Search: The Future Of Crime by Laurie Sullivan

Terrorists use our openness on the Internet and in social networks against us. Marc Goodman, who has spent a lifetime in law enforcement, explains how during a TED conference presentation. "A search engine can determine who shall live and who shall die," he said, explaining events that took place during the attack on Mumbai. ...Read the whole story

  • Significant Rise In Mobile Search Budgets, Targeting by Laurie Sullivan

    Paid-search marketers have finally caught on to mobile predictions that forecast U.S mobile commerce will reach $36 billion by 2015. Analysts expect global revenue from mobile advertising and content to reach $67 billion this year. Tablet campaign search budgets rose 40% in Q2, contributing to the rosy forecast, notes Marin Software. ...Read the whole story

  • Blekko Rolls Out Social Site ROCKZi by Laurie Sullivan

    Search meets social in an entirely new content curation site, ROCKZi, which lets people visually consume and share important news and events. The co-founders of the search engine blekko created the site. If ROCKZi can attract users, combining it with blekko would give marketers and advertisers the long-awaited social-search engine supported by analytics tools. ...Read the whole story

  • Google Could Take Financial Hit From Motorola Buy, Mobile by Laurie Sullivan

    Google will release earnings July 19. A big concern: how the Motorola Mobility acquisition will contribute to overall revenue and profits. Mobile search continues to impact cost per clicks. ...Read the whole story

A Cyclist's Farewell by Gord Hotchkiss

This past Sunday, I spent the day riding a bike 100 miles through searing 95-degree heat in Canada's only desert. Bet you didn't even realize Canada has a desert, did you? Well, we do. Trust me. And it's freaking hot. After about 60 miles, I was ready to pack it in and grab a beer. But I gutted it out for another 40 miles, because that's what cycling is about: gutting it out. I give you this preamble because last week, the world of search marketing lost a very gutsy guy who also happened to be a cyclist. ...More