when writing about Possible Google Update Before Holiday Season? I conducted a search for all matches for the keyword florida on...

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