A poll was started a few weeks ago by the Search Engine Round Table to see how people felt about reporting competitors for ‘black hat’ SEO tactics or spam. The results, released late Friday, were surprising. 70% of those polled said they would NOT report shady tactics if they saw competitors using them. Among the [...]
Poll Results: Would You Report Your Competitor for Spamming?
May 26th, 2008Microsoft Live Search Mobile – A Budding Ad Market?
May 23rd, 2008SEO will have to take a huge stride to keep up as the rapid trend toward mobility continues to grow. The iPhone, the Treo, the Blackberry – as capacity grows and prices drop more and more consumers are using their mobile technology to access the web. At first, the high per minute rates charged [...]
Microsoft Launches Live Search Cash-back
May 21st, 2008Microsoft today unveiled their newest attempt to woo consumers and advertisers alike from its rivals. Live Search Cash-back allows consumers to save on products from large companies such as Barnes & Noble, Sears, Home Depot, J&R Electronics and Office Depot as well as receiving a 2% to 30% cash-back on their purchases through MSN. The [...]
Expansion of Google’s AdWords Automatic Matching Beta
May 20th, 2008Google is expanding their ‘automatic matching’ AdWords feature today. This controversial proposal has caused no little upset among advertisers who fear their budget will be eaten up by showing of their ads on less relevant pages. The beta is supposedly extremely limited in scope, is only currently available in the US and Canada, and Google [...]
Icahn-Hoo? Microsoft Re-enters the Fray
May 19th, 2008Yahoo’s board of directors may be reconsidering their refusal of Microsoft’s offer earlier this month. Carl Icahn, a billionaire investor in Yahoo stock, has launched a not so subtle campaign to have the board ousted. He cites gross mismanagement on the part of the board in turning down Microsoft’s offer of nearly 50 billion, [...]