Are Google Results Affected By IP Address or Web History?

I have heard many times that Google delivers personalized results based on both your IP address and your web history.  While this may be true, it may not be statistically significant for a clients’ highest volume organic keywords.
Let me share my findings from an hour or two of research today.  My process was to perform [...]

Pumpkin Fun – Computer Pumpkin Decorating

We had a neighborhood party at our house today with friends called “Pumpkin Fun”. It was our second year hosting the event and instead of carving pumpkins, we decorated them with screws, coat hangers, old paint, etc.
Here was my entry decoarted with computer keyboard parts, some cut Audio/Video cable clips,a USB to Mouse converter, [...]

Local Search – No Clear Leader

Local Search generally means a search to find some type of business, such as a Mexican restaurant or doctor’s office, within a specific neighborhood. It uses a specialized Internet search engine to allow searches to submit geographically constricted searches. So, a typical local search includes not only the “what” a user is searching for, but [...]

Yahoo! and Apple Earnings Mean What???

I have been burned by the stock market on more than one occasion, but I remain fascinated and fully invested in the market even though my trading funds have been significantly reduced in the last 3 months.
With that cleared up, it seems that the current market has priced in the ‘worst case’ scenario for most [...]

Google News and the iPhone

The news search system offered by Google is now available to users of the Apple iPhone mobile telephone. This provides a convenient way to check the latest world news when a computer is not available.
According to a May 1st entry on the Google News blog, a “full-fledged version” is now accessible on the iPhone in [...]

Way to Go Google! – Earnings Exceed Expectations

Disclaimer – I don’t have a position in the stock.
Google delivered a good earnings report after the bell last night and even with the Dow down over 200 points this morning, the stock (GOOG) opened up over $20 this morning.  Yesterday, the speculation was that the internet search giant results would be decent to dismal [...]

5 Text Advertising Networks for Small Business Marketing

Small to medium sized business can use today’s internet to run display media like the traditional big brands without breaking the pocketbook. Here are 5 places where you can run text (or in some cases traditional banner) ads to targeted audiences about your product or service.
Google Placement Network
Placement targeting is an AdWords [...]

Website SEO Audit Service Launched

WebsiteSEOAudit.com introduces a new website SEO review audit service for companies looking to develop a strategic search engine optimization strategy. Three different SEO review packages ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 with a discount being offered for website developers and search agencies.
Every website SEO audit reviews the search friendliness of a website for search [...]