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2011-05-30T04:05:00.000-07:00

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Blogger Tips and Tricks For New Blogger

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Indian education related site gets a good traffic

2009-12-10T22:04:00.000-08:00

This year 2009, many upgrading blogger has left their daily blog and started to create the blogs related to the Indian Education and mainly Indian Exam Results. I asked a blogger, who left his daily blog left and started to create a new Indian results blog.

Why Indian Results Site?
Many asked him and i too asked him to solved my problem. According to that blogger - "Google always crawls for new contents and it chooses the daily updated sites. Actually, the "Indian Results" keywords always keeps it updated and In India almost daily the results of different exams are announced. So many students search about that exam results giving page over the Google. The users cannot get the page directly as he need some medium to know which site is providing the most appropriate exam result information."

How the Indian results sites works?
The Indian results sites works on the simple exam notification and simply gives the link of the sites to the source by mentioning some brief description about it. As, when the post about it is published then it is pinged though some ping services like Pingometer and others.... This helps their content to get listed over the search engine in a short period of 5-10 hours.

From Where they get the most of their Traffics?
Indian Result blog always depends upon the Search Engine, mainly like Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc... The students of India takes the helps of these Search Engine to find their result giving site.

The blogger whom i asked about these is a Person From Kolkata (one of my friend) and he runs a blog on the Indian exam results. He told me that he is getting Unique Visitors of around 10,000 daily and earns a good amount of revenue from the advertising.

How To Boost Blogger Traffic

2009-12-10T22:00:00.000-08:00

Are you satisfied with your current traffic? Do you want to start another blog and quickly establish it? Here are five methods to boost your Blogger traffic, suitable for both newer and older blogs. Check them out.

Build valuable contents

Your contents define who you are, and it is a solid requirement to survive in the Blogosphere. As a blogger, content is your primary way to deliver value to your visitors, either strong or weak.

However, building good contents need learning and process, and the best method of learning is by doing. In short, just keep trying to deliver value to others by any means you can, and soon or later, you will make it.

Beside contents, providing reliable service is also a good method of delivering value. This is suitable for blogs that provide services, no matter what the fields is.

For learning how to deliver strong value,

Add meta tags

Meta tags are the ID card of your blog. If you want your blog to be indexed by search engines effectively, you will need these tags. They will contain the information about your blog, ranging from title, description, keywords, etc.

Keyword tags are probably the most important Meta tags ever, as they represent your contents directly. In addition, these tags also directly define your traffic in search engines. If you set them good, you will receive better traffic.

For a very complete list of Meta tags that you can apply in SEO,

Submit to search engines

Search engine submission is providing a certain URL to certain search engine provider formally, in order to be included into the list of sites, which will be indexed by its crawler soon. Crawler robots will eventually index un-submittted blogs as well, but their enlistment in the index may take much longer, as it is not the priority of the crawlers to index.

This step is located after adding Meta tags for a specific purpose. Therefore, when search engines crawler bots come, they will have adequate information to index. You do not want to invite a crawler bot when you have not enough information for them yet, do you?

To submit to many search engines in one click,

Use post titles as keywords

After Blogging for a while, blogger will have many different posts, though still in the same topic. It makes using common / overall keywords does not support every posts to perform optimally in search results. It is much better to put different keywords in different posts.

For a complete tutorial on how to do it in Blogger,

Post title first, blog title later.

Blogger / Blogspot default setting defines that in search results, your blog title will appear first then followed by your post title. It is not effective because people tend look for specific contents, which is located inside one of your posts and not represented by your blog title.

In search results, people observe the titles before visiting any of them, if your post titles (which represent their content) are located in the back; search engines could omit it. It will make your content unclearly represented in the title and reduce your chance of getting traffic.

For more example and details on the tutorial,

This really nice information. It helps me a lot in my own work. I need some more information about meta tags..I hope you will be come back soon with more information.

thank you Isaac for this great info
but about meta-keywords,,, I think that its not important anymore ,, cause google spiders are very smart to grab the keywords form the content itself

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There are various techniques available to increase the traffic for a particular site among which some of are as follows:
1) PPC Promotion is one of the best strategies that can perk up a lot of traffic into your site.
2) Link exchange is another good way of getting more traffic.
3)By posting classified ads on some sites like backpage, craiglists and usfreeads is another option of getting higher traffic to your site.
4) Article marketing is good way of increasing the traffic level to your site.

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2009-12-09T04:03:00.000-08:00

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N - to
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R - shi
S - ari
T -chi

U - do
V - ru
W -mei
X - na
Y - fu

Z – zi

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BLOGGER TRICKS FACEBOOK

2009-12-07T12:57:00.000-08:00

Hello dear Clicks Home Jobs friends,
I am really glad that We just reached at 320 members.
It was Great.But we need to get more members to make it biggest.Please invite your friends and let them join the group.To do that just go to

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and select your friend name and send invitation.Please everybody invite at least 10 of your friends.
Thank u.

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1 - Click on"Invite People to Join " link directly above
2 - Click on "Filter Friends"
3 - Click on the network with the most people (the first one in the list)
4 - Click on "Select All"
5 - Click on "Send Invitations"

Example

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How to show your blog visitors?

2009-12-06T23:34:00.000-08:00

As a new blogger(webmaster),it is always interesting to know how many people are visiting your blog/site,pageviews,where they are coming from,which sites are referring,how many are coming via Search Engines(google,yahoo,etc) and what they are typing in the search engines to visit your site.
These stastistics are very handy interms of improving your blog and it is for FREE

If you search the google,you will find hundreds of sites which will track the visitors of your blog/site.But,some sites will provide more information about your visitors than the others.
So,how to do this?Here are the best tracking sources interms of the feautures they provide.

Note:One thing is common for all the tracking sites.First you need to register,and provide the necessary information about your blog/website.Next,they will give you a html code and you have to embed it in your blog.
How to do that in blogger?
1.Sign in to your blogger dashboard.
2.Click on the 'layout' link next to your blog name.
3.Click on the "Add a Page element"
4.Select "html/javascript" and past the code they provide and SAVE THE CHANGES.
From then,your blog will be tracked and you can check your blog stats from time to time after logging in to your registrate's website.

So,here are the good ones:-Sitemeter.com:This one is one of the Most Popular tracking source.This is as simple as 123. Just create an account,copy the code from your account and paste it in your blog as suggested above.
You have also the option to keep your blog stats PRIVATE.
They will give you the stats on how many pageviews(hits) per day,unique visitors,geolocation of the visitors,how many users online,and much more...As it is simple(not much animation),you site will load as fast as it is before.Stats are updated hourly.
You can setup a Free Account here

Histats.com:Unlike the Sitemeter which is very simple, this site will have very cool and animated counters.

Tracking is updated every 5 minutes.I personally using this site for my blogs.Like Sitemeter,
this is also have the option to keep your site stats PRIVATE.
They will provide Animated graphs about your site visitors and fully animative.
You can register with them here

Statcounter.com:Same here!As in the name,it is a stats counter.It is fast,free,and quick loading.
Invisible tracking is available and no ads on your site.All the stats are in real time and super fast.It is not much animated as histats.com.They will provide pageviews,unique vistors,visitors activity,search engine wars,keyword analysis,and many more..
Register a free counter for your blog here

Track Your Blog Visitors? Google Crawling

2009-12-06T23:20:00.000-08:00

How fast Google crawling this site: As you can see below,I just created an article on How to track your blog visitors? and this is what I got when I typed the url of this article in Google after just posting the article.

Wow! as you can see below,google crawled it in just 1 minute.I know there are so many out there waiting days and days for google to crawl their websites/blogs and I wondered how fast is google crawling this site!

Write an article and check how much time it is taking for google to crawl your blog and share your comments here.

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Free SEO and SEM Training by M.Umar - SEO, SMO, SEM Guru

2009-12-06T21:39:00.000-08:00

SEO Training, SEM Training, SMO Training, MLM Training, Free Trainingseo training and sem training Program. As Search Engine Optimizer and Marketer, my main objective is to train people who can not arrange massive amounts to learn these streaming technologies. I will help you to learn how to do Search Engine Optimization and Marketing while meeting industry’s giant. I do not have certain program or course outlines to teach you, but you can learn here everything regarding Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM). I arranged this training programme specially to target dummies. But if you want to learn advanced techniques, you can find here. I can give you access to get maximum information in a few days and in the resultant you will be capable to start optimization and marketing for your websites. I have also arranged a corner for bloggers, where advance level professionals can discuss and share their knowledge with others. I’m hoping that you will get maximum information from me on this platform.

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This professional Free Search Engine Optimization and Marketing Training Program is ranging from personal to business intensities. My ultimate training program has variety of search engine optimization and marketing secrets and solutions. I’m aiming and looking forward for those who want to take advantages from this training program.

Who will get the benefit from this SEO and SEM Training Program? Probably webmasters who want to tender optimization and marketing services to their clients, small business owners who are comparatively hands on with their websites, business website development who need to re-do their website, company owners who manage their web designers and internet marketing, business looking to increase traffic without outsourcing their web work, companies looking for new ideas on how to market their website and individuals who wants to learn about SEO for their own personal knowledge and websites.

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Evolution of Blogger 1999 - 2009

2009-12-06T14:08:00.001-08:00

Blogger has always been one of the greatest (if not the best) Free Blogging platforms available on net with so many features like unlimited bandwidth, lot of templates, multi image uploading,etc.
Its always nice and interesting to know how Blogger looks like in the past. So, in this post, we attempt to bring you back in time to look at how blogger look like in the past and then scan through it's history with images.
Blogger was created by Pyra Labs and was launched on August 23, 1999. It was one of the earliest blog publishing tools and it is credited for helping popularize the format.
Here is it's design then..

Blogger.com in 1999

Web Host Rating Helps You Choose the Best Web Host Provider

2009-12-06T13:44:00.000-08:00

A suitable web hosting service is the crux of your website’s existence; the backbone for your online business. With numerous website hosting providers coming up with different range of services, the consumer clearly stands out to be the winner, because he can choose what he wants to, without depending on the mercies on one or two web hosting providers for his online business. However, at the same time, it is very easy for the consumer to be duped or feel shortchanged because he will be falling for gimmicks and shrewd marketing, rather than having a clear knowledge about what a particular web hosting service is all about. This is where a host rating site like Web Hosting Rating comes in the picture.

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Web Hosting Rating is a quality host rating site, which is on its way to become the biggest searchable web hosting directory. Now, you can get complete and comprehensive information that has clear and frank information on web hosting providers, their website hosting plans, promotional and discount coupons and unedited views and comments by real customers, who have experienced these web hosting providers.

Many people tend to pick the cheapest host service and find out to their dismay that the web hosting company service is not a reliable one. There are many parameters through which one can judge the effectiveness of a web host. The most important thing that is essential in a website hosting service is the service level of the company. It should run their network operations out of data centers, equipped with sophisticated electrical and backup power systems, advanced security measures and environmental controls. The technical support and customer service should be efficient and effective, and you should be able to have queries answered 24/7 at any time of the year. The website hosting service should make sure that your website is running smoothly with hardly any downtime, with no security issues.

Apart from the review of web hosts, Web Hosting Rating gives you a low-down on the top 10 web hosting providers. In addition, it spreads awareness through its web hosting guide about website management, website security, website marketing, website scripting etc through its unique content. The intention is to familiarize you with web security, website management, and web content development tips that will help you in your online business. Web Host Rating also presents ‘web hosting awards’ every month where it lets its visitors pick the web host in each of the 12 web hosting categories, and give their verdict. With so many features and benefits, Web Host Rating is definitely the best way you can choose a perfect web hosting site for your business.

How to Host your Template Images in Blogger Unlimited Bandwitdh

2009-12-06T13:37:00.000-08:00

This post explains how to host your template or any other images in blogger without any bandwidth limitations:-

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If you are a regular reader of Blogger Tricks, you probably know that previously I had many problems hosting my template images. A year back, I used photobucket to host my template images.. but, the problem with photobucket and many other free image hosts is their bandwidth limitations. Once, you exceed a specific amount of bandwidth, your images won't show, instead.. an irritating ' bandwidth exceeded' image shows. Next, after that I tried to create.. like a new photobucket account per each template.. but, that also exceeded in a matter a couple of weeks.
Not only me, my other blogger template designers are also struggling to find a reliable, free image host with unmetered bandwidth.

I tried to upload the images to blogger and copy the image url from the status bar and use it in templates.. but it didn't worked. But, recently I came to know that we can actually host the images( large) in blogger and hotlink,use them in templates, forums,etc.

Here is the trick..

As usual, create a new post in blogger and upload your template images to that post... but don't publish it... keep it as a draft.
Once you completed uploading all the images, Open each image in a new window.

