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the Majestic SEO tool

Has anyone tried this tool? Would it be a good alternative (for link analysis) to yahoo's site explorer in case it dissappears (because of bing) or

help with adding images

Hi, I tried to add image but I don't know how to do this Can anyone be kind to tell me how? thanks a lot

Multiple interconnected domains or one single domain

Having researched this topic quite extensively and found examples to support both approaches, I wondered what the general opinion was regarding this i

Should I buy a link in a directory?

Hello everyone. Should I buy a link in a directory? The directory is very relevant to my business and is targeted to only those companies that oper

Social Bookmarking List

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Ways of being successful affiliates

Hey guys, I’ve been exploring the net for past few days and I have decided to be part of some affiliate programs. Does anyone of you guys can

Bing and Twitter and Facebook

Ok the announcement is out - now what are people seeing as far as results etc go and how do you think this can help you. I see some ORM benefits - bu

Google says "Below First Page Bid" even with no competion

I'm not understanding this. I placed an ad using Google's suggested bid (0.35) - my ad ran for couple hours then disappeared. Back at the control pan

Multiple sites switching IP's?

At this comapny we have like 30 differente sites. many of them on same IP some of the lesser sites have a PR of 2 i was going to create mic

Language suggestion when setting geo-targeting?

Maybe this is old news, but has anyone seen a new message under the Locations, Languages, and Demographics section of campaign settings that says:

Links coming IN from a link farm

I'm about to launch an affilate marketing scheme where users get a unique ID and are rewarded for referring traffic to my site which results in sales.

Live Chat Affiliate

After reading blogs and articles for a week or more. I've finally did my first affiliate sign up here. Live247Support Affiliate. If you have other aff

Non Important Page Stealing PR

Hi Guys, Ive been working on a client's site and ive noticed that for one of the keyword were going for, we are in the top ten but seem to be hangi

Single or multi top-level tracking

My client has a .com domain which is already tracked in Google analytics. Now I want to add .ru to the same Google account but I am not sure whethe

What is the best way to structure URLs?

I have read a lot of conflicting advice on this, so it would be interesting to hear what your views are. What is the best way to structure URLs for SE

How to generate Backlinks

Hi, I have a question, that how can i generate backlinks for my clients website without doing paid link, advertising or any kind of paid submission

Whois Privacy Programs Illegal

Not exactly, but recent court rulings support claims that if you falsify your whois information and use a privacy program you could be nailed. A ru

page tags - repeat root url terms?

Watching G, and MSN, I see a very slow trend of G shying away from descriptive tags in existence. Although there are many, many repeat terms. What is

how to add images?

Hi, I tried to add image but I don't know how to do this Can anyone be kind to tell me how? thanks a lot

duplicity filter...........Please help

Hi There is a big problem going on with my business site's services page. here is the problem explained: Since last few months my services page

Images appearing AdWords

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Strategies for obtaining SEO clients

As an SEO do you have process you go through to attract your clients. Obviously I do not expect people to spill their secrets on how they get clients,

SEO's Largest Income Source?

What do you believe is an SEO's largest income source? Affiliated products.. sold ebooks.. selling their sites... or just plain company seo ... ? Expr

what's happened to local search?

Or more specifically why does google.co.uk local search work for <town> plumber <town> electrician but not for <town> web designer <town>

No longer in search results for company name

Can anyone suggest why my website is about page 10 in google search for my companyname; loads of obscure directories are listed first. Only searche

Why are search results from google so different from the others?

Why are google's search results so different from Bing, Yahoo etc? Yes i know they're all different algorithms (although I thought Yahoo now used G

I think I know why Yahoo is failing

I have a paid inclusion for local search account with Yahoo as well as a regular PPC campaign with them. I do mostly adwords, but look at my work with

Caffeine is ready for a larger audience

Now that Google (URL="http://www.google.com/errors/caffeine/unavailable.html")announced(/URL) the end of this sandbox... what�s going to be next? When

naming and redirection of a website

I have got 2 sites (B)site A(/B) - sells clothes and footwear (B)site B(/B) - sells stationery now I want to name (B)site B(/B) with a new name a

New Meta Tag for SEO?

I was wondering why the search engines have not yet introduced a new meta tag that targets negative keywords? If relevance is key, such a meta tag wou

Yahoo directory listing service - warranty listed

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Opinions on Social Media Links From Prime Website?

