Mahalo's Jason Calacanis seems to bring the Google "don't spam us" hammer
down on rival service Squidoo -- but could the next bell toll for him? Which
search engines handle 301 redirects the best, when you move (answer -- it ain't
Microsoft). Are you handling domain registration right for your company? Tips
for B2Bers on PPC and how about some free movie watching from Google Video?
Just don't tell the lawyers. Plus some bander and more in today's episode!
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- Search Spam
Fight - Mahalo: 1; Squidoo: 0
Last week, Jason Calacanis of Mahalo renewed his campaign from earlier this year against Squidoo as a source of search spam. This time, he appears to have gotten a result. Despite Squidoo's belated plea that it would clean things up, Google seems to have penalized Squidoo. Below, a timeline... - Google's
Wireless Spectrum Proposal To Win In FCC
FCC Draft Auction Rules A Win For Google, Hi-Tech Industry from CNN Money reports that Google's wireless spectrum proposal gained backing from FCC chairman Kevin Martin. Ultimately, this could see Google buying wireless broadcast rights. The USA Today article, New rules could rock wireless world, explains part of the proposal... - Google
Mapplets: Google Endorses Mashups, Makes Some More Interactive
The Google Lat Long Blog announced a new feature available on Google Maps that enables you to add "Mapplets" directly on the "My Maps" section. These Mapplets, often referred to as mashups, allow you to add data on top of the maps. Some of the data overlays include real estate... - SEO Class Training
- Brett's Robots.txt Blog
- Moving Your
Site? How Quickly Do Search Engines Catch Your 301 Redirect
Most webmasters dread moving a site from one domain to a new domain and would do whatever they can to avoid it. However, sometimes you cannot avoid making the move. In these cases, what are the various strategies you can use to reduce the SEO concerns with making this move?... - Best Practices
For Corporate Domain Name Management
While a decent percentage of the global business community has become aware of the importance of search engine marketing, very few businesses seem know about the best practices surrounding the purchasing and ownership of web site domain names (e.g. when to purchase, what to purchase, etc.). Unlike SEO problems, where... - How To
Optimize B2B Pay Per Click In Four Hours A Week, Part 1
In a typical B2B company, the job of managing pay per click campaigns is given to someone in the demand generation or business development team. For this person, managing PPC is at best a part time job, squeezed in around managing webinars, email campaigns, field events, whitepaper creation, and... - SpyFu
- Want To See
The Latest Movies For Free? Use Google Video, Complains Watch Group
Watchdog group flags top pirated films on Google Video from News.com covers a report by the National Legal & Policy Center named Is Google Promoting Video Piracy? In this report, they documented fifty cases of movies and other copyrighted material being uploaded and accessible via Google Video for free. Some...