Blogger to Upload your Javascript (.js) files ? - Unlimited Bandwidth!!

2009-12-06T13:24:00.000-08:00

This post explains how to host javascript(.js) files in blogger itself, so you don't need to worry about bandwidth limitations,etc:-
"How to host Javascript files for Free with unlimited bandwidth ?" is one of the most frequently asked questions in the blogger community. There are tons of hosts out there who can help you host your .js files for Free, but all have some bandwidth limitations and also they are not very reliable.

My friend Switcher previously explained how to use google sites to host your javascipt files for free in his blog (you can read that post here)... I used that method to host javascript files of my previously released magazine style blogger template ' Falkner Press '... but, the problem is even google sites have bandwidth limitations. So, if the bandwidth exceeds at a particular moment, the javascript files don't load which results in complete template mess up.
So, if you have those kind of problems, here is a simple trick.

I'll take Falkner Press template javascript files as an example.
If you look at the top of the template code, you see something like this:

So, as you can see, there are three javascript files (highlighted with colors) in the template. The files are hosted at google sites.

Health Tips for Bloggers

2009-12-06T13:09:00.000-08:00

In Today’s world, large number of working professionals belong to IT profession and bloggers too come in this category regardless of their part time or full time blogging.

There are numerous health problems faced by those people and the main reasons for their unhealthy conditions are:

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7 SEO SECRETS

2009-12-05T10:03:00.000-08:00

SEO TIP: When you are looking for website traffic, especially cheap web traffic, you can sometimes be misled. Because what you always need is TARGETED web traffic...it is much better to have one buyer than a thousand visitors (who do nothing apart from visit). Whether you buy web traffic, or use a top seo service to get great results in the organic, it will always pay to track your efforts. If you don't have the time or energy to invest in SEO then you can always use Allen Jesson, who runs one of the top SEO Services in the world.

Doubled Web Traffic in 30 days

2009-12-05T09:55:00.000-08:00

I started the PC Doctor blog in May of 2005 and for the first few months my traffic was really low – down in the few hundreds of visitors a day. It was pretty depressing I can tell you and there were times when I thought about quitting. I knew that the site was in the Google ’sandbox’ and so I either had to keep on plugging at it until it was out or I had to give up.

Fortunately, I decided to keep on posting but in the interim I decided that I was also going to do my utmost to drive traffic to my site manually until Google kicked in. I took a look around at what some of the successful blogs were doing and came up with three tactics that helped to double my website traffic in a month.

First, I made the most of Technorati tags. I tagged every key word in each of my posts. Initially I did this manually but them I discovered a WordPress plugin called SimpleTags that made the job a whole lot easier. I found that by tagging my post effectively they were getting a lot more attention then their untagged counterparts, and as an added advantage I was getting focused, quality traffic to the site!
I leveraged my existing website. I’ve been running my business website for a few years and that was getting modest levels of traffic that was relevant to my blog – so why not try to drive some of that to my new blog! I placed a few FeedBurner headline animator blocks on some of my most popular pages and after a day or so I noticed a significant increase in traffic for 5 minutes worth of work on my part.
Finally, I made effective use of trackback links to popular sites. If I commented on a post on another site I would make sure that I set up the appropriate trackback for it. The results from this are varied depending on the site and post that you are linking to but since I liked to comment and interact with the wider blogosphere anyway, it was free traffic!

Using these three simple techniques, I took The PC Doctor blog from a few hundred hits a day into the thousands in less than 30 days. This kept my interest in the site until it came out of the Google sandbox and I started to receiver some serious traffic. However, I’m convinced that these actions I took at the early stages have helped me create a loyal and targeted readership that continues to benefit my blog today.

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GOOGLE ADD URL

2009-12-05T03:16:00.000-08:00

START WITH FREE GOOGLE ADD URL, BEST TIPS FOR SUBMITTING YOUR WEBSITE LINKS TO GOOGLE, YAHOO, MSN, AOL SEARCH & HOTBOT SEARCH ENGINES, FREE URL SUBMISSION, GET TOP 10 RANKING IN GOOGLE, YAHOO, MSN, AOL SEARCH & HOTBOT, FREE KEYWORD SELECTOR TOOL

You can submit your website to Google at the following URL: http://www.google.com/addurl.html Submitting your site will only make Google aware that your page exists; it is quite possible that your pages may get crawled even if you have not submitted. It is advisable to submit the home page and some inside pages. Inside pages are added to the submission, just in case the home page is found too slow to load or crawl. The pages that are submitted should link to the rest of the pages. Google indexes the full text that is visible on any page that it crawls. It generally does not index the metatags – keywords ordescriptions. When Google lists your page in the search results, the description that is displayed is the extract of text that is around the first line where the search word appears on the page. It may thus be a good idea to write a good description of the page and build it around the most likely search term(s) and place that near the top of your page.You should remember that one sure way of getting your site listed and indexed is if there are several links that point to your site and such links appear on web pages that in turn have several other links pointing to them. The term “link popularity” is used for this. It analyzes links of the pages that it has visited and this “link analysis”helps to determine the ranking of the page. Google uses a proprietary PageRank algorithm for determining relevance and ranking of pages in the search results. Location and frequency of the search term on your web page are no doubt factors inranking; however, off-the-page factors such as link analysis are more important. Generally, Google provides search results based on relevancy, meaning that it returns a list of pages ranked by the number of other web pages linking to each page, as well as other mathematical algorithms.

Yahoo! AddUrl

Yahoo! offers a human-powered directory and offers its results to visitors. You can submit Url here http://submit.search.yahoo.com/free/request The directory is supplemented by a web page index created by crawling. The directory is an important channel in the area of search engine marketing. It is popular and is used extensively by people to locate sources of information. Moreover, the directory is a valuable boost to your site for crawling and ranking in other search engines, as the directory provides a high-quality link to your website. When a visitor is looking for information on relevant sites, she could either browse through the hierarchy of directories and subdirectoriesor search for an appropriate directory through a search interface. As your site can be listed in just one category, generally, the choice of category is an important step. Choose the top category that your target visitor who is making a search may select out of the different categories offered to him/her. Select your target keywords and find out which categories relate to those keywords. For submission of non-commercial sites, the Yahoo! Express submission is recommended rather than the Standard submission option. The results page in your chosen category will list your site in two possible sections (for most categories). One section is called "Most Popular Sites" and this is on top, while the second section contains the remaining listings in Alphabetical order. Yahoo! does not reveal how it includes certain sites in the “MostPopular Sites” list. However, link analysis and click-throughs are likely to be factors. You cannot pay to be included in this section. Certain sites with sunglasses shown next to their name or an “@” symbol shown at the end of the name reflect that Yahoo! considers those sites to be excellent.

Inktomi (MSN Search, AOL Search, Hotbot) AddUrl

Inktomi http://www.inktomi.com/ is a search engine that does not offer its search services through its own site, but through Partner sites – prominent ones being MSN Search, AOL Search, HotBot and others. Inktomi, through its crawler, creates three different indexes. “Best of the Web” index has around 110 million pages that it indexes on the web and considers high in link analysis. The next set of around 390 million pages is indexed as “Rest of the Web”, considered as lower in link analysis. The third index is of paid inclusion. It also offers specialized regional indexes as well as targeted news, multimedia and directory indexes. It avoids duplication of the same page in more than one index. Link crawling and paid inclusion are the two most effective ways to get covered by crawling. For bulk submissions to its paid program, it offers IndexConnect (for 1000 or more pages). Again, there is a cost-per-click basis with a monthly minimum. Ranking at Inktomi is determined by a combination of factors including HTML links, keywords and description tags near the top of the page or in the title tag. If the search string matches with what is found at these places on the page, the ranking is higher. Link analysis and analysis of clickthroughs are other important criteria that it adopts.

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AltaVista will accept free listings through its link

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but it also has paid inclusion features. Generally, their crawler may visit every four weeks. Paid inclusion may be desirable if you have a new website or web pages or if you alter your web pages frequently, and you do not wish to wait until the next cycle of crawling. There is an “Express Paid” inclusion service of self-service type for up to 500 pages at a time. This service will enable weekly crawling. Their bulk program called “Trusted Feed” will enable the pages to be directly linked to their index. Pricing for “Trusted Feed” is on a cost-per-click model with a monthly minimum. In this program you can submit the Meta data, descriptions and keywords directly to the index. Nevertheless, the engine will check whether the destination page hasthe same Meta data or not and could levy a penalty for spam. AltaVista’s ranking policies are a combination of various factors. The frequency and positioning of keywords and descriptions is important, as are title tags or words that appear near the top of the page. AltaVista applies link analysis to determine relevancy and page ranking. It levies penalty on spamming and does not recognize invisible or tiny text, keyword stuffing, identical pages, mirror sites, or quick meta refresh tags.

Where To Submit:

I would recommend submitting your home page to the major search engines individually, at least initially. However, there are several services that do groups of them for you - and is a big time saver for the rest of your site. The following is one of my favorites: FreeWebSubmission.com. I have always deselected Google, though, since I submit to them manually through the Google website. I submit my web pages to the following search engines manually (without a special tool) just to ensure that it is done.

Submit to Google

Submit to Yahoo

Submit to MSN

You will need a Yahoo account to submit to the Yahoo search engine. And don't fret if you don't see immediate results. Your site should normally exist in MSN within about 6 weeks, in Yahoo in 8-12 weeks, and in Google within about 3 months. (You will not likely get much search results from Google for the first year though - but hold out and keep working on the other tricks. In the long run, Google will normally give you about 60 - 70% of the search engine traffïc if you follow these methods.)

Also, if you have the Alexa toolbar installed, navigate to your website and clïck on the "info" button on the toolbar. Then you will have to fill in information about your website. Once this is registered, you will start seeing how your website's Alexa rating looks. There have been some rumors that Google considers the Alexa description in its searches - so make sure it is relevant to your website as a whole and has at least one of your keywords.

You should also submit your website to DMOZ. This is a massive directory that is republished in several other websites. It is managed by humans, and is therefore considered to be of special relevance by other search engines. I strongly recommend reading all their rules before submitting - and follow them closely. Make sure that you try to get listed in only one category - the most relevant one for your business. It can take a month or two to get listed, but it really helps with your backlinks and overall relevancy as a website..

A Linking Strategy

Alright, now, we're going to discuss the one, quite possibly most important element to ranking well in Google - the # of incoming links. Google has been giving more and more importance to what they call their "PR" - short for Page Rank. The PR is based on a scale of 1-10 and the higher it is, the more incoming links you have.

The PR is determined by the number of INCOMING and OUTGOING links you have. You should have the maximum number of incoming links.

See, Google's theory is that by having a site link to you, that website is basically "voting" for you - that site is telling Google:

"Hey, I like that website, it has good content, I feel comfortable sending MY visitors there, so should you..."

The more sites that tell Google that, the more willing Google is to send its’ traffic. So, bottom line, recruit incoming links.

NOTE: A linking strategy is VERY important if you want any chance at making it to the Top 10 page on Google and then staying there...

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STEP BY STEP Fast, Effective And Entirely Google Within 24 hours

2009-12-02T21:28:00.000-08:00

Fast, Effective And Entirely Free Ways To Get A Website Included in Google Within 24 hours

1. Have you twittered or tweeted lately? Well start now, if you have not already got a Twitter account my suggestion is to sign up today. Get yourself a lovely Twitter name as your website address, and in your profile provide a lovely link to your URL. After this, go and find 50 people (in any industry – some people would say you must be focussed, but at the end of the day you just want your site listed – so find 50 people in any topic area), follow them and then sure as mustard within a few hours some of them will be following you back. Why doe this help? Because new Twitter accounts invariably get listed in record time, and the more people following you the higher the chances of that being picked up. Then your link to your website sees the spiders (that’s the search engine spiders by the way!) racing to it.

2. Free press release site, yes yes, you have heard it all before. Use press releases to get your website listed yarda yarda yarda. Well listen up, because I am going to give you one HUGE tip and recommendation, write yourself a nice little press release. It doesn’t matter if your English is bad, is worse than bad or is just downright awful. Simply do your best, right a nifty little announcement about your site going LIVE on such and such a date, what’s its about and how great it is. Make sure you provide links in the press release to your site, just 2 links will be more than enough. Then go and search for some “free press release” submission sites and deliver your brand spanking new announcement release to about 10 of these free PR sites. Don’t pay a dime if your intention is just to get your site listed, you don’t actually want the publicity – you just want the listing, and this really does work.

3. Got any buddies with websites, can you buy them a beer for a link? If you know anyone else with a website that has a fair few visitors ask them to put up a link to your website until it gets listed. This is a tried and tested method – and the more buddies the better!