Aloha All - I'm getting ready to put the links from a client website to their different social media accounts. You click on the Twitter icon, y

Biggest Sports Event SEO Advice

Hi, I work for a big portal and we are building a huge Soccer World Cup section and I need your valuable advice. We got a new CMS and the World Cup

numbering page tags uniquely

Anyone with the inside track on what is needed for separating tags by numbers, so they are indexed as unique: .com/search-engines-newsletter.htm (o

What is best way to start SEM?

Hey guys, I have been doing SEM since past year but still wanted to figure out the best way how to optimize the account in initial stage....pls sha

PHP SEO? Audio SEO?

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Difference between Google and Google Directory

can someone please tell me the difference between the 2 I run a seo softeware for our company we show up very well for google but not the google di

Re-use 301 redirected domain

How long will it take for search engines to index normally a domain that was 301 redirected to other domain?

Difference in Adwords & Analytics Conversion

Does anyone has idea why i there is huge difference in adwords and analytics conversion data, i know that there has been some time factor but i havent

2009 InHouse salary Survey data coming soon

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My site got Banned in Google

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Is GA gives accurate results?

Guys i have noticed a lot that Google Analytics doesnt provides accurate stats as compared to stat counter...does anybody else have experienced this t

One of my Favorite Tools textalyser.net seems to be down?

As of this post. (URL)http://textalyser.net(/URL) Everyones favorite Keyword Density Analyzer is down. for the last 3 days. Either the site's been

Does anybody likes the interface of YSM

Hey guys, I have been working on Google and Yahoo and found that the Yahoo interface a lil complicated as compared to Google...Does anyone else has

Does it feasible to use Adwords on a new site

Hope this is not a Dumb post but for a brand spanking new site, is there any negative effects from an SEO perspective on starting an adwords campaign

Does anyone likes Bing

Hey guys, I have been using bing MSN, Google & Yahoo...and found bing interface as similar to Google but not Yahoo...although Google is best as com

How do you find Google Customer service...?

Hey guys, Earlier i had an issue with my clients account and i have reported to Google Adwords but they replied very late till then my client was v

Getting better position

I want to get better position with a phrase in search engines, but I think I'm not doing right. Can you please give tips to correct all my erros. I'll

SEO keyword tool

I want to check the popularity of keywords but I wonder if is different tool the google adwords to check the popularity of the keyword

Want To Promote A New Small Business Website

Hi, My name is Jennifer Clark, recently I have shiffted from Dallas to New York, we have a small business which is running successfully in Dallas, now

Link Building With a Small Budget

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Some do-it-yourself link marketing strategies. ...

Link Building With a Small Budget

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Some do-it-yourself link marketing strategies. ...

A Closer Look at the Second Tier Ecosystem

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Need help marketing a general interest product or service? Here's why you should consider giving second tier ad networks a second chance. ...

The Year of Mobile: Closer Than We Think?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Consumers are increasingly relying on smartphones and other mobile devices to select local businesses and brands. Consider these trends. ...

A Closer Look at the Second Tier Ecosystem

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Need help marketing a general interest product or service? Here's why you should consider giving second tier ad networks a second chance. ...

The Year of Mobile: Closer Than We Think?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Consumers are increasingly relying on smartphones and other mobile devices to select local businesses and brands. Consider these trends. ...

Social Media Success Stories

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800

What is the ROI of social media? Consider these success stories before activating your calculator. ...

Social Media Success Stories

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:00:00 -0800

What is the ROI of social media? Consider these success stories before activating your calculator. ...

Facebook Marketing 101

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Tips on promoting your Facebook fan page, engaging your audience, and how to be found in real-time searches. ...

Facebook Marketing 101

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Tips on promoting your Facebook fan page, engaging your audience, and how to be found in real-time searches. ...

What You Can Do

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Start the New Year off right by resolving your tracking and attribution, taking care of some basic SEO issues, and finding ways to keep your site fresh. ...

Don't Overdo the Tweaking

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Time spent constantly changing on-page content is time you aren't link building, doing PR, and social media reference building. Here's how to avoid making this mistake. ...

What You Can Do

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Start the New Year off right by resolving your tracking and attribution, taking care of some basic SEO issues, and finding ways to keep your site fresh. ...

