Archive for May, 2008

Opera Not Supported By Google Custom Search

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

After much frustration with Google's Custom Search Engine, it seems that Google's CSE doesn't actually support the Opera web browser. Apparently, when Opera users try to set up the Google custom search engine, they fill in all forms, hit save,...

Is Microsoft & Siemens Teaming Up in Europe Against Google?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

I have been tracking a very sensitive thread at High Rankings Forum for the past several days. The original thread creator is fairly cryptic in his details, due to privacy reasons, but I think I have a grasp of what...

Does Google Support The Abbreviations and Acronyms Tags?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Did you know that there are specific HTML markup tags for abbreviations and acronyms? Did you know that people sometimes use them? A Google Groups thread asks if Google actually uses these tags for indexing purposes? The example given in...

Google AdWords API Video Ad Support Delayed

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

A couple weeks ago, we reported that Video Ad Support Comes To Google AdWords API Sandbox. We now have an update from Jeff Posnick, a Google AdWords API representative in the Google Groups thread. In short, due to a mistake...

May 2008 Yahoo Search Subtle Update

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Yahoo Search typically does a search update once a month. Yahoo has announced last night that they have pushed out a new update that may result in "ranking changes and page shuffling in the index." Did we, the Search Engine...

Agenda for CM Summit Is Now Online

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Check it out....great lineup, really looking forward to it.

At D Conference This Week

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Will blog as I can, and also, find me on Twitter.

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 27, 2008

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

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....

Interview of Neil Patel, Social Media Marketing Legend

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

I have been going to SEO conferences for many years, and it seems Neil Patel was at every one of them...always laughing, joking, and having a good time. I went from obscurity to being somewhat well known on the web from 2003 to 2005 and Neil did the same, but ...

Is Link Buying Worth the Effort?

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

A WebmasterWorld member was desperate for improved rankings, so he bought links. As a result, his rankings tanked and he was wondering if there's a better way to buy build links. Really, if you're trying to buy links, the recommendation...