June 27, 2007

From the SEW Blog:

• Marchex Launches Content-Rich Direct-Navigation Strategy
  Marchex today launched 100,000 local and vertical Web sites, all with unique content.
• SEMPO Institute Adds Advanced Search Advertising Course
  Joining the Fundamentals of Search Marketing and Advanced SEO courses is an Advanced Search Advertising course.
• Search Engine Marketing Council
  The special interest group within the Direct Marketing Association is working to provide educational programs to direct marketers.
• Google Not Added to Microsoft AntiTrust Case
  Google's attempt to be added to the list of plaintiffs in the Microsoft antitrust trial was ignored by the U.S. District Judge.
• SEW Experts: ZoomInfo – People Finder and Company Intelligence Tool
  Eric Enge checks out Zoominfo, a tool you can use to find a long lost buddy or to get business intelligence when your company is small and data is hard to come by.

Headlines & News from Elsewhere:

• Search In The Digital Media Ecosystem, Search Insider
• Just how deep is Wikipedia's Penetration into Google..., Threadwatch
• Website Sustainability: What Percent of Your Traffic Comes From Search Engines?, SEO Book
• And Furthermore - Canadians DO Spend Money on Internet Marketing, Webmama
• Value Of Speaking At Conferences, Shoemoney
• Can Social Networks Improve Search Engine Results?, Deep Jive Interests
• SMM in Depth, Yahoo Publisher Network Blog
• MySpace’s Anderson, DeWolfe Want Megabucks To Re-Up With News Corp.: Report, paidContent
• How to make a million dollars, Seth Godin
• Confessions of an SEO Know-It-All, ClickZ
• Why we need librarians, or tagging vs folksonomy, some explanations, Librarian.net
• What To Do When Your Company Wikipedia Page Goes Bad, Search Engine Land
• Social Media & User Generated Content In The Spanish Space, Search Engine Journal
• Google Earth & Maps Advertising Patent Application, SEO by the Sea
• Ask.com on Trends, Freshness, Personalization, and Better Search Results, SEO by the Sea
• YellowPages.com Beta Site Much Better, Screenwerk
• Microsoft Focuses on Acquisitions to Build Up Search, Search Engine Roundtable
• Life at Google - The Microsoftie Perspective, Just Say No to Google
• Four SEM Industry Rants, Online Marketing Blog