Google 12th Birthday Interactive Doodle?
UPDATE This morning i visited Google.de to be surprised by a new interactive doodle for (which I think) is Google's official 12th birthday. It consists of multiple, colored, bouncing but time-wasting spheres. It has also been seen on Google.co.uk ......
Adwords: What the Big Brands Spend
Adage.com has gotten hold of an internal Google search spending document which gives a partial overview of how much money the big brands are spending on Adwords. Depending on your view, there may be some surprises here, especially how much BP spen......
Google indexes SVG
According to the Google Webmaster Blog, Google is now indexing .SVG, (Scalable Vector Graphics) presented as an alternative to Flash. But who besides wikipedia actually uses .SVG? In my view, .SVG is akin to Flash when used in content - what ......
Semetis develops its rich media content
BRUSSELS, 1 September 2010 – Search and web analytics agency Semetis today announced the launch of a new interactive marketing concept, a premiere on the Belgian market....
Google combating cowboy agencies
Google today announced they are changing the rules on how their partner agencies are to be working with AdWords accounts/advertisers. In order to combat non-transparency in Google AdWords account management, Google will force agencies to report al......
Google Grants Belgium looking for volunteers
Brussels, Tuesday 20 July 2010 - David Gillain, Agency Manager at Google Belgium launched today an appeal to all Belgian Search agencies looking for volunteers in the framework of the local Belgian Google Grants program managed by Olivier Z......
So, how does this Googlebot actually work?
Rolf Broer, who works at Onetomarket, just released a very interesting article about Googlebot and its crawling capabilities. Rolf created several tests for the so called superior bot of Google to see how it reacts on particular setups of links an......
No Cookie = No Advertising!
One of the latest happenings in the online hemisphere which is still causing lots of controversy is the recent change in the directive of the European Union’s Privacy & Telecommunications Law. This new European Law actually says th......
Real Search Cowboys in Belgium
Today is the third time I have heard concrete stories of false & misleading pitches from a particular web agency in Belgium. The company promises prospects first position on Google with enhanced sponsored links through a commercial deal with G......
Summary: Search University II - Brussels
Come and have a look at the summary of the second edition of the Search University event that took place in Brussels on Friday 28 May 2010 at the prestigious Méridien Hotel. Search University has become the meeting place for European and Be......
Wanna use shortcuts for AdWords Editor?
Here's a very GEEK post on a simple piece of information you will find nowhere on Google Help Pages. Yet, this is very useful for all SEA specialists out there. We have published this list of Google AdWords Shortcuts on Semetis Website a couple of......
Super Affiliates: 12 Tips to increase productivity & profit
The ever growing popularity of affiliate marketing makes it tougher and tougher to grow your affiliate business nowadays. Although there is still room in the affiliate marketing space, smaller affiliates who have the ambition to grow their bus......
How to promote your Twitter on the Google Content Network
Twitter and Google AdWords Google announced recently a new AdWords Beta. For the moment it is possible to advertise on AdWords to acquire new followers on Twitter. This is a limited private Beta and Semetis is taking part. If it works......
Truveo lends a hand to Facebook to compete with YouTube
An increasing number of marketers and, obviously, also search engine marketers are discovering the possibilities of online video. With YouTube videos showing up in Google’s search results and the increasing importance of social networks for ......
Introducing myself to the community: Gabriel from Semetis
Following a couple of discussions with the publisher Jean-Paul De Clerck, I have decided to join the growing international community of Search Cowboys and exchange with you in the coming weeks and months ideas and opinions related to Search Market......
Google catches up with digital reality: Caffeine is served
Obviously, the news of the day is the launch of Google’s new web indexing system, Caffeine. According to Google, the new index provides “50% fresher results for web searches”.On top of that the company claims that it’s the ......
Mobile Internet is growing in Belgium: what about Europe?
Here is a first post by Gabriel Goldberg from Semetis. Gabriel will introduce himself to the readers later this week. At the beginning of April 2010, we published the numbers about mobile Internet in Belgium. By mobile Internet, we are talking ......
SearchCowboys: a community update
It's almost a month now since I proposed to become publisher ad interim of this blog. I got in touch with all the bloggers by email, we talked about what should change and what was required to get SearchCowboys back on tracks. Last week and this ......
SEO and SEA thrive while Google campaign prices keep growing
Econsultancy just released its UK Search Engine Marketing Benchmarking Report 2010 in collaboration with Guava. The report found that UK companies “have ramped up their investment in paid search and SEO this year as the economy has emerged t......
How Google sees branding & your brand can shine in search
I admit that I’m a bit late with this but last month I bookmarked an interesting post by Sam Battin, Senior Search Strategist at Performics, regarding Google’s brand refinements in search results.I finally found the time to cover it an......