Don't Overdo the Tweaking

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Time spent constantly changing on-page content is time you aren't link building, doing PR, and social media reference building. Here's how to avoid making this mistake. ...

The Promotion Recipe

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Are your social media contacts numb to your promotions? Spice them up using these tips. ...

The Promotion Recipe

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Are your social media contacts numb to your promotions? Spice them up using these tips. ...

Identify New Paid Search Opportunities

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:00 -0800

Search distribution relationships impact your paid search campaigns. Here's how you can use this information to alter your results. ...

Identify New Paid Search Opportunities

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:00 -0800

Search distribution relationships impact your paid search campaigns. Here's how you can use this information to alter your results. ...

AdWords Creates Easier Access to Advanced Performance Data

Nathania Johnson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:15:39 -0800

When using AdWords, in order to access some advanced performance data, you had to create reports, which can be time consuming. AdWords is making access to certain data points easier by integrating them into the campaign management.

For example, instead of running a placement performance report to manage automatic placements, you can use the "Networks tab." Instead of running a search query report, you can select the "See search terms" option under the Keywords tab.

AdWords also recently introduced time-based segmentation. Use this to break down your data by day, week, month, or year to understand changes in your campaign's performance.

Segmenting by day of the week is also available, which can be advantageous for ad scheduling.

What do you think of these AdWords updates? Let us know by leaving a comment.

Hunch Unveils New Design for Homepage

Nathania Johnson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:31:50 -0800

Hunch, the "decision engine" launched shortly after Bing (another "decision engine") has updated the design on their homepage. Check out the new digs:

When Hunch launched, there was a single task presented on the homepage - to begin answering a series of questions to "teach" Hunch about you. The idea is that the more Hunch knows about you, the better decisions they can offer up.

This new design seems more engaging, giving users a few more options on how they would like to participate on the site.

What do you think of Hunch's redesign? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

YouTube Launches Automatic Captions; Great for Accessibility and Search

Nathania Johnson — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:47:08 -0800

YouTube is introducing machine-generated automatic captioning to YouTube. The captions can also be translated. This obviously has incredible implications for the hearing-impaired and language translation. But it also has great implications for search.

Automatic captions will be generated using Google's automated speech recognition (ASR) technology and the same voice recognition algorithms used in Google Voice.

Additionally, auto-timing is being introduced. If you provide all the words in the video, Google will automatically time the captioning for you.

Of course, having what essentially amounts to transcripts for online video means that the text can be crawled and indexed and then yes - SEARCHED. Bring on the keyword research and seo scriptwriting for online videos!

Google put together a video on how to access the automatic captioning and auto-timing features:

SEO Tools -- Worth the Time and Money?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

An overview of some free and paid tools that executives and non-SEO trained individuals can gain value from when evaluating internal or outsourced search engine optimization efforts. ...

Frugal Is the New Black

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

The economic climate has changed consumer behavior. Embrace that change. The basic tenets of marketing still apply in a down economy. ...

SEO Tools -- Worth the Time and Money?

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

An overview of some free and paid tools that executives and non-SEO trained individuals can gain value from when evaluating internal or outsourced search engine optimization efforts. ...

Frugal Is the New Black

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

The economic climate has changed consumer behavior. Embrace that change. The basic tenets of marketing still apply in a down economy. ...

Google Tests Permanent Sidebar for Results, Blue Submit Buttons for Homepage

Nathania Johnson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:07:39 -0800

Lately, Google is experimenting more than Sheldon Cooper on their homepage - and now, also on their search results.

They're testing a permanent left sidebar in their search results, which would turn the results into three columns: new sidebar, organic results, search ads. Hmm, this reminds us of Bing. And Bing reminded us of Ask's 3D design (which they've since abandoned).

Additionally, after experimenting with removing the submit buttons on the homepage, now Google is bringing back the buttons and testing them with a new color: bright, primary blue.

In the Google help forums, two screenshots of these experiments were posted:

New Sidebar

Blue Buttons on Homepage

via Google Blogoscoped

Twitter Consults the Ghost of Fred Berry for New Status Prompt

Nathania Johnson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:23:37 -0800

Twitter has announced that the question that appears in the status update box will no longer be "What are you doing?" Now, it will be "What's happening?"

