Google just announced, in a lengthy 8 page pdf (see below) plans to launch a new micropayment process that will allow content developers to put some of their premium content behind a paywall.  Many believe this has the potential to save newspapers, or at least infuse the cluttered internet with higher quality, “Pay-Per-Veiw” content. I’m [...]

Yahoo and Microsoft have finally teamed up to take on Google. We’ve been watching these two try and dance together for a long time and they finally are making it happen- thanks to Bing showing so strongly as of late. Together they could claim up to 25% of the search market and be a thorn [...]

I’m often asked, “If my site gets lots of traffic, this will help with search engines, right?”. The answer is a resounding….it depends. Let’s take a look at two possible meanings and It’ll be more clear: 1. If my site gets more traffic (via PPC, my employees, etc.) then Google will see that the site [...]

Bing seems to be making a dent. Arnold Zafra from the Search Engine Journal (one of my faves I’ll admit) keeps us updated on their steady growth. Not enough strike fear in Google I’m sure, but enough of a push to shift the search engine world?  Drive momentum into cleaning up what sometimes is a [...]