What do you get when you integrate Ask’s maps service with CitySearch, Ticketmaster, Reserve America, ServiceMagic, TicketWeb, and TripAdvisor? You get AskCity, which was launched today. The easy-to-use interface is shown below: a search panel on the left, the results in the center, and a map view on the right. For now, the company intends … Click to Read More →
The Matt Cutts Domain Question Answered
During the Interactive Site Reviews and SERP Quality Control Forum at PubCon, Google Engineer Matt Cutts uttered a now famous sentence “Let’s be frank, you and I, how many sites do you have?” He then proceeded to list off domain after domain that the owner of realestatelicense.com (who had volunteered to have their site reviewed) admitted … Click to Read More →
Yahoo Looks to Condense its Community in Brand Websites
Community is what Yahoo appears to be best at. When Google surrendered its Answers product and announced its closure, Yahoo really scored in the community aspect. Maybe Google can be the leader in search. But Yahoo deserves to be good at something. Not long ago, Yahoo was under attack by such media giants as the … Click to Read More →
Hi from Charlie the Search Dog
Hi Everyone! Charlie here. Since I already have a fan (right back at ya Molly!) I figured it was about time to get in on the blogging. My day starts off with mom and dad in the office. Then as everyone gets here its my job to greet them hello and show them to their … Click to Read More →
Danny Sullivan Leaves BUT He Won't be Gone for Long
Many are calling it “the end of an era” in the Search Engine Marketing blogosphere. Danny is in fact leaving Search Engine Watch, but soon heading into a bold, new land of his own – Search Engine Land — which launches on December 11th. Along with Danny comes the committed Chris Sherman, Barry Schwartz and … Click to Read More →
Where's the Best Place for Site Navigation?
Where should you put your site navigation? The Internet can be a powerful tool for just about anyone but it can also be a cumbersome experience. Your site can have the stickiest content on the web but if your visitors don’t know how to access that content, they’ll just get lost or more likely move … Click to Read More →
Google Stops Answering Your Questions
“Over 800″ Google Answers participants (though not 1,000) probably explains Google’s decision to shut the service down. Google Answers was simply never as popular as Yahoo! Answers, which has more than 50 times the market share. Why did Google fail? I took a look at the two services and came away with my own opinions. … Click to Read More →
If Not Black Friday, There's Always Cyber Monday
Online merchants should know that while a lot of people are jumping for Black Friday sales, there’s also the recently popular trend of online shopping the following Monday, which was dubbed “Cyber Monday” after online retail sales following Thanksgiving jumped substantially. With a long holiday weekend for most shoppers, the mindset is still on holiday … Click to Read More →
20 Real Facts About Matt Cutts, Google's Spam Sheriff
Matt Cutts is Google’s most public face to webmasters around the globe. There has always been a lot of speculation and rumors about Matt, what he does, what he did before joining Google and just about every other thing you can think of. After seeing Matt at PubCon Las Vegas recently I thought it would … Click to Read More →
VerizonTube Comes to a Cell Phone Near You
Got Verizon? Your cell phone multimedia experience is about to get much better. In a partnership with Verizon, Google has agreed to deliver YouTube content to Verizon-serviced cellular phones (subscription required). It was only two weeks ago when CEO Eric Schmidt stated that “Your mobile phone should be free,” indicating Google’s desire to reach into … Click to Read More →