Is SEOmoz Building a Search Engine? – Live from SMX
Tuesday, 07 October 2008
Vintage Bath & Tub‘s Allan Dick hosted a fantastic dinner last night; bringing together the cream of the crop of search for a few hours of fun and food. I had no idea the fun would serve to validate my assertion that SEOmoz is on to something big. The annual dinner always features an innovative
- Published in Conferences / Events, Fun, Search
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Rand Announces Advanced SEO Analytics Engine Linkscape at SMX East
Monday, 06 October 2008
I’ve just seen the future of link analytics and it is SEOmoz. Perhaps the most engrossing and entertaining presentation at SMX East was Rand Fishkin’s introduction of Linkscape, an advanced link intelligence engine delivering rich data to website owners and SEOs regarding inlinks, related anchor text, trust, and rank. SEOmoz has indexed over 200M domains
- Published in Analytics, Insights / Research, Natural Search / SEO, Search, Vendors / Agencies
Can I Get an S? Can I Get an M? Can I Get an X?
Thursday, 02 October 2008
Is that grammatically correct? If S is a consonant, should it be “Can I Get a S?” an S? Who’s going? I couldn’t be more excited; the conference is expecting over 2,000 search marketing professionals, agencies, and marketers and I haven’t been to NYC in some time. Monday through Wednesday next week, the industry converges
- Published in Conferences / Events, Insights / Research, Search
Local Search Engine Zvents Raises $24M
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Let me diverge from my usual contemplations to share with you some news about the company that keeps me busy, in a rare post about Zvents. Today, the local search engine announced $24M in funding, secured with Nokia Growth Partners, AT&T and NAVTEQ. “Zvents has spent four years building a world-class local search service,†said
O’Brien Skis (or, the effectiveness of Google’s content targeting)
Friday, 12 September 2008
Just a quick note to point out the humor and coincidence I’m experiencing with Google’s technology. Over the past few days I’ve been updating the blog, working on the keyword optimization of my own name. I also happen love water sports; an avid skier and swimmer, I used to be able to do a flip
Integrate Search Marketing with Offline! (for cryin’ out loud!)
Tuesday, 09 September 2008
My heart bleeds with tears of sorrow at the discovery by iProspect and JupiterResearch that nearly half (45%) of search engine marketers do NOT integrate their search marketing efforts with offline channels. diable pensez-vous?!? (pardon my french) How can we be doing this when evidence consistently shows that a majority of searchers are driven to
- Published in Brand Marketing, Display Advertising, Paid Search, Search