If your company has a major brand, domainers who exploit cybersquatting have likely already targeted your business. Their practices are often looked down upon, but if their dark powers weren’t effective, they wouldn’t make money. Still, you can learn the same black magic and turn it int...

Oneupweb and Franchise Update Media Group have joined forces to develop white papers, webinars and important online marketing resources to the franchise industry....

Companies listed in the Fortune 500 are getting better at SEO, but continue to be “largely invisible in natural search.” That’s the key takeaway from “Natural Search Trends of Fortune 500 Q4-2008,” a study released today by SEO technology/services company Conductor. Con...

Last week I was lucky enough to be on holiday, but even so, the Skittles social media makeover made it onto my mobile web browser. I didn’t see enough to get everyone’s take on the story, but I have seen a number of articles that ranged widely from ‘this is a company that really gets it’ in ...

SEMPO’s new report, due to be released this week, cuts its forecast for search advertising. The results are based on a survey of almost 900 agencies and search marketers. According to the Wall Street Journal, the report scales back previous growth projections considerably: [SEMPO] says North A...

Our SMX Advanced conference is going to be held June 2-3 in Seattle. Planning to attend? You’ll save $400 off the on-site rates by registering now. SMX Advanced is designed for search engine marketing veterans to exchange ideas, influence the industry and build their networks. SMX Advanced session...

The Online DVD Rental Empire Netflix.com has shown it's muscles by blocking anyone from bidding on their brand name. As you know, Google can only restrict the trademark in the Ad, but not the bidding on the keyword, but that has not stopped Netflix from enforcing this on their own. When you do a Goo...

Google Latitude Attracts A Million Users In A Week. Speaking at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona Spain, Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra apparently said that Google’s mobile friend finder service Latitude had seen “more than a million� mobile subscribers sign up for the servic...

SEMpdx SearchFest 09 is taking place at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon next Tuesday, March 10, 2009, and there are still a limited number of registrations available. SearchFest 09 is the premier conference ......

Yahoo Search Marketing is offering a plethora of keyword suggestion options for its advertisers. They say these keywords hold considerable search volume but typically fewer advertisers than others. The company's post talking about this is likely a ploy to get advertisers to spend more money bidding ...