I’m trying to find an answer to the question of why a site has suddenly lost its high rankings. I called Google AdWords, (866-246-6453) but the rep said there is a seperate “Organic Results Team” of which I would need to contact via a web form he was going to email me. Well, I never […]

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Search engines send out spiders to index pages. Spiders do consider a time it takes to load a page as one of the coding elements it will consider for SEO. One of the best ways to improve faster load times is to use CSS (cascading style sheets) by removing some of the code from the […]

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Google has released a non-API embed feature for Google Maps which is a much easier way to put an interactive Google Map into a webpage or email.
I just did one for Riteway Delivery Solutions:

http://ritewaydeliverysolutions.com/map-directions-ritewaydeliverysolutions.html

Go to Google Maps and type in the physical address, city, state, and zipcode (i.e.: 2580 […]

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“…the mouse ran over to the computer clock…..” Ok, so it doesn’t make sense. I came across this website, a directory of directories of which to submit your url for free…..but, beware, as the quality of these directories is not yet known by me, anyway, since I’ve done no research - yet. http://www.auscan.biz/directories/submit-directories.html

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According to this article in Biz Report, in the upcoming weeks, Google will be changing the algorithm that determines which AdWords ads will be featured in the top placement spots. Has anyone else heard anything about this?

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How many DMOZ editors does it take to screw in a light bulb?   The so-called “human edited” DMOZ.com Open Directory Project reminds me of a guy who has climbed up a 100 foot ladder to change a light bulb, only to discover he forgot to take the light bulb with him! I’ve continuously resubmitted urls […]

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One of the latest trends in the Internet world is having the Internet at one’s fingertips on their cell phone. Apple’s Iphone has grabbed headlines all over the media.
Google which has worked with mobile carriers in the past to help adapt Internet technology in cell phones, is now in the process of coming out with […]

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Spock.com which already has indexed 100 million people and is adding a million people a day to its search engine. The search engine plans on becoming available for public use at the end of August.
One of the ways that Spock.com is finding individuals, is through social networking websites such as MySpace, Friendster and Bebo.

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Google is now giving Adwords clients the option to purchase print ads in local newspapers through the Adwords medium.
Businesses should seriously take a look into this option if they feel they are in the market for print advertising. Many people who read print newspapers may take print ads more seriously than other forms of advertising. […]

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Are they or aren’t they using “behavioral targetting” in AdWords or, for that matter, organic search?
Behavioral targetting is a controversial approach to search-driven advertising which attempts to use data collected about a user to customize ads served to that user. In other words, a search engine could try to analyze the contents your […]

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