rustybrick

Avatar Went Hot: June 25, 2008 - 9:41 am
Posted By: rustybrick 13 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google AdWords
I am in awe of the detail in the data Google Ad Planner gives us for free. I have posted some screen shots of it. It is crazy! Blows Google Trends away. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 24, 2008 - 1:18 pm
Posted By: rustybrick 14 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Other
Danny says, "About two seconds after Google Trends For Websites came out, people started noticing that one company's websites oddly had no data available -- Google's own. Google will tell you all about the traffic to competitors like Yahoo and Micro read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 23, 2008 - 2:44 pm
Posted By: rustybrick 15 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google SEO
Are you kidding me? This must be a mistake. This is just way confusing in my opinion. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: rustybrick 15 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google AdSense
AdSense turned five just a few days ago. I remember when it was still in diapers. ;-) read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 19, 2008 - 9:36 pm
Posted By: rustybrick 19 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google SEO
I recorded the whole thing, hope sound quality is okay. Also, exported the full Q&A session as text, tons of details. Enjoy! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 19, 2008 - 12:46 pm
Posted By: rustybrick 19 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google AdSense
Seriously, first comic sans and now variations of Times, Plain Serif, No Serif, Vanilla and Arial. At least I hear CTR is up. :) read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 30, 2008 - 11:36 am
Posted By: rustybrick 39 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google Other
Google has a new, all blue, favorite icon. My life is now complete! read more »
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Avatar Posted By: rustybrick 56 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Yahoo Paid Search
Still waiting on confirmation from Yahoo. But it seems new to me that they are displaying a location under some ads. Google has been doing this for a long time.... read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 12, 2008 - 2:12 pm
Posted By: rustybrick 57 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Water Cooler
We got logos from Google, Yahoo, Ask, Dogpile, Cre8asite, the Search Engine Roundtable and others. All for our special moms! Happy Mothers Day! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 10, 2008 - 9:48 am
Posted By: rustybrick 60 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google AdWords
Ready or not, the landing page load time is coming to the AdWords quality score in June. I have screen shots of the new report Google is displaying so you can be prepared. Good luck! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 14, 2008 - 7:50 am
Posted By: rustybrick 85 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Yahoo SEO
Lots of reports about a weekend Yahoo Search update. No official word from Yahoo yet, but it seems like we got a major Yahoo update going on. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 10, 2008 - 11:52 am
Posted By: rustybrick 89 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: SEM
I love videos! I have been messing around with them for a few months now and yesterday, I officially launched a video podcast. For now, I will likely just do weekly video recaps, 10 minutes or less, on the past week's search news/tips.

I have d read more »
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Avatar Posted By: rustybrick 95 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google SEO
After months and months of the Google Directory being out of sync with the Google Toolbar, it seems like they are now in sync. Not only are the toolbar and directory showing the same PageRank values, it is also showing the same number of bars (prev read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 3, 2008 - 12:41 am
Posted By: rustybrick 97 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Other
I was going to use Performics for all my SEO work, but I guess that idea is over with!

Just kidding...

Google is going to sell off Performics, part of DoubleClick. Smart move Google. Hope the Performics team is okay... read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 15, 2008 - 6:48 am
Posted By: rustybrick 145 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Wanted to start a thread wishing everyone a happy Valentines Day!

My post has a large collection of special logos from our industry, plus links to past logos from the previous years.

Happy Valentines Day! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 13, 2008 - 10:27 am
Posted By: rustybrick 146 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google AdSense
25% of the AdSense publishers I polled took in over $5,000 in 2007 from AdSense. But 33% took in less than $50. Which one are you? :-) read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 22, 2008 - 8:59 am
Posted By: rustybrick 168 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google Searching
We have a way to turn off Google personalized results. Why not a way to turn off Google Universal Results?

(1) Is this something you want?
(2) If so, how would you like to see it implemented? read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 10, 2008 - 2:51 pm
Posted By: rustybrick 180 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Got extra frequent flyer miles to burn? Fly out to Israel in early February to be part of the first every SphinnCon event.

I will be privileged to host the event, so come join me!

Danny just posted details about SphinnCon and the Israel agend read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 10, 2008 - 8:55 am
Posted By: rustybrick 180 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: Google SEO
Google moved the "cache" and "similar pages" links from the line with the URL to the line under the URL, pushing down more of the results and screen realestate for other listing.

I personally think this is a mistake and Google will revert it back read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 10, 2008 - 4:09 am
Posted By: rustybrick 181 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Ask.com
Jim Safka To Replace Jim Lanzone As CEO Of Ask.com

Jim Lanzone goes into venture stuff. But more shocking... He leaves Ask.com.

Jim, to me, is the soul of Ask.com. It is very very sad to see him leave Ask.

Thoughts on why, who, what? read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 8, 2008 - 11:59 am
Posted By: rustybrick 182 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Blogging
Congrats to Rand on winning the most giving search blogger. Sharing the way you do is unprecedented in our industry. Thank you for all of us. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 8, 2008 - 8:43 am
Posted By: rustybrick 182 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Blogging
Yay, the Search Engine Roundtable won the Best Search Conference Coverage of 2007 by SEJ! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 8, 2008 - 7:38 am
Posted By: rustybrick 182 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Yay! Sphinn won the best search engine community/forum of 2007 at Search Engine Journal! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 7, 2008 - 11:20 am
Posted By: rustybrick 183 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Blogging
Congrats to Dosh Dosh for winning the best SMO blog! Techipedia came in a close 2nd!!! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: December 25, 2007 - 7:19 am
Posted By: rustybrick 196 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com)
Category: SEM Industry
A collection of threads from our industry, including this Sphinn thread, wishing one SEM to an other SEM a happy holidays and Merry Christmas! read more »
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