SEO Blog | Customer Magnetism» Yahoo http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog Search Engine Optimization Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:24:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A Week of Very Public Social Media Adventures http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/social-media/a-week-of-very-public-social-media-adventures/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/social-media/a-week-of-very-public-social-media-adventures/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:30:07 +0000 MJ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=503 blogpostMJSocial media has been through quite an adventure in the past week. First, it was the launch of Google Buzz and its invasion of privacy in its quest to compete with Facebook and Twitter. Next, Yahoo! mail threw its hat in the ring with opt-out updates on its email users. Then, over the weekend, phishing attacks on Twitter and Bebo users compromised the security and privacy of their accounts, followed by spamming from those accounts. One wise Harvard Law School student seemed offended by Google,...

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]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/social-media/a-week-of-very-public-social-media-adventures/feed/ 0 blogpostMJSocial media has been through quite an adventure in the past week. First, it was the launch of Google Buzz and its invasion of privacy in its quest to compete with Facebook and Twitter. Next, Yahoo! mail threw its hat in the ring with opt-out updates on its email users. Then, over the weekend, phishing attacks on Twitter and Bebo users compromised the security and privacy of their accounts, followed by spamming from those accounts. One wise Harvard Law School student seemed offended by Google,...

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 Yahoo! Following in Google’s Fail-Footsteps: Real Time Search http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/yahoo-following-in-google%e2%80%99s-fail-footsteps-real-time-search/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/yahoo-following-in-google%e2%80%99s-fail-footsteps-real-time-search/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:00:49 +0000 Liz http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=390 realtimesantaWhile I understand that no one wants to be left behind when a competitor takes a step forward, Yahoo! is apparently missing the point. Really Yahoo!, if Google takes a step in the wrong direction, you’d do best not to follow. Everyone has been abuzz about Google’s real time search results, aka Google’s real time spam results. If you haven’t noticed, thanks to Google now anyone can show up on the first page of search results, even for just a few seconds, with whatever spam...

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]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/yahoo-following-in-google%e2%80%99s-fail-footsteps-real-time-search/feed/ 1 realtimesantaWhile I understand that no one wants to be left behind when a competitor takes a step forward, Yahoo! is apparently missing the point. Really Yahoo!, if Google takes a step in the wrong direction, you’d do best not to follow. Everyone has been abuzz about Google’s real time search results, aka Google’s real time spam results. If you haven’t noticed, thanks to Google now anyone can show up on the first page of search results, even for just a few seconds, with whatever spam...

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 The (My) Problem with Googles IP Based Search Results http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/seo-basics/the-problem-with-googles-ip-based-search-results/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/seo-basics/the-problem-with-googles-ip-based-search-results/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:04:55 +0000 Jeremy http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=155 So, more and more Google is serving local business results for generic search terms such as Italian Restaurants and using IP location to determine which listings appear. The problem is that your IP is not always located in the same city as your physical location. I am located in Virginia Beach but my IP is based in Chesapeake, VA. So, as I search for a delicious Italian restaurant to have lunch at today (mmm, carbs) I am served a 10 pack of terrific ideas…but they...

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]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/seo-basics/the-problem-with-googles-ip-based-search-results/feed/ 3 So, more and more Google is serving local business results for generic search terms such as Italian Restaurants and using IP location to determine which listings appear. The problem is that your IP is not always located in the same city as your physical location. I am located in Virginia Beach but my IP is based in Chesapeake, VA. So, as I search for a delicious Italian restaurant to have lunch at today (mmm, carbs) I am served a 10 pack of terrific ideas…but they...

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 YouTube Sponsored Listings: Video Advertising Available on YouTube http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/uncategorized/youtube-sponsored-listings/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/uncategorized/youtube-sponsored-listings/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:06:41 +0000 Erin http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=107 Sponsored Listings Come to YouTubePeople want more video. It’s a simple fact, and they are turning up in droves to search for it. According to comScore, YouTube is currently the #2 ranked search engine in terms of total queries, slipping by Yahoo! in August of last year. For most this doesn’t come as a shock. Since its inception YouTube has steadily gained notoriety and user base, making it a very unique and sizeable conquest for advertisers and marketers alike looking to target web savvy searchers hunting for video to...

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]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/uncategorized/youtube-sponsored-listings/feed/ 0 Sponsored Listings Come to YouTubePeople want more video. It’s a simple fact, and they are turning up in droves to search for it. According to comScore, YouTube is currently the #2 ranked search engine in terms of total queries, slipping by Yahoo! in August of last year. For most this doesn’t come as a shock. Since its inception YouTube has steadily gained notoriety and user base, making it a very unique and sizeable conquest for advertisers and marketers alike looking to target web savvy searchers hunting for video to...

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