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Google Brings Click to Call to Mobile Ads Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 29, 2010 If you have an AdWords campaign set up to reach searchers using Google's mobile search, you've got a new feature to enhance your efforts. Google is enabling click-to-call phone numbers in the ads that appear on mobile web browsers. Smartphones allow users to click on phone numbers and a call is ... » Continue reading
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Google Publishes 5 Privacy Principles Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 29, 2010 In honor of yesterday's International Data Privacy Day, Google published its five privacy principles. They are: Use information to provide our users with valuable products and services. Search history informs personalized search, but users can opt-out. Develop products that reflect strong privacy standards and practices. For example, you can chat on Google ... » Continue reading
| Microsoft Online Division Revenues Improve, But Remain at a Loss Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 29, 2010 Microsoft has reported its Q2 2009 earnings (Q4 for many other companies) and the news is mixed for their online services division. Revenues improved over the previous quarter, but came in at a 5% loss year-over-year. Specifically, online revenues for Q2 came in at $581 million, compared to $609 million the ... » Continue reading
| 6 Google Updates to Read this Weekend Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 29, 2010 Whether you're snowed in or enjoying sunny weather this weekend, take some time to read up on these Google updates: Google Custom Search has made some changes to the hosted home page. Google Analytics has made annotations available for all accounts. Google Maps now offers personalized suggestions. Google Image search for mobile has added ... » Continue reading
| Scour Launches Local Social Search Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 29, 2010 Social search engine Scour has launched a new local feature. Simply click on the new "Local" tab over the search box. Then, type in what you're looking for and the location you're interested in, and click "Search." The results page features listings down the left side and a map on the ... » Continue reading
| Delicious Updates Viewing Options; Adds StumbleUpon-Like Feature Posted by Nathania Johnson Jan 29, 2010 Social bookmarking site Delicious has updated the ability to filter viewing options - plus added a new way to browse your bookmarks that is very StumbleUpon-like. First up, there's a new display options menu tucked into the top right corner of your bookmarks display. This is for when you're viewing ... » Continue reading
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Can any one recommend a link building company Jan 29, 2010 Hello, I have a site for a client which I can optimise but have no time nor up to date expertise to work on link building, I am looking for a company to do that for me (the right way), the client has a decent budget and understand that to do ... » Join the discussion
| Yahoo/Overture PPC Rebates Jan 28, 2010 Hi, I'm trying to find out the terms and conditions for Yahoo (and Overture as it was) offering rebates for high spending accounts. I understand this to have been changed but previously believe there could be various levels of account holder (platinum etc) based on what the monthly spend may ... » Join the discussion
| Google has launched its Social Search ...... Jan 28, 2010 Hi Guys, Today, finally Google has launched its Social Search which you can see under "show options" link but I can not see any link named "Social" in my "show options" (from New Delhi, India) To know more about the feature you may read at Google webmaster Centeral Blog. Do you guys think ... » Join the discussion
| Moving website from temp. host/url to permanent host/url Jan 28, 2010 Hi all. I am a Graphic Designer, and I recently outsourced a website to some developers out of country. These developers temporarily (8 weeks) hosted the website on their servers with an obscure URL "www.bollywoodcelebrities.net/sandeep". Google now shows this URL in the SERP's for some of the keywords. In the last week ... » Join the discussion
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