On August 24th it was [reported](http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3058623.htm) that Google was updating backlinks on these two datacenters: [64.233.187.104](http://64.233.187.104) and [64.233.187.99](http://64.233.187.99). It is normal to see a backlink update on a few datacenters and then within a couple days the update is usually live on all of their datacenters. …
Archive for August, 2006
Don’t forget about your existing customers
One of the first lessons that you learn in business is that it costs more to acquire new customers than it does to keep existing ones. Not only does it cost less but it is also easier to keep old customers. So when someone asks the question “Why do so many companies treat potential users so much better than existing users?” it really makes you think.
Danny Sullivan leaves Search Engine Watch
Danny Sullivan, the godfather of search, has just made an [announcement](http://daggle.com/060829-112950.html) that he is leaving [Search Engine Watch](http://www.searchenginewatch.com). He might still continue to write on Search Engine Watch after December 1st, 2006 and the last two conferences that he will be attending are …
Communicate with your customers, not at them
YouTube is finally attempting to solve their problem of creating revenue. Brand Channels gives marketers a platform to try and broadcast their message to the YouTube community. The brand channels are a lot like a MySpace page, see the Paris Hilton channel for a great example.
Marketing on a budget
Patricia Hursh from [SmartSearch Marketing](http://www.smartsearchmarketing.com/) recently wrote an article called “[Winning Big with a Small Search Marketing Budget](http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=3623275)”. The article discusses how companies with small marketing budgets can effectively use their money to get the most bang from your buck.
Increasing your blog’s readership
When I read a blog, I always think about what the blogger(s) could do to make me a regular reader. Also when I look at the stats for this blog, I wonder what I can do to keep my visitors coming back.
Catchup – 8/25/06
* [Yahoo Gains Search Market Share](http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=3741)
comScore said that Yahoo!’s search share showed a modest, fractional gain for the second month in a row (but down vs. a year ago). Google, by comparison, showed a single point decline.
Have it your way
When you want a quick burger, there are a lot of options these days and with all theses options (McDonalds, Burger King, Carl’s Jr., White Castle…) it is hard to choose which one to go to. …
10 things Google knows about you
Recently I was asked the question, “What does Google know about me?” This person was concerned with their privacy and was interested in knowing what Google knows about them, so I decided to do some searches. Here are some interesting results on what Google knows about you.
Conquering copyright infringements
Copyright infringements can be a pain to deal with. With the Internet wide open people are able to steal content from other people’s sites and acting like it is their own.
