We recently discussed the advanced phishing attacks on Google accounts of numerous U.S. officials, military leaders, and journalists – not to mention Chinese activists – that originated from China. While Google never claimed that these attacks, or the ones that prompted the search giant to leave China altogether in early 2010, originated from the Chinese [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.Google and China Get in (Another) Shouting Match

Google has made some changes to its My Client Center (MCC) for agencies that allow up to five different MCCs to be linked to a single AdWords account. The new feature, called multiple links, is meant to allow a variety of entities — agencies, SEMs, API developers and others — working... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

A now famous video of former Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin discussing American History has sparked a battle on Wikipedia between those attempting to edit an article in order to reflect some suspect information. Palin has been on a bus …

While Apple and Microsoft may not be the battle it used to be — Apple’s current success comes from the mobile industry, a place where Windows phones can’t hold a candle, meanwhile, Microsoft still rules the home computer market if, …

Imagine justifying your PPC budget, if you could no longer track which keywords sent each visitor. Regardless of how successful your program is today, you probably would not think twice about killing or dramatically shrinking it tomorrow. And for pretty good reason, right? That referral data is... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

Even saying the word “religion” on a search engine blog seems like stepping on a landmine and hoping it’s a dud. When technology and spirituality mix, it seems that the end result is quite predictably utter chaos and lots and lots of rage. That hasn’t prevented major sites from dipping into religious services, however. A recent addition [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.Google Snippets Get Confused on Religion

eBay announced it has agreed to acquire open source e-commerce platform Magento, which the company has had a minority stake in since 2010. eBay will own the entire thing once the transaction closes (the terms of which have not been …

In our last two entries we covered some of the major talking points from Google Executive Chair Eric Schmidt’s interview at D9 this year. As the opening interview of the All Things Digital D9 conference, it’s no surprise that a lot of great ground was covered – so let’s get to another key point: Google’s failed [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.Google’s Failed Partnerships: Facebook, Media, and Beyond

It’s certainly an interesting time to be a music fan. The rise of social media, along with that of user-generated content and smartphones have come together to not only enhance communication and journalism, but also creativity. The latest example of …

The latest metrics for the mobile phone industry have hit the wires, and there are some surprises from the comScore’s findings. That being said, there are also reveals that come without any surprise, whatsoever — especially when you consider the …

In the case of the guy who says he owns 84% of Facebook, recent developments have come in the form of a motion for expedited discovery. Last week we told you about the “Declaration of Mark Elliot Zuckerberg in Support …

In our previous entry we went over some of Eric Schmidt’s key points from his interview that opened the D9 conference in RanchoPalos Verdes, California. Certainly the opinions of Google’s former CEO and current Executive Chairman are valuable when it comes to the platform wars of the 21st century. However, Schmidt was more than willing to share [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.Google’s Eric Schmidt on Privacy

Since Eric Schmidt stepped down from the position of Google CEO, handing the power seat over to Larry Page (one of Google’s two original founders), there have been rumors about the reason for the change-up. Some have accused Schmidt of having botched the potential Facebook buyout years back while others say the repeated failures in [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.Google’s Eric Schmidt on the New Platform War

Apple’s iCloud service hasn’t even been formally introduced yet (it will be today sometime after 1PM Eastern), but it is already drawing antitrust complaints. iCloud is expected to add a music storage element to Apple’s current digital music offerings (the …

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt (along with others) has invested in Spongecell, an online display advertising company. Spongecell announced this morning that it has completed a new round of financing led by Schmidt and Jim Pallotta, Chairman and Managing Director …

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get completely overwhelmed with the sheer amount of time, energy and raw hours that go into properly marketing a website online. The thing that gets me the most is that with SEO …

When you’re creating content for social media campaigns, the distance it spreads and the number of users who share it is likely to be a big measuring stick for its success or failure.  There’s a number of factors that go into why a particular piece spreads farther than others and that usually starts with the [...]Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal.6 Reasons Why Your Content Isn’t Spreading as Far as It Should

The Electronic Entertainment Expo is upon us, as the gaming conference will kick off today. As speculation grows about all the new hardware and software that will be revealed in the next few days, one thing is for sure: Nintendo …

Last week, we discussed the punishment of Fahmi Fadzil, who was found to responsible for defaming BluInc Media & Female Magazine concerning the company’s apparent treatment of a friend of Fadzil. While defending his companion, Fadzil posted a tweet that …

A little over a month ago, Google announced a new rich snippet markup for prayer times. I was very intrigued by this rich snippet because of the complexities behind how prayer times for both the Islamic and Jewish faith work. In short, if you do a search asking Google for prayer times in a... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.