Google is profiting from ads posted by illegal London 2012 Olympics ticket resellers, the BBC reported. These ads have since been removed, as have ads for cannabis, fake identification cards, and passports that the BBC found and reported to G.

Google must pay a $65,000 fine for suggesting the search term for "crook" when users typed in the name of France insurance company Lyonnaise de Garantie. Google must also remove the word "escroc" )"crook" in Fre.

People use the Internet in funny ways. Ever looked over somebody's shoulder when they perform a search? Ninety percent of the time )I made this number up, but it's a lot( you'll think that they're searching in a stupid way. Some people will put .

TIPPR, a daily deals website, has compiled an infographic which summarizes consumer activity in the daily deal space for the 2011 holiday season. This past holiday season I made it a goal not to go to the store once. I purchased everything online,.

Global SEO software company GinzaMetrics recently announced conversion tracking improvements that track organic search and e-commerce transactions through their life cycle, offering real-time recommendations for underperforming product segments. T.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So when you're stuck with a 160 character limit in a Facebook ad, use a great image to grab attention and tell the rest of your story. Finding a good image is hard. Finding a great one is even .

If you thought today's Google Doodle looked a little creepy or kooky or even mysterious and spooky, you would be right. The cartoonist who created The Addams Family has been honored with a Google Doodle on what would have been his 100th birthday. .

Brands recognize that search marketing has a strong ROI, with 72 percent of recently surveyed search marketers indicating they plan to increase their SEM technology spend this year over 2011. 26 percent foresee spending at the same level, while ju.

Social TV start-up Miso has launched SideShows, or interactive content experiences that play on users' iPhones while they watch TV to deepen engagement with the second screen. Its first partners are Showtime, Fox, Food Network, DirecTV's Audience .

Predictions are popping up everywhere as the New Year begins. Instead of producing another list of things that are likely to happen, here are the five things I'd like to see happen in 2012 but in reality probably won't. Bing Takes 15.

Most people are aware of Rick Santorum's issues with Google, but he's not the only politician having issues. Deb Fischer is a Republican State Senator running for a U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska. Like every other candidate in 2012 she h.

Digital media continued to grow in importance for shoppers researching toys this holiday season, but advertisers could do much more to help them out, according to a study from Google. Google's Toy Shopper's Journey Study was conducted by Compete.

IBM has agreed to a deal that will see the company assign more than 200 patents to Google. According to a blog post by Bill Slawski at SEO By the Sea that references US Patent and Trademark Office )USPTO( filings, IBM has agreed to give Google 1.

I've been asked to make a few predictions about the future of video. As Yogi Berra might have said, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Nevertheless, I've learned a thing or two from the author .

If you're an SEO Jedi, black hat tactics undoubtedly tempt you on a regular basis. Before giving in to the dark side, check out these SEO tips to renew your faith in the [white hat] light side of the Force! In an earlier post, SEO Wars: Forget B.

After a four-month search, Yahoo has finally filled the corner office. Its choice, former PayPal president Scott Thompson, brings a pedigree of senior executive roles in the financial and technology industries. Yahoo credits Thompson with doubling.

In the Financial Services category, 2011 will be remembered as a year of volatile swings. The stock market has seen massive daily swings, and has been teetering on a global crisis. What does all this, as well as the continued evolution of search.

This time last year, search industry eyes focussed on the general quality of search results eventually causing a storm of protest from all parts of the web regarding over optimized websites that offered little of value to the user - and too many a.

Many of the resolution-focused articles that touch on PPC this time of year are geared toward specific account tactics. You may expect to see goals such as, "build out long-tail keywords," or "conduct more/better landing page tes.

The past year saw many new developments in online marketing, including evolving organic and paid search landscapes, convergence of social media and search marketing, growth of mobile and local searches and a rapid rise in spending on social media .