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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 11, 2010

Posted: 11 03 2010 22:00:00 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....

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Yahoo Search Update: March 2010

Posted: 11 03 2010 15:27:11 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Yahoo! Search Optimization [edit]

Yahoo announced a new search update, or what they call a "weather report" for their index. Yahoo said you may notice ranking changes in the Yahoo Search results. They said: The Yahoo! Search engineering teams are rolling out updates to...

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Google Forcing Some AdSense Publishers To Select a Local Currency

Posted: 11 03 2010 15:18:07 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google adsense [edit]

A WebmasterWorld thread reports that some Google AdSense publishers are being forced to pick a local currency, instead of using the U.S. dollar. Three publishers claimed it happened yesterday, where they logged into AdSense and had to pick a local...

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Stealing Google Maps & Local Citations

Posted: 11 03 2010 15:07:15 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google Optimization [edit]

Google Maps has been a extremely important area for SEOs and SEMs to focus on for their clients. Ranking in the Google results that have a maps result is often critical to these businesses and those map results come up...

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Three New Bugs With YouTube

Posted: 11 03 2010 14:46:34 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Other Google Topics [edit]

There are three known and confirmed bugs with YouTube. They include not being able to save changes being made to videos, and issues playing and sharing videos in YouTube Groups and Orkut. Here are the three threads created by Liz...

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Study: Searches Ignore Real-Time Search Results

Posted: 11 03 2010 14:37:35 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Tracking & Conversion Measurements [edit]

OneUpWeb released an eye-tracking study that showed how most searches ignore the real time search results. The takeaways from the study, as Greg Sterling recapped nicely include: 73% had never heard of real-time results before participating this studyOnly a quarter...

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Google Help Forum Search Adds 3rd Party Content

Posted: 11 03 2010 14:26:18 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Other Google Topics [edit]

All of the content published on this site is sourced via discussion forums, that is what makes this site unique from the thousands of other SEO blogs out there. Much of that content is sourced from the Google help forums....

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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 10, 2010

Posted: 10 03 2010 22:00:00 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....

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Chuck Norris Turns 70 Today, No Google Doodle?

Posted: 10 03 2010 15:14:02 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Other Google Topics [edit]

Google and Chuck Norris have a long history. If you go to Google.com and search for [find chuck norris] and hit, "I'm feeling lucky" button you will be taken to this result that reads: Google won't search for Chuck Norris...

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The UK Bing Ads : Here Is a Video

Posted: 10 03 2010 15:02:18 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Microsoft msn Search [edit]

As many of you know, Microsoft is conducting a major ad blitz in the UK in order to capture market share for Bing, their search engine. Bing's product manager sent me a link to one of the new commercials, which...

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MSN's New Portal Now Live

Posted: 10 03 2010 14:57:49 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Microsoft msn Search [edit]

If you visit MSN.com today, you may notice a new look and feel for the site. The beta design is now the new official look for MSN. Like it or not, this is the new look for now. Greg Sterling...

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Google Shuts Down "Site Performance" Tool While Upgrading It

Posted: 10 03 2010 14:52:27 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google Optimization [edit]

An updated Google Webmaster Help thread has confirmed reports from Google's "sreeram" that Google is updating the Site Performance reports in Google Webmaster Tools. During this update, Google has temporarily stopped updating the existing reports. The Googler said: We are...

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Google Directing You To Wrong Country? Report The Issue

Posted: 10 03 2010 14:47:00 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google Search engine [edit]

I am finally back from my trip to Israel and one thing that kind of bothered me while I was there was that whenever I went to Google.com, it redirected me to Google.co.il. I know, that is how it should...

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Googlers Testing TV Search Android Enabled Devices With Dish Network

Posted: 10 03 2010 14:40:34 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Other Google Topics [edit]

Android powered TV search boxes are being tested by Googlers, according to the Wall Street Journal. Google Inc. is testing a new television-programming search service with Dish Network Corp., according to people familiar with the matter, the latest development in...

