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No Surprise: Congress, Consumer & Privacy Groups Want Google To Explain Safari Privacy Snafu
From the you-could-see-it-coming-a-mile-away department: U.S. lawmakers, privacy watchdogs and consumer protection groups want Google to explain why it’s been bypassing user privacy settings on Apple’s Safari web browser. The story surfaced late last night in the Wall Street Journal, and has spread quickly — not surprisingly, considering the long-running discussion about Google and privacy and, [...]
February 17, 2012 at 2:55 pm ET by Matt McGee | Comment (1) | Read Story
No, FairSearch’s Anti-Google Ad In Politico Wasn’t Pulled As “Inaccurate” (Even Though It Was Inaccurate)
Earlier this month, Google did a post to bust myths that it felt were being spread about the company regarding privacy. First on the list was from an ad run against Google by FairSearch. Google even later updated its post to say the FairSearch ad had been pulled as  ”inaccurate.” As it turns out, the [...]
February 17, 2012 at 11:50 am ET by Danny Sullivan | Comment (1) | Read Story
Google Didn’t “Track” iPhones, But It Did Bypass Safari’s Privacy Settings
The Wall Street Journal is out with a story about how Google has been “bypassing the privacy settings of millions of people” who use Apple’s Safari web browser, along with a headline about “Google’s iPhone tracking.” More accurately, Google’s been bypassing Safari’s default privacy settings that block certain types of cookies rather than overriding what [...]
February 17, 2012 at 4:36 am ET by Danny Sullivan | Comments (8) | Read Story
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Marketing Biz: Yahoo CEO Trashes Product Team, Can AOL Patch Patch?, New Searchmetrics Backlink Analysis Tool
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Welcome to the first edition of Marketing Biz, a new weekly column dedicated to business-related news and announcements in online marketing. Each Friday we’ll deliver the most interesting news items in the past week coupled with a quick take and perspective. Marketing business news for the week revolved around the accelerating changes in search, social, [...]
5 Tips To Help SEO Based Affiliates Evaluate A Niche
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One of the most common questions I’m asked is how to evaluate a niche from an SEO based affiliate perspective before diving head first into it. We all know the obvious – check traffic volume for keywords in the niche using your favorite keyword research tool. But just because there is traffic, it doesn’t necessarily [...]
8 Great Ways To Use QR Codes For Marketing
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QR (Quick Response) codes are an awesome mobile marketing tool, and are now popping up literally everywhere. Some of the methods of using QR codes today make great sense, like on a business card, so people can scan your info instead of having to type it all in. And then the placement of some QR [...]
3 Steps To Better Marketing Through David Beckham’s Abs
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Worldwide sports star? Check. Top male model in the world? Check. Gorgeous, fashionable wife. Check? Advertising guru? Ok, it might be a stretch to call David Beckham an ad guru, but after H&M’s near perfect campaign execution during and after the Super Bowl, the title seems relatively fitting for the fashion brand. I’m not suggesting [...]
No Surprise: Congress, Consumer & Privacy Groups Want Google To Explain Safari Privacy Snafu No, FairSearch's Anti-Google Ad In Politico Wasn't Pulled As "Inaccurate" (Even Though It Was Inaccurate) Google Didn't "Track" iPhones, But It Did Bypass Safari's Privacy Settings Twitter, American Express Bring Self-Serve Ads To 10,000 Small Businesses Pinterest Drops Skimlinks, Might Try Ads; Says Copyright Issues Not A Significant Issue Yet
Is Yahoo About To Make Another Big Mistake -- With Its Display Ad Business? Google Analytics For The Enterprise: Perception & Reality The Facebook Backlash Has Begun Final Score: Twitter & Facebook 8 Super Bowl Mentions Each, Google+ Gets Zero No, You Don't Need To Fear The Google Privacy Changes: A Reality Check
Marketing Biz: Yahoo CEO Trashes Product Team, Can AOL Patch Patch?, New Searchmetrics Backlink Analysis Tool 5 Tips To Help SEO Based Affiliates Evaluate A Niche 8 Great Ways To Use QR Codes For Marketing 3 Steps To Better Marketing Through David Beckham’s Abs Marketing Metrics & Monetization Tactics For The Application Age
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