Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'digitalpoint'

Digital Point Coop Advertisers Advertising on Google?

A DigitalPoint Forums thread shows an ad for Digital Point Coop Network. The network is now a controversial ad network, because it can be used to try to influence the search results. In any event, a DigitalPoint Forums thread has...

Should You Prevent Landing Pages from Being Crawled if it Interferes with Google AdWords?

A Google AdWords advertiser on DigitalPoint Forums mentions that his landing pages -- which he uses specifically for AdWords (thus far) -- have been creeping up in the search results, and he feels that the additional clicks are interfering with...

Yahoo! Integrates Lyrics Search into Results

As a big fan of music and especially of singing harmonies, I like to know the words of the songs I sing along to when I'm onstage in the shower car. Lyric search results have never been quite perfect, and...

Microsoft and Yahoo in Discussions for Merger

The big news this morning is that Microsoft is looking to acquire Yahoo for $50 billion. Over at Search Engine Land, Danny also covers the possible merger. Ironically, DigitalPoint members are hoping that this ends the the Google search monopoly:...

Is Google Headed Towards a Search Monopoly?

A DigitalPoint Forums poll is currently open that asks the obvious question given Google's recent press: Is Google going to become a search monopoly? The results (currently) are not so surprising: Yes, that's where we're heading.2064.52% No, I don't think...

Google AdSense Team Addresses Ad Placement

A DigitalPoint Forums thread discusses a blog post by the Google AdSense team about how to avoid accidental clicks on campaigns. Ads placed in the following areas are more susceptible to be clicked, according to the Google AdSense team, and...

Interview with Google's Adam Lasnik on Paid Links, Duplicate Content, and Other Topics

A DigitalPoint Forums post links to an interview Eric Enge had with Google's Search Evangelist, Adam Lasnik. In the interview, Adam discusses paid links, nofollow links, duplicate content and crawling, validated pages and how they are handled by the algorithm,...

Tools to Check a Sites True Google Toolbar PageRank Score

In a DigitalPoint Forums thread, a member asks how to check for an invalid PageRank. This is a timely question given that there was a PageRank update earlier this week. Since you can fake your PageRank, it's good to have...

Google Sponsored Listings Hide Surprises and Malware

A DigitalPoint Forums post refers to a PC World article about recent malware being disguised by a Google Sponsored Link. Roger Thompson of Exploit Security Labs posted today about finding poisoned Google sponsored links that surreptitiously direct searchers through malicious...

Google Phone to Launch Worldwide in 2007

Is the Google Phone a reality? Indeed it is, according to a DigitalPoint Forums post. Google has apparently partnered with Taiwan manufacturer HTC (High Tech Computer) to manufacture the phones which are slated for a 2007 worldwide launch. What is...

Google Announces PowerPoint Presentation Capability in Google Docs

As many know, yesterday was a rather important day for Google Docs when they announced that they are pregnant with a baby. Well, not really, but the Google Docs and Spreadsheets family intends to branch out into the world of...

Will Google's Purchase of DoubleClick Affect Google AdSense?

Friday's announcement of Google's acquisition of Doubleclick has created a storm of posts in a variety of forums about the challenges this acquisition will pose to competitors and Google AdSense and AdWords publishers. A DigitalPoint Forums user asks how the...

Listing of Some Free Keyword Suggestion Tools

A Search Engine Watch Forums thread has links to several free and useful keyword suggestion tools that are still available to us. Remember last week, we discussed Yahoo!'s plans for a new keyword tool, Wordtracker opening a new free version...


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