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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Friday already! It’s been a quick one. Lots of interesting news in the Internet Marketing Industy. Here are a few highlights:

Hitwise Illustrates How A Google Slap Can Hurt Hard - search engine land

Do Directory Submissions Still Hold Any Value? - Search Engine Guide

What is your robots.txt file telling your competitors about you? - Jennifer Slegg

Online Marketers See High ROI from SEO - Marketing Pilgrim

Bebo: $1 billion Acquisition “Definitely Happening” Says Source - TechCrunch

Chicken Soup for the SEO Soul - ClickZ

Sphinn’s Bury Button Goes Live - Search Engine Roundtable

How to get online advertising for free - Guardian

Online Reputation Management for Individuals - Online Marketing Blog

Have a good weekend!

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