Mashable?s Weekly Social Media Marketing Web Job Guide
25/6/2009 | external link
If you re seeking a job in social media, we d like to help out. For starters, Mashable s Job Lists section gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on How to Leverage Social Media for Career Success and How to Find a Job on Twitter.
But we d like to help in a more direct way, too. Mashable?s job boards are a place for socially-savvy companies to find people like you. This week a
Google Introduces AdSense for Mobile Search
25/6/2009 | external link
Today Google announced AdSense for mobile search, not to be confused with AdSense for mobile content, which the company released back in 2007. AdSense for mobile search is a way for mobile network operators and mobile website owners to embed a Google search box on their mobile portals and web sites.
Whether they are day-dreaming of Hawaii or trying to find the perfect Valentine's day gift, mobile phone users will get instant access to Google search including comprehensive web search, local, image
The Great Google Adsense Side Effect
25/6/2009 | external link
If the Internet consisted of real brick and mortar buildings there would be a construction boom going on right now like the world has never seen. The Internet is not in a recession or on the road to a depression, rather it is experiencing an economic and social explosion of activity.The reason ... Google Adsense.Most people think of Google Adsense as being a game-changer for advertising, but what Google Adsense has also done is to create a huge incentive to build sites around topics to place Google Adword
Google Provides Some AdSense Filtering Tips
25/6/2009 | external link
Due to an increased show of interest from AdSense publishers in filtering ads, Arlene Lee of AdSense Publisher Support discussed a couple of tools at the Inside AdSense Blog. Competitive Ad Filter The Competitive Ad Filter allows AdSense publishers to add as many as 200 URLs to block. The main reason that publishers would want to do this is to block ads from competitors' sites that may otherwise be served due to contextual implications. To use this feature Google provides the following steps: 1. Log i
Getting More Income Out Of Your Existing Site
25/6/2009 | external link
I probably don't have to tell you that people are looking for ways to make extra income in this economy. Luckily there are ways you can get extra revenue out of sites you already have.
A Google spokesperson tells WebProNews that the company is seeing more and more people doing just that. We've also been seeing regular people capitalizing on changes in consumer behavior (ie, more people searching for recipe sites and therefore stay at home mom's creating recipe blogs as a result), he says.
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Google Updates AdSense Policies
25/6/2009 | external link
Google has made some adjustments to its AdSense program policies page. It includes a change in placement of a certain policy, clarification of others, and a new one altogether.
The new policy deals with other Google products' policies. Publishers are not allowed to place ads, search boxes, or search results on, within, or alongside other Google products in a way that violates the terms of that other service.
For example, you couldn't place ads on a site that allows users to download YouTube videos. Th
Looking at the State of Google
25/6/2009 | external link
Google held its annual stockholders' meeting yesterday evening and to accompany that Co-founder Sergey Brin decided to re-share the 2008 Founders' Letter, which was originally published on Google's Investor Relations site. Brin says they wanted to make this more widely available so they posted it on the Official Google Blog.
Since 2004, when Google began to have annual reports, Larry and I have taken turns writing an annual letter, the letter begins. I never imagined I would be writing
SharePoint E-Zine Volume 9: Rediscovery, Research and Prediction in SharePoint Search
25/6/2009 | external link
In this month s issue of SharePoint eZine, you ll learn how indexing content creates a search environment that gives users information as they need it, how to maintain your SharePoint governance documents while keeping them current, and how setting guidelines for site provisioning gives flexibility for users and helps manage growth.
Published by: SearchWinIT
Don't Let Shortcuts Create Bad Habits
25/6/2009 | external link
Photo by Pink Sherbet Photographyvia Creative Commons Google's getting pats on the back for a new tool that lets webmasters tell the search engine when a site's been moved to a new domain. According to Google's Webmasters/Site owners Help documentation, if you use the change of address tool, the Google...
Block scripts in Firefox
25/6/2009 | external link
The Internet is full of threats like cross-site scripting attacks and clickjacking. A lot of these attacks work by injecting scripts in web pages that you don't even know are there. You can give yourself a modicum more protection by running a Firefox plug-in called NoScript.
NoScript blocks all scripts from running until you authorize them. Let me show you how it works.
Go to addons.mozilla.org and search for NoScript or get it from Download.com. Intsall it like you would any add-on. Once you have it i
Yahoo Launches Creative Commons Image Search
25/6/2009 | external link
Yahoo Image Search has introduced a new feature that allows users to filter search results by Creative Commons license.
