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Is Organic Search Dead? Dying? Yes. And No.

by Dustin Diehl March 30, 2012

Here at Sitewire we enjoy a good debate, especially when it gives us the chance to show off our smarts and flex our brain muscle. Here’s a little glimpse of one such debate. With Google’s continuous updates, increased emphasis on content strategy and the overall shift in digital media of late, the question of where and [...]

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Search Engine Rankings and Click-Through Rates: Be Not Deceived

by Roger Pimentel October 3, 2011

A new graph has been making its way around the social media circles, part of an excellent white paper about long-tail CTR. While the piece was shared by some very smart people in the industry, and people that I have a lot of respect for, this kind of report makes me cringe because its implications [...]

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Is Google +1 The New “Like” Button?

by Chris Corak April 14, 2011

Google is making significant effort in 2011 to blend social elements into its standard search results. In February, Google launched an update to further integrate Twitter, Flickr and Quora information within its standard search results. Only one month later, nearly a year after Facebook’s launch of the “Like” button, Google announced its rival, the “+1” [...]

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Yahoo! Search Direct Competing With Google Instant

by Chris Corak April 12, 2011

Yahoo! recently rolled out its rival to Google Instant, called Yahoo! Search Direct. Similar to Google Instant, Search Direct provides “Answers” to a user’s query as the user types. Yahoo! claims its new feature is faster and produces more relevant results than Google Instant. Yahoo! claims Search Direct supports 15 different categories at this time, [...]

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Mobile Won’t Reach Potential Until Marketers Get Serious

by Sean Bartlett September 28, 2010

As pleased as I am with the accelerated growth of mobile over the past few years, the industry is still in its infancy and will continue to underperform, relative to potential, until major brands and agencies treat mobile with the same respect as other channels. The scenarios outlined below would be absolutely unacceptable if executed [...]

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Search Marketing: Evaluating The Experts

by Travis Unwin September 1, 2010

You admit it. Figuring out the intricacies of how your business shows up in search results is hard. Your business is your business, and your business is not the business of search engines. You’ve come to terms with this, and you understand that you need to write a check to someone who is in the [...]

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