4. Youtube.com, no you don’t have to upload that latest family video. You can create some new videos using some of Windows own tools! A few graphics created to promote your product, created into a video, uploaded to YouTube.com with a nice link to your URL at the side – lovely.

I could go on, but I think you will find that implanted correctly, selecting just 3 of the above 4 recommendations will safely see your site listed in a couple of days. There are many more variations to the above methods, and with a little thought you can no doubt figure these out yourself – but to train your thought, think Dailymotion and Myspace and all the other sites that follow the same theme and come in between.

If you are a fan of search engine submission links provided for free by the search engines, then there of course is absolutely no harm in using them. And you could of course you always pay a company to do it for you, but if you want to show all your friends and colleagues just how clever you are at getting your domain name listed so quickly just give the above a shot….

Next time I will go through ideas 5 – 10 just to give you a bit of variety!

Fast, Effective And Entirely Free Ways To Get A Website Included in Google Within 24 hours

2009-12-02T21:26:00.000-08:00

(….or 72 Hours To Be On The Safe Side!)

It’s not a great secret, but you would be hard pressed to find any SEO or marketing company to give you their ‘secret’ ways to delivering a website into a search engine such as Google, in as little as a day or two. In fact you would be hard pressed really to find any comprehensive guide, studying the ways and wherefores of how to actually list a website in the natural organic listings so quickly.

Yes, we have all read the free study guides on how to submit a website, we have all been to the submission links of the major search engines and blasted our sites URL off into the never never world.

But, if you didn’t already know, and you probably didn’t if you have read this far – there are at least 100 different ways I can think of right now, on the spot, that can get a perfectly new URL actually listed in Google in a day, give or take a day!

These ways are free, with there being no cash involved you will be pleased to hear, and will certainly see your website up there in lights (well at least for your website name anyway). These are not ways or mechanisms to get top rankings, these are not way to suddenly drive hundreds and thousands of new visitors to your website. These are simply ways to get the site listed, without the need to use any free search engine submission link as provided by the almighty Google or Yahoo.

So, if you have your notepads and pens I shall begin:

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How to change your Blogger template Blogger Templates

2009-12-01T12:19:00.000-08:00

It is not that hard to change the template of your Blogger blog, just go to your Blogger dashboard and follow the steps told here. You can click on the thumbnails below to see larger versions of screen shots.

First of all login to your Blogger account and choose your blog (if you have more than one), than click on "Template" section.

You will see a big input box with full of codes at "Template" section. Click somewhere in that box then hit your CTRL and A buttons together to select all text in the box. After selecting whole text, hit the DELETE button on your keyboard to clear old template codes.

Open your theme.txt (which comes out of your downloaded template archive package) with a text editor like notepad and again select all text by hitting CTRL and A buttons on your keyboard, then hit CTRL and C keys together (or right click with your mouse and select copy) to copy whole text to your clipboard.

Go to "Template" section, and paste your new template codes to the input box by hitting CTRL and V keys together (or right click with your mouse and select paste), then click "Save Template Changes".

After saving process finished, click "Republish".

Important!

I recommend you to backup your old template codes before deleting them in this step. In order to backup your old template select all codes in the template codes box (CTRL+A), copy (CTRL+C) and paste (CTRL+V) them in a new text file with appropriate file name.

8 Important SEO Techniques To Kickstart Your Website

2009-12-01T12:01:00.000-08:00

When you are starting a website or blog, it is important to have your search engine optimizing techniques ready. Search Engine Optimizing (SEO) is important, because if SEO is implanted correctly, the search engines supply a large number of visitors for your site.

But where do you start? What are the most important factors? Today, you will learn how to kickstart your new website or blog using a few very important Search Engine Optimizing techniques.

Today, we will start with the optimizing you can do on your webpages yourself. Please subscribe to the RSS feed to get the next part on link-building.

1. Structure

Search engines follow links. Links to other sites, but also when you link to your own pages or articles, the search engines follow them. That’s how they notice and index new pages on your site.

This is one reason to organize your articles, categories and pages in a structural way. A search engine (and even more important, your visitor) needs to know how to navigate through your website. It needs to know where to find the information they want to find. If they can’t, the search engine won’t index your page correctly.

That’s why you should make the structure and the navigation on your website as logic and organized as possible.

2. Title

The title of your site is very important for multiple reasons. A good title gives a visitor a clue where he’s located, but the most important value of your title tag is the search engine purpose.

The search engines put a lot of value in these titles. The first words in your title are the most important for ranking higher, but it is also important to grab the attention of the visitor when he is scanning the search engine results. It’s therefore important to put your most important keywords as far upfront as possible, followed by your company/blog name.

My titles usually look like this:

Article title – bloggertricksonline

Category “Search Engine Optimizing” – bloggertricksonline

Archives “2009" – bloggertricksonline

You can read more on effectively building your title tag structures on SEOmoz’ “Best practices for Title Tags“.

3. Headings

To make your article or website readable and scan-able for your visitors, you should use headings to separate different parts of your content. Headings have the same purpose for the search engines: they need to know what’s on the page too. When using heading tags effectively, you build structure in your article and you put more value on the most important keywords.

There are a number of important heading tags in HTML ranging from very important

Don’t underestimate the effect of even the

and

tags when you use them correctly (see point 7 for more.)

On my homepage (with multiple rotating article titles) I use the

for my logo. On a single page however, I change the

to a

for the logo, and the article title (which is most important here) gets the

tag.

You can read more on using heading tags on the HTML heading tags guide.

4. Images

Images are a great way to create a better looking article or website. Fortunately, we can also use images to help us in our search engine optimizing strategy.

A tag has a number of options to describe the image:

Alt=”"

title=”"

You have to remember that a search engine is not a visitor, they can’t read the pixels. That’s why we have to describe the image to make sure the search engine knows what the image means. And if we do that correctly, the search engine will display your images in image search queries too.

Here’s how the tag from a picture of a brown bear should look:

img title="Brown Bear Example" src="/images/brown-bear.jpg" alt="Brown Bear Example" /

5. URL’s

When people scan the search engine results pages, they always notice three things. The title, the description and the URL. The position of your result combined with those three factors make the user decide to click the link. It’s important to let the visitor understand where he is going to.

Which URL would you visit when you were searching for a Nokia n73?

/reviews/nokia/n73

/?id=34o323&p=2123&product=9238923

I think that’s a clear choice. Depending on which Content Management System (CMS) you use, you will have to options to optimize the URL’s of your content. Here is a tutorial for WordPress and Joomla.

6. Anchor Text

A very important part of linking to other sites and to your own articles is the use of anchor text. If you build a link, they text the visitor has to click is the anchor text.

You can optimize your anchor text so that your visitor and the search engine know where the link is leading to. You have to do that with the use of keywords. Here are two examples:

To visit the article, click here.

Click here to visit the article on Search Engine Optimizing

The first link doesn’t have anything specific that describe the page you are heading when you click the link. The second one explains your visitor and the search engine what happens: you will visit a page on Search Engine Optimizing.

You get the point, try using as many keywords when linking as possible. Click to read more about Keywords & Anchor text.

7. Mark Important Keywords

If you have written an article or your site’s content, you are not done. You have to optimize your text for your visitors and for the search engines. Visitors scan your text and read the piece of content that grabs their attention. How can you grab the attention? By using italic text, strong and bold text, underlined text, images, blockquotes and more.

The search engines use some of these attention-grabbers to get the most accurate results for all the keywords. That’s why it is important to highlight the most important keywords. You can use a number of attention-grabbers that serve search engine optimizing purpose too:

italic text

bold & strong text

You can also delete all the style declarations from the

or

tag, so that you can use these tags in your content. After you’ve did that, you can use these

or

tags to highlight the keywords in your content, and the visitor doesn’t even notice!

h6{ padding:0; margin:0; line-height:0; font-weight:normal; }

DivitoDesign

8. Meta Tags

Meta tags are not very important for search engines to rank your website. It is however very important to get good results from the search engine results pages once you are listed. These visitors needs to be pulled in via three things: your page’s title (point 2), the URL (point 5) and your page’s description (this point!).

That’s why I suggest adding the following keywords to all your webpages on your site.

meta name="description" content="The brief description of your site. This will be displayed in the search engine results pages. 150 CHARACTERS "

meta name="keywords" content="maximal, ten, important, keywords, here"

Next Part: On Linkbuilding

Not only the search engine optimizing techniques on your own site are important, there is a lot more. We will be discussing many: link-building, keyword-research and a lot more. Please subscribe to our RSS feed to keep updated.

Blogger Tip - Four Free Ways to Bring Traffic to Your Blog

2009-12-01T10:52:00.001-08:00

There are probably people out there who want to read your blog - maybe thousands of them. How do I know this? Think about it - at any given moment, there are millions of people online. Chances are, some of them are interested in what you have to say (or write, or post). I'm assuming, of course, that you are posting high quality content.

But what if you have no advertising budget for your blog? No problem! Here are some free methods you can use to get more traffic to your blog.

Quick Tips To Get Website Traffic Fast

2009-12-01T10:48:00.002-08:00

One of the most significant keys to success is getting website traffic as we all know. The more visitors you have, the better your sales and profits. Presumably you have a niche and you know your keywords, and regularly conduct keyword research to stay on top of what’s popular. Based on those assumptions here are some quick and easy tips to get website traffic fast!

1—————> Make sure you’re actually tagging your keywords.

Do you spend a lot of time optimizing your content and then neglect to tag them on your webpage? Tags are where search engines look and if there are no tags they’ll pass right by your web pages. Here’s a quick brief on tags.

There are a number of tag types including,

* Title tags. Title tags are quite possibly the most important place to situate your keywords. Here’s what they look like – title Primary keyword phrase here.

Your title tag is where you place your primary keyword or keyword phrase. The sentence will describe your business in less than 90 characters.

* Header Tags. Header tags are next in order of importance to search engines. They’re ranked in order of importance and look like this –

Primary and/or Secondary keywords here

The “1” designates this header as the most important header on the page.

* Meta Tags. Meta tags provide the small descriptive text found underneath the title tag on the search engine results page. Like title tags these should be kept brief, informative and up to date.

* Alt Tags. Alt tags are used to provide a text description of a graphic. Each graphic on your site should have a description and an alt tag.

2—————> Add content to your site daily

Content is essential for traffic and a top search engine ranking. Content is what search engine spiders look for and index – without it there’s nothing to index or rank. Give visitors and search engines a reason to visit and index your site. Make a commitment to provide daily, optimized content and your traffic will soar.

3—————> Procure valuable and relevant incoming links

The more websites which link to your webpages the more valuable search engines perceive you to be, though not all links are created equal. Search engines give more leverage to links from sites which are popular and credible and from sites which are relevant to your website topic.

There are different types of links.

- A direct link looks like a basic website address, for example, www.yourwebsite.com

- A text link occurs when the web page address is embedded in the text. Readers simply click on the link and are redirected to a new website page.

- If the link is to an internal web page, for example an article published on a website, rather than the home page, it is called a “deep link.”

You can encourage linking to your website by:

Adding content to your site.

Submitting to article directories.

Publishing press releases.

Blogging and participating in social networking forums, chat rooms and social networking sites.

4—————> Socializing your contents

Now more than ever before, internet marketing is about building a community. Whether you offer a forum on your website or you participate in social networking sites, social networking is a valuable traffic generating tactic. Sites like Facebook and Twitter can be powerful tools for generating links and traffic to your site – create a profile and then post comments, links to your site and ideas which generate conversation.

Get involved – many chat rooms and forums are industry specific, find those which cater to your industry, and begin participating. Speak to and connect with a highly targeted audience.

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Advertising, when handled strategically, can be used to promote your content and products or services. PPC advertising is often the tool of choice because you control the advertising budget on a daily basis and have the tools to test and track your advertising efforts. Once you’ve honed your PPC ads the return on investment can be phenomenal in terms of traffic and purchases.

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Job in SEO?

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After putting together the ‘How to learn SEO’ post, I got to thinking that many folks that learn SEO ultimately want to do it for a living. As such I rounded up a bunch of websites for finding work in the world of Search optimization (and search marketing) – on the [...]

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Google AdSense Google advertise

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What is Google AdSense?
Google.com earns most of its revenue by allowing other website owners to advertise on their search result pages. All this is managed through a program they call AdWords. Now you can earn a share of the revenue that Google earns from AdWords by placing these same text ads on your site. In other words, you're helping Google advertise and they pay you a percentage of what they earn.
This program is called AdSense.

