Search Marketing News Roundup – Week June 7th-11th

Here’s a summary of what you need to know in search marketing from last week, in order of recency… Click on headlines to read stories.

Friday, June 11th
U.S. World Cup Searches Point To Portugal And Mexico Teams – Experian Hitwise
Twitter All Set to Monetize With Smallthought Buy, URL Shortener Launch, “You Both Follow” Feature

Thursday, June 10th
Bing vs Google Face-Off Still On: Bing Announces Search Index Boost, Social Results & More
Kenshoo Scales Up With Experian Hitwise, Demandware/NetSuite Deals, New Kenshoo CCO Offering

Wednesday, June 9th
Google Search Index Gets Caffeine Shot
Google Rolls Out Maps Navigation, Mobile Voice Search, Improved Gmail Chat, Caffeine
Apple Blocks Admob

Tuesday June 8th
Social Sites Impact On U.S. Consumers Purchasing Decision Growing Steadily [Study]
Big Bing Bang on iPhone, Maps, Site Enhancements After CashBack Farewell

Monday June 7th
Yahoo Steps Up Social And Content Strategy With Facebook Deal
Microsoft Kills Bing CashBack, A Great Idea With Gaping Loopholes

Happy reading !

Search Marketing News Scribbles – Week May 24th-28th

Last week’s summary in order of recency… Click on headlines to read stories

Friday May 28th
Search Agency Update – What Are Companies Up To?
Google’s AdMob Buy Gives Ticket To Mobile Advertising in Emerging Markets

Thursday May 27th
Facebook Unveils Simplified Privacy Settings, Pursues Expansion With Sharegrove Buy
Google Gave U.S. Economy $54 bln Boost in 2009
Apple Tops Nasdaq – Steve Jobs Finally ‘Beats Out’ Bill Gates

Wednesday May 26th
Anchor Intelligence Scores High In Traffic Generation And Overall Performance
BlogWire Launches Beta Of HealthyBlogging.net Community and Services
comScore’s Smart Control Tool To Revolutionize Digital Ad ROI Metrics?

Tuesday May 25th
Yahoo Targets Emerging Markets With Nokia And Koprol Deals
Twitter Closes API Doors To Third-Party Ads

Monday May 24th
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Responds To Mounting Pressure Over Privacy Issues

Happy reading !