SeoAlchemist http://www.seoalchemist.com How to make gold with SEO. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en SMX Nanjing http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/smx-nanjing/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/smx-nanjing/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:06 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/smx-nanjing/ Last year I attended SES Xiamen and reading back the articles I wrote back then they still stand for a big part, especially the one called Chinese lessons.

This year’s conference was held in a hazy Nanjing, 2.5 hours by fast train from Shanghai, and organized by Timev and SMX.There were three conferences going on at the same time in the new Nanjing Expo Centre. (more…)

]]> http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/smx-nanjing/feed/ Google, Yahoo Search Ad Deal Delayed http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google-yahoo-search-ad-deal-delayed/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google-yahoo-search-ad-deal-delayed/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:05 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google-yahoo-search-ad-deal-delayed/ In a couple of weeks, the heavily-criticized search ad partnership between Google and Yahoo are supposed to materialize. But perhaps not wanting to face further issues, the two search giants decided to wait for the Justice Department to finish their study first.

According to a Yahoo spokesman, the deal was delayed a bit to pursue their ongoing discussion with the Justice Department, awaiting further questions from the regulating bodies relating to the specifics of the search ad deal. Although Yahoo might be affected by the delay, the company has no choice but to wait for the regulators’ decisionto avoid possible scrutiny and perhaps legal sanction later on. (more…)

]]> http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google-yahoo-search-ad-deal-delayed/feed/ Banner Ads & Image Ads On Google Images http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/banner-ads-image-ads-on-google-images-2/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/banner-ads-image-ads-on-google-images-2/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/banner-ads-image-ads-on-google-images-2/ Earlier this week, we noted a report that Google was showing banner ads on Google Images. Now via TechCrunch, a new implementation — an AdWords ad on Google Images with its own thumbnail image.
Notice in the screenshot above how a Guinness Logo is appearing next to a Target ad where NHL Buffalo merchandise is [...]

]]> http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/banner-ads-image-ads-on-google-images-2/feed/ SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 3, 2008 http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/searchcap-the-day-in-search-october-3-2008-2/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/searchcap-the-day-in-search-october-3-2008-2/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/searchcap-the-day-in-search-october-3-2008-2/ Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

Yahoo News Tests New Look, Targets Social Media Users
Yahoo News is inviting its throngs of readers to try its next version, which has new design and content features. Readers will immediately notice [...]

]]> http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/searchcap-the-day-in-search-october-3-2008-2/feed/ Yahoo News Tests New Look, Targets Social Media Users http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/yahoo-news-tests-new-look-targets-social-media-users-2/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/yahoo-news-tests-new-look-targets-social-media-users-2/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/yahoo-news-tests-new-look-targets-social-media-users-2/ Yahoo News is inviting its throngs of readers to try its next version, which has new design and content features. Readers will immediately notice a wider footprint on the new Yahoo News, as well as larger text and other new design elements. Content has also been rearranged, with easier access to the most popular stories [...]

]]> http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/yahoo-news-tests-new-look-targets-social-media-users-2/feed/ Google Maps: #1 In Features, Market Share Rising http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google-maps-1-in-features-market-share-rising-2/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google-maps-1-in-features-market-share-rising-2/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google-maps-1-in-features-market-share-rising-2/ As Google Maps continues to roll out new features that competing map services don’t have, web users are rewarding it with big gains in traffic. A recent analyst report says Google is the number one maps site in terms of features and usability, and new Hitwise.com traffic data just shared this week with Search Engine [...]

]]> http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google-maps-1-in-features-market-share-rising-2/feed/ Search In Pictures: Google Masters, Google Bus & Google Time http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/search-in-pictures-google-masters-google-bus-google-time-2/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/search-in-pictures-google-masters-google-bus-google-time-2/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/search-in-pictures-google-masters-google-bus-google-time-2/ In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more.

Google Search Masters 2008 in Brazil:

This Google Bus was spotted in Baltimore:

An official Google Clock?

]]> http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/search-in-pictures-google-masters-google-bus-google-time-2/feed/ Many San Diego SMBs Advertise Online, Or Do They?… http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/many-san-diego-smbs-advertise-online-or-do-they%e2%80%a6-2/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/many-san-diego-smbs-advertise-online-or-do-they%e2%80%a6-2/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/many-san-diego-smbs-advertise-online-or-do-they%e2%80%a6-2/ Here at Palore, we recently finished working on a large scale project in San Diego County, covering all businesses in all categories, from more than 10 leading local, vertical and IYP sites - a total of 168,466 businesses.
The fact that the number of total businesses we reached exceeds the one published by some data providers [...]

]]> http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/many-san-diego-smbs-advertise-online-or-do-they%e2%80%a6-2/feed/ Google’s Gradual Embrace Of Conventional Marketing http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google%e2%80%99s-gradual-embrace-of-conventional-marketing-2/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google%e2%80%99s-gradual-embrace-of-conventional-marketing-2/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google%e2%80%99s-gradual-embrace-of-conventional-marketing-2/ The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) covers Google’s slow, ambivalent move toward traditional marketing. During its first 10 years, the company grew almost entirely on user word of mouth and PR-driven news coverage. That has helped create a culture that is somewhat biased against traditional advertising. Yet we’ve seen more traditional ad buys from Google in [...]

]]> http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/google%e2%80%99s-gradual-embrace-of-conventional-marketing-2/feed/ Much Ado About Yahoo-Google & The 95 Character Poet http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/much-ado-about-yahoo-google-the-95-character-poet-2/ http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/much-ado-about-yahoo-google-the-95-character-poet-2/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.seoalchemist.com/2008/10/much-ado-about-yahoo-google-the-95-character-poet-2/ Today: thoughts on this week’s news about the Yahoo-Google Ad deal and adCenter updates; in-depth look: the 95 character poet: using variations in ad copy; and “do you hate checking boxes? ” in this week’s free tips and tools.
News from the search engines
Google AdWords and Yahoo Search Marketing: facts about the advertising agreement
At the Google-run [...]

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