Every website owner should be involved in this. It's just too good of an opportunity to pass up. Even if your site is just for information purposes, you can still participate and make decent money with AdSense -- or at least enough to fund your website.So if you are one of those people that don't like the idea of paying for a site, this is an excellent way to earn your money back and then some.Even if you earned as little as $10 in a month, it would more than likely cover some or all of the costs for your web site. Perhaps you are simply looking for ways to add additional revenue to your website, then it's perfect for that situation too. This program is getting so popular, people are creating websites just to display the ads and profit from Google's AdSense alone.I don't usually like to use the term "easy money" because there really is no such thing. You still have to create your own website and learn how to bring in traffic in order to make good money with this program.I certainly don't want to make it sound like you get something for doing absolutely nothing. There's no such thing.However, I've got to say that AdSense is probably the closest you'll ever come to fast money on the Internet -- especially if you already have a website that gets a good amount of traffic. What's even better...the program is completely free. You can also use it on multiple websites and there is no limit to the amount you can earn.
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If you go to Google.com and do a search for almost any keyword phrase, you'll notice some "Sponsored Links" that appear on the right side of the screen that are relevant to the keywords you just searched for.
Website owners pay Google to display these ads and are charged a predetermined amount every time their ad gets clicked by a web surfer. With the AdSense program, you will display these same text ads on your site just like Google and get paid for it as well.
All you do is copy and paste some provided HTML code into your pages and Voila! the ads will show up. Every time an ad is clicked on your site, you will receive a certain percentage of what Google receives from the advertiser.
Once your account reaches $100, you'll receive a check in the mail.

Google hijackers from crackers; check your HTACCESS

2009-12-01T10:44:00.000-08:00

When’s the last time you looked inside your website’s HTACCESS file? It really should become a part of your monthly (ack, weekly? daily?) audit routines. There could be gremlins at play you see…
Ok, here’s the gig, one day a mate comes along as asks me, “You mind Googling Twitter?” and [...]

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Using Google Search Insight for keyword research

2009-12-01T10:43:00.000-08:00

Hiya gang…. I just wanted to take a moment to highlight a few very interesting videos from Google on their ‘Insight’ tool. For those of you that didn’t know, Google has more than a few handy tools for conducting KW research including;
Google traffic estimator sandbox - a tool that gives estimated [...]

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FOREX TRADING MARKET

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New to the Forex market?
If you're new to the Forex market our online Forex Guidewill take you through the basics: Learn how currencies trade, the importance of leverage and margin, and how to calculate profit and loss. We also explain the basics of technical and fundamental analysis and how to use these indicators to inform your trading decisions.

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Take advantage of market movements by trading Forex and CFDs. Trading Forex and/or CFDs enables you to receive most of the benefits of owning a security without taking physical ownership of the underlying security. Any difference in the price between the time you buy the underlying security and the time you sell is settled in cash. The difference is your profit or loss.

Stop-loss Discipline

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As you can see from the description above, there are significant opportunities and risks in foreign exchange markets. Aggressive traders might experience profit/loss swings of 20-30% daily. This calls for strict stop-loss policies in positions that are moving against you.

Fortunately, there are no daily limits on foreign exchange trading and no restrictions on trading hours other than the weekend. This means that there will nearly always be an opportunity to react to moves in the main currency markets and a low risk of getting caught without the opportunity of getting out. Of course, the market can move very fast and a stop-loss order is by no means a guarantee of getting out at the desired level.

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For speculative trading, we always recommend the placement of protective stop-lossorders. With Saxo Bank Internet Trading you can easily place and change such orders while watching market development graphically on your computer screen.

Base Currency and Variable Currency

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When you trade, you will always trade a combination of two currencies. For example, you will buy US dollars and sell euro. Or buy euro and sell Japanese yen, or any other combination of dozens of widely traded currencies. But there is always a long (bought) and a short (sold) side to a trade, which means that you are speculating on the prospect of one of the currencies strengthening in relation to the other.

The trade currency is normally, but not always, the currency with the highest value. When trading US dollars against Singapore dollars, the normal way to trade is buying or selling a fixed amount of US dollars, i.e. USD 1,000,000. When closing the position, the opposite trade is done, again USD 1,000,000. The profit or loss will be apparent in the change of the amount of SGD credited and debited for the two transactions. In other words, your profit or loss will be denominated in SGD, which is known as the price currency. As part of our service, Saxo Bank will automatically exchange your profits and losses into your base currency if you require this.

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Foreign exchange is normally traded on margin. A relatively small deposit can control much larger positions in the market. For trading the main currencies, Saxo Bank requires a 1% margin deposit. This means that in order to trade one million dollars, you need to place just USD 10,000 by way of security.

In other words, you will have obtained a gearing of up to 100 times. This means that a change of, say 2%, in the underlying value of your trade will result in a 200% profit or loss on your deposit. See below for specific examples. As you can see, this calls for a very disciplined approach to trading as both profit opportunities and potential risks are very large indeed. Please refer to our page Forex Rates & Conditionsfor current Spreads, Margins and Conditions.

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The global foreign exchange market is the biggest market in the world. The 3.2 trillion USD daily turnover dwarfs the combined turnover of all the world's stock and bond markets.

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Trendline Resistance Continues To Limlit Dow Upside Potential

December 1, 2009 at 10:27 am by John Rivera · Leave a Comment

As is often the case in Elliott, the picture is becoming much clearer as the rally has matured and nears its end. The advance from the March low is a complex W-X-Y (a-b-c-x-a-b-c) rally. Notice the broadening formation since August. Broadening patterns almost always signal tops (called ending diagonals in Elliott terminology). Levels to watch for resistance are 10365 and 10495 (100% extension).

The Dow’s has regained its footing after but trendline resistance still looms as a barrier making a move above 10,500 formidable. We could see a retrace back toward support before an ultimate test of resistance at 10,581-61.8% Fibo of 13,136-6,469.

The S&P is in a similar situation to the Dow. The count from the March low is the same but the recent surge that propelled the Dow to a new high has yet to do the same for the S&P. A broadening formation from the August low is evident here as well, which again does warn of a top. A new high exposes 1110.30 (top of gap from October 2008 in December contract), then 1134 and 1159 (100% extension) in the index.

The S&P 500 has consolidated just below resistance at 1,120- 50.0% Fibo of 1,576- 666 opening the door for a test of trendline support near 1,060. A break above the Fibo level exposes 1,150.

The NASDAQ pattern is the same as the S&P pattern in that the index has yet to make a new high. The more volatile index also broke a support line and dropped below its October low (red line) – something that the other indexes failed to do. Clearly, the technical situation for bulls is deteriorating. A new high would expose 2341 (100% extension).

The NASDAQ has regained its footing and is looking to take another run at resistance found at former trendline support. A test of short-term trendline support near 2,090 still remains a strong possibility but could come after a test of Fibo resistance at 2,251.

U.S. Stocks Fall in Shortened Trading Day

November 27, 2009 at 6:07 pm by CFDTrading Analyst · Leave a Comment

U.S. Session Key Developments

• Commodities Fall, Dollar Shows Strength

• Concerns Over Dubai Diminish Risk Appetite

U.S. equities followed the downward global trend as investors retreated risk on concerns over Dubai’s attempt to reschedule its debt. The MSCI World Index fell 2.3 percent in the last two days as Dubai World attempts to extend the maturities of some of its $59 billion of liabilities. Financials stocks took the biggest hit as banks in the MSCI World Index fell 2.4 percent yesterday, followed by JPMorgan and Bank of America losing over 2 percent each in today’s U.S. session. Overall, investors showed a clear aversion to risk over the last two days and commodities were sold off in addition to stocks. Crude oil traded down $1.91 to $76.05, while gold plummeted to $1133 in the morning before gaining back much of the loss to close at $1175. Investors moved their money towards safety, pushing up U.S. Treasurys and the Dollar Index which rose back above 75 during intraday trading. The U.S. stock exchanges closed three hours early, after 4.5 billion shares were traded, the least since December 26. Looking forward to next week, key economic data released will include ISM Manufacturing, housing data, and jobs data. The unemployment rate for November will be released on Friday and is expected to remain unchanged at 10.2 percent.

DJIA 30 10,309.92 -154.48 -1.48%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over a percent as all thirty stocks in the index closed lower on the day. Investors showed concern over the economic recovery and pulled money out of riskier, speculative assets such as commodities driving energy stocks and basic materials lower by 2 percent each. Caterpillar and Alcoa fell over 2 percent each while General Electric lost just over a percent.

S&P 500 1,091.49 -19.14 -1.72%

The broader S&P500 index closed lower today as each of its sectors were in the red. The financial sector was the worst performer, down 2.72 percent on concern over Dubai debt exposure. U.S. stocks pared declines, however, after bank analyst Richard Bove said that American lenders have “minimal” exposure to Dubai. By the end of the day, all but four of the S&P’s 500 stocks fell on the day.

NASDAQ 2,138.44 -37.61 -1.73%

Trading in the tech-heavy NASDAQ led to the largest decline of the three indices as its technology stocks fell over 1.7 percent. Research In Motion and Oracle fell over 2 percent each, while Microsoft, Apple, and Google each dropped over 1 percent.

Written by James Russell, CFDTrading Research

Please send any comments about this report to JRussell@fxcm.com

US Markets Rally With Dow Reaching another Fresh High

November 25, 2009 at 6:40 pm by CFDTrading Analyst · Leave a Comment

U.S. Session Key Developments

• Commodities Rise Following Volatile Session

• Dollar Strengthens into Close

• Indicators Post Mostly Higher

US equities closed roughly at the same point of trading on Monday as markets recovered on higher commodity prices while fundamental indicators helped lead sentiment. Dollar weakness had been noted for much of the trading session until the greenback recovered to end stronger in the final hours. Several key data points included weaker mortgage approvals in the past week while durable goods orders surprised lower in October. Despite this, investors found optimism in an increase to personal spending and income, along with a rise in new home sales and jobless claims at the lowest since October 2008. Elsewhere in trading, gold surged higher to above $1190 per ounce, helping raw material producers to climb. Ultimately, the Dow managed yet another fresh 2009 high that could lift sentiment and lead to further gains across equities into the year-end. While there remains some clout as to the sustainability of recovery once government incentives are pulled back, it appears that this is far from becoming a chief concern. Following the strong data today, investors will be look ahead this week to lower volatility as trading in the US will be closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday while Friday will see a half-day session of trading. Consequently no indicator releases are scheduled, with investors left in global crosswinds to watch releases abroad that range from jobs and sales in Japan to confidence in the Euro-Zone and other regions.

DJIA 30 10,464.40 +30.69 +0.29%

Trading in the Dow led to a fresh high just slightly above the top set on Monday. Most sectors advanced while a third of stocks closed lower including the financial sector. Moves proved limited today with no stock gaining or falling two percent or more. Ultimately, euphoric buying continues in equities with the index appearing to show little restraint while volume fell sharply for the third consecutive session. Concern should be noted, although the Dow remains the worst performer on the year-to-date of the three major indices, with a gain just shy of 20%.

S&P 500 1,110.63 +4.98 +0.45%

The broader S&P500 index closed strong with all sectors advancing, with the exception of Financials. More than 75% of stocks climbed while Basic Materials and Oil & Gas led with gains of 1.67% and 0.95%, respectively. Of the ten largest firms, six closed higher while none posted more than a fractional move.

NASDAQ 2,176.05 +6.87 +0.32%

Trading in the tech-heavy NASDAQ led to a gain of one-third of one percent, while the index remains the most dominant since the start of the year with a gain of 38%. All sectors advanced with the exception of financials, down 0.15% on the day while Basic Materials rallied nearly two percent. Big index movers included Oracle, up 2.08%, as the only stock to add a point or more to the index. Of the ten largest firms, five closed higher with minimal losses in Microsoft, Apple and others.

Written by Roman Kadinsky, CFDTrading Research

Please send any comments about this report to Rkadinsky@fxcm.com

U.S. Stocks Fall From Yearly Highs

November 24, 2009 at 7:24 pm by CFDTrading Analyst · Leave a Comment

U.S. Session Key Developments

• Oil, Stocks Weaken As GDP Growth Less Than Previously Stated

• Gold Surges Higher For An Eighth Consecutive Day

U.S. equities fell slightly from the 13-month highs set yesterday after negative revisions to the third quarter GDP and personal consumption figures. Third quarter economic growth was revised to 2.8 percent from previously estimated 3.5 percent and consumption was weaker-than-expected giving pause to investors over the strength of the economic recovery. Oil fell in tandem with stocks despite some dollar weakness on expectations that crude-oil supplies rose by 1.5 million barrels in the week ended November 20. Gold, however, rallied for an eighth consecutive day to close at a spot level of $1168. Other factors affecting stocks included the release of November’s FOMC Minutes in which policy makers predicted that unemployment could remain in the mid 9 percent range through 2010. This gloomy forecast may further belief that the current bull rally has surpassed the fundamentals of the U.S. economy and has been speculative in nature thanks to low rates and government stimulus. Looking towards tomorrow’s session, there are numerous economic indicators to be released including personal income and spending, durable goods orders, and jobless claims. Being the day before Thanksgiving, light trading volume should be expected in tomorrow’s session which could be a cause for significant volatility.