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Google Maps Adds Bike Directions & Route Layers

Posted: 10 03 2010 14:35:02 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Other Google Topics [edit]

A long time requested feature, bike directions, have been added to Google Maps. Both the Google Blog and Google Lat Long Blog have details about the addition. First, here is a video demo: Dark green indicates a trail;Light green indicates...

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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 9, 2010

Posted: 10 03 2010 2:29:21 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search Forum Recap [edit]

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....

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Microsoft Aims To Capture UK Search Market Share with Ads

Posted: 9 03 2010 13:55:40 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Microsoft msn Search [edit]

There are reports that Microsoft is going to do a huge ad push in the UK in an effort to capture market share there. Currently, Microsoft's Bing has a 3% share of search, whereas Google holds about a 90% share....

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Google Public Data Explorer, Private Data Soon?

Posted: 9 03 2010 13:52:32 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Other Google Topics [edit]

Google announced a new feature named Google Public Data Explorer. What it does is allow you to mash up data from the public sectors into neat charts and graphs. Google explains: With the Data Explorer, you can mash up data...

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Do You Use Search Operators To Find Link Opportunities?

Posted: 9 03 2010 13:23:02 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Link Building [edit]

A WebmasterWorld thread started by forum administrator, engine, wrote: A webmaster I spoke to today was after a simple way to find new link opportunities. I mentioned something to him, which was to try using Google's related: feature It worked...

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Google's International Women's Day Logo at Google Russia Only?

Posted: 9 03 2010 6:34:08 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google Search engine [edit]

I was browsing the various Google forums and spotted several complaints in the Google Web Search Help forums and Google Webmaster Help about there being no International Women's Day Doodle on March 8th, yesterday. There are literally dozens of complaints,...

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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 8, 2010

Posted: 8 03 2010 22:00:00 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search Forum Recap [edit]

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....

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Have Google Index Your AJAX, Here Is How

Posted: 8 03 2010 13:56:34 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google Optimization [edit]

In October 2009, Google proposed a way to index AJAX. Back then, all it was, was a proposal, but it was not implemented. However, last week, Vanessa Fox reported that the AJAX feature for Google is now live and well....

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Bing: We Know About Your Images & Choose Not To Show Them

Posted: 8 03 2010 13:46:04 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Microsoft msn Search [edit]

We rarely ever talk about Bing's outstanding image search, but I spotted a thread today in the Bing Community forums on that topic. In short, one webmaster complained that Bing had about 50% of the images from his site, when...

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Google Help Forums To Change Member Ranking System

Posted: 8 03 2010 13:03:58 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: SEO Forum News [edit]

The Google Web Search Help, Google News Help & Google Merchant Center Help forums all are announcing new changes coming to how forum members are ranked in these forums. Currently, the member titles or levels are from Level 1 to...

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Yahoo Releases Search Marketing Desktop Just In Time To Kill It

Posted: 8 03 2010 12:34:53 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Yahoo! Search marketing [edit]

Yahoo announced they have removed the BETA from the Yahoo Search Marketing Desktop client. Yahoo Pete, Yahoo's search ad representative, said in both a WebmasterWorld & Search Engine Watch Forums thread: Just wanted to make you aware that our desktop...

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SMX's SphinnCon Israel 2010 Recap

Posted: 8 03 2010 11:49:08 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search engine Conferences [edit]

Yesterday was the second ever SphinnCon event, a small Search Marketing Expo, ever. The first one took place about two years ago in Israel and the second took place yesterday in Israel. The second event was a bit larger than...

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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 5, 2010

Posted: 5 03 2010 22:00:00 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search Forum Recap [edit]

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....

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(Text) Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: March 5, 2010

Posted: 5 03 2010 13:40:46 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search buzz RoundUp [edit]

I am still in Israel, so no video recap this week again, I apologize but here is the text alternative. Google dropped SearchWiki for Starring search results, which makes me very happy. Yahoo celebrated it's 15th birthday. We posted the...

