Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 4, 2007

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1. Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 4, 2007 - 2007-06-04 15:20:47-04
   Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
   
2. Ask.com Launches Major Updates - 2007-06-05 04:46:32-04
   The new Ask3D interface aims to align Ask's search results pages more closely with the way people actually search.
   
3. Distilling Universal Search - 2007-06-06 17:51:14-04
   While some industry-watchers are cheering Google's recent moves, others are yawning. Range Online's Phil Stelter digs into what Universal Search really means for Google, and for search marketers.
   
4. Measuring Search Marketers' Job Performance - 2007-06-07 16:53:26-04
   A new study finds that more search marketers are able to measure ROI than could two years ago, and more search marketers' jobs are being measured against both search metrics and overall business results.
   
5. Search Engine Forums Spotlight - 2007-06-08 14:46:12-04
   Found in the search marketing forums: ROI Tracking Between Lead and Sale; Determining Commercial Intent; Yahoo Click Charges to be Based on Quality of Traffic; and more.
   
6. Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 11, 2007 - 2007-06-11 16:44:49-04
   Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
   
7. Are Bid Management Tools Dead? - 2007-06-12 14:47:35-04
   Are bid management tools still useful, or have they outlived their purpose?
   
8. Laying the Foundation for In-House SEO Success in Large Organizations: Part I - 2007-06-13 16:47:20-04
   Having an in-house SEO team can be beneficial, and is especially important for large organizations with large and complex sites. But you need to lay a strong foundation in order to be successful.
   
9. Laying the Foundation for In-House SEO Success in Large Organizations: Part II - 2007-06-13 19:40:59-04
   Successfully building an in-house SEO team requires coordination between many parts of the organization, with defined targets and a plan to reach those targets.
   
10. Search Engine Forums Spotlight - 2007-06-15 12:45:43-04
    Found in the search marketing forums: Hiring a Full-Time SEO; Updated Google Webmaster Guidelines; The Three Most Effective SEO Techniques; and more.
    
11. Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 18, 2007 - 2007-06-18 02:41:08-04
    Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
    
12. Search Engine Strategies Toronto Was ... Different - 2007-06-19 14:50:07-04
    Many things were different in Toronto last week, but that's just a reflection of the changing times in the search industry.
    
13. Finding Success in Social Media - 2007-06-20 18:42:31-04
    Profiles on social media sites can be used for reputation management, or the sites themselves can be used for general link-baiting.
    
14. The Crowded World of Press Release SEO - 2007-06-21 18:40:38-04
    Getting ranked in news search engines, and now in universal search engines, is about to get a whole lot harder with the influx of more savvy PR professionals and offline media companies.
    
15. Search Engine Forums Spotlight - 2007-06-22 14:48:23-04
    Found in the search marketing forums: Flash and SEO; Can You Make a Living Selling Advertising?; The Giant How to Make Money with AdSense Thread; and more.
    
16. Highlights from the SEW Blog: June 25, 2007 - 2007-06-25 14:48:26-04
    Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.
    
17. Coordinating Search with External Media: Can Less Be More? - 2007-06-26 17:43:48-04
    Many marketers assume that an external media blitz requires an increase in search bids or budgets. But can lowering your bids actually be a better plan?
    
18. Latin American Search Market Poised for Growth - 2007-06-27 17:44:27-04
    While the market in Central and South America is growing faster than the U.S., Asia, and most of Europe, it still faces some challenges that need to be overcome.
    
19. Savvy Little Searchers - 2007-06-28 17:41:59-04
    Are kid-friendly search engines worth using, or are they better served by the major engines?
    
20. Search Engine Forums Spotlight - 2007-06-29 13:44:33-04
    Found in the search marketing forums: What to Do Now?; Do You Think SEO Is A Con?; Broad Match Just Got Dangerous; and more.