DJIA 30 10,433.71 -17.24 -0.16%

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell from its 13-month high as a majority of its sectoral components were losers on the day. Only 11 out of the Dow’s 30 stocks gained on the day, as Verizon and AT&T were the biggest winners up over 1 percent each. All in all, trading was light in each index as total volume was 23 percent lower than the three-month average.

S&P 500 1,105.65 -0.59 -0.05%

The broader S&P500 index closed slightly lower as financial stocks dropped over 0.7 percent after the FDIC said that the number of problem lenders climbed to a 16-year high. Investors showed interest in defensive stocks today as telephone and health care stocks were the biggest winners of the index.

NASDAQ 2,169.18 -6.83 -0.31%

The tech-heavy Nasdaq posted the biggest loss of the major indices as technology stocks fell over half of 1 percent today. Dell stock dropped over 3 percent on the day, while Yahoo and Adobe Systems fell over a point each.

Written by James Russell, CFDTrading Research

Please send any comments about this report to JRussell@fxcm.com

Dow Threatening To Break Above Trendline Resitance Leaving Potential To 11,000

November 24, 2009 at 10:13 am by John Rivera · Leave a Comment

The Dow is back testing trendline which could lead to a retrace back toward the lower bound before an ultimate test of resistance at 10,581-61.8% Fibo of 13,136-6,469. A break above resistance leaves potential to 11,000.

The S&P 500 found resistance slowed ahead of resistance at 1,120- 50.0% Fibo of 1,576- 666 opening the door for a test of trendline support near 1,060. We saw bearish momentum slow at the longer-term trendline at 1,090 which could lend support as well. A break above the Fibo level exposes 1,150.

The NASDAQ has regained its footing and is looking to take another run at resistance found at former trendline support. A test of short-term trendline support near 2,110 still remains a strong possibility but could come after a test of Fibo resistance at 2,251.

US Markets Rally With Dow Reaching Fresh 2009 High

November 23, 2009 at 6:01 pm by CFDTrading Analyst · Leave a Comment

U.S. Session Key Developments

• Commodities Pare Gains into Close

• Dollar Weakens on Risk Appetite

• Existing Home Sales Rise at Record Pace

US equities closed higher to start the week following favorable indicators in the US and Europe, along with comments by Dallas Fed President Evans that alluded to a long time horizon before interest rates see an increase, while emphasizing that recession risk is now unlikely. Evans expects no increase until late 2010, echoing investor sentiment in fed funds futures. Should this forecast become reality, the US dollar may continue to see weakness as it recently passed below favorable support. Rallying in response, commodities saw significant upside with gold at a fresh high above $1170 per ounce while crude tested $80 per barrel before paring sharply in the afternoon, perhaps a sign of lingering concern. Also boosting sentiment today was a morning release of existing home sales for October, which came in with record growth north of 10% in October. Ultimately, the Dow reached a fresh 2009 high that could lift sentiment and lead to further gains across equities into the year-end. While there remains some clout as to the sustainability of recovery once government incentives are pulled back, it appears that this is far from becoming a chief concern. Following the strong data today, investors will be look ahead this week at revisions to third quarter GDP, consumer confidence, and other important event releases for the Tuesday session of trading.

DJIA 30 10,450.95 +132.79 +1.29%

Trading in the Dow Jones Industrial Average led to a higher close by more than one percent with all sectors higher while only aluminum producer Alcoa and drug maker Merck saw fractional losses. On the other end of the spectrum, telecom rallied the most with AT&T and Verizon both up nearly three percent. Ultimately the index set a new high today, which could bode well for further upside.

S&P 500 1,106.24 +14.86 +1.36%

The broader S&P500 index closed strong with all sectors advancing while more than 88% of stocks gained. Leading the advance was a 2.73% gain in Telecom, while seven sectors posted moves in excess of one percent. 19 of the 20 largest firms posted higher on the session with Exxon Mobile up 1.77% as crude advanced.

NASDAQ 2,176.01 +29.97 +1.40%

Trading in the tech-heavy NASDAQ led to the largest move of the five majors, while the index remains the most dominant since the start of the year with a gain of 38%. All sectors advanced with technology accounted for the bulk of the index move. Major contributors included Apple, up nearly three percent, along with a 2.18% rise in iPhone carrier AT&T.

Written by Roman Kadinsky, CFDTrading Research

Please send any comments about this report to Rkadinsky@fxcm.com

S&P 500 Seeing Trendline Support, But Downside Risks Remain

November 23, 2009 at 10:19 am by John Rivera · Leave a Comment

The Dow has traded lower since being slowed by trendline resistance as we have started to see the current upward trending channel begin to widen. We could see a retrace back toward the lower bound before an ultimate test of resistance at 10,581-61.8% Fibo of 13,136-6,469. A break above resistance leaves potential to 11,000.

The S&P 500 slowed ahead of resistance at 1,120- 50.0% Fibo of 1,576- 666 opening the door for a test of trendline support near 1,060. We saw bearish momentum slow at the longer-term trendline at 1,090 which could lend support as well. A Break above the Fibo level exposes 1,150.

The NASDAQ has started to trade lower after finding resistance at former trendline support opening the door for a test of trendline support near 2,100.

Dow Trades Heavy After Finding Trendline Resistance

November 20, 2009 at 10:18 am by John Rivera · Leave a Comment

The Dow has been slowed by trendline resistance as we have started to see the current upward trending channel begin to widen. We could see a retrace back toward the lower bound before an ultimate test of resistance at 10,581-61.8% Fibo of 13,136-6,469.

The NASDAQ has started to trade lower after finding resistance at former trendline support opening the door for a test of trendline support near 2,100.

Stocks Falter for Second Straight Day

November 19, 2009 at 7:41 pm by CFDTrading Analyst · Leave a Comment

U.S. Session Key Developments

• U.S. Morning Data Falls Short of Expectations

• Commodities Fall Despite OPEC Raising Growth Forecasts

US equities closed lower for a second consecutive day following worse-than-expected data and falling commodities prices. The Labor Department announced today that the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment held at 505K last week and continuing claims fell to 5611K, higher than 5598 expected. This data along with slightly worse-than-expected leading indicators was evidence of the sluggish nature of this U.S. economic recovery and raised concerns that equity prices have outpaced fundamentals. Investors made a move into U.S. dollars and U.S. Treasury securities as evidenced by three-month Treasury bill yields turning negative for the first time since the market skittishness of 2008. The Dollar Index recovered from its early-week drop below the 75 level to trade as high as 75.55. The dollar strength was the main driver of commodity prices as crude oil traded down $2.12 (2.66 percent) to $77.46, its lowest level since last week. The weakness in crude came despite the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OPEC) doubling its growth forecast for the leading developed economies next year and a further acceleration for China’s recovery into 2011. Altogether, equities across the globe fell today as the MSCI World Index dropped 1.7 percent but trading has been on very light volume throughout the entire week showing a lack of conviction in any stock market move right now.

DJIA 30 10,332.44 -93.87 -0.90%

The Dow fell nearly a full percent as the Basic Materials and Energy sectors gave back some of their gains from earlier in the week. Alcoa Inc. declined nearly 4 percent as the prices of aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, and tin all retreated during the session. Chevron dropped 2 percent and Exxon shed nearly a full percent as crude oil prices fell to their weekly lows. The only Dow sector that gained was health care thanks to modest gains from Johnson & Johnson and Merck.

S&P 500 1,094.90 -14.90 -1.34%

The broader S&P500 index closed lower for a second day as Bank of America Corp. downgraded chipmakers and lower commodity prices hurt stocks. The BAC downgrade caused Intel Corp. and Texas Instruments to lose over 3 percent on the day. Each S&P sector fell during trading today with energy stocks and Financials falling about 2 percent each. Bank Analyst Merideth Whitney suggested that banks are still “grossly overvalued”, sending JPMorgan and Wells Fargo down 1.9 percent.

NASDAQ 2,156.82 -36.32 -1.66%

Trading in the tech-heavy NASDAQ led to the largest loss of the majors, while the index remains the most dominant since the start of the year with a gain of more than 39%. The eighteen largest tech stocks on the index each fell including a 5 percent loss for Marvell and a 4 percent fall in Intel after chipmakers were downgraded.

Written by James Russell, CFDTrading Research

Please send any comments about this report to JRussell@fxcm.com

Stocks Close Lower Following Weak Morning Indicators

November 18, 2009 at 5:53 pm by CFDTrading Analyst · Leave a Comment

U.S. Session Key Developments

• Asia/Europe Contributes to Risk Appetite

• Commodities Higher as Dollar Falls

US equities closed lower today following weak indicators on housing and inflation. Early on, futures had pinpointed the major indices for further upside as stocks in Europe had traded higher, but this tilted quickly on event releases at 08:30 EST. Data on housing starts showed a significant fall in October as builders pared back expansion while expecting the new homebuyer tax credit to be concluded in November. Also released was the monthly consumer price index, which showed core prices rising faster than expected to 1.7% from 1.5% in September. Further upside will affect speculation on the Fed’s policy actions and may lead to a quicker-than-expected increase in the target for the Federal Funds rate. In other markets, commodities managed to sustain gains as weekly inventories of crude and gasoline declined. Meanwhile, the greenback recovered across most of its major crosses, losing out mainly to the Swiss Franc and Euro. Ultimately, despite a strong showing in the early part of the week, stocks have now treaded into dangerous territory with the early appearance of a possible top forming. The S&P500 best shows this as a candlestick chart of the index indicates a hanging man and doji in the past two trading sessions. At the same time, one shouldn’t look to this as a clear sign of downside ahead. Fundamental indicators have overall continued to improve, while corrections in equities have, since July, been notably short and brief as sidelined liquidity buys opportunistically into gaps built by selling pressure. Regarding the overall situation, movement in the dollar continues to play a major role in trading. So long as the Federal Reserve continues to maintain its dovish tone on monetary policy, despite purportedly claiming to favor a strong dollar, further weakness appears imminent for the greenback and consequently equity gains could continue into the year-end.

DJIA 30 10,426.31 -11.11 -0.11%

The Dow fell from a fresh high yesterday as the index closed within 0.04 points of its open. Despite this potential warning sign, the index has rallied sharply this week with gains already at more than 1.5% in the first three sessions of trading. Overall, more than half of the 30 stocks tracked closed higher along with five of nine sectors. Health Care and Financials rose the most, while Industrials saw a drop of 1.09%. Leading gains today was a 3.68% gain in Bank of America, following Moody’s credit-rating upgrades and a circulated report from hedge fund manager John Paulson, who bullishly expects the stock to double by the end of 2012.

S&P 500 1,109.80 -0.52 -0.05%

The broader S&P500 index closed lower fractionally as a 0.84% rise in Financials helped pare losses in seven of ten sectors. Major movers included greater than ten percent upside in chipmaker AMD and financial services firm MBIA. Of the ten largest firms traded, seven closed higher while moves in all ten were of less than one percent in either direction. Caution seems to be seeping into markets following the rapidity of the recent advance off the early November bottom.

NASDAQ 2,193.14 -10.64 -0.48%

Trading in the tech-heavy NASDAQ led to the largest loss of the five majors, while the index remains the most dominant since the start of the year with a gain of more than 39%. All sectors fell with minor losses, with the exception of a 0.24% increase in Financials, while nearly 60% of stocks closed lower. Ultimately, activity in the ten largest firms led to only Microsoft trading higher, while telecom giants Vodafone and America Movil both fell more than two percent. While the tech sector’s weighting should keep the NASDAQ as a safer play given the strength in the balance sheets of firms such as Microsoft, the index’s overall outperformance comes priced with more speculation than its broader counterparts.

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Currencies, Oil, Gold: Global Macro Forecast

If 2008 seemed like the last gasp of life across financial markets, then 2009 was a collective sigh of relief. As central banks dropped interest rates to record lows and governments frantically doled out some $2 trillion dollars in stimulus, the sheer panic that seized investors after the collapse of investment banking giant Lehman Brothers [...]

Tuesday, 1 Dec 2009 11:15 EST by David Song

Stocks in Asia/Pacific Extends Advance on Growth Optimism, BoJ Embarks on Quantitative Easing

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Bank of Japan Holds Borrowing Cost at Record-Low

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The Asian equities markets surged on Tuesday for a second consecutive day as the Bank of Japan held an emergency policy meeting, which spurred [...]

