As an SEO, you live for these moments ….
While doing some job search-related exploration, I came across a very different looking results page on Google. You can see the new Google look here.
You’ll notice a few things:
1. The Sponsored Links on the right side of the page are highlighted, which makes them stand out quite […]

According to a story in CNET today, Google is beginning to offer print ads to current online advertisers.
I’m sure the sacred cows of the offline ad placement world just love this … not. Such moves by Google continue to squeeze profits out of Madison Avenue.
As the story concludes:

The move is another significant step for Google […]

"Anti" Web sites are nothing new to the Web. One of my personal favorites, F***NationalCity.com, has been a thorn in National City Bank’s side for years - even to the point that it ranks highly on search engines for related queries.
However, until now, the anti movement has stayed pretty clear of actually paying to promote […]

The recent investment in SimplyHired has apparently inspired a full-court press strategy for advertising on Yahoo! and its network’s pay-per-click (PPC) solution.
Here’s just a taste of SimplyHired’s major market buys and their current bids.
Chicago jobs - 91 cents (per click)Boston jobs - 47 centsNew York jobs - 57 centsPhiladelphia jobs - 59 centsDallas jobs […]

And I wanna be an anarchist
I get pissed, destroy! 
Would Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten have made a good blogger? Public Enemy’s Chuck D? John Lennon? Kurt Cobain? Jim Morrison? Bob Dylan?
Working out this morning to the tune of Anarchy in the UK, this is the question I asked myself. I know, a tad off the beaten […]

The New York Times (recent investor in Indeed.com) put out a hate piece on Google today. Check it out here (free registration).
The article essentially paints Google as the market’s new Microsoft, hoarding the world’s best engineering talent, bullying media, and having an overall aura of arrogance. Can you blame them?
My favorite comment from the article […]

According to Reuters, both Google and Yahoo! are courting Trader Classified Media for an acquisition play.
Trader publishes 578 print guides and runs 56 Web sites with classified ads in 22 countries. Such reach and content would make either a serious player for all kinds of classified content - including jobs - on a global scale […]