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'New software version' notifications for your site

Webmaster level: All One of the great things about working at Google is that we get to take advantage of an enormous amount of computing power to do some really cool things. One idea we tried out was to let webmasters know about their poten..

Frugal Is the New Black

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?

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. ...

Two webinars now up on the Website Optimizer YouTube channel

It's a great week for the Website Optimizer YouTube channel . On the heels of Dan Siroker's talk, How we used data to win the election , we just posted two recorded webinars. The first webinar is Planning and Running your First Experiment ..

Live-blogging the Google Chrome OS event

I'm sitting in a room at Google waiting to hear more about Google Chrome OS. You can watch the webcast along with me if you like.

Depth and Discovery: Powering Visualizations with the Google Analytics API

We're always really excited to see what developers are building with Google Analytics. Here's an amazing visualization using the API from our friends at Juice Analytics . Now, this is what we're talking about when we say this stuff is "Off..

Running desktop and mobile versions of your site

(This post was largely translated from our Japanese version of the Webmaster Central Blog ) Recently I introduced several methods to ensure your mobile site is properly indexed by Google . Today I'd like to share information useful for web..

Identify New Paid Search Opportunities

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

The Promotion Recipe

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

Take advantage of advanced reports

For a long time, the Report Center has been the place to go to find detailed data about your campaign performance. Reports with dimensions like geographic performance and time of day can give you new insights through metrics that aren't ava..

A deeper look at channels: URL channels (Part I of III)

As many of you know, channels are a great tool for tracking the clicks and impressions on your ad units, as well as figuring out which ad placements, sizes, and colors generate the most revenue. With that in mind, three of our very own Moun..

State of the Index, November 2009

Last week I was in Las Vegas for PubCon , a conference for publishers, and I wanted to share the slides from my main presentation: When I get a chance, I'll also re-create the talk on video and share the video with you, but in the mean tim..

An Integration With Feedburner

The FeedBurner team has just announced an integration with Google Analytics. We know what many of you are saying. "About time!" We'll take it. If you are using both Google Analytics and FeedBurner , you will automatically see campaign attr..

Think2010: Recap of the Four Winning Moves webinar

Last week, Google’s US Managing Director Bonita Stewart hosted the 2nd webinar in the Think2010 series, entitled “Think2010: Four Winning Moves for 2010.” She discussed tools and strategies that you can use to differentiate your offerings, ..

Pros and cons of watermarked images

Webmaster Level: All What's our take on watermarked images for Image Search ? It's a complicated topic. I talked with Peter Linsley—my friend at the 'plex , video star , and Product Manager for Image Search—to hear his thoughts. Maile: So,..

Google Ad Planner Publisher Center: Take advantage of new ways to reach advertisers 

Earlier this year , we introduced the Google Ad Planner Publisher Center to help you showcase your site to advertisers. Now we've enhanced the Publisher Center to give you even more ways to promote and manage your Ad Planner site profile. ..

What You Can Do Now to Start Ahead of the Game in 2010

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

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. ...

New video: How We Used Data to Win the Election

We just posted a new video on the Website Optimizer YouTube channel that shows the power of website testing. Last month, we held our annual Google Partner Summit where we hosted all of the Google Analytics, Website Optimizer, and Urchin So..

Facebook Marketing 101

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

Social Media Success Stories

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

Help Google index your mobile site

(This post was largely translated from our Japanese Webmaster Central Blog .) It seems the world is going mobile, with many people using mobile phones on a daily basis, and a large user base searching on Google’s mobile search page . Howev..

New Feature Spotlight: Analytics Intelligence

How would you like to have 24-hour a day access to a dedicated assistant who is focused exclusively on your site's analytics? Your assistant would be so diligent and detailed that they wouldn't miss a thing. Sound too good to be true? We're..

Upgrade to AdWords Editor 7.6.1

AdWords Editor version 7.6.1 is now available for Windows and Mac. This new version includes support for ad scheduling, advanced location targeting, YouTube Promoted Video ads, and other features. For a complete list of changes and instruc..

The Year of Mobile: Closer Than We Think?

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

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

Site maintenance on Saturday, November 14

This Saturday, our engineers will be performing routine site maintenance from 10am to 2pm PDT. You'll be unable to log in to your AdSense and Ad Manager accounts during this time, but we'll continue serving ads to your pages and tracking yo..

Link Building With a Small Budget

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

AdWords system maintenance on November 14th

On Saturday, November 14th, 2009 the AdWords system will be unavailable from approximately 10AM to 2PM PST , for maintenance. While you won't be able to sign in to your accounts during this time, your campaigns will continue to run as usual..

Announcing Product Listing Ads

Each day we see many users come to Google.com to research products and find where to buy them. To better serve these users, we've been testing a new feature of AdWords called Product Listing Ads. Product Listing Ads works with an advertiser..

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