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Monday, 30 Nov 2009 6:25 EST by CFDTrading Analyst

US Markets Close Higher Following Ease of Concern in Dubai

US equities ended the session near the highs of the Dow to help stocks close stronger on the month. The Dow rose 6.51% in November while the S&P500 edged up 5.74% along with a nearly five percent rise in the NASDAQ composite. The major focus of trading today included investors remaining rattled over risks with Dubai World’s debt delay plan. While this may have affected sentiment, US financials are less exposed than European counterparts and did not suffer declines similar to European bourses. Risk appetite appears to be returning back to the marketplace as dollar weakness resumed while commodity prices saw further escalation.

Monday, 30 Nov 2009 4:55 EST by CFDTrading Analyst

European Markets Fall on Dubai Risk despite Improving Domestic Fundamentals

European markets slumped more than one percent as traders sold most stocks in favor of profit taking as November came to a close. Overall the month proved favorable for most markets as the British FTSE climbed 4% while French and German markets marked gains as well. The Italian index ended the month lower as concern in the financial sector led the heavily-weighted index into the red. Session trading today included news of European bank exposure to Dubai World’s possible default on upcoming debt, while improving indicators and commodity prices failed to lift sentiment.

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Google introduces new search ad formats - Nov 25, 2009

In an ongoing effort to produce richer ad formats, Google has been developing and testing a variety of new ad formats over the past few years. The latest of these ad formats are spot ads that include images and prices for specific products. Read More

Local shopping search engine Milo.com raises $4 million in funding - Nov 24, 2009

ilo.com, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based search engine designed to help shoppers research and buy products from local businesses, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $4 million from its first round of funding. Read More

U.S. searches on H1N1 and Swine Flu increased 100 percent in October - Nov 23, 2009

U.S. searches on a selection of terms related to H1N1 and Swine Flu have increased 100 percent for the four weeks ending Oct. 31, 2009, compared with the previous four weeks, according to data from Experian Hitwise. Read More

Google plans UI changes for 2010 - Nov 20, 2009

While Google has been criticized recently for being slow to update their UI, Search Engine Land reports that there are some changes planned for 2010. Google vice president of search product and user experience Marissa Mayer outlined several changes that are being planned to the UI, including adding a permanent left-hand column for search options, allowing the user to switch between All Results, Images, News and more. Read More

Factery Labs gives Web surfers "just the facts" - Nov 17, 2009

A new search engine has emerged as a challenger to Google's throne, but this one is taking a radically different approach to Internet searches. ReadWriteWeb reports that a new API service called Factery Labs is launching today, and as its name indicates, what it cares most about is "just the facts." Read More

Nielsen numbers released for U.S. searches in October - Nov 16, 2009

According to data from The Nielsen Company, Americans conducted more than 10.2 billion searches on the top search engines in October 2009 with the majority (66.1 percent) of them taking place on Google. Read More

Yahoo! Introduces Mobile en Español - Nov 12, 2009

Yahoo! announced today the launch of Yahoo! Mobile en Español, a Spanish-language mobile homepage that is customized for the specific needs of the U.S. Hispanic consumer. Read More

Google VP lays out vision of the "perfect search engine" - Nov 11, 2009

Google CEO Eric Schmidt told reporters last month that the company's goal was to develop "the perfect search engine." Not only did this seem like an impossibly lofty goal to some reporters, but it also raised questions about what Google would consider to be "perfect." Read More

Locate flu vaccine with new Google tool - Nov 10, 2009

Google has unveiled a new tool for the U.S. that allows people to locate the nearest facilities that provide the seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine. However, due to the slower than expected H1N1 vaccine production, Google reminds users to call ahead and admits that many of the locations that are shown are currently out of stock of both vaccines. Read More

Murdoch says News Corp. may block Google search of stories - Nov 09, 2009

In an interview with Sky News, News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch said that his media conglomerate is considering blocking all search engines from accessing content from his media organizations. Read More

Google launches new e-commerce search engine service - Nov 05, 2009

Network World today reported that Google has launched a new search engine service specifically for large e-commerce sites. The new Google Commerce Search includes some of the most popular Google search features such as spell checker, query stemming and synonym recognition that are of particular use to e-commerce sites. Read More

Yahoo! announces open source distribution of Traffic Server - Nov 03, 2009

Yahoo! launched today an open source version of Traffic Server, a high performance application server for builders of cloud services. Traffic Server enables the session management, authentication, configuration management, load balancing and routing for an entire cloud computing stack. Read More

Google Mobile App launched for Nokia S60 phones, and available in Mandarin Chinese - Nov 02, 2009

Google announced today that its search by voice is now available for Nokia S60 phones. Although it has only been available in English, the company also announced that the new version of Google Mobile App for Nokia S60 devices is now available for Mandarin speakers. Read More

Google adds Similar Images search in competition with Bing - Nov 02, 2009

The battle between search engine heavyweight champion Google and contender Bing continues to heat up, as both companies have traded updates and innovations to their programs in recent weeks. Read More

Google launches new music feature - Oct 29, 2009

Two of the top 10 queries in the U.S. are music related, according to data from Google's Insights for Search. In response, the search giant has introduced Google Music, a new search feature that allows users to easily search and discover millions of songs. Read More

Facebook "memorializes" dead profiles - Oct 28, 2009

CNET reports that Facebook is attempting to address a sensitive subject by "memorializing" the profile of a person who has died. After a family member or close friend confirms their relationship to the person and that the person is deceased, Facebook will remove what it deems to be "sensitive" information from the profile – including contact information and status updates (making sure that Facebook members don't receive a birthday announcement for a dead friend or relative). Read More

Google incorporates tweets into search results - Oct 22, 2009

On the same day that Bing announced its deal with Twitter to include their updates in its search results, Google also announced the same deal, along with another surprise. Now when users search in Google for any query that can be aided by a real-time observation, such as snow conditions at a ski resort, they will find tweets from other users who are sharing the latest information. Read More

Microsoft integrates Twitter data into Bing search results - Oct 21, 2009

The San Jose Mercury News reported on Wednesday that Microsoft has scored a coup in its attempts to make its Bing search engine competitive with industry leader Google. Bing will now allow people to search and filter Twitter\ Read More

New center for accessibility at Google - Oct 20, 2009

Google revealed last Friday a new site that will serve as a hub for all of its new accessibility features and improvements. The new website, www.google.com/accessibility, will allow users to follow the latest accessibility updates from blogs, find resources from the help center, participate in discussion groups, or send feedback and feature requests. Read More

Wolfram Alpha: from free search engine to $50 iPhone app - Oct 19, 2009

Are you willing to pay $50 for a search engine on your iPhone? Internet company Rain Man hopes so, as Wired reports that the company is charging users $50 to use its Wolfram Alpha search engine as an app instead of accessing it for free on a browser. Read More

Google's Street View hits the trails - Oct 16, 2009

Google announced today the launch of Street View Trike, a project to bring Street View to new places that cannot be reached by car, such as running trails, pedestrian malls, universities and theme parks. By using its new creation, a high-tech bicycle with a mounted Street View camera, the company has already captured some imagery from hard-to-reach places such as the Arastradero Open Preserve and LEGOLAND California. Read More

Buy Promoted Videos in AdWords - Oct 14, 2009

Google announced today the ability for consumers to purchase Promoted Videos directly in AdWords. According to the Google Blog, any AdWords advertiser with video content can use Promoted Videos to promote a product with the opportunity for it to reach a larger audience, from a small business looking to promote a service to a movie studio premiering a new trailer. Read More

Mystery Google shows you someone else's search results - Oct 13, 2009

In time for Halloween, Google has launched a new Web search site called Mystery Google. Located at www.mysterygoogle.com, the site provides search results – just not yours. Instead, Google says that with Mystery Google "you get what the person before you searched for." Read More

Yahoo! provides access to Search ads in Boss - Oct 12, 2009

In partnership with Domain Development Corp (DDC), Yahoo! has made it possible for developers to gain global access to Yahoo! Sponsored Search results and benefit from revenue generated by their Boss-powered products. Read More

Google releases new version of Quick View - Oct 09, 2009

Google has launched an updated version of Quick View, a feature that allows users to view PDFs as HTML right in a web browser without having to download and open them in a separate viewer application. Read More

Microsoft enhances Reference section of Bing - Oct 08, 2009

With its Bing search engine hoping to continue to gain ground on market leader Google, Microsoft has announced another enhancement designed to compete with its rivals. According to eWeek, the newly-revamped Reference section of Bing will now include easy access to Wikipedia and Freebase articles. Read More

Study shows interplay between search marketing and social media - Oct 07, 2009

A new study released by GroupM Search and comScore reveals the dramatic correlation that influenced discovery of brands through social media has with search behavior, including more lower-funnel queries and increased paid search click-through-rates (CTR). Read More

Ask.com launches new shopping service - Oct 06, 2009

Wired News is reporting that Ask.com has launched a new shopping service designed to aggregate the best prices and deals from around the Internet on everything from electronics to food. Company spokespeople have said that the new specialty search engine called Ask Deals was created in response to Web surfers trying to find the best deals possible in tough economic times. Read More

Google AdSense for mobile updated for high-end phones - Oct 05, 2009

Google announced today a new feature for AdSense mobile publishers that will allow publishers the ability to run larger AdSense ads on high-end phones. Publishers can now serve text and image ads on their sites, allowing them to earn revenue and fund more mobile-specific sites and Web content. Read More

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Google celebrates 11th anniversary with new Google Doodle - Sep 30, 2009

If anyone was confused by the extra "L" on the Google Search banner on Sunday, it wasn't because a designer made an incredibly dumb typo and was probably currently shopping around his resume. The answer was actually quite simple: Monday was the 11th anniversary of Google, so the company decided to have some fun with its name plate and turn the "L" in its name into an "11." Read More

Google incorporates Hot Trends into search results - Sep 29, 2009

In an effort to offer real-time search, Google has launched a new web search feature that allows users to track the latest trends on the web. Available in the U.S. and Japan, the new feature is designed to help users focus on the top, most interesting content on any given day. Read More

Google celebrates 11th anniversary with new Google Doodle - Sep 28, 2009

If anyone was confused by the extra “L” on the Google Search banner on Sunday, it wasn’t because a designer made an incredibly dumb typo and was probably currently shopping around his resume. Read More

Google Unveils Sidewiki - Sep 24, 2009

Earlier this week, Google announced the launch of Google Sidewiki, a new feature that allows users to contribute helpful information next to any Web page. The new feature appears as a browser sidebar, where users can read and write relevant entries along the side of the page. Read More

Microsoft and Yahoo! discussing partnership with European regulators - Sep 18, 2009

Given its past history with European regulators, it's not surprising to read a report by Computerworld that Microsoft is proceeding very cautiously in its search engine partnership that will see Yahoo! use Microsoft's Bing technology to power its search engine while Yahoo! will use its ad sales acumen for both companies. Read More

Google Buys reCAPTCHA - Sep 17, 2009

Google announced yesterday that it has acquired reCAPTCHA, a company that provides CAPTCHAs to help protect websites from spam and fraud. CAPTCHAs are those squiggly letters that when identified are designed to allow humans in but keep malicious programs out. Read More

Start up search engine AnyClip makes movie clip searching possible - Sep 16, 2009

Have you ever looked online for a favorite scene from a certain movie, only to leave empty-handed after a lengthy search session? A new search engine aims to fix that, as Slash Film says that start-up AnyClip is attempting to create a search engine that will allow movie fans to find "any moment from any film ever made." Read More

Google Reveals Fast Flip for Online Newspapers and Magazines - Sep 15, 2009

Google announced today the launch of Fast Flip, a new reading experience that allows users to browse sequentially through online news, headlines and feeds from individual top publishers. Unlike typical online articles that can take up to 10 seconds to load, Fast Flip allows readers to browse content seamlessly much like flipping through a physical magazine or newspaper. Read More

New Collective Online Archive Tells Story of 9/11 - Sep 11, 2009

In an effort to preserve the memories of 9/11, Google has announced the launch of Make History, an interactive website created by the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in collaboration with Google and design firm Local Projects. The new website is a participatory archive that allows people to share their experiences by uploading photos, video or written accounts of 9/11 and its aftermath. Read More

IBM partners with EU group on new search engine technology - Sep 11, 2009

The Wall Street Journal reports that IBM has partnered with a group from the European Union to tackle a major problem with search engines: how to handle the increasingly large amount of mixed media that is part of the Internet. Read More

Study Reveals Online Video Consumption - Sep 09, 2009

Online video has fundamentally shifted the concept of "prime time" to "all the time," according to a new study conducted by OVEC, a variety of media companies including Yahoo! and Warner Bros. Read More

Google patents design of home page - Sep 08, 2009

After five years of efforts, Google has finally secured a patent for its home page. While this might seem like a trivial matter, the broad nature of the patent means that it could have some interesting consequences for other search engines competing with Google now and in the future. Read More

