Research: Internet Users Plagued by 'Banner Blindness'
Published by Picturesque on Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at 1:07 PM.
They paid good money for this? Funny. I thought it was obvious that people don't like loud colored, blinking, in your face ads. Well, here's research to back up what should be common sense. People prefer common sense text ads that are relevant to the rest of the page content. Well duh! Research: Internet Users Plagued by 'Banner Blindness'
Google drops at Alexa!!!
Published by Picturesque on Monday, June 26, 2006 at 4:34 PM.
It's interesting. Although Alexa is not the leading indicator of traffic, it is still an indicator. Looks like Google is slipping....to number three? Google drops at Alexa!!!
Sometimes it's the little things. Google AdWords Changes
Published by Picturesque on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at 1:21 PM.
If you've logged into your Google AdWords campaigns, you've probably noticed settings for time zone to allow for improved scheduling among a few other small improvements. If you haven't logged into your account, do so now so you can at least enter the correct time zone. If you haven't logged in, perhaps you need us to manage the campaign for you?!? Sometimes it's the little things.
RED HERRING | Yahoo Wants Citizen Journalism
Published by Picturesque on at 1:18 PM.
Hello Average Citizen. We want your cell phone videos and we want to assimilate them. Yahoo! is announcing a video to web service where people can upload, without a computer, videos of news events. RED HERRING | Yahoo Wants Citizen Journalism
Martin Taylor, VP Of Windows Live & MSN Marketing Leaves Microsoft
Published by Picturesque on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 1:52 PM.
What kind of impact will this have on Microsoft's push into the search arena? No one knows for certain, but MS has just let their "go-guy" go. Martin Taylor, VP Of Windows Live & MSN Marketing Leaves Microsoft
AdWords Ad Scheduling Officially Launches
Published by Picturesque on Monday, June 19, 2006 at 10:02 AM.
You can now schedule Google AdWords. Just log in and take advantage of this long awaited feature to have ads turned on and off automatically. AdWords Ad Scheduling Officially Launches
Google Payments (GBuy) Coming Soon to Public?
Published by Picturesque on Monday, June 12, 2006 at 10:01 PM.
Google competes with everyone else. Why not PayPal? Google's payment system may not have an officially declared name, but it's almost ready for prime time. Will people use it? They trust Google for everything else....why not their cash. Google Payments (GBuy) Coming Soon to Public?
USATODAY.com - EBay takes Web ads to next level
Published by Picturesque on at 9:59 PM.
Earn 35 to 70 percent from eBay sales without ever listing a product? Sure. Just list ads. EBay announces plans for a text ad program that pays a commission whenever someone bids and wins on an item if they found it from an ad on your site. Read more at USATODAY.com - EBay takes Web ads to next level. Watch for MSN's ad program also coming soon.
Microsoft adCenter Labs
Published by Picturesque on Wednesday, June 07, 2006 at 11:15 AM.
Have fun with some cool tools that will make many a web developer salivate. The search funnel is too much fun to be work. adCenter Labs Home
Google Spreadsheets - Sneak Peek
Published by Picturesque on at 10:16 AM.
Ok, it's not strictly a search engine optimization topic, but it is from a search engine company that's becoming....well, who knows what to call them now. The Google minimalistic spreadsheet is coming soon and here's a sneak peak to show you the goodies. Google Spreadsheets - Sneak Peek. While it's not a Microsoft killer, for those who don't care about their data being on someone else's server, it appears to be a great option, particularly if you want to share the work of building the spreadsheet.
New Ask.com Blog & Feed Search Makes the Blogosphere More Accessible and Useful: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Published by Picturesque on Thursday, June 01, 2006 at 1:43 PM.
Late to the party, Ask has released their blog and feed search. Bloggers, get your listings in. New Ask.com Blog & Feed Search Makes the Blogosphere More Accessible and Useful: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! Search Feedback and New Indexing
Published by Picturesque on at 1:42 PM.
Yahoo! has recently updated their index. If you see some results you do not like, you might like to know about their new contact form at Yahoo! Search Feedback.