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Google Adds Sidewiki Control to Google Webmaster Tools

Posted: 5 03 2010 12:58:46 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google Optimization [edit]

If you login to your verified web sites at Google Webmaster Tools and go to the "labs" section, you may notice a new feature to help you control your Sidewiki messages. Here is a picture: The feature basically let's you...

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Google Maps Avoid Tolls Feature May Cost You

Posted: 5 03 2010 12:48:39 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Other Google Topics [edit]

There are some reports at the Google Maps Help forum that the "avoid tolls" feature for Google Maps driving directions does not always work right. The issue spans as far as Australia and as close as Pennsylvania. Brian B., a...

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The Google 7 Day Index Delay?

Posted: 5 03 2010 12:40:25 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google Optimization [edit]

There is a new Google theory going around, possibly a penalty or possibly a Google bug - no one is sure. There are a couple threads on the topic, one at HighRankings Forums and Google Webmaster Help. In short, webmasters...

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.TV Domains Can't Set Crawl Rate in Google Webmaster Tools

Posted: 5 03 2010 12:27:50 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google Optimization [edit]

A Google Webmaster Help thread reports that there is an issue with some domains setting the crawl rate in Google Webmaster Tools. The report came in from an owner of a .TV domain. The person said: I have registered www.themediagroup.tv...

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AdSense Data Link With Google Webmaster Tools Failure

Posted: 5 03 2010 12:21:12 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Google adsense [edit]

A Google Webmaster Help thread has confirmed reports of an issue with authenticated your site via Google Webmaster Tools to allows AdSense's bot to crawl password protected sections of the web site. One of the steps of authenticating AdSense to...

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SMX West 2010 Live Blogging Recap

Posted: 5 03 2010 12:14:17 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search marketing Expo 2010 West [edit]

The past three days was three days filled with great SEO and SEM related content from the SMX West show. I am happy to say we had two outstanding and giving volunteer bloggers to help bring a piece of the...

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Daily Search Forum Recap: March 4, 2010

Posted: 5 03 2010 0:24:54 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search Forum Recap [edit]

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web....

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SMX West: Conversion Ninja Toolbox

Posted: 4 03 2010 23:30:00 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search marketing Expo 2010 West [edit]

Below is live coverage of the Conversion Ninja Toolbox from the SMX West conference. This coverage is provided by Keri Morgret of Strike Models. We are using a live blogging tool to provide the real time coverage, please excuse any...

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SMX West: Ask The SEOs

Posted: 4 03 2010 22:15:01 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search marketing Expo 2010 West [edit]

Below is live coverage of the Ask The SEOs from the SMX West conference. This coverage is provided by Brian Ussery of Beu Blog. We are using a live blogging tool to provide the real time coverage, please excuse any...

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SMX West: Analytics Action Plans

Posted: 4 03 2010 22:15:00 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search marketing Expo 2010 West [edit]

Below is live coverage of the Analytics Action Plans from the SMX West conference. This coverage is provided by Keri Morgret of Strike Models. We are using a live blogging tool to provide the real time coverage, please excuse any...

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SMX West: Ask The Search Engines

Posted: 4 03 2010 20:15:01 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search marketing Expo 2010 West [edit]

Below is live coverage of the Ask The Search Engines from the SMX West conference. This coverage is provided by Brian Ussery of Beu Blog. We are using a live blogging tool to provide the real time coverage, please excuse...

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SMX West: PPC Tune Up Clinic

Posted: 4 03 2010 20:15:00 CET by barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Tags: Search marketing Expo 2010 West [edit]

Below is live coverage of the PPC Tune Up Clinic from the SMX West conference. This coverage is provided by Keri Morgret of Strike Models. We are using a live blogging tool to provide the real time coverage, please excuse...

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