Google Domestic Trends: tracking economic activity - Sep 04, 2009

Google has announced the launch of Google Domestic Trends on Google Finance, a new tool that tracks Google search traffic across specific sectors of the economy. Users can now use one of 23 indexes to track major economic industries such as advertising and marketing, auto financing and retail trade. Read More

Bing leads Google in successful Canadian Web searches - Sep 03, 2009

Although Google is still the dominant force in Web searches in the United States and worldwide, Microsoft Bing is making strides to cut into its market share. Read More

Google Translate Receives New Languages - Sep 02, 2009

Google has added nine new languages to it automatic translation software Google Translate, reaching a total of 51 languages and 2550 language pairs. Users can now translate text in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Icelandic, Irish, Macedonian, Malay, Swahili, Welsh and Yiddish. Read More

ImHalal.com matches Web content and Islamic Law - Sep 01, 2009

While the Internet's ability to bring a diverse range of information to a wide population is one of its main benefits, for people of certain religious backgrounds this can be a major drawback. Read More

Yahoo! Search Includes New SearchMonkey-Enhanced Results - Aug 31, 2009

Yahoo! has announced it will be expanding its SearchMonkey results to include enhanced search results for more categories including Products, Local Businesses, Entertainment, Reference, Social and Tech sites. Read More

Real-time search engines grow in popularity - Aug 28, 2009

Investors seem to be backing the popular notion that real-time searching is going to be a growing sector. Industry leader OneRiot announced on their blog on Aug. 27 that they have raised an additional $7 million in Series C funding from existing investors, including Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Appian Ventures and Spark Capital. Read More

YouTube Opens Partnership Program to More Users - Aug 27, 2009

Just about anyone can now get paid for creating a video on YouTube, as long as it attracts viewers. Google has announced they are extending the YouTube Partnership Program (YPP) to include individual popular videos on the site. While the YPP was initially created to help YouTube's more popular users make money from their videos, such as prolific users like Fred and ValsArtDiary, the company now plans to invite individual users with amateur-made videos that have accumulated a lot of viewers. Read More

Retailers coming around to search engine advertising - Aug 26, 2009

Data released by search marketing firm Performics shows that retailers are gaining confidence in the power of search advertising, a sign that retailers are beginning to ramp up their spending as the holidays approach. Read More

Yahoo! Expands to Arab Countries - Aug 25, 2009

Yahoo! today announced its decision to acquire Maktoob.com, a major online community in the Arab world with more than 16.5 million users. The acquisition (expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2009) will enable Yahoo! to expand its products and services with Arabic-language content and services Read More

Linux users favor Google search by massive margin - Aug 24, 2009

Users of the Linux operating system are definitely a particular breed, as evidenced by their (some would say stubborn ) support for an OS that is largely ignored by the rest of the world. This has forced them to create many unique Linux-only applications giving free options to established Web apps. Read More

Google Enhances Enterprise Labs - Aug 20, 2009

Google has added two new tools for Google Enterprise Search: Side-by-Side search comparison and new connectors for the Google Search Appliance (GSA), both available in Enterprise Laps. Read More

Google celebrates five years of IPO - Aug 19, 2009

On August 14, 2004, Google went public on NASDAQ with an initial offering of $85 a share. And as Paul R. La Monica on CNN Money points out, if you were able to get in on this initial IPO offering, you are probably a very happy person today. That's because today the stock trades at about $445 a share, a 420 percent gain during a time period when the NASDAQ has only gone up eight percent. Read More

Google Users More Active and Devoted than Microsoft/Yahoo Users - Aug 18, 2009

Google users are more loyal and conduct more searches than Yahoo! and Microsoft searchers combined, according to new data from ComScore. Although the new duo experienced a combined search penetration of 73 percent, Google continues to remain on top with 84 percent of the overall search market. Read More

Event ticket search engine FanSnap announces additional $5 million in funding - Aug 17, 2009

FanSnap, a search engine for fans looking to purchase tickets to sporting events, concerts and other live events, announced last week that it has secured a $5 million round of funding from Highland Capital Partners, whose general partner Richard de Silva will receive a seat on the FanSnap board of directors. Read More

iGoogle Boasts New Social Gadgets - Aug 13, 2009

Google has introduced new social features for its customizable homepage iGoogle. People currently use iGoogle to check email, track the news, watch videos, and chat with friends. Read More

Google raises the curtain on new Caffeine project - Aug 12, 2009

As a potential response to Microsoft Bing, Google announced on Tuesday its new Caffeine project, which is designed to index pages faster – a possible step to real-time searching on par with Twitter – along with better ways to search for social media content and placing such information higher in future search results. Read More

Yahoo! Deals Offers Online Bargains and Rewards - Aug 12, 2009

Yahoo! has launched a revamped version of Yahoo! Deals (http://deals.yahoo.com)-- its online source for coupons and bargains. The new website offers daily deals, online coupons, grocery coupons, local coupons, store circulators and exclusive deals. The new site also features social and community articles as well as video shorts on how to save money. Read More

Google launches "Prices from the Page" to help with price comparison shipping - Aug 11, 2009

If you are comparison shopping on Google, you might notice a new feature when you receive your results. As the blog "Google Operating System" notes, the site has now integrated prices from different online shopping sites into their results fields. Read More

Delicious Announces New Search Features - Aug 07, 2009

This week, Yahoo! launched new improvements to its social bookmarking web service, Delicious. The new features include time filters, a trends graph, tag filters, enhanced search results, and search suggestions. Read More

Yebol.com launches with semantic search technology - Aug 06, 2009

On the heels of the partnership between Yahoo! and Microsoft to share search engine and advertising resources in an attempt to battle search engine monster Google, another competitor is entering the fray. Last week Yebol.com launched in beta mode, claiming to be the next step in search engines by using semantic search technology to deliver categorized results to users. Read More

New Google Chrome Beta - Aug 05, 2009

Google today announced a new and improved beta for its Chrome browser. The company boasts that the new beta is not only faster than ever, but shows 30% improvement over the current stable channel release, which was last updated in May. Read More

Google Unveils New AdWords Interface - Aug 03, 2009

Google announced last week that the new version of its AdWords interface is now available to virtually all advertisers worldwide. The new interface, which was released for public testing in November 2008, is now free of the beta label and includes a simple design, more data and many additional new features. Read More

Microsoft and Yahoo! Finally Shake Hands - Jul 30, 2009

After more than a year of a highly publicized on-again off-again relationship, Microsoft and Yahoo! have finally agreed on a 10-year deal in Internet search and advertising to battle the search engine giant Google. Read More

Yahoo! Offers Enhanced Travel Search Results - Jul 28, 2009

Yahoo! has added a new travel image refiner to its Image Search feature, providing users with improved destination-focused search results. The new travel refiner offers access into Yahoo!'s "Web of Objects" and enables users to discover locations all over the world with more contextual information about the destination. Read More

Fly to the Moon with Google Earth - Jul 21, 2009

As the U.S. celebrated the 40th anniversary of humankinds first steps on the Moon, Google announced the launch of a new Google Earth feature that will allow users to experience the same adventure. Read More

Facebook Celebrates 250 Million Users - Jul 20, 2009

Barely three months after the announcement that Facebook reached 200 million users, the social networking site today announced a new milestone of 250 million active users worldwide, according to a post on the company blog by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Read More

Consumers Say Social Networking Does Not Influence Brand Perception - Jul 15, 2009

Although many marketers are counting on social media to drive brand awareness and perception, 96% of employed consumers say that leveraging these tools does almost nothing to alter how they view a brand, according to a new study from WorkPlace Media. Read More

Microsoft Solicits Bing Feature Requests - Jul 13, 2009

In a continued effort to woo searchers away from its competition, Microsoft has begun to solicit feature requests for its new "decision engine," Bing. The company recently created a Facebook page where users can post comments about the features they would like to see added. Read More

Yahoo! Announces Search Pad - Jul 10, 2009

Yahoo! has launched a new Yahoo! Search feature called Search Pad that allows users to gather, organize, save, and share information they find while researching online. Read More

Marketers Adopt Social Media for Consumer Insight and Internal Collaboration - Jul 09, 2009

n a recent survey from the Direct Marketing Association's (DMA) Social Media Council, in partnership with HeadMix, 60% of DMA members representing nearly 40% of the Fortune 100 said that social networking can influence their company's brand awareness in a significant way. Read More

Internet Usage among Children on the Rise - Jul 07, 2009

new survey by Nielsen Online highlights the importance of leveraging the online platform for marketing to children. According to Nielsen's figures, the number of kids online has increased 18% in the past five years, while the total online population grew only 10% in that period. Read More

Half of Twitter Users Fail to Utilize Service to Full Potential - Jul 06, 2009

Although the popular micro-blogging service Twitter has experienced dramatic growth in the number of accounts since last year, 54.9% of users have never tweeted, 55.5% are not following anyone, and 52.7% have no followers, according to a new study from HubSpot. Read More

Bing adds Real-Time Twitter to Search Results - Jul 06, 2009

As part of an effort to integrate real-time data into search results, Microsoft has announced that its one-month-old search engine Bing now includes the latest tweets of Twitter users. Read More

Search Engine and Banner Ads Less Helpful Than Other Forms of Advertising, Study Shows - Jul 01, 2009

The results of the latest AdweekMedia/The Harris Poll are in, and they show that when it comes to helping consumers decide which products or services to purchase, search engine and banner ads are not the most effective platforms. Read More

Facebook Announces New Chief Financial Officer - Jun 30, 2009

Facebook has named David Ebersman, the former executive vice president and chief financial officer of the biotechnology company Genentech, its new chief financial officer (CFO). Ebersman will report to Facebook's Chief Executive Officer and Founder Mark Zuckerberg. Read More

Websites and News Aggregators Struggle to Handle Traffic Related to Jackson's Death - Jun 29, 2009

After the first reports of Michael Jackson's demise surfaced online last week, the Internet struggled to keep pace with the record number of queries and traffic as people sought out the details. Read More

Mother's Day Gift and Coupon Sites Top Websites in May 2009 - Jun 25, 2009

After April 2009's focus on swine flu and social networking, U.S. consumers shifted their attention to purchasing Mother's Day gifts and finding coupons in May 2009, comScore's latest analysis of consumer activity shows. Read More

Readers Track Favorite Journalists with New Google News Feature - Jun 24, 2009

Google News recently launched a new feature that allows readers to follow the work of their favorite journalists. Clicking on the name of a specific journalist will bring up a list of all articles associated with him or her. Read More

Yahoo! Announces Easy Display Ad Solution - Jun 23, 2009

Originally an extension of a program that Yahoo! and AdReady offered to select Yahoo! Small Business customers last year, Yahoo! has announced that its display ad solution My Display Ads is now available to help small and medium-sized businesses easily reach their target audience. Read More

Bing Continues to Burgeon - Jun 22, 2009

After claiming a fraction of the search market in the first week of its launch, company-ascribed "decision engine" Bing continued to burgeon and see gains during its second week as well, according to comScore. Read More

Memorial Day, Star Trek, and Obama Top List of Blog Topics in May 2009 - Jun 18, 2009

Holidays, movies, and politics were at the forefront of bloggers\ Read More

Facebook Revamps Search-Still in Testing Phase - Jun 17, 2009

In an effort to provide its users with a chance to participate in its product development process, Facebook is testing new versions of Facebook Search with a small portion of its users. Read More

Google Adds Local Businesses to Product Search Results - Jun 16, 2009

Last week, Google began to experiment with incorporating local businesses into its product search results. This feature, which is intended to benefit both local businesses and consumers who want to purchase products locally, is now open to all participants. Read More

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New Common Tag Format - Jun 15, 2009

A group of web companies--Yahoo!, AdaptiveBlue, DERI (NUI Galway), Faviki, Freebase, Zemanta, and Zigtag--have created a new tagging format for Web pages called Common Tag. Read More

Google on the Prowl for Possible Acquisitions - Jun 12, 2009

After laying off workers, cutting back on unprofitable programs, and generally reigning in spending, Google is once again on the prowl for possible acquisitions, Reuters reports. Read More

Wolfram Alpha Launches New Updates - Jun 11, 2009

Nearly three weeks after the launch of the new computational search engine Wolfram Alpha, the company made live on Monday its first wave of updates as part of its "ongoing, long-term development process," according to the official blog. Read More

Bing Boosts Microsoft's Search Performance - Jun 10, 2009

Preliminary data from comScore has reinforced earlier findings that Bing is poised to grab a share of the search market from Yahoo and Google. Read More