My immediate reaction was this (and I wasn't the only one):

Yahoo! Adds Tweets, Breaking News to News Shortcut

Nathania Johnson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:35 -0800

After announcements from Google and Bing about incorporating Twitter into their search results, Yahoo! is throwing hopping on the real-time results news bandwagon. Yahoo!'s Twitter integration is part of a new update when the News Shortcut is implemented in the search results.

Yahoo! is also recognizing when there's breaking news and indicating as such on the News Shortcut. Here's a screenshot of a search for the space shuttle Atlantis shortly after launch earlier this week (per the Yahoo! Search blog):

What do you think of these updates to the Yahoo! News shortcut? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

Google News Updates Mobile Site for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre

Nathania Johnson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:39:10 -0800

Google has made some enhancements to its mobile news site. The updates are just for the iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre.

The look and feel is pretty much the same. What's new is more stories, sources, and images.

A new "Jump to" link brings a pop up box offering quick access to a specific news category.

Any personalizations you make on your desktop will be accessible via your mobile now, as well (as long as you're signed into the same account on both).

Screenshots:

News.Google.com on an iPhone

Jump to

Measuring Success 101, Part 1

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0800

Defining a goals and objectives, identifying the right tools and data to analyze, and defining the staff and time needed to track the success metrics are crucial elements for measuring success. ...

Measuring Success 101, Part 1

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Defining a goals and objectives, identifying the right tools and data to analyze, and defining the staff and time needed to track the success metrics are crucial elements for measuring success. ...

Marketing Tactics vs. Social Media Strategy

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:01:00 -0800

Fully research why you're using a particular social media strategy tactic. Did your agency tell you that you "need" it? Or is your audience there and interacting already, or is there potential for branding and exposure? ...

Marketing Tactics vs. Social Media Strategy

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Shaking My Head at Steve Ballmer...

Nathania Johnson — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:06:13 -0800

Last week, I was shaking my head at Mark Cuban. He suggested that Microsoft pay online publishers to de-index their sites from Google. Presumably, then Bing could go out there and say "Hey, search us to find the Wall Street Journal."

I scoffed. I laughed. Who would do such a thing?

Apparently, Steve Ballmer would. To my utter dismay, news reports are in fact breaking that Microsoft is talking to News Corp, which recently said it was considering blocking the Googlebot from its news sites.

Nevermind that Bing is experiencing some nice growth. Almost 2 percentage points in search share have been gained since the June launch. Nevermind that they've recently released a sweet set of new features. It seems like Ballmer's too impatient. He wants quicker success. Yeah, cuz there are absolutely no examples whatsoever in this country of people getting greedy and it backfiring (cough, cough credit crisis. cough, cough, AIG).

Here's the thing, Steve. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that no one goes to Google to search the Wall Street Journal. They may come across the Wall Street Journal in their search. But usually if people already know what they want - they go straight there.

That is, of course, one of the bigger problems in search. Helping people get where they're going quicker. Just let that Bing team of yours keep focusing on doing that. But sending them to sites with paywalls (even if they get one cute little article for free) isn't going to accomplish that.

If you aren't at SES Berlin, go to SES Chicago for 11 topics breaking

Greg Jarboe — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:01:36 -0800

Search Engine Strategies Berlin is being held this week at the Crowne Plaza Berlin City Centre, and SES Chicago 2009 gets underway in two weeks at the Hilton Chicago.

During the past 10 weeks, I've shared 10 important reasons for going to these must-attend events. For those of you who want to join in the chorus, they are: 10 authors speaking, nine trainers training, eight days a-learning, seven tracks amazing, six booths astounding, five brand new things, four keynote themes, three key trends, two early birds, and a ranking in the top three.

This week, I'll share an eleventh significant reason for attending Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2009 -- and it isn't "11 pipers piping." You should attend SES Chicago 2009 for "11 topics breaking."

According to recent research by Tradeshow Week, the top reason for attending conventions and tradeshows this year is to "keep up-to-date on trends and issues." And a close look at the conference agenda for Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2009 shows that the conference sessions will help you keep up-to-date on trends and issues -- big time.

When the conference agenda was first posted back in August, 11 out of the 65 sessions were totally new. In addition, another 11 sessions were "reserved for late-breaking topics."

