Fuzzy Math Puts Facebook Ahead of Google as Most Visited Site
I really thought this chart from Hitwise (via TechCrunch) was going to be a bigger deal than it actually is.
On the face of it, Facebook just overtook Google as the most visited site in the U.S:
However, Google doesn’t get the benefit of traffic to YouTube; and Yahoo is a mere third, because Yahoo Mail or Flickr aren’t credited towards its total.
Considering Facebook does video, images, messaging, it seems this chart has been carefully crafted to create headlines. 
Google: Mobile Query Growth “Dramatically Higher” Than PC
During an investor and financial analyst webcast yesterday Google’s Vic Gundotra said that an “increasingly large” number of advertisers were doing mobile campaigns and that there was a “dramatic amount of interest” in mobile among those not yet advertising in mobile. Much of the webcast was devoted to demonstrating Google mobile products and initiatives and [...]
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Why Is Ask Really Hiding Their Ads Referrer Data
I reported at the Search Engine Roundtable that Ask Sponsored Listings has changed how they handle sending referrer data to webmasters. From now on, they are basically not sharing the page of origin with the webmaster.
Why? Ask said they have moved to a new system named PureLeads. What is Pureleads? The FAQ [...]
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How To Find The Right People To Follow On Twitter
While many of us in the marketing world tend to focus on how many followers we have and how to get more, for many Twitter users the other side of that coin is a real challenge: How do I find good people to follow on Twitter?
Twitter itself has underscored the challenge as far back [...]
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Elevating The Global Importance Of Content
Shortly after my last Multinational Search post (Global Vs. Local: How To Let Google Know How To Treat Your Site) I was taken to task by a few readers complaining that supposed global experts only talk about domains and hosting for international sites and not enough about content. Ok, fair criticism, that article [...]
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Facebook Passes Google (Again) As Most-Visited US Site: Hitwise
Facebook.com was the most-visited web site in the U.S. last week, surpassing even Google.com. And this is not the first time it’s happened.
According to Experian Hitwise, Facebook.com received 7.07% of all internet visits during the week that ended on March 13th, with Google getting 7.03%.
This compares visits between the two home pages — Facebook.com and [...]
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Twitter Announces @Anywhere Platform For Web Sites
You may have caught this in Danny Sullivan’s liveblogging of Ev William’s keynote at SXSW today, but just in case … Twitter has introduced a new platform called @anywhere that will allow web sites to integrate Twitter features more easily.
The details seem a bit foggy to me, but it sounds like @anywhere takes many of [...]
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Live Blogging SXSW: Ev Williams Keynote
Live blogging from SXSW continues, with Twitter cofounder Ev Williams to take the stage shortly. Will he announce Twitter’s rumored ad plans, as expected? Stay tuned for the news.
Umair Haque of Havas Media Lab is doing the interview with Ev. Ev says he wanted to announce his new @anywhere platform, to integrate Twitter [...]
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Lowest Rate for SMX Advanced Seattle Expires This Week
The pre-agenda rate for Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced Seattle expires at the end of day Saturday, March 20th. Get your ticket to the conference exclusively for search marketing experts…and save $200. Register today!
Join us June 8-9 at Seattle’s Bell Harbor International Conference Center for an engaging and intimate conference. SMX Advanced is filled [...]
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Live Blogging SXSW: Social Search, A Little Help From My Friends
It’s live blogging time again from SXSW. Today, the Social Search: A Little Help From My Friends panel gets underway.
On our panel today
Marc Vermut, Fine Point Solutions
Brynn Evans, Bolt|Peters
Max Ventilla, Aardvark
Ash Rust, OneRiot
Scott Prindle, Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Brynn starts off with a presentation. She’s been researching social interactions during search tasks. Think about search [...]
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