Who is Editing the Editorial Teams?

Published in October 26th, 2005

I recently submitted a lengthy spreadsheet to Overture to upload for me. The new ads were due to be live on the 23rd, which of course was Sunday. I bet you know what I am getting at…..today is the 26th, and only half of my keywords are out of pending. Not only […]

Google’s New Keyword Tool - One I Can’t Live Without?

Published in October 24th, 2005

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Indeed! This keyword tool is very good! There are a couple of things I would like to see added, but on a whole it is an excellent source for keyword collecting. Up to now, I have mostly used Overture’s keyword suggestion tool, as it could show me exact numbers of searches done […]

Google on Top of UK Internet Search Stats….again

Published in October 21st, 2005

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There’s a shocker! Hitwise has released it’s UK Online Search Insight Report, which doesn’t reveal many surprises but it is always interesting to read that some things in this industry don’t tend to change.
This report focuses mainly on internet search data from September 2005 and you can download it for free from the website […]

‘Failure’ Has Been Googlebombed……but who is the real failure?

Published in October 18th, 2005

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If you search the term ‘failure’ on Google, at the top of the organic listings is the white house’s official biography of George W. Bush and second is Micheal Moore’s web site. Clearly, there has been a manipulation of the system here…..it’s called Googlebombing. This bias in results occurs when a number of […]

Online Advergame - Everybody Wins

Published in October 17th, 2005

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Miller Beer has launched an online advergame entitled Miller Beer Run to correspond with it’s television ad campaign. It was launched on Monday and according to Online Media Daily, received 165,000 unique users of legal drinking age. This is an excellent example of how viral marketing is becoming more and more effective. […]

First Ever Wedding Proposal via Search Engine

Published in October 12th, 2005

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We’ve heard about the first ever baby named after a search engine, so is this another first? Proposal by search engine…..I take it she said yes.
Nic n Cher thought users wanted more privacy on the internet?
Ask Jeeves Pops the Question

Surfing is Surfing is Surfing….

Published in October 11th, 2005

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So I went surfing this weekend, and it wasn’t on the web……for once. I headed down to Cornwall for a long weekend, and caught some real waves. I’m not going to lie to you, today I am sore…..I’m lucky I can even move my fingers right now! Regardless, the weather albeit rainy […]

Google, King of the Wireless World?

Published in October 4th, 2005

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Google has proposed to offer Wi-Fi to San Francisco, that’s right, not to a Starbucks or even to UCLA, but to the entire Bay City! Oh Google you are taking over the world aren’t you.
There are a few concerns surrounding the concept though, mainly the privacy. Many are worried about Google tracking how […]