Google +1: Death of Facebook Like? Has Google learned from the Buzz disaster and found something that can seriously rival the Facebook Like button? A look at some of the implications of Google +1 on organic and paid search, plus user intent. Kaila Strong | Full story | Print version
Does Italy Really Want Search Engines? Recent Legal Rulings Suggest Not Google and Yahoo have felt the sting of the Italian courts recently and the numerous problems the engines seem to be having in the country almost suggests search engines are not welcome. Or maybe the search engines will just decide the effort is not worth the return and filter Italy ... Frank Watson | Full story | Apr 7, 2011
Twitter Muscles Tax Break From San Francisco To Keep HQ Local Wanting to keep the tech industry in town, the city of San Francisco Board of Supervisors with an 8-3 vote approved a proposed tax break for growing companies, but especially Twitter, if the companies move or stay in the Mid-Market and Tenderloin districts west of downtown. Twitter will not have to ... Frank Watson | Full story | Apr 7, 2011
Google Chief Economist Supports Retiring Position Preference And Most Advertisers Should Too As of now the Google AdWords API does not support Position Preference and the option will be retired completely by early May, Inside Adwords reported. And Hal Varian, Google's chief economist, said people are too focused on position when they should be tracking conversion. "What matters is how the keyword performs ... Frank Watson | Full story | Apr 7, 2011
Search News & Headlines Around the Web - April 6, 2011 Here's a roundup of today's other search news and headlines from around the web, sorted by category. Search Industry News Congress Asks Google: Why Do Searches Lead To Counterfeit And Pirate Sites? - paidContent Our House testimony on combating copyright infringement - Google Public Policy ... Danny Goodwin | Full story | Apr 7, 2011
YouTube Filter & Explore Update: Stealthier Than A Google Panda The Google Panda update set off fireworks on February 24. But an even bigger change to YouTube search results has slipped under the radar despite the fact that YouTube is the second largest search engine. Now, Google is constantly tuning its algorithms, but ... Greg Jarboe | Full story | Apr 7, 2011
Twitter's Improved Who To Follow Page Disappoints Far behind third-party tools, like Mr. Tweet, Twitter finally launches a user directory. The Twitter blog posted an announcement of the new feature, entitled "Discover new accounts and search like a pro", however the feature set is limited compared to the third party tools already out there. Nonetheless, with Twitter intending ... Brent Rangenhttp://www.cloudbursttechnology | Full story | Apr 7, 2011
3 Ways Get More Twitter Followers Via @Compete #SESNY Tweetwall Better late than never! We're a bit behind on some of our post SES content as we make the final few changes to the new Search Engine Watch (SEW) site. SES New York attendees got a glimpse of the new SEW logo and those at the Black/Hat White Hat Unconference ... Jonathan Allen | Full story | Apr 6, 2011
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