by Danny Sullivan The noise about whether Google is a monopoly that needs to be controlled continues to ramp up, with Google itself releasing a “charm offensive” set of slides after its lobbying using those slides was outed by Consumer Watchdog. I’ll cover that below, but as I watch the debate continue over whether Google [...]

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by Matt McGee Knowing where a searcher is when s/he conducts a search is one of the big promises and opportunities in mobile search. Advertisers want the precise targeting, and it’s also a convenience for the user who doesn’t need to indicate a location when looking for products and services. There are already several tools [...]

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by Barry Schwartz A week after Google pushed search suggestions globally, Google has added search suggestions to Google Image Search. Now, if you visit Google Image Search and start typing in a query, Google will offer you suggestions. I tried typing in red, expecting red rose, which I got, but then I saw redtube, which [...]

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by Search Engine Land Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced returns to Seattle June 2-3 with a cutting edge agenda specifically created for experienced search engine marketers. SMX Advanced sessions are fast paced and sophisticated, packed with extended Q&A. Presenters will jump right in to cover today’s hot button search engine marketing issues, including paid [...]

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by Danny Sullivan Google’s a split-personality company. On the one hand, it wants people to believe that it could lose its customers at any time, lest it get viewed as a monopoly. But question its ability on the technical front, and the Big G will go off on you like nobody’s business. That’s what happened [...]

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