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Google AdWords for video – pay to place targeted video ads on YouTube

Google have announced an AdWords for video beta. This is basically integrating YouTube video advertising into the AdWords network together with a few new additions. In a promotional video, Google …

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Hackers break SSL used by millions of sites

For those of you who don’t know SSL (secure socket layer) is the technology that establishes an encrypted link between your web server and a browser. This link ensures that …

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What does the exit of Carol Bartz mean for SEO?

This week, Carol Bartz was dismissed as CEO of Yahoo by its chairman, Roy Bostock, whose name makes him sound more like a Seventies footballer than a high profile businessman. …

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Why should I run mobile PPC campaigns?

With the rise of smartphones, people are getting used to surfing the internet on their mobile phones. However, user behaviour differs between normal and mobile searches. On desktops and laptops, …

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My 8 SEO Predictions for 2011

My 8 SEO Predictions for 2011 First of all, I hope you are all enjoying the holidays and enjoying a well-deserved break! I thought I would put together some of …

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Facebook actor invests in Myspace

News Corporation has sold Myspace for $35m, a fraction of the $500m it paid for it in 2005 and barely a third of the $100m it had hoped for. The …

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Olympic athletes can blog and tweet but must respect IOC guidelines

Athletes competing at the London Olympics will be allowed to blog and use Twitter, but must operate within International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines. The Olympic Charter bans political demonstrations, so …

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Twitter founder Biz Stone ‘gets out of the way’

One of Twitter’s co-founders, Biz Stone, is to stop working there and will instead join up with former colleagues in a new venture. Twitter was spawned from The Obvious Group …

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Twitter and Facebook traffic hit rare heights thanks to Ryan Giggs

According to traffic statistics released by UKOM/Nielsen, the major social networking sites, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, all had record months in May. It is thought that news of the Ryan …

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