Search Engine Watch Blog Latest search engine news blog articles from Search Engine Watch Blog. http://www.seocentro.com/seo-archives/author/Search+Engine+Watch+Blog.html Search Engine Watch Blog News Archive http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54453 It's the most wonderful time of the year With the kids jingle belling And everyone telling you of "be of good cheer" It's the most wonderful time of the year Screech'.halt'.bang! It is indeed a wonder. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:24:18 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54446 Just a few years ago, search engines could be fooled into believing your site was useful as long as you regularly published keyword-rich content. Now, more sophisticated algorithms and the rise of social media mean the web is a far more demandin. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:31:10 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54439 Google's most recent tweak to the search engine results page layout drops the Google +1 button from constant visibility. Searchers will now see the button when they hover over a SERP entry. As noted by Google Operating System, the recen. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:44:06 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54384 Google's Panda update is the hot topic in the affiliate world and with good reason. Affiliate sites, in general, are more susceptible to the effects of Panda, which have caused some sites to lose anywhere from 20 to 95 percent of their organic tra. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:38:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54377 With news this week that Facebook is beginning to roll out its new Timeline feature, it reminds us that so much of what's captured on the world's most popular social networking site are our fondest memories. And if you look at your new. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:29:39 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54372 Today's Google Doodle honors Robert Noyce, the man who invented the microchip, which is a critical element for modern electronic devices including personal computers, smartphones, video games, microwaves, and even our cars. Today would have . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:15:54 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54366 By now you know you need to focus on authority, your own, as well as relationships with other authorities. But what are the best strategies for developing authority? From an SEO perspective, building authority only works if you have some sort of. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:27:37 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54363 Unruly has announced the 2011 top 20 Global Social Video Ads Chart in partnership with Mashable. Topping the chart were Darth Vader, a Hollywood Megamercial, Angry Birds, Kate and Will, and singing hamsters. Now, if you haven't heard of Un. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:32:57 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54360 Yahoo has claimed victory in a $610 million lawsuit against a group of individuals it accused of operating a massive spam and fraud campaign. A U.S. district court in New York issued a ruling in favor of the company, ordering the defendants to p. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:35:17 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54359 Google's Android Market has delivered its 10 billionth application download, and is in the midst of celebrating with 10 days of special promotions during which selected apps will be offered for 10 cents. The milestone comes just five months afte. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:42:10 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54357 The recent Facebook flaw that led to the disclosure of founder Mark Zuckerberg's personal images could signal a larger issue regarding user privacy at the social networking site. A group of users disclosed the flaw along with a number of images . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:18:21 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54356 Google plans to add filtering mechanisms to Google+, allowing users to receive more relevant social content as the company seeks to challenge rival Facebook. "Noise control" will soon be added to the social site, and "we have a team figuring out. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:25:30 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54335 Google has launched Currents, its long-anticipated social reading platform for Android and iOS. The platform gives consumers access to 180 digital publications while giving publishers a self-service platform with integrated analytics. Details on. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:45:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54336 Google has launched a series of new rich media ad formats, designed to engage tablet and mobile users. Consumers "have higher expectations of ads on tablets, believing they should be more interactive and touch screen friendly," they sa. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:45:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54327 Google has launched a series of new rich media ad formats, designed to engage tablet and mobile users. Consumers "have higher expectations of ads on tablets, believing they should be more interactive and touch screen friendly," they sa. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:58:42 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54320 Twitter unveiled a new site design yesterday during an event at the site of its future headquarters. The major revamp includes enhanced profile pages, Twitter's version of brand pages already offered by social rivals Facebook and Google+. . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:36:28 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54313 Facebook has launched a new social plugin for websites, the Subscribe button, which "publishers and other developers can add to their websites to make it easy for people to connect to reporters and public figures in one click," ClickZ&. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:29:30 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54302 In early November, Webmarketing123 released their first state of digital marketing report. The report surveyed more than 500 B2B and B2C marketing professionals, with roughly a 66-34 percent split, respectively. The report takes an in-depth look a. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:20:52 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54296 This time of year, the search marketing blogs and PPC social groups are overrun with holiday tips and tricks. Much of the hullabaloo is focused on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the marathon leading up to Christmas. There's nothing wrong wi. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:27:49 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54289 StumbleUpon has done an overhaul, introducing numerous features and aesthetic changes. The updates are inspired in part by recent exponential growth - 800 percent YoY - in mobile use; the company hopes to apply similar concepts here an. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:26:43 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54284 Today's Google Logo honors the 125th birthday of Mexican painter Diego Rivera. It's an interesting choice for a worldwide Google Doodle because other doodle's honoring cultural icons of Mexico have not necessarily been worldwide - despite the fact. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:21:54 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54273 Yahoo has updated its image search with two significant new features. Searchers can now scroll infinitely through the results and share images they like on either Facebook or Twitter. Yahoo is the last of the major search sites to add such feature. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:42:51 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54267 Google has made their search bar into a graphing calculator. When you type in a mathematical function on Google, the search results will now contain an interactive graph of the function you just entered. The graphing functions are strongly ca. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:36:08 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54259 As online videos and media-based monetization of that content become more mainstream, ad views have skyrocketed. This year has seen 97 percent video view growth, but video ads have grown even more, with 7.2 billion ad views - a 128 percent i. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:34:25 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54248 Mozilla's search partnership with Google expired at the end of November, but neither company has indicated a renewal. The Firefox search deal with Google historically accounted for more than 80 percent of Mozilla's revenue. Google and Mozilla De. