March 19, 2007

From the SEW Blog:

• Can you Automate Link Development?
  Using automation in link development is an attractive concept. The idea of getting bunches of links with minimal effort is compelling, but it's not real.
• Medio Launches PPC Mobile Search Ad Network
  Mobile search provider Medio Systems has launched a new pay-per-click (PPC) text advertising platform.
• Yahoo Finance Market Share 52 times Bigger than Google Finance
  Last month, I asked: "Is Google News the Tail Wagging the News Search Dog?" Today, I'd like to follow up by asking: "Is Google Finance the dog that didn't bark?"
• YouTube Announces 2007 YouTube Video Awards
  Now is your chance to vote for 2007 YouTube Video Awards, honoring the best user-created videos of 2006.
• Comcast Playing Hardball with Google?
  Either Comcast is shopping its business, or it's looking for a better deal with Google. In either case, Comcast wins in this situation.
• Google's Site Targeted CPC Getting Testing
  The instructions for how to set up a site targeted CPC campaign have been added to Google's FAQs.
• AOL France Drops National Search Engine Exalead For Google
  AOL France will drop the national search engine, Exalead, for Google.
• "Microsoft Sucks," According to Scoble
  Former Microsoft Live evangelist Robert Scoble is now criticizing the company's performance.

Headlines & News from Elsewhere:

• Dupe Content Penalty a Myth, but Negative Effects Are Not, Natural Search Blog
• New Google Paper on Near Duplicate Documents, Cre8tive Flow
• The Secret to Ranking at the Search Engines (that's really no secret at all), SEOmoz
• SEO Bloggers: Step Away From the Keyboard, Graywolf's SEO Blog
• Graywolf Puts the Smackdown on SEO Bloggers, SEO Scoop
• Microsoft Tells MVPs “We’re In It to Win” — Really?, Scobleizer
• Improving the Odds of Connecting with Your Target Market, Out of My Gord
• Marriage of SEO & Accessibility Prevents Lawsuits, Increases Visibility, Reality SEO
• Live Twitter Search Engine Opens, Micro Persuasion
• SEOs - Don't Neglect Your Hardware, Performancing
• Putting a Value on NoFollow Links, Chris Garrett
• Collarity Relevance Engine - deep dive - part 2, Web Metrics Guru
• Move to a New Domain Without Losing Rankings (or Hair), ClickZ
• Microsoft Deal For Large Customers: Use Live Search, Get Free MSFT Products, John Battelle's Searchblog
• Viral's Not For Just Anyone: 50% In Survey Rate It Fad For The Lucky Few, MediaPost
• Deanna Brown Leaves Yahoo; Joins Scripps As President, Interactive Group, paidContent