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Top Jobs Online Marketing Manager for ReStockIt.com- SFBJ Business of the Year ReStockIt.com Hollywood, United States Marketing Intern Variety Los Angeles, United States Sr. Graphic Designer - Online/Digital Trident Marketing Southern Pines, United States Paid Search Manager Trident Marketing Southern Pines, United States Associate Director, Client Strategy & Development Resolution Media Los Angeles, United States Today's Top Story: 5 Brand Spankin' New Updates from Google Posted by Nathania Johnson  Dec 7, 2009 Google announced a bunch of new features today. Let's dive in: Real-time integration See the latest tweets, blogs, news etc. You can click on "Latest results" in the search results or the "Latest" link in the Search Options panel in order to get more results for a given keyword/phrase. Hot Topics on Google ... » Continue reading Search Engine Watch Experts Columns Liana Evans Local Small Businesses and Social Media Marketing  SEW EXPERTS: SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING It's more important than ever for small businesses to become active in social media communities in some aspect. » Full story » Print version Ron Jones Usability and SEM 101, Part 1  SEW EXPERTS: SEM 101 To bridge the gap between setting the right SEM promise and delivering the expected Web site experience, we need to better understand users needs and desires and incorporate them into our Web design processes. » Full story » Print version Real-Time Web Results & Alerts Webtrends Analytics 9 More >> News from the Search Engine Watch Blog Bing to Expand Streetside Imaging by Partnering with Navteq Posted by Nathania Johnson   Dec 7, 2009 Last week, Bing unveiled Streetside imaging but you may have noticed it's not quite extensive. Hold your horses. These things take time. Bing is partnering with Navteq to get some more imaging done. Navteq is already traversing roads all over to get the best info for maps. So, Bing is simply ... » Continue reading Google Sends Scannable Decals to Local Businesses for Storefront Dislay Posted by Nathania Johnson   Dec 7, 2009 Over 100,000 business have been selected as "Favorite Places in Google." Over 9,000 cities and towns in all 50 U.S. states are included. The businesses are being sent decals they can place in their storefront windows. The decals include a barcode, known as a QR code, that can be scanned ... » Continue reading Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Joins Hunch Board of Directors Posted by Nathania Johnson   Dec 7, 2009 Though Wales just shut down Wikia search last March, he still has an interest in social search. That's what's driving his decision to join Hunch's Board. On his blog, Wales wrote: Hunch.com's combination of community-sourced content and algorithmically-driven smarts is forging a promising path towards this potential future. And that's why I've ... » Continue reading MapQuest Adds and Updates Search Categories Posted by Nathania Johnson   Dec 7, 2009 Here are the new ones: ATM's (Now Over 72,000!) Parks Stadium Arenas and Athletic Fields Tourist Attractions (Includes 1.5M Locations!) Court Houses City Hall Libraries MapQuest has also updated existing categories. Those in rural areas - you might find coverage for your area now. Rest Areas Bus Stations Train Stations Commuter Rail Stations Park and Ride's Ski Resorts Wineries (Over 500 To Search!) Highway Exits Tourist Information ... » Continue reading @ericschmidt Tries Out 'Poor Man's Email' Posted by Nathania Johnson   Dec 7, 2009 Looks like Google CEO Eric Schmidt has adopted an "If you can't acquire beat them, join them" attitude when it comes to Twitter. After calling the tool a "poor man's email" last March, Schmidt began Tweeting last night. And he's already pulled a Sarah Palin. He started using @eschmidt0, then switched ... » Continue reading Yahoo! Launches Consumer Tool to Provide Niche-Specific Ad Controls Posted by Nathania Johnson   Dec 7, 2009 The tool is called "Ad Interest Manager" and it lets you opt-in and out of ads based on interests and preferences. Here's a screenshot: The Ad Interest Manager also shows you what Yahoo! activities you conduct the most. They use this to help determine which ads to serve up to you, ... » Continue reading Buy Relevant Links Today! Find links for your niche in the largest publisher network. Text Link Ads will work with you to find you relevant links. Buy traditional links or links within content and see the results! Join now and get $100 off your first order! Search Engine Watch Forum Discussions Google has launched its new home page officially  Dec 4, 2009 Hey Finally Google has launched its new home page officially. Do you think people would really like it. But yes Google has taken a wise decision to call the buttons on page before "fade in" as in the testing phase it was after "fade in". Cheers, » Join the discussion Broadmatch Conflicts  Dec 4, 2009 Can anyone help me with this conundrum which has bugged me for a while now? I want to control which of my ads display from different adroups/campaigns on a broadmatch. For instance consider the following 3 adgroups: Adgroup 1: bicycle, bike, cycle: Bid £0.50 Adgroup 2: blue bicycle, blue bike, ... » Join the discussion Will Adwords Help me growing for my Blog  Dec 3, 2009 I have a blog related to online gifts selling....is google adwords is the best platform or should i try something else.... » Join the discussion Trying to find a Reputable SEO company..Anyone heard of COMCORP?  Dec 2, 2009 Hey guys, I'm trying to find a reputable SEO company...has anyone here heard of COMCORP? Dealt with them?? Trying to find out if they are legit..I saw they were rated on TopSeos.com...but I have doubts about that site..seems like it could just be all payed ads..Any and all help would ... » Join the discussion White Papers

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