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:48:04 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54240 The online rush for holiday gifts has broken multiple records. Three days during Cyber Week exceeded $1 billion in U.S. spend, and the week on the whole saw $5.959 billion in spending - a 15 perent increase from 2010's Cyber Week spending. . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:41:19 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54241 Facebook will acquire privately held social networking firm Gowalla for an undisclosed sum in a bid to improve its location-based networking operations. Gowalla co-founder Josh Williams revealed the deal in a post on the company's official . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:41:19 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54229 Facebook will acquire privately held social networking firm Gowalla for an undisclosed sum in a bid to improve its location-based networking operations. Gowalla co-founder Josh Williams revealed the deal in a post on the company's official . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:24:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54209 New data suggests that tablet computers are changing the way we search, shop, and play online. If you advertise on AdWords, more and more of your prospects will be finding you via iPads and other tablets. To reach and influence these prospects, yo. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:29:08 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54202 For work or play, and sometimes both, here's a collection of uncanny gifts perfect for the tech-savvy guy or gal in your life! 1. Smartphone Touchscreen Gloves $19.99 on Amazon.com Don't freeze your hand or fingertips just because you hav. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:53:18 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54196 For work or play, and sometimes both, here's a collection of uncanny gifts perfect for the tech-savvy guy or gal in your life! 1. Smartphone Touchscreen Gloves $19.99 on Amazon.com Don't freeze your hand or fingertips just because you hav. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:36:07 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54168 Google's share of the Internet ad market has risen almost 10 percent in the last five years, from 34.9 percent in 2006 to 44.1 percent in 2010, making it the undisputed Goliath in online advertising. Google also dominates global search, acco. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:37:28 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54158 Eightfold Logic has added a new feature that factors CPC into keyword scores in InboundWriter, their content optimization WordPress plugin. This new addition allows writers to factor in their Google AdSense advertising strategy during the content . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:15:25 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54156 Amid the debate on Verizon's motivations for allegedly blocking Google Wallet from the soon-to-be-released Samsung Galaxy Nexus, they've released a statement to 9to5google.com claiming security concerns drive the decision and that. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:44:33 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54150 Last year Google launched meta tags for sites where a multilingual "template (i.e., side navigation, footer) is machine-translated into various languages but the "main content remains unchanged, creating largely duplicate pages." This week they ha. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:37:53 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54125 Online newsrooms are spreading the holiday cheer - and sales - this year. That's why optimizing your company's online newsroom is a smart move for the holidays. Savvy brands like Ford Motor Company, Starbucks and T.J.Maxx. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:27:36 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54120 Google is, without doubt, the single biggest and, by extension, the most important search engine worldwide. The main, U.S.-focused google.com is the single most visited site, but various international Google sites also figure highly. Google.co.uk . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:41:25 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54118 A new malware attack is luring victims by using web-based exploits to perform a 'drive-by' malware download under the guise of an electronic money transfer. Researchers at Solera Networks reported that the attackers make use of Google's goo.gl l. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:24:18 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54114 Google has admitted that it is struggling to create a system of processes that will allow the firm to abide by new cookie laws owing to the sheer number of its products that are affected by the rules. The cookie law is an amendment to the ePriva. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:46:46 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54111 Facebook, Google, Twitter and other web firms are facing pressure from the Indian authorities to censor their sites for content which may defame the government or offend religious sensibilities. According to reports, Indian telecoms and IT minis. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:50:32 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54099 Yahoo is rebranding Associated Content - the open article creation and distribution site - as Yahoo Voices. The transition to a new name also updates the design, standards for publication, and the content base. Yahoo Voice is "hom. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:21:43 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54093 Marin Software and BoostCTR have just announced a partnership that brings crowdsourced ad creative optimization into the Marin platform. BoostCTR offers a network of professional copywriters to generate engaging, performing ads at a scale not ofte. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:35:29 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54081 Yahoo's 10th annual top searches Year in Review is out, identifying the top trends and stories of the year based on the billions of searches performed by their users. This year, the iPhone was the top search of the year, a spot held by the B. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:17:32 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54070 Yahoo's Small World Experiment, led by Duncan Watts and Sharad Goel, Principal and Senior Research Scientists at Yahoo (respectively), aims to conclusively answer the question of degrees of separation. The topic has been much debated and wid. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:55:31 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54064 In what they are calling the "future of entertainment search," Microsoft has announced Bing on Xbox, a new way to search your TV's guide for shows and movies, spanning broadcast TV, movie services like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Go, even apps and Xbox. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:53:45 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54052 Do you want to shape the conference agenda and win a free trip to SES New York 2012? Well, submissions are now open for the SES New York 2012 Attendees Choice Contest. As it did for SES San Francisco 2011 and SES Chicago 2011, Incisive Media is . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:02:23 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54035 Bid management is a catch-all term for a group of technologies that will look after certain "automateable" portions of PPC campaigns for you. For very large campaigns this may be the only way to give it the attention it deserves, but even smaller . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:36:51 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54030 The Facebook Ads Platform is an amazing tool for targeting, though some marketers may not quite fully understand its potential outside of one-off selections (male/female, or age), or by selecting brand names, or popular products in the interest bu. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:35:11 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54029 Eric Ward is the godfather of link building (just ask Jeff Bezos, who hired Eric to help launch Amazon). I've been learning from him since I started in the SEO industry back in 2001, and continue learning from him to this day through his LinkMoses. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:48:50 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=54023 Google is set to appeal the conviction of three Google execs. The conviction, which includes jail time, is for privacy violations involved in allowing Google Video content to be posted. Google will appeal the ruling as soon as January. Google's . Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Watch Blog Search Engine Watch Blog Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:47:21 GMT