http://www.simsagency.com Internet Marketing: PPC, SEO, Advertising and more Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:28:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This looks to be pretty major -Starting today, Google is adding a wiki function to the search results, "Have you ever wanted to mark up Google search results? Maybe you're an avid hiker and the trail map site you always go to is in the 4th or 5th position and you ... http://www.simsagency.com/2008/11/make-googles-results-your-own/ After giving  Google some limited praise last week for the additional reporting stats on their partner networks, I thought it only fair that I balance things by showing how it compares at Yahoo. And, well, it's not good! Not only does Yahoo not allow you to see the stats from the search ... http://www.simsagency.com/2008/11/does-yahoo-hate-you-then-why-wont-they-listen/ In the latest round of updates at the end of last week, Google announced that they would (finally!) be adding more detail about where your clicks are coming from: "Previously, these pages divided statistics into two categories: search, which included Google and search partners, and the content network. Now, we show one ... http://www.simsagency.com/2008/10/some-limited-praise-for-the-google-adwords-changes/ Catching up on some RSS feeds (it's been a busy week!), I came across this Tech Crunch attack on the 'Team Cyprus Video' - and I'm so annoyed. If you haven't seen it yet, the video (below) was created in Cyprus by some techies on vacation.  Those involved work for some ... http://www.simsagency.com/2008/10/does-anybody-remember-laughter/ We've seen the first hiring via Twitter, the first house sold on Twitter, and now an engagement: Ah, the power of love! Congratulations to both Sean and Tara - hope you'll both have a wonderful life together. http://www.simsagency.com/2008/10/such-a-pair-of-tweethearts/ Google, always looking out for us, has a new feature available for Gmail. Mail Goggles - love the name! - asks you a series of math problems before sending your email, so that those who have maybe had a little too much to drink won't send anything they'll regret later. A ... http://www.simsagency.com/2008/10/5-more-products-from-the-makers-of-mail-googles/ One of my regular reads is Jacob Morgan's blog - I've mentioned him before on here - as he usually has something interesting to say, and he's very prolific too. Most of his posts take a inquisitive tone, he asks for opinions or thoughts from his audience (which is a ... http://www.simsagency.com/2008/10/can-good-can-come-from-the-recession/ I don't think many people realize exactly how hard it is to market for a charity. Years ago I worked on a website which raised money for a South African park project, and it was far, far tougher trying to get noticed there than on most of the commercial sites ... http://www.simsagency.com/2008/10/imaginative-marketingfor-a-good-cause/ Join the Lowcountry Twitter List It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Twitter. It's currently both my favorite waste of time and my most productive outlet. For fun, making contacts, publicity, research and much more, Twitter is simply the best right now. But... While it's easy to make contact with those ... http://www.simsagency.com/2008/10/introducing-the-lowcountry-twitter-list/ Part 2 of the occasional series of overly-gimmicky blog posts that takes an iconic movie of the 1980s and tenuously ties it to a business marketing idea. Plot Synopsis In the 28th funniest movie of all time (official!), 3 disgraced parapsychologist professors leave academia and form a private firm providing paranormal investigations ... http://www.simsagency.com/2008/09/social-media-ghostbusters-the-art-of-being-prepared/