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Microsoft’s Entrance to AdCenter: Google and Yahoo, Be Prepared!

April 28th, 2008 at 5:40 am » Comments (0)

I just came across this article by Joseph Pratt while reading “The Ultimate Guide to Search Engine Marketing”. The article is free for republishing - Source: http://www.articlealley.com/article_64157_7.html
The article is dated 16th June 2006 and makes interesting reading in light of the current uncertainty after the deadline set by Microsoft for the merger with Yahoo has […]



The “End” of Yahoo and the Beginning of the “End” for Microsoft?

April 14th, 2008 at 10:07 am » Comments (0)

The “End” of Yahoo and the Beginning of the “End” for Microsoft?
The Times Online reports on the latest steps in the Microsoft (MSFT) bid for Yahoo (YHOO). The proposed deal has become more interesting with Google GOOG, Time Warner (TWX) and News Corp (NWS) paying attention to Yahoo’s 137 million visitors a month from […]



Yahoo Takes the Offensive in Microsoft bid

April 10th, 2008 at 4:19 pm » Comments (0)

A very interesting development reported by CNET and Marketwatch is Yahoo will be testing Google (GOOG) AdSense program. “Yahoo will be testing Google’s AdSense for Search service, which will deliver relevant ads alongside Yahoo’s own natural search results. This is only a limited test, and does not necessarily mean that Yahoo will join the AdSense […]



How to get Good rankings in Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Search Engines - Part III

April 8th, 2008 at 3:50 pm » Comments (0)

Many site owners have great difficulty in getting the search engines to rank their sites. This is not easy for new sites, especially if the domain name is also new. There are many reasons for low ranking, here are a few:

Age
Content
Linking Building and Link Baiting
Google Sandbox
Competition

Age
The search engines are suspicious of new sites […]



Apple iPhone Owners

April 3rd, 2008 at 7:21 am » Comments (0)

Take a look at a study by Rubicon revealing some interesting data about iPhone owners. Here are some of the findings:

iPhone users are very satisfied.
Email is the most used function
Over 75% of iPhone users do more mobile browsing (Shwebby)
Has problems displaying some websites
25% of iPhone users “say it’s displacing a notebook computer”
Nearly half of […]



Google Introduces AdSense for conversations

April 2nd, 2008 at 12:01 pm » Comments (0)

Google have a new outlet for advertising with the introduction of AdSense for conversations, a new type of monetization solution that “puts the ‘context’ in contextual advertising”. Very cool - Introducing AdSense for conversations

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