Bing Jumps to Number Two Spot, Overtaking Yahoo - Jun 08, 2009

Within days of launching, Microsoft's new search engine Bing managed to nab the number two spot in terms of market share, overtaking Yahoo in the United States and worldwide, according to data from StatCounter Global Stats. Read More

Dramatic Increase in Viewership at YouTube - Jun 05, 2009

U.S. internet users watched 16.8 billion online videos in April, accounting for an increase of 16% versus the previous month, according to data from the comScore Video Metrix service. Read More

Google Squared Goes Live - Jun 04, 2009

Google Squared, which Google announced in mid-May, is now available in Google Labs. Read More

Twitter Still Not Popular With Generation Y - Jun 03, 2009

Although 99% of Generation Y consumers, individuals between the ages of 18 and 24, say they have an active account on at least one social networking site, only 22% of this same age group say they use Twitter, according to a new study from the Participatory Marketing Network. Read More

Social Networking Sites See 83% Year-Over-Year Increase - Jun 02, 2009

The rise of social networking sites continued in April 2009, according to Nielsen Online data, with an 83% increase in the time spent on these sites over April 2008. Read More

Microsoft Launches New Search Engine - Jun 01, 2009

Microsoft Corp. last week unveiled its newest search engine, Bing, which will be available worldwide on June 3. Read More

Businesses Increasingly Turn to Twitter for Marketing Operations - May 29, 2009

Despite problems with retention, Twitter has quickly become an important social media tool for businesses, particularly small businesses. Read More

Yahoo! Adds New Filter to Image Search - May 28, 2009

Yahoo! has developed a new filter for Yahoo! Image Search that will allow users to access images that are available for reuse. Read More

McAfee Identifies Riskiest Search Terms - May 27, 2009

Internet security company McAfee, Inc. recently released a report describing the web\ Read More

Yahoo! Improves Smart Ads - May 26, 2009

Yahoo! announced last week that it has expanded its Smart Ads program by combining its reach and user knowledge with new ad-serving technology from third-party providers. Read More

Google Launches New Chrome - May 25, 2009

Last week, Google launched a new version of its Google Chrome web browser. Read More

Study Downgrades Social Media for Marketing - May 22, 2009

Social media has reached its tipping point, with 80% of the online population now using it in some form and more than half on a regular basis, according to a new report released by Knowledge Networks. Read More

Study Says Social Media Has Yet to Prove Marketing Prowess - May 21, 2009

A recent study by Knowledge Networks shows that even though 83% of the Internet population ages 13 to 54 engages in social media use in some form, social media has failed to prove its marketing prowess. Read More

Twitter Co-Founder Says Monetization Will Not Revolve Around Ads - May 20, 2009

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone recently told Reuters that monetization of the microblogging service will not include advertising, the staple of many search engines' and web startups' revenue. Read More

YouTube Ranks as Top Video Web Brand; Hulu Still Growing - May 18, 2009

Although YouTube maintained its position as the top video web brand in the US, with 5.5 billion total streams in April 2009, Hulu's exponential growth earned it the number two spot last month, with a total of 373.3 million streams, according to data from Nielsen Online. Read More

CDC Website and Social Networks Top Sites in April 2009 - May 18, 2009

ComScore's April 2009 U.S. online activity data shows that the website for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and social networking sites were top sites for the month. Read More

Paid Search Traffic Falls 26% - May 15, 2009

Hitwise data recently showed that paid traffic has fallen 26% in the last year for every major category tracked, including automotive, food and beverage, and health and medical, with the exception of education. Read More

Yahoo! Sites Leading U.S. Display Ad Publisher; AT&T Leading Display Advertiser - May 14, 2009

Yahoo! Sites ranked as the top U.S. display ad publisher in March while AT&T came in as the top display advertiser in the same month, according to recent data from the comScore Ad Metrix service. Read More

Online Spending Remains Strong Despite Recession - May 14, 2009

Despite the recession, 41% of consumers plan to spend as much money shopping online as they did one year ago, according to the first monthly "2009 Online Buyer Economic Trend Study" by Performics and ROI Research. Read More

Google Announces Search Options, Rich Snippets, and Google Squared - May 13, 2009

Yesterday, Google announced three new updates to its search service. The first, called Search Options, helps users prune their results and generate different views to locate desired information. Read More

Women Turn To Blogs for Information over Social Networking Sites - May 12, 2009

Women are nearly twice as likely to use blogs than social networking sites as a source of information (64%), advice and recommendations (43%), and opinion-sharing (55%), while they are 50% more likely to turn to social networking sites as a means of keeping in touch with friends and family (75%), according to the 2009 Women in Social Media Study conducted by BlogHer, iVillage, and Compass Partners. Read More

Study Shows Online Ads Pique Internet Users' Interests - May 12, 2009

Online advertising elicits an active response from 52% of Internet users, according to the "Search Engine Marketing and Online Display Advertising Integration Study" conducted by Forrester Consulting for iProspect. Read More

Twitter Search to Start Crawling Links and Indexing Content - May 11, 2009

Although rampant rumors of an Apple buyout have been swirling around Twitter, Twitter's only confirmed news in the past week had to do with the service itself—more specifically its search component. Read More

Weak Economy Paves Way for Social Media Marketing - May 08, 2009

According to an industry study conducted by Forrester Research for Shop.org, online retailers are turning from traditional advertising to more affordable tools such as Facebook.com, Twitter, and email as they seek market share or try to keep customers, reports the Associated Press. Read More

Wolfram Alpha to Launch Soon - May 07, 2009

Later this month, Wolfram Research, British physicist Stephen Wolfram's software company, will unveil Wolfram Alpha, its new "computational knowledge engine." Read More

Rumors Surface That Apple May Buy Twitter - May 06, 2009

Despite Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone's recent statement the company is committed to "building a strong, independent Twitter Inc.," rumors have once again surfaced that Twitter is up for acquisition—this time by Apple. Read More

Study Finds 60% of Twitter Users Quit After First Month - May 05, 2009

lthough Twitter, helped by its growing legion of celebrity users, has become ubiquitous in social media, the microblogging service faces retention challenges that may encumber its continued growth, says a Nielsen Online report. Read More

H1N1 Virus Spreads Online - May 05, 2009

As the number of people infected by the H1N1 virus continues to increase worldwide, U.S. consumer search activity related to the term also increased during the week ending April 26, 2009 compared to the previous week, according to a recent study released by comScore. Read More

Local Search Grows at a Faster Rate than Overall Online Search - May 04, 2009

A new study from the Yellow Pages Association (YPA) conducted by comScore shows that local search is growing at a much faster rate than overall online search. Read More

100 Days of Obama Reflected in Photos and Yahoo! Searches - May 01, 2009

In light of President Obama's 100th day in office, the White House has released a collection of 300 photographs that are available for the public to view on Flickr. Read More

Online Video Viewing Jumps 11% in March 2009 - May 01, 2009

ComScore's Video Metrix service reports that online video viewing increased 11% between February 2009 and March 2009 as U.S. Read More

New Google Updates to AdSense Policies - Apr 30, 2009

Google recently announced several updates to its AdSense program policies page. Read More

Economic, Learning, and Social Motivations Driver Twitter Users - Apr 29, 2009

A recent study by MarketingProfs, LLC revealed that Twitter users have a variety of motivations when it comes to tweeting, counter to the popular perception that tweeting is strictly an ego-fueled or business-motivated activity. Read More

Facebook Opens Stream API to Developers, Users Can Access Stream Anywhere - Apr 28, 2009

The popular social networking site Facebook has opened its most celebrated feature—the stream—through the new Facebook Open Stream API for developers. Read More

Online Social Networking and Video Cause "Dramatic Shift in Global Online Landscape" - Apr 28, 2009

According to a new report from The Nielsen Company, online social networks and videos have caused "a dramatic shift in the global online landscape" for both consumers and advertisers. Read More

Yahoo! Names New Senior Vice President of Customer Advocacy - Apr 27, 2009

Yahoo! announced last week that Jeff Russakow has been appointed the new senior vice president of customer advocacy. Read More

U.S. Internet Users Go Online for Tweeting, Financial Advice, and Travel Planning in March 2009 - Apr 27, 2009

New data from comScore Media Metrix shows that U.S. Internet users went online in March 2009 for travel planning, financial advice, and tweeting. Read More

Social Media and Search Engine Optimization: A Symbiotic Relationship or Separate Spheres? - Apr 23, 2009

With all of the ado being made about social media/networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Digg, MySpace, and LinkedIn, etc., the Internet is bulging with links. Read More

Premier Advertising and Marketing Tradeshow ad:tech Comes to San Francisco - Apr 23, 2009

ad:tech, an industry tradeshow for media, marketing, and technology professionals, is taking place April 21-23, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Read More

UK Retailers Receive Less Paid Search Traffic - Apr 23, 2009

With the growth of social media, the proportion of search traffic that UK online retailers receive from paid search listings has fallen from 27.8% in March 2008 to 22.5% in March 2009, reports Hitwise UK Research Director Robin Goad. Read More

Social Networking Sites Less Popular Than Media Depicts - Apr 23, 2009

Despite media depiction, not everyone is tweeting and opening Facebook and MySpace accounts, Harris Interactive reports. In fact, 51% of Americans do not engage in any of the three aforementioned social media/networking sites, a recent Harris poll showed. Read More

Yahoo! First-Quarter Results - Apr 22, 2009

ahoo! released its first-quarter profits yesterday of $1,580 million, revealing a decrease of 13% from the first-quarter of 2008. Read More

Google Includes Profiles in SERPs - Apr 22, 2009

Vanity searches have reached a new level with Google's announcement that it will now include Google Profiles at the bottom of its search engine results pages (SERPs). Read More

Ask.com Resurrects Jeeves in the UK - Apr 21, 2009

After a three-year hiatus, the Internet's favorite butler-cum-savant, Jeeves, is back. Ask.com retired Jeeves in February 2006 after 10 years of service. Read More

Facebook Opens Voting Period to Active Users - Apr 21, 2009

Facebook has announced that users can now vote on which documents they want to serve as the foundation for governing the site. Read More

March U.S. Search Share Rankings - Apr 16, 2009

Americans conducted an estimated 9.5 billion searches in March, representing a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 16.7%, according to a recent report by Nielsen Online. Read More

Google Creates Timeline of News Articles, Promises More Features to Come - Apr 16, 2009

Last week, Google introduced a "timeline of articles" feature in Google News that chronicles the order in which news stories develop. Read More

Facebook Grows Worldwide - Apr 15, 2009

Facebook is the sixth most popular Web property in the world, according to a recent report by comScore. With 275 million visitors worldwide in February, the social networking site has seen a 175% increase from last year. Read More

Google Finance Begins Accepting Image-Based Ads - Apr 15, 2009

The latest update to Google's advertising services is the addition of image-based ads to Google Finance. Read More

Twitter Driven by Older Crowd - Apr 14, 2009

Contrary to popular belief, Twitter is not just for young adults ages 18 to 24. While this age group has often been identified as the first to adopt social media, recent statistics from comScore reveal that the majority of Twitter users worldwide are actually between 25 and 54 years old. Read More

Online Advertising Expected to Fall by End of 2009 - Apr 13, 2009

While online advertising in the U.S. increased by more than 10% overall last year, the sudden slowdown in the fourth quarter prompted media analyst Screen Digest to predict a 5% drop in 2009. Read More

AP Launches Initiative to Protect Content Online - Apr 13, 2009

At the recent Associated Press (AP) annual meeting in San Diego, the AP Board of Directors announced an initiative to protect its content from online misappropriation. Read More

YouTube Expands Click-to-Buy to Eight New Countrie - Apr 13, 2009

If YouTube's recently expanded Click-to-Buy e-commerce platform is successful, Credit Suisse may have to redact its previously estimated $470 million loss for the online video site this year. Read More

Yahoo! Search Boss Introduces New Tools - Apr 10, 2009

Yahoo! announced today that it is adding three new tools to its open search Web services platform, Yahoo! Search BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service). Read More

SEMs Embrace Behavioral Targeting, Video, and Mobile Search - Apr 10, 2009

The "2008 State of the Market" survey recently released by the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO) shows that behavioral targeting, local search, video search, and mobile search top the list of initiatives favored by search engine marketers (SEMs) in the U.S. Read More

Credit Suisse Predicts YouTube May Lose $470 Million This Year - Apr 07, 2009

A recent report by global financial services company Credit Suisse estimates that Google's hottest property, YouTube, could lose as much as $470 million in 2009, despite generating $240 million in revenue for a 20% year-over-year (YoY) increase. Read More

Social Networking Increase in Americans Defines New Form of Entertainment - Apr 07, 2009

Since 2006, social networking among U.S. broadband users has increased a whopping 93%, according to a recent report from Netpop Research, LLC. Read More

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