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July Mozscape Update

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in SEOmoz

July Mozscape Update

It’s time for another Mozscape index update. New data is now available in Open Site Explorer, the Mozbar, our tools and through the API. July’s update comes with some good news, and potentially some bad news, too. As you’re likely aware, the previous two indices, while huge in size (150B+ URLs each) suffered from a [...]

‘How to Be a Big Loser’ – ‘Early to Rise’ Newsletter

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in IM News Watch

‘How to Be a Big Loser’ – ‘Early to Rise’ Newsletter

lang=”en-US” The latest issue of ‘Early to Rise’ newsletter has been released. Alex Green says, “My recent column about habits – and how changing two of my bad ones allowed me to reach my ideal body weight in three months – provoked an outpouring of letters from readers asking for specific details. I’d like nothing [...]

British Airways “Know Me” Program Uses Technology to Virtually Stalk High-Profile Flyers

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in Search Engine Journal

British Airways “Know Me” Program Uses Technology to Virtually Stalk High-Profile Flyers

In an effort to provide an unprecedented level of customer service for VIP passengers, British Airways has announced a new program that will use Google Images to identify passengers. The airline is providing approximately 2,000 staff members with iPads that can be used to access the customer’s travel itinerary, complaint history, and a photo via [...]

SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 6, 2012

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in Search Engine Land

SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 6, 2012

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Twitter Upgrades Search With Autocomplete New Filters Twitter’s search tool has just undergone a slight makeover with a number of new features that should help get users to the information they’re [...]

How to Run Foreign Language PPC Campaigns

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in Search Engine Watch

How to Run Foreign Language PPC Campaigns

English remains the single most widely used language online. But it still only accounts for around a quarter of total usage, and this proportion is falling. The growth in online use of languages such as Chinese and Arabic far outstrips that of English. Additionally, many users only speak English as a second language. A recent [...]

Google Lets Web Surfers ‘Mute This Ad’

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in Marketing Pilgrim

Google Lets Web Surfers ‘Mute This Ad’

Recently, I read a productivity article that said that control is an illusion. We think we have control over parts of our day, but the truth is, the universe will do as it wants and all we can do is hang on for the ride. Depressing, but kind of freeing, don’t you think? I thought [...]

AT&T’s Crowdsourced Video Snags 6M Viewers

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in Clickz

ATT experienced the potential of branded web video in the last two months and is still digesting the unexpected results. The company experimented with a crowdsourced boy-meets-girl online series aimed at Asian-American youth. The weekly show, “Away We Happened,” grabbed six million viewers on YouTube over six weeks, ending June 29. In contrast, ATT also [...]

DNSChanger Botnet Server Shutdown Will Cut 300,000 Off The Net

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in Webmaster World

I think we can expect some confusion next week from the 300,000 that had no idea they had a malware infestation. DNSChanger Malware and Botnet Shutdown Will Cut 300,000 Off The Net [pcpro.co.uk] Article source: http://www.webmasterworld.com/foo/4472714.htm

Daily Search Forum Recap: July 6, 2012

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in SE Round Table

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Search Engine Roundtable Stories: Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: July 6, 2012 This week I produced my video from my new office, there is a bit [...]

Searching for a good time

Posted on 07. Jul, 2012 by in Internet Retailer

Searching for a good time

Live for 10 months, PartySuppliesDelivered.com is showing customers how to find fun thanks to site search and navigation features designed to learn what shoppers want, says Ian MacDonald, the retailer’s vice president of e-commerce and marketing. Sales have been growing steadily since the party supplies site launched last fall, and a big reason for that [...]