The Yahoo Search Blog offers more details. When you use Yahoo! Image Search, you'll now see a checkbox for Creative Commons allowing you to filter for images from Flickr that can be used commercially or that can be modified (remixed, tweaked, or built upon) with restrictions set by the image's creator.
Yahoo says that by launching the Creative Commons license search with Fli
Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Offer More Instant Results
25/6/2009 | external link
Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft sure do a good job of looking out for sports fans and film enthusiasts. Although each company uses a different name for its feature, all three recently highlighted ways in which users can receive the latest information.
Let's start with Microsoft's offerings. Earlier this week, a post on the official Live Search blog discussed playoff searches. Type in NHL, NBA, or a player's name, and you'll get what people in Redmond call an Instant
More Newspapers Look to Yahoo for Targeted Local Advertising
25/6/2009 | external link
Yahoo is welcoming several new members to its Newspaper Consortium. These are Freedom Communications flagship newspaper, Orange County (Calif.) Register and The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colo.; the North Jersey Media Group s The Record and Herald News; and The San Diego Union-Tribune.
This longest lasting and largest coalition of local U.S. newspapers is bringing display advertising to the search-dominated local ad market, and continues to grow and thrive as more and more members d
Real-Time Site Previews, Faster Search from Yahoo
25/6/2009 | external link
Yahoo has introduced a new version of the Yahoo Toolbar today. It runs on Internet Explorer 6+ and Firefox (as a beta).
The new Yahoo! Toolbar now offers greater customization and more immediate access to the information you care about most from across the entire web not just Yahoo! sites, says Burke Culligan, Senior Director of Yahoo Front Doors.
One of the new features of the toolbar is a preview and go feature, which lets you see small previews of your favorit
Yahoo Talks Details of New Display Ads
25/6/2009 | external link
As reported earlier, Yahoo! has launched a new self-serve display advertising solution called Yahoo! My Display Ads. A Yahoo spokesperson was kind enough to answer a few questions about the service for WebProNews.
Chris Crum: Are there templates that support video and rich media?
Yahoo: At this time My Display Ads does not support video or rich media, but they may be considered for future product releases.
CC: What Yahoo!/partner sites will users be able to display their ads on?
Yahoo: Adverti
Google Launches Volunteer Search Site
25/6/2009 | external link
If you're looking to give back to your community or volunteer for a charity, a new site from Google can help you find the right opportunity. It's called AllforGood.org and it's a volunteer search site.
When you visit the site, it detects your location via your IP address. The results will return opportunities from a variety of organizations.
The site was built on 20% time with App Engine and Google Base. An API is also provided for third party developers.
Google Analytics Rearranges the Living Room
25/6/2009 | external link
Google Analytics has been moving things around, giving parts of the site a new feel. But don't get used to the way things are now. Analytics is using Website Optimizer to, um, optimize their site. And that means things can continue to change.
But like a good search marketer, the Analytics team isn't testing everything all at once. Instead, they're taking it a step at a time. Their focus right now is on the education and professional resources. Google realized that few people were using the search box to
Yahoo! Search Updates: SearchMonkey Enables More Enhanced Results, Google Base Accepted
25/6/2009 | external link
Yahoo! has released a couple of updates to extend enhanced search results. A new SearchMonkey update that enables even more enhanced results. You may remember back in March that a similar update enabled embedded rich media and documents in Yahoo! search results. Not every search would show them, but for web developers, adding a code snippet could be worth the added attraction in results.
Now, the enhancement is being expanded. Product pages, local information, events, news, and discussions can potentiall
Bing's Best Match Spotlights Official Sites for Brands
25/6/2009 | external link
If you conduct a search for a brand, you're most likely looking for the official site. Bing is separating the official sites out from the rest of the results for brands with a feature called Best Match.
Here's an example of a search for FIFA. Notice the search box included with the result plus deep links:
Best Match isn't perfect. It didn't recognize Caribou Coffee. Also, the "best match" for Keen was a psychic site, Keen.com. But what about Keen shoes? They were at the top of the organic results belo
YouTube Gets a Slew of Updates Including Wonder Wheel, Improved Advanced Search
25/6/2009 | external link
YouTube recently released a bunch of updates across the popular online video sharing site. Here they are:
Wonder Wheel - You may remember that Google added Wonder Wheel to search back in March. Now, for certain searches on YouTube, check the right hand side for the Wonder Wheel link. Here's what happens when you click on it for "keyboard cat"
Improved Advanced Search - YouTube says they've made advanced search easier to use, highlighting all the options available to searchers.
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