Google Universal Sponsored Search?
Posted on 18th May 2007 by Tim Barlow
Could we see Google's sponsored results be universalised next?
Local
Targeting search engine users locally (at a city or regional level)
Annotate Maps on Google Maps
Posted on 5th April 2007 by Tim Barlow
Getting to grips with the new My Maps feature on Google Maps with an Attacat parking map.
Google Maps - Great apart from
Posted on 23rd March 2007 by Tim Barlow
...the maps. Lack of features, such as those on OS maps, make it very difficult to orientate yourself.
Google Local Increases its Prominence
Posted on 31st January 2007 by Tim Barlow
A map is now showing up in the main google results when you search for a local service. Expect an increase in paid clicks, but will users be happy?
New YSM Search Platform Open to all US Advertisers
Posted on 13th December 2006 by Tim Barlow
The much talked about "Panama" update of the Yahoo! (formerly Overture) pay-per-click search marketing platform is now available to all US advertisers. Great news for local advertisers.
No targeting of sponsored links in Google Maps
Posted on 4th October 2006 by Tim Barlow
When I first spotted that Google Local (now just Google Maps) failed to properly target the sponsored links to a search, I assumed this was just an oversight. But that was over a year ago...
Local search is Generating Business and is on the Up
Posted on 3rd October 2006 by Tim Barlow
ComScore's latest statistics on local searching in the US reveals some interesting trends. It is fair to say that the UK is still behind on this but it is not unusual for US patterns to migrate...
MSN migrates to Live Search
Posted on 13th September 2006 by Tim Barlow
