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SEO for Local Results

pittfall — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:07:48 +0000

Very interesting… recently I posted about the need for Google to focus on relevancy in search results to maintain their market share that led me to look at tying a geographic location to improve relevancy and my belief that it will be the next step to reinforce universal search results. As a professional SEO consultant, [...]

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SEO for Local Results

Next Step in Universal Search

pittfall — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:12:43 +0000

In my most recent post, I wrote of the need for relevancy in search results and it being the biggest determining factor for switching your preferred search engine (based upon survey by JP Morgan). However, much of the changes that have impacted SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages) in the past few years have had more [...]

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Next Step in Universal Search

Relevancy – The Ultimate Google Killer

pittfall — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:54:00 +0000

A study recently compiled and released by JP Morgan, 2009 Internet Investment Guide, included some interesting insight into search, advertising and online behavior including a “potential search deal likely between Yahoo! and Microsoft.” Even as the idea that Yahoo! and anyone might happen, there is more important implications of the research data that isn’t as [...]

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Relevancy – The Ultimate Google Killer

Is Google a Local Pusher?

pittfall — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:19:00 +0000

Back in May, I noticed what appeared to be a test by Google to add more relevancy to search engine result (SERPs) by publishing a search box for geographical modifiers to a requested search query (Google Pushing Local Results). See image below: If you used the “looking for local” search box, this would modify the SERPs [...]

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Is Google a Local Pusher?

Google Pushing Local Search?

pittfall — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:22:33 +0000

Today while doing research for a client, I happened to notice something very interesting in Google’s results. The given search was for “hampton inn” and further research on other geographically relevant, broad terms returned similar results like “restaurant” and “mcdonalds.” Entering a city, state or zip code returned the Google map and relevant results based on the [...]

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Google Pushing Local Search?

Microsoft Offers Content Ads for AdCenter in Beta

pittfall — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:50:03 +0000

In an attempt to provide additional traffic from their AdCenter platform, MSN AdCenter will offer start showing your ads (if you are an adCenter advertiser) on “content-based pages on website owned by publishing partners such as MSN” beginning August 29, 2007. Here is more information from the announcement: Announcing the U.S. release of Microsoft Content Ads [...]

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Microsoft Offers Content Ads for AdCenter in Beta

Google AdWords Tool for Your Marketing Toolbelt

pittfall — Wed, 23 May 2007 04:16:54 +0000

As tools have progressed through the years, simple reporting tools are no longer fulfilling the needs of marketers professionals to know who, what, where, when and how people are using their websites. Analytics can answer this for you, but it still doesn’t answer another very important question: What about my competition? Google offers a little known tool [...]

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Google AdWords Tool for Your Marketing Toolbelt

YellowBot.com – An Interview with Erron Silverstein, CEO of Solfo

pittfall — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:42:13 +0000

Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Erron Silverstein, CEO of Solfo, which has developed a new, Web 2.0 version of local directories with the user at the core of the project. It blends local and social aspects to bring local brick and mortar locations, such as restaurants, services, stores and more, to the [...]

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YellowBot.com – An Interview with Erron Silverstein, CEO of Solfo

Yellowbot.com – Social Networking and Local Search

pittfall — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:07:45 +0000

Yellowbot is live. Yellowbot in it’s simplest form is an online directory similar to the old yellow pages book that is delivered to your door on a yearly basis. But if you think that it is just a directory of a huge database of business listings with names, addresses, phone numbers, website address and such, you [...]

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Yellowbot.com – Social Networking and Local Search

Beanstalk Provides Tools for Search Marketers

pittfall — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 02:28:47 +0000

Beanstalk is a Search Engine Marketing firm that offers SEO news articles and have recently added to marketers toolbox with some free SEO tools. Beanstalk’s Tools for Search Engine Marketers Ranking Tools Keyword Activity Tool This one help you to determine which keywords you should be targeting by providing the estimated searches per day each phrase is expected to [...]

New Social Networking – Outside.in

pittfall — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 23:11:15 +0000

What is Outside.in? Outside.in is organizing user initiated content that combines elements of the web and physical location into unique social environment. the best way to discover the conversations that are going on in your neighborhood – whether that’s where you live, where you work, or where you want to be. See what locals are saying right [...]

AskCity – New Local Search

pittfall — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:59:00 +0000

AskCity – New Local Search Ask.com released a new local search this week, AskCity. It provides four areas to search (left of page): 1. Businesses – Search by: - Name or Category - Location 2. Events – Search by: - Artist, Venue or Event - Location - Date 3. Movies – Search by: - Movie, Genre or Actor - Location - Date 4. Maps and Directions When you search, you [...]

Yahoo! Maps go Live

pittfall — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:15:00 +0000

Yahoo! Maps go Live Yahoo announced today that they are releasing Yahoo! Maps from beta: Since we released the beta version, we’ve spent our time optimizing the product and responding to user feedback to make it ready for mainstream use. The new Yahoo! Maps gives our users a more expedient method of finding locations and getting driving [...]

MSN Maps goes Live (pun intended)

pittfall — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:45:00 +0000

MSN Maps goes Live (pun intended) Microsoft takes another stride at keeping up with the “Googles” with the new maps on the Live Search platform adding a bird’s eye view. Microsoft puts up a limited number of cities in the United States with the following cities: Atlanta Baltimore Boston Dallas Denver Detroit Fort Worth Houston Las Vegas Los Angeles Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco San Jose Seattle Aaron Wall of SEO Book, spoke up [...]