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Search & Mobile Marketing Trends: SEO Apocalypse 2012

seo-four-horsemenThis has been a year where search marketing truly matured. Mobile became one of the largest growth components, with its share of the overall search market now reaching 20 percent.

Looking ahead, expect 2012 to be the year when we push further into the more…

Twitter Dumps on Google for Pushing Google+ in Search

twitter_googleplusTwitter is now officially speaking out against Google’s new search features that give prominent placement to content from its own social network, Google+.

In a statement, Twitter complained that “people, publishers, news organizations and Twitter users” would suffer from not being more…

Yandex, Not Bing, Becomes Default Windows Phone Search Engine in Russia

YandexYandex has officially become the default search engine on Windows Phone-based handsets in Russia. Russia’s largest search engine has entered a partnership with both Microsoft and many major phone manufacturers including Nokia, Samsun and HTC. more…

Most Indian surfers search for mobile phones

computerSearch engines are invariably the first port of call, when one logs on to the World Wide Web. They are used for a variety of purposes, one of which is searching for the best deals available.

Web surfers in India search the most for mobile phones. more…

September 2011 Search Engine Market Share from comScore, Hitwise

Google’s U.S. search engine market share climbed back up above 65 percent in September, while Yahoo’s share declined after two months of growth, according to comScore. While comScore shows Google market share just above 65 percent, Hitwise shows them hovering above 66 percent with Bing, Yahoo, and Bing-powered search all down. more…

Google Narrows AdMob to Mobile Apps

admobIn the face of Google AdSense for Mobile and AdMob feature cross-over, Google has decided to make a clear break between the products. Google has announced that AdMob’s mobile web publisher features will be discontinued on September 30. more…

LinkedIn Buys Real-Time Search Startup

linkedinLinkedIn has acquired IndexTank, a provider of real-time hosted search technology, for an undisclosed amount.

LinkedIn and IndexTank say that the acquisition will help improve LinkedIn’s internal search technology. more…

Bing for Mobile Adds Movies, Videos, Facebook Likes

Bing has rolled out several new features to Bing for Mobile Browse (m.bing.com), Bing’s version for smartphone and tablet browsers. The features include information about movies, a new video section, and the addition of Facebook “likes” to Bing’s search results pages. more…

Claz.org, Search All Classifieds. The New Search Engine For Classifieds Is Out Of Beta

clazClaz.org is a classifieds database breaking out of beta testing after 10 months of development. As of September of 2011, Claz.org is officially live and functional.

Gentlemen, start your engines ! Claz.org has launched its new search engine for classifieds. more…

Facebook Seeks Acquisitions to Fend Off Google Competition

Facebook_mobileFacebook Inc., the world’s largest social network, is planning acquisitions that will improve site design, keep its service reliable and advance mobile features to stave off competition from Google Inc. (GOOG) and Twitter Inc.

The company aims to make about 20 purchases in 2011, more…

Beware of stolen electronics posted on Craigslist

craigslist_phoneWESTLAKE, Ohio – We’re all looking for the best deal we can find, especially when it comes to electronic items. Websites like eBay and Craigslist have given millions of consumers significant discounts in recent years, but buyers need to do their homework before issuing any cash. more…

Google Graduates AdWords Tablet Targeting

In a world where increasing numbers of users are accessing the web on the go, mobile targeting is more than sensible: it’s mandatory. Refining mobile ad targeting further, Google has graduates their AdWords tablet targeting feature. more…