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Google Selling Performics

Monday, April 7th, 2008

When Google purchased DoubleClick, they also became the owners of Performics - Search Engine Optimization company. There was a lot of talk in the SEO/SEM community about that being a conflict of interest - a Search Engine company owning a Search Engine Optimization company.
Last week Google announced it will sell off the Performics portion […]

Google Owns Performics (By Extension)

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

Now that the DoubleClick / Google marriage has been blessed by both the European Commission and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, SEOs and SEMs everywhere will be eager to see what Google will do with Performics. Performics is a Search Engine Marketing company owned by DoubleClick and so Google now owns a Search Engine […]

November Search Engine Market Share

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

There were no significant changes in Search Engine market share from October to November ‘07, according to Virginia based Internet information provider comScore. Google is still way out in front compared to the others and, although Yahoo! dropped and AOL/Time Warner grabbed a little more share, everyone basically kept their same positions in November.
Of […]

Improve Google Results

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

If you have ever complained because of seeing poor quality web sites listed in Google, be aware that they are hiring actual humans to help improve the SERPs.
For example, you could apply for the currently open position of “Search Quality Evaluator” if you live in Mountain View or want to move there.
“We can’t tell how […]

Google Owns SEO Company

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

I was somewhat surprised at what I read when I came across a post by Scott Buresh on Search Engine Guide. The title is A Slippery Slope: Google Owns a Search Engine Optimization Company.
“What does this mean for those hiring other companies and looking for great search engine placement? We will just have to […]

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