Back with this week’s round up of Internet Marketing News. Enjoy the read!

SEM Confirms Google Feb Weakness, March Slightly Better - Silicon Alley Insider

Recession: PPC Threat or Opportunity? ClickZ

Who’s Spending on Social Networks? - eMarketer

Google’s Ad Click Growth Slows as Economy Worsens - Bloomberg.com

What’s the Fuss Over Local Search Anyway? - ClickZ

Can You Take Your Yahoo Search Marketing Data With You? - Search Engine Roundtable

Why Does Your Search Traffic Suck? The 7 Most Likely Reasons - seomoz

The Long Tail Not Always Good, If Quality Score is Your Thing - Traffick

Analytics Why Do You Make Me Distrust You - GrayWolf

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Here’s a quick round up of the news stories that have been buzzing around the Internet Marketing Industry this week. Enjoy the read!

Google, Microsoft Said To Be Preparing Bids For Digg - TechCrunch

TV, the Next Big Internet Application? - eMarketer

Search’s Impact on Brand Metrics - ClickZ

Online Video Advertising + Search Engines = Opportunity For Small Businesses - search engine land

Practicing What We Preach: A Social Media Marketing Lesson - Search Engine Guide

Q&A With Google’s Matt Cutts About SEO and the Future of Search - Wired

SEO Analytics - Tracking Data Essential to Search Marketing Campaigns - SEOmoz

Test Your Page Load Time Before Google Does it For You - search engine roundtable

5 Common misconceptions about the Google Website Optimizer - SEO Scoop

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Not just any other Friday, it’s Feb 29th, the 366th day of the year. The question is, are you on annual salary and if you are, are you working today…..for free? I’m not the only one that has been asking myself: Who Own’s Today? another round up of the week’s Internet Marketing industry news. Enjoy the read:

Making Sitemaps Easier to Manage and Scale Yahoo Search Blog

Google is Trying to Get More Clicks on Ads New York Post

Microsoft cuts prices on Windows Vista - News.com

Will Marketers Get Frugal With Google? - eMarketer

Affiliate PPC Brand Bidding: Right For You? ClickZ

Lessons Learned As An In-House SEO Consultant - search engine land

New Features and Phones Drive Local Mobile Ad Growth - ClickZ

Generation Google a General Disappointment - SEOmoz

5 Killer Ways to Improve Your Copy Writing Right Now - ProBlogger

Special Leap Year Link: Who Owns Today? BBC UK

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A lot happening in the world of search this week, and I’ve come across some great posts. Happy to share them with you, just in case you’ve missed out!

50 Questions to Evaluate the Quality of Your Website - Search Engine Journal

The Art Of Growing An In-House Search Marketing Team - Search Engine Land

Using Differentiators in Keyphrases - PromotionWorld

Google Tests Video Ads on Search Results Pages the New York Times

Microsoft targets Web with Yahoo or alone: Gates - Reuters

I Don’t Buy Links - seomoz

Using Flickr to Build Inbound Links - Small Business SEM

SEO Tips For Product Pages - e-consultancy

Your Laziness: Why I Love SEO So Much More Than PPC - SEOBook

Online PR - Is there any value beyond the links? - Search Engine People

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