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Mozilla’s Weave Sync Tool Hits Version 1.0, Aims for Firefox Users

After spending years in beta, Mozilla’s Weave synchronization tool is finally out in a new version 1.0. Firefox users who tote multiple devices will especially take to the extension, which is slated to eventually track and sync all your Firefox pref…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |

Brightkite Expands Product Line-up With Mobile Apps For Nokia, Palm Phones

Popular location-based social network Brightkite has simultaneously released mobile apps for some Nokia as well as Palm smartphones.The release of the apps follows earlier launches of Android, BlackBerry and iPhone applications.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Web 2.0 |
 

Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: January 29, 2010

This week, the bulk of the discussion in this recap is Google related. I talked about more Google Caffeine discussions, is it going live? Use a 410 status code for really strong 404s. Google launched answer highlighting in snippets. Google…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |

Good Bye Winter, Hello Santa Clara. PPC Marketer’s Dream Agenda

I suppose the next best thing to dreaming about leaving the cold New Hampshire winter is to actually do it! Can’t think of a better way to toss off winter blahs than with a few days at SMX West. Agenda Item #1 – Monday, MondayI am planning…

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Yelp Ratings Appear In Google AdWords

I received a screenshot in email of an AdWords ad for a San Diego auto repair shop that featured Yelp ratings (and a link to the Yelp review) in the AdWords copy. Here’s a screen of the ad:Detail:Google has been making AdWords richer, with pro…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |

What Has Edward Bernays Taught Me About Link Building

Edward Bernays, the original spin doctor, passed away before the term “link building” was coined, yet there aren’t a lot of people who could teach more about how links should be built. The days of mechanical link building that consisted of d…

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Why Mahalo (and Other Content Scrapers) Render Google’s Spam Team Flaccid

I was talking to a friend yesterday who was at a conference where Demand Media’s CEO spoke, and he stated that nobody asked the big question: “what if google decides they don’t like you anymore?”Then I got thinking about how Google torched Squidoo …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |

Microsoft Earnings Beat Estimates Online Services Post Loss, More On Bing And The iPhone

Microsoft had a “blow out” quarter in which it saw $19.02 billion in revenue, a 14 percent increase from $16.63 billion in the same fiscal quarter a year ago. This was largely about the success of PC OS Windows 7. That’s the story:…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |

2 FireFox Addons to Schedule Your Browsing

I am sure there are plenty of pages you visit weekly, daily and in some cases monthly. It is hard to keep that in mind. Here are two FireFox plugin that might turn helpful: two tools that allow to schedule your browsing: My Weekly Browsing Schedule …

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |

Starving Artists in the Age of Cesspool Content

On Hacker News, Melvin, from Web Design Company, had a great analogy on the Mahalo business modelLet’s use a different industry to illustrate what is happening. Let’s say a band named The Beatles records a new album. The local radio station gets a c…

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Search Engines |