Search Engine Blog Latest search engine news blog articles from Search Engine Blog. http://www.seocentro.com/seo-archives/publisher/Search+Engine+Blog.html Search Engine Blog News Archive http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=11317 For those who might be interested, I'm currently working for SEOBook.com, so this blog will remain dormant for the forseable future.  A few of my recent posts: Link Building - The Future Of Relationships Is Your Search Result Sexy? Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:23:52 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=10523 I've received a review copy of Aaron's new e-book, entitled "50 Kick-Ass Keyword Strategies". You can pick up a copy from Wordtracker for $39.00 Aaron needs little introduction. His SEOBook.com site is one of the most authoriative SEO resources on the net. If you're not reading his blog already, you should. In his new e-book, Aaron shares a lot of clever keyword ideas, Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:59:15 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=3132 I was asked to contribute to this project. There's some great tips in here. Top devious linking strategy award goes to: "In many cases it's hard to build links to commercial pages where you are selling something, so some people create an informational page build links and then 301 it to commercial page later on. Why not avoid the middle step, Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:16:38 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=587 I missed this one a month or so back. Just in case you did too, here's a great report on the effect of PR of the SERPS by HTML4SEO. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:16:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=576 I've been invited by Google to test drive the Business Edition of their Custom Search Engine. I had a chat with Nitin Mangtani, Lead Product Manager for Enterprise Search at Google, who talked my through the service and gave me an account to test drive. For those who haven't heard of Google Custom Search, check this out. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:51:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=588 Wiep.net has released a comprehensive q&a session on the relative value of linking. He's got "17 well respected" internet gurus on linking.....oh, and me. I think I'm there to keep up the numbers. Anyway, there's some great commentary in there, and if you're wondering about how to value links, this is the study for you. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:48:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=582 That would be rather big news. Here's the rumour: "Recent news that Sprint is not going to work with Clearwire to build out a WiMAX network only added to the rumors I have been hearing about Google acquiring Sprint Nextel. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:41:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=578 Thanks to Lola Directory for their ongoing support. Lola is a directory that holds the websites under specific keywords, and not just in categories. Also to WebCEO, who produce a SEO software package including tools such as search engine submission, link popularity analyzer, partner finder, and more. Support them if you can. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:35:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=580 Debra has a good post on directories, reminding us that there are many quality directories out there that do stick to Google's guidelines, and are a sound part of any link building strategy. "Does paying to be listed somehow negate their purpose and objectivity? I don't think so. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:44:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=573 But is it a Google killer? Loren has a good over-view of the changes. In summary, they've made it easier for users to form search queries (with Search Assist), you can use media, like video, within the search results, and shortcuts integration. "The most important change, besides the launch of Search Assist, is the continued integration of the social media experience into Yahoo Search, Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:21:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=584 Thanks to Web CEO, our new site sponsor. Web CEO produce a software suite for web site promotion. Thanks also to our ongoing sponsors, AllBuziness, Lola, and V7N. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:49:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=570 Oilman reports from Searchification, the near unpronounceable name (well, after a few beers) of Microsoft's demo for improvements to their search engine. Lots of interesting stuff in here, but this bit caught my eye: "Webmaster Tools account will support up to 150 sites and will use validation the same as Google or Yahoo. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:44:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=589 Gmail, Google's mail app that was first released on April 1, 2004, is in need of an update. And that update may be along soon. ZDnet is carrying rumors of an imminent upgrade, including Google Gears intergration and account activity: "View account activity Have you ever had the suspicion that someone has been logging into your email account? Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:14:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=583 I interviewed Aaron from SEOBook over at LinkJuicy.com. Aaron talks about paid links, Google, and shares a few ideas on how you can get more links. "The other thing I think people will get better at is buying links indirectly, using a wide array of techniques including social interaction, industry gathering sponsorships, awards and contests, buying established sites, Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:26:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=572 I've always wondered how Danny manages to stay so cool and mild mannered under pressure and provocation. Sometimes you just know he wants to let rip. That's why I was pleased to read this: "Want to be like Robert - and Jason Calacanis - and keep equating SEO with spam? Then fuck off". Yay! Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:12:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=577 Rich Skrenta has a few things to say about Mahalo, including this gem:"at first glance making this spruce goose fly looks like it would need David Copperfield plus a reduction in the universe's gravitational constant."Now, contrary to what many SEOs think, I'm of the opinion Mahalo will make money. I'm guessing it isn't going to be the huge thing Calacanis thinks it will be, but then again, Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:38:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=574 This 'aint safe for work. Very amusing. Especially love the drive by spammer getting their just deserts. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:46:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=571 Bob Massa has started blogging. Great! Bob is an insightful commentator on the search space, and is usually way, way ahead of the crowd. "It is not about reciprocal links or how many is too many. It is about making more money from less visitors with less expense and more profit". I've also added a post on my new site, Linkjuicy.com: Is It Possible To Get Listed In Dmoz These Days? Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:22:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=575 I've put part two of my interview with Ralph up on LinkJuicy.com. I think he's going to make some people reflect on some long-held held beliefs about PR, in particular. Part one is here. Enjoy. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:10:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=569 The local search market is a hard nut to crack. It seems you need to go door to door to extract information. That's what Google are doing. Well, they're paying people to do so. They've launched a program called Google Local Business Referrals. "(Google) paying independent contractors, called business referral representatives, Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:56:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=591 I've launched a new site called LinkJuicy.com. Needless to say, the site is about links :) The web was built on links, however issues surrounding the link have become complicated. Given the existence of search engines, and their link-based algorithms, the link is more than just a means to get from one place to another. Hypertext links are often loaded with semantic data, Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:32:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=585 Gabe Rivera from TechMeme makes an interesting comment (via TechCrunch): "One thing that bugs me: they're now hosting original news content, yet they prohibit other aggregators from crawling it (per robots.txt restrictions and TOS). Of course Google News relies on the openness of other organizations with original news content."That could be considered reasonably evil. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Fri, 10 Aug 2007 05:14:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=593 According to CNN, Google are "very interested" in participating in the upcoming radio spectrum auction. "Last month Google pledged $4.6 billion to the auction if the FCC would amend the rules applying to "C Block", a part of the spectrum set aside for smaller companies to use. Google wants to keep these airwaves open, so none of the winning bidders can lock them up with proprietary services. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Sat, 04 Aug 2007 03:57:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=579 A study by the university of Texas estimates that the top 50 blogs earn approximately $500M per year in advertising revenues. The methodology used a sample from the Chitika advertising network. The top 15% of blogs (according to Technorati rankings) account for 90% of the revenue, meaning most blogs make next to nothing. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:24:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=590 Interesting point regarding the acquisition of Proxicom, a web development agency, by iCrossing, one of the worlds biggest SEO firms: "So why would a company on such a hot streak decide to part with its money and invest in a web development company? The answer: The SEM market is shrinking". How many large scale companies can you think of that aren't already participating in SEM? Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:03:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=581 Tired of Digg's attitude to all things SEO? Danny Sullivan has launched a social media site called Sphinn. Or Sp(h)in(n). "Sphinn is a social site for search and interactive marketers. It's designed to allow you to share and discover news stories, read and take part in discussions, discover events of interest and network with others" Looks good. Curiously, Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Sat, 14 Jul 2007 05:11:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=592 We interrupt this search program...to conduct a little experiment :) Ok, JP Morgan released a report today claiming Jobs and co plan to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone. This phone will be based on the Pod Nano. Why would Apple do this? According to the report, this would serve as a low-cost entry point, without compromising the marketing for the iPhone. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:27:00 GMT http://www.seocentro.com/cgi-bin/rss/go.pl?uid=586 The AdCenter blog has announced the addition of click quality reports. Microsoft reason that because all clicks do not necessarily carry the same value, adCenter now categorizes them as either standard quality or low quality. Standard-quality clicks are the clicks that ordinarily result in conversions, and that you are billed for. Search Engines News SEO News Search Engine Blog Search Engine Blog Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:20:00 GMT