Paid Click Joy Returns To Google

Year over year gains in US search ad clicks in April

The latest monthly assessment of clicks on contextual ads from comScore found Google regaining a little of the activity it lost in recent months. Read the rest of this entry »

Engage Your Site Visitors with Virtual Speaking Characters

Imagine if you could speak to every individual that visits your website, answer their questions, communicate key marketing messages and make sure they either make a purchase or leave their contact information. How about if you could offer this level of 24/7 support for less than $10 a month? If it sounds too good to believe, you haven’t heard of SitePal. Read the rest of this entry »

Mobile Advertising To Reach $1.3 Billion

Mobile TV to drive growth

Global mobile advertising will surpass $1 billion for the first time in 2008, reaching $1.3 billion by the end of the year and increasing to almost $7.6 billion by 2013 according to a new report from Juniper Research. Read the rest of this entry »

“SEO” to Become a Trademark?

The online community has been in an uproar since the news that someone is in the process of obtaining a trademark for the term “SEO.” Jason Gambert of Modern Consulting Solutions has gained approval from the Trademark Office and is now moving toward publication. WebProNews Reporter Abby Prince talked with Sarah Bird, Esquire, of SEOmoz, Inc., who happened upon the news as she was working on trademarks for SEOmoz.

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Be Careful! - Bad Content Equals Bad Sales!

What I like about Jakob Nielsen’s posts most is the grumpy-old-man-ness in the underlying tone. It makes me almost think he’s family. But along with the why-doesn’t-anybody-ever-listen-to-me attitude comes some sage-like advice. This time it’s about how bad content trumps other design flaws in terms of what’s bad for business. Read the rest of this entry »