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December 28, 2007

Search Headlines & Links: December 28, 2007

Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected this week's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:

From the SEW Blog:

• Search Blogs Awards Voting Is On
  Search Engine Journal's 2007 Search Blogs Awards have been posted, and the voting has begun.
• An Open Letter to Google Engineering: Please Slow Down a Little
  We appreciate the fact that you introduce valuable new features so frequently. But please: slow down a little, and spend a bit more time on bug testing.
• Defining Search in 2007
  This year could be defined by social media, blended search, or even the changes in SEO. All told, 2007 is mainly the year that search continued to mature and fit in with other marketing disciplines.
• Poor Market Less Impact On Online Marketing Of Real Estate
  The subprime debacle and poor economic growth has not impacted the online marketing of real estate, at least as far as online condos sales seem to indicate.
• Facebook Search Engine: Livin' the Vida Local Online
  The Facebook search engine has reached the tipping point for global brand building online.
• Google Misses the Mark with Reader Shared Items
  This might make the folks at Facebook feel better about the whole Beacon privacy fiasco.
• A Look at the Top Searches of 2007
  A look at the most popular, up-and-coming search terms of 2007.
• SEW Experts: 7 Tips for Training Link Developers
  We all know the vital role of backlinks in search engine visibility. So how do you train your link building team?
• SEW Experts: Social Search Engine Face-off: Facebook vs. MySpace
  Brand marketers need to understand whether they are missing the train, or jumping on the wrong train.
• YouTube Ads Broadcast Google Laser Targeting: RIP SEM
  Google and YouTube have taken the Art of Subliminal Advertising and Science of Behavioral Targeting to new heights.
• SEW Experts: Large Enterprise SEO: CMS Duplicate Content
  For large sites, CMS-created duplicate content obliterates SEO.
• SEW Experts: Google vs. the World
  Round 1 goes to Google/DoubleClick and the U.S. FTC. Round 2: Will the EU strike a blow for global privacy?
• Interview with Microsoft's Mike Nichols
  With Microsoft's recent set of releases, their new video search engine was unveiled for the first time.
• Try A Little Social Media In 2008
  Make a resolution: Try participating in social media next year. While your site remains important, your visitors aren't only finding you through typical search engines.

Posted by Kevin Newcomb on December 28, 2007 5:07 PM