Yesterday, Google announced that they are testing new ad formats that among other things will include video. This is how they explained: Text is often useful, but sometimes videos and pictures are a more effective way to receive information. For example, if you want to learn a magic trick, a video showing you how to …
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New and Sexy LeapFish: But Framesets Can Present Issues.
UPDATE May13, 2010: Things pertaining to LeapFish.com, their founders and management, along with related startups are no longer of interest to me, therefore no further comments are allowed on this post. There are also more reliable sources out there (such as Better Business Bureau) to help you make an informed decision about LeapFish. ***You may …
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Telling Google How Often To Crawl Your Site- Not A Good Idea After All.
A while back I wrote an article pointing out one of the features available to webmasters at Google Webmaster Central – ability to set a custom crawl rate. At the time I thought it was an outstanding idea. It is still is a good solution should googlebot visit your site too often causing issues with …
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Google Local Business Center Now Offers Reports and Statistics
I have always been a huge fan of Google Local Business Center– a free way to drive foot traffic to your business. When you list your business with Google Local Business Center, you business is likely to show up alongside a Google map for certain search terms. Let say you need to find a dentist …
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AdWords Introduces Ad Auctions
When I read the headline this morning for the first time on AdWords Blog, I thought to myself – “This cannot be good!”. Auction means bidding against your competitors, and when the bidding wars will get out of hand, the end user will suffer. Well, Google found the way around it by keeping the ad …