Google Map Listings – Guaranteed Placement Is A Scam
Feb 16th
That’s right folks; companies are out selling map listings with monthly management fees and touting they are better than PPC ads. The sad truth is companies are buying this BS. In the past two weeks I have had two clients approach me with emails they have received from other companies trying to sell guaranteed Google More >
Increase Your Websites Visibility with Advertisers
Jan 11th
Check your Google Webmaster Tools Inbox. If you are like me, Google sent a friendly incentive out message today to improve your sites exposure to advertisers. If you are running ads on your site, then this will help advertisers quickly see what your site is about and thus increase the amount of advertisers you have.
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Google partners with Ubuntu for Google Chrome OS
Dec 2nd
Those “I’m a PC ads” aren’t going to hold water against the onslaught Ubuntu will one day bring. Ubuntu is the most refined linux desktop OS to date and now Google and Ubuntu developers are working to make sure that Google Chrome will integrate perfectly.
Microsoft’s main threat:
What Google views as the future is wildly differing More >
This Social Media Thing Might Stick
Oct 27th
If you are trying to find out if the Social Media thing is contributing to the bottom line. This is a good presentation for ROI analysis.
Google Wave: The Best Example of Using Google Wave Yet…
Oct 16th
Google wave is brand new and very few people have had any experiance with it. Joe Sabia has put together the best uses of Google Wave to date. Funny, hillarious, and possibly not “work” approriate, but you gotta see this:
P.S. if you want to add me on wave my email is KevinPikeKC@googlewave.com
Google Adwords – No More Promo Codes For Invoiced Accounts
Oct 2nd
With the new Adwords interface gone are the days when Agencies, like mine, could get $100 credit for every new PPC account we setup in Adwords.
Should Google Focus On Real-time Search?
Sep 15th
By claiming real-time search is the next big thing many search portals are baiting Google to make algorithm changes.
How Will Search Results Change With Google Caffeine?
Aug 24th
results on the rapidly expanding web and not directly to effect search results.
WordCamp 2009 Video Session With Matt Cutts
Aug 20th
Some quick notes from this video
1) Wordpress is fantastic software:
2) PageRank = “the number of people who link to you, and how important they are”.
3) Relevance & Reputation:
Reputation – what other people say abou you.
Relevance – stuff on your site.
4)Writing:
- Write what you love
- Write often
5)Keywords:
- Think about all the ways you can describe something More >
Why Rupert Murdoch is Wrong About Free Content
Aug 10th
A couple of days ago I commented on a Media Post article about this story, but after reading more about this online this morning (for free) I wanted to add further commentary.
Background Info First:
News Corp is rumored to be preparing a lawsuit against Google and Yahoo’s news services for indexing and ranking their More >