Since then, Incisive Media has appointed of Mike Grehan as VP and Global Content Director for Search Engine Watch, ClickZ, and Search Engine Strategies. And Grehan has identified these late-breaking topics and speakers have been invited to keep you up-to-date on these trends and issues.

Together, these 22 totally new sessions represent the "bleeding edge" of opportunities and threats in the search engine marketing industry. And some of them aren't even about search engines -- they're about social media and social networking sites.

This is why savvy search industry veterans who have attended each and every SES Chicago since 2003 keep coming back year after year. They know this Search Engine Strategies conference gives them a sneak preview of the latest topics two to three months before their direct and indirect competition.

Below is the list of 22 sessions which are totally new to SES. You can't attend them all, but you'd be smart to attend as many as you can.

Totally New Conference Sessions on Day 1: Dec. 7, 2009
Search: A Real Time Paradigm?
YouTube & Video Optimization
New Exporters: How Search Marketing Can Be Used to Build Trade overseas
Online PR: Where to Next?
From Search to Discovery
Point/ Counterpoint: DIY SEM - The Pros & Cons
20 Secrets of Top Converting Websites
The Quest for Perfect Information: How Network Intelligence is Transforming Search
Customer Insights Via Search Engine Tools
Ghost Blogging, Tweeting, Content Production: Is it Ethical? Does it Matter?
What's the Link between Search & Social?

Totally New Conference Sessions on Day 2: Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009
Developments in Information Retrieval on the Web
Social Media Checklist
Real Time SEO: No More Yesterday's News
PR, Social Media and Search

Totally New Conference Sessions on Day 3: Wednesday, Dec. 9
PPC or SEO? The Ultimate Search Marketing Battle
Advanced Paid Search Brain Candy
Facebook Rockstars Roundtable: Marketing For the Other Internet
How to Cut Your Corporate Budget Without Cutting Leads or Sales
The Oprah Winfrey Litigation: What Affiliate Marketers MUST Know
Eye Tracking Research Update
M2M: Cracking the Code on Marketing to Marketers

Next week, we'll look at a final reason for going to Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2009. In the meantime, just keep singing "11 topics breaking, 10 authors speaking, nine trainers training, eight days a-learning, seven tracks amazing, six booths astounding, five brand new things, four keynote themes, three key trends, two early birds, and a ranking in the top three."

AOL Previews New Brand Identity for Independence Day

Nathania Johnson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:04:01 -0800

AOL will be going independent in December and they've unveiled their new branding. A new minimalist font has been selected, the "o" and the "l" have been lowercased, a hip period has been added. I love closure. Oh - and the company name will be set against an ever-changing image.

Here are six preview images sent to us by the hard workin' AOL press team (click for a larger view):

They've also released an artsy, abstract video demonstrating the change. What does it all mean?!!??!!

Personally, I love minimalism. I'm quite curious to see how it fits into the rest of the branding, which we'll have to wait a couple more weeks for.

In the meantime, leave your first impressions in the comments below.

Google to Acquire Display Ad Optimization Startup, Teracent

Nathania Johnson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00:14 -0800

Google has announced a new agreement to acquire Teracent, a San Mateo display advertising optimization startup. Teracent uses technology that chooses from thousands of elements and machine-learning algorithms to serve up ads in real-time.

Elements include tweaking colors, images, messaging, and products. Then the ads are targeted even more according to location, language, time of day, etc.

The acquisition is expected to be complete sometime this quarter. After that, Google plans to implement Teracent's technology to the Google Content Network and DoubleClick.

Yellow Journalism: New York Times Calls for Bing Boycott Over Chinese Results

Nathania Johnson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:12:36 -0800

Nicholas Kristof took to the pages of the New York Times to call for a boycott of Bing. Yes, Kristoff is attempting to create the news instead of just cover it, and yes, that goes against the fundamentals covered in any Journalism 101 class.

Kristof claims that Bing is cozying up to China and serving up censored results. Kristof even admits that Google is serving up some censored results, but only calls for the Bing boycott.

Bing admitted that it still has some "bugs" when it comes to results in Simplified Chinese characters.

Listen, it's not easy doing the search business in China. The country is constantly banning internet properties and overreacting to content it feels threatened by. The challenges are many, and there's no perfect answer. I suspect all search engines will have to constantly examine how their results will play in China, especially as the political landscape changes.

