Archive for April, 2007

Thailand Continues Ban Of Youtube

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Thailand recently banned access to Youtube in their country after finding a short video clip that was considered insulting to their monarch. Despite the video being removed, the ban remains. "That's not enough. We want the picture removed, too, before we unblock it," said Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, the minister of information and ...

Keyword Research Is Not Always Foolproof

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Keyword research is always mentioned as a very important SEO tool, and it certainly can be. But sometimes the research is flawed beyond recognition. Let's mention some of the drawbacks that can and do occur. Most of the data for keyword research tools comes from meta search engines. ...

DoubleClick To Offer New Advertising Exchange

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Doubleclick recently announced that they were going to launch a new advertising exchange that will allow buyers and sellers of digital advertisements to connect in the third quarter of 2007. This new advertising system is currently being tested in the United States and is expected to be available globally by the ...

Google To Sell Advertising On Echostar

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

Leading search engine Google continues their foray into advertising, teaming up with Echostar, a company that provides satellite TV services. Under the agreement, Google will sell and help select ads to run to their network of 13.1 million subscribers. "This has a much better chance of getting the market excited" ...

Websites Need A Profit Motive

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

Ten years ago there were a lot of non-profit style websites around. But these days, you'll see less and less of that type. The web is a great place to monetize websites, so there's almost no reason to build a hobby website anymore. With simple ad programs like Google ...

Search Engine Traffic Has Peaks And Valleys

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

If you monitor search engine traffic for any length of time, you'll end up seeing some clear patterns. I've noticed that there are a lot of peaks and valleys, and traffic seems to come and go in cycles. This effect shouldn't be surprising. People have long noticed ...