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AdSense turned five just a few days ago. I remember when it was still in diapers. ;-) read more »
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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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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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Microsoft explains why they indexed billions of Google Ads and what they did to fix it. read more »
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We covered 52 sessions between PubCon and Vegas. I even provided the top five sessions by pageviews. I am sure the top five will change after the weekend, since most people didn't have a chance to view the Matt Cutts keynote session... read more »
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Since Google implemented the click area change, has your CTR dropped in AdSense? Check the comments at ProBlogger. read more »
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Yea, AdSense publishers, base don my very very scientific poll, are damn old. Well, maybe not crazy old, but older than I thought. read more »
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Impressive web analytics data analysis on Sitelinks... read more »
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I have a feeling, Microsof'ts Live Search Webmaster Portal is about to be launched, at least a deeper beta. This should be interesting. read more »
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Step by step on setting up Google AdSense video units.

Now I am off to move to a new house... read more »
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Yea, no one cares about PageRank...  But Gabs noticed Google updated the PR bars in the Google Directory.  I believe those updates are very very rare.Not that it matters. ;-) read more »
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Seems Google WMT updated the link reports last night. It just doesn't seem like a typical update, something seems off to me...

Seems like older pages are higher up on this link update, as opposed to fresher pages. read more »
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People are noticing that their Yahoo Directory titles are showing in Yahoo Search results even though they have added the NOYDIR tag to their site. This seems to be a new occurrence. read more »
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Does that title even make sense?

Google's returning less pages for the site: command.

Are you also noticing this? read more »
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I am not sure if this is a 100% new, but I think it is. Export your AdWords reports to Google Spreadsheets. read more »
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People are hitting Google Maps with tons of spam. Now Google is working on a Google Maps and Local spam filtering tool. read more »
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Coming soon, a way to tell Google you dont want your ads to be shown on the DomainPark sites. read more »
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Cache date is now showing "X minutes ago" as opposed to "MM DD" format for some searches. read more »
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Yes, Google is hiring Submarine Cable experts. read more »
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Yea, you heard me right. Biagra, not Viagra. Did WP get hacked, or sell that page to someone? read more »
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As Gary Price reports, Google now has the domain AdScapeMediaInventoryTest.net. AdScape is the company Google bought to provide in video game ads. Maybe the test ad server will be at that domain? read more »
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Ever wonder how we, at the Search Engine Roundtable, coordinate several authors over four days and 75 sessions for live conference blogging. This post shows you some of that... read more »
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People find this outrageous. Why would Google force publishers into this program, when it is clearly available for them to select under the referrals section of AdSense? Why require an opt out, just let them opt in? read more »
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With this new setting, you can set your campaigns to never end... Is this new? Google says it is new. But doesn't seem logical to be new to me... read more »
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This video shows how I can make popcorn on my iPhone. Hehehe. read more »
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