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Google Checkout is Borderline Monopolistic

It is bad enough that Google rewards people who use Google Checkout by placing a Google checkout logo in your Search PPC ads which basically force everyone to adapt the same process… they now crossed a new line. They now allow you to add promotions right into the Google checkout logo.

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Google Checkout Discount

What do you think is this fucked up or what.

November 28, 2008   8 Comments

Yahoo’s Jerry Yang Finally Steps Down

Finally Jerry Yang steps down. What does this mean for us Search people? I am hopping that whoever steps up to the plate will be able to use Yahoo to fight out the monopolistic practices by Google and give us more options. No MORE Google PPC Blackbox!

Here is a list of top 5 things I would want Yahoo to do to compete with the Google and give search marketers more to work with.

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November 17, 2008   6 Comments

3rd Google Founder?

Found this article thanks to my buddy Nana Gilber-Bafoe about a possible 3rd Google Founder.

Here is the link to the full article about Hubert Chang Claims Google Founder

September 28, 2008   2 Comments

Google Adwords Keyword Suggestion Tool is Wrong

Secret Behind AdWords KW Suggestion Tool That Google Does NOT Want You to Know

A few months back Google released search volume as part of their Keyword Suggestion Tool. SEOs and Online Marketers were very excited about this development. Not since Yahoo’s Overture tool have we been able to see the search volume for the major search engines. Sure there are services like Wordtracker, but lets face it their data has nothing in comparison to what the big G can give.

The problem is what most people do not realize is that Google is flat out misleading you about the search volume.  Any SEO who has finally attained that first position and does not get even 1/10 of the traffic promised by this tool knows exactly what I am talking about.

Here is the secret behind the Keyword Suggestion Tool

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September 17, 2008   5 Comments

International Search - Google and Search in Russia

I am blogging to you straight from the heart of Russia from a little town called Murmansk.

Murmansk Map

First, yes it is damn cold here, but not as bad as you would think. Second, yes it doesn’t get dark till about midnight in these parts. Moving on to international search…

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August 23, 2008   2 Comments