I remember, at the tender, impressionable age of 11, my mathematics teacher asking the class how many point you needed to draw a line. The hands shot up and the answer 2 was duly given. The teacher said that while that was correct, in her opinion .

Twitter and Twittad have settled their dispute over the word "tweet," though Twittad will retain the right to use the tagline, "Let your ad meet tweets." Twitter has been trying to trademark "tweet" since Apri.

Twitter analytics startup SocialGrapple has been acquired by Google. The exact details of the deal were not disclosed, but TechCrunch notes this is more of a talent acquisition by Google. SocialGrapple started a year ago by Y Combinator alum And.

Microsoft's long-expected OS update for Windows Phone )code-named Mango( has been released. Among other major features, users will find deep integration with both social features and a mobile-tuned Bing search. Microsoft Marries 7.5 with Bing .

Google+ is continuing its tradition of responding quickly and precisely to user requests. This time it's through advanced notification controls that let you choose which users trigger notifications. New Google+ Notification Controls G.

Lesson 1 of running a PPC campaign: track your conversions. A simple rule that we all try to stick to. But sometimes we can't. Not all campaigns work so easily. It may be that conversions are too few and far between to make a difference. The web.

Community managers are beautiful people " calculating and compassionate, resourceful and affable, dedicated and down-to-earth. We're also brave warriors ready to do battle when needed " always with a cool head, a pre-defined code.

About a year ago Digg went through a dismal redesign that dramatically turned social-savvy folks away from using the platform. Although many consider Digg dead and buried, check out these recent worthwhile enhancements that just might bring it bac.

In late September, Search Engine Watch spoke with Microsoft to learn more about Bing's new back-end search infrastructure, one component of which is a search indexing technology known as "Tiger." Now, two additional pieces have b.

Google and Sonic.net, a small Internet service provider, have been forced to hand a WikiLeaks volunteer's email information to the U.S. government under a secret and controversial court order. The type of information released includes login .

In continuation to a relatively popular article I wrote last month on top web analytics myths, I thought I would expand upon the theme of dispelling myths again this month. This time, I turned to some fellow Search Engine Watch contributors to hel.

One of the most critical aspects of a search optimization campaign is to have a comprehensive and effective strategy to handle content migrations and URL changes. This can be especially challenging for large companies that produce a ton of content.

In December 2003, a very angry conference attendee at SES Chicago ranted to the panel on stage that he had lost his top 10 ranking following Google's quake-like Florida update the previous month. He claimed to be losing some thousands of dollars a.

For six years now, I've been the founder, CEO, and president of a search engine optimization company, and I've maintained one additional role, that I soon hope to relinquish. Salesperson. My reluctance in hiring a salesperson is th.

YouTube users in the UK will now be able to rent videos directly from YouTube. The available features include classics, blockbusters, and new releases. YouTube is also adding additional Google account support and a U.S. Telemundo channel. Detail.

Google is pushing back a product announcement previously slated for the October 11th CTIA event. The product in question is likely the Nexus Prime, but Google and Samsung decided to postpone out of respect for the recent passing of Steve Jobs. T.

YouTube has launched a new Politics channel that lets users see how the 2012 candidates compare in popularity on YouTube. The page also works as a hub for finding political videos, parodies, debates, and the channels of political candidates. The.

The power and popularity of Facebook as an advertising tool is inarguable. In August, an eMarketer study showed that 93 percent of the two thirds of marketers currently running social media ad campaigns do so on Facebook. With more than 800.

SEOmoz just released the results of a pretty cool eye-tracking study and a few of the results are surprising. Google's different SERPs formats seem to have varying effects on users and those using video and local search listings will find th.

Google AdWords users will now be able to track the success of their campaigns in driving calls from mobile devices. The new code introduced by Google allows advertisers to get analytic data for calls placed from a mobile page. How the On-Site Tr.