Many outside factors aren't exactly helping U.S. companies, as humorously depicted in a Saturday Night Live sketch this past weekend (NSFW).

Google Launches Mobile Coupons 4 Days Before Black Friday

Nathania Johnson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:05 -0800

Google is giving local businesses the ability to make their coupons available to mobile devices.

Accessing Coupons

You can find coupons on the recently launched Place Pages, which are accessed by searching Google Maps.

Offering Coupons

If you already have a printable coupon available, you can simply select an option to make those coupons available on mobile devices. Printable coupons were added to the Google Local Business Center a few years back.

Happy deal-making.

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Google Maps Launches Navigation for Android 1.6

Nathania Johnson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:44:22 -0800

Recently, Google Maps launched Navigation, a robust GPS system for Android. But it only came out for Android 2.0, meaning it could only be used on the brand spankin' new Motorola Droid from Verizon.

Good news for Android 1.6 users. You'll get to use Navigation for your Turkey Day travels this week.

Simply update Google Maps from the Android Market to gain access to turn-by-turn directions, search by voice and to find coffee along that traffic-packed route you find yourself on this extended holiday weekend.

Google Tweaks Product Search Just in Time for the Holidays

Nathania Johnson — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:58:30 -0800

Days before masses bust down the doors of brick and mortar stores and burden e-commerce servers, Google has released updates to its Product Search.

Recent tweaks include:

New gallery view

Instead of viewing in a vertical list, view products horizontally in rows. Click the gallery icon at the top right corner just above the results. Here's what the gallery view looks like on the results for sunglasses:

Review summaries

On product pages, Google is providing a quick glance at the overall feedback from the reviews for a given product:

Video product reviews from YouTube

Also on the product pages, look for a link - just under the product name - for "Videos," and you'll get access to reviews users have posted on YouTube:

Nearby stores

When you're in the "Compare Prices" grid, you'll see notifications of nearby brick-and-mortar locations of the listed retailer. Click on the link listing nearby stores and a window appears with a map, outlining the locations.

This is a great way to do a little virtual window shopping before you brave the crowds this weekend. Or - just avoid them altogether by buying online.

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the Majestic SEO tool

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Links coming IN from a link farm

Live Chat Affiliate

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Single or multi top-level tracking

What is the best way to structure URLs?

How to generate Backlinks

Whois Privacy Programs Illegal

page tags - repeat root url terms?

how to add images?

duplicity filter...........Please help

Images appearing AdWords

Strategies for obtaining SEO clients

SEO's Largest Income Source?

what's happened to local search?

No longer in search results for company name

Why are search results from google so different from the others?

I think I know why Yahoo is failing

Caffeine is ready for a larger audience

naming and redirection of a website

New Meta Tag for SEO?

Yahoo directory listing service - warranty listed

Opinions on Social Media Links From Prime Website?

Biggest Sports Event SEO Advice

numbering page tags uniquely

What is best way to start SEM?

PHP SEO? Audio SEO?

Difference between Google and Google Directory

Re-use 301 redirected domain

Difference in Adwords &amp; Analytics Conversion

2009 InHouse salary Survey data coming soon

My site got Banned in Google

Is GA gives accurate results?

One of my Favorite Tools textalyser.net seems to be down?

Does anybody likes the interface of YSM

Does it feasible to use Adwords on a new site

Does anyone likes Bing

How do you find Google Customer service...?

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SEO keyword tool

Want To Promote A New Small Business Website

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Link Building With a Small Budget

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The Year of Mobile: Closer Than We Think?

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Social Media Success Stories

Social Media Success Stories

Facebook Marketing 101

Facebook Marketing 101

What You Can Do

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SEO Tools -- Worth the Time and Money?

Frugal Is the New Black

SEO Tools -- Worth the Time and Money?

Frugal Is the New Black

Google Tests Permanent Sidebar for Results, Blue Submit Buttons for Homepage

Twitter Consults the Ghost of Fred Berry for New Status Prompt

Yahoo! Adds Tweets, Breaking News to News Shortcut

Google News Updates Mobile Site for iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre

Google says "Below First Page Bid" even with no competion

Difference in Adwords & Analytics Conversion