Google AdWords News and Headlines
June 15, 2007

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Weekly Search Buzz Roundup - 06/15/07: Search Industry, Picky AdWords & AdSense, & Some Search Biz

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After a cloudy week, it's sunnier and breezier out today. Looks like this weekend will be quite nice. But before you go anywhere, let's recap what happened in the world of search this week. First, some milestones: Search Engine Watch...

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AdWords Quietly Rolls Out IP Blocking as a New Feature

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Have you ever wanted to block a competitor from being able to see your ad? Have you ever seen an IP address in your log files that seems to click your ad over and over? Have you ever said ‘I just don’t want people from these IPs to see my ads’? The wait is over, now advertisers can block specific IPs from viewing their ads. IP Exclusion This feature enables you to specify IP addresses where you don’t want your ads to appear. (more…) ---Related Articles at eWhisper.net:IP Blocking Coming to AdWordsYahoo Rolls out Quality Based PricingAsk releases two new featuresSony adds Pizza Ordering to EverquestConversion Tracking Problems

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Ebay Pulls Ads from Google AdWords Network in USA

 

"EBay has pulled all of its paid search ads from Google AdWords network in the U.S in an eyebrow-raising move ..."

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Google AdWords API Opens Zero Impressions Reporting to Public

 

In a Google Groups thread, AdWords API Advisor informs developers about a new feature available to the public: IncludeZeroImpression has been taken out of beta and has now been made available to all developers and should work in all versions...

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Ebay Pulls All US Ads From Google Adwords

 

More changes for Google Adwords. The famous “Looking for “deadly illnesses?” Find the “deadly illnesses at Ebay” ads are coming to an end. Ebay is mad at Google and isn’t going to pay for any more Adwords. It will be interesting to see how this move affects earnings. Technology trade publication Computerworld, which originally reported the move, cited a source as saying it was in response to Google’s decision to hold a party starting at the same time as an eBay conference for merchants who sell on its site. The Google event, called the Checkout Freedom Party, is part of an effort to lobby eBay to accept its online payment system, known as Checkout, which competes with eBay’s PayPal. Durzy ...

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Pulse, AdWords, Ask Ads, Paid Links, SEO, Video, Quality, Digg, Yahoo Pays, Mahalo Green, Analytics, Google CSE

 

The 33rd pulse is up. AdWords ads clarity on AdSense. Ask.com ads made for Google. Webmaster Central adds paid links report. Google Analytics goes out of beta. AdWords can help with your SEO strategy. Google Video vs. YouTube. Google quality score factors. Digg Digest is live. Yahoo sending out settlement payment. Mahalo launched greenhouse. Search Engine Roundtable Topics: Search Pulse 33: SMX Review, SEW 10, Ask.com UI, Google & Yahoo Update, Privacy Issues, Street Views and More New Google AdWords Placement Performance Reports Show Scary Clarity on AdSense Network Is Ask.com's "The Algorithm" Campaign Really Working? Google Webmaster Central Cleans Interface, Adds Paid Link Report & More Google Analytics Adds Featu...

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Alert: Please upgrade to AdWords Editor 3.5 by July 10

 

We'd like to ask anyone still using <a href="http://www.google.com/adwordseditor">AdWords Editor</a> 2.0, 2.5, or 3.0 to upgrade to the latest version (<a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2007/05/introducing-adwords-editor-35.html">3.5</a>) before July 10, 2007. After July 10, versions 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0 will no longer be supported. To upgrade, just follow the automatic download prompt that appears whenever you start AdWords Editor. You can find instructions on how to preserve any comments or unposted changes when you upgrade <a href="http://www.google.com/support/adwordseditor/bin/answer.py?answer=38655">here</a>.<br /><br />Also, in order to optimize our resources and provide the best experi...

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AdWords Search Query Performance Report (New)

 

Received notification today of a new AdWords report called "Search Query Performance" report. According to the info I received the search query report "is a new report type that shows performance data for search queries which triggered your ads and received clicks. Search query performance data provides insight into how users find and react to your ads. " According to Google the purpose of this

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Acova and Adwords

 

I was bidding on the keyword “Acova“. They make Designer radiators. We are suppliers of Acova radiators and are authorised to do so, and use that keyword. But what really annoys me more than anything is the unfair playing field. At present you have 7 companies bidding on the keyword Acova, 5 of them using titles. Acova [...]

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eBay Back Up And Running on AdWords

 

As soon as I post, eBay ads go back up on Google AdWords, but I’m pretty confident the ads had been down since about mid-night last night. We’ll see what the eBay/Google hounds find out…

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Three AdWords Experts: Don’t Let Google Optimize Your Campaign

 

I’m no PPC guru, so yesterday I put out a public call for thoughts from the experts on letting Google auto-optimize an AdWords campaign. All three — seowoman, Patrick Schaber, and Richard Ball said NO! And a fourth, Todd Mintz, said the same thing via e-mail. Okay, so, that was an easy decision, wasn’t it? SEO Woman, AKA Adrienne Doss, shared a link to her very good 3-part series, Pay-per-click Tips for Small Businesses, which is well worthy of a shout out here. Thank you all for the quick help.

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Three AdWords Experts: Don’t Let Google Optimize Your Campaign

 

I’m no PPC guru, so yesterday I put out a public call for thoughts from the experts on letting Google auto-optimize an AdWords campaign. All three — seowoman, Patrick Schaber, and Richard Ball said NO! And a fourth, Todd Mintz, said the same thing via e-mail. Okay, so, that was an easy decision, wasn’t it? SEO Woman, AKA Adrienne Doss, shared a link to her very good 3-part series, Pay-per-click Tips for Small Businesses, which is well worthy of a shout out here. Thank you all for the quick help.

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Google Adwords Secrets… From An Insider

 

Jim Edwards is hosting a Free Webinar this Tuesday titled The Top 10 Secrets Google Doesn’t Want You To Know (From an AdWords Insider). This live event will be held June 12th, 2007 at 7pm EST. You can sign up for free log-in details here: > http://www.webinarking.com/adwordsinsider/ From Jim’s email, here are the details outlining what you can expect from the free webinar: “This Tuesday (June 12th) I’ll be grilling a former Google employee, Simon Leung, who worked behind the scenes in the AdWords department for almost 4 1/2 years!” I’m going to make him reveal: - The REAL Reason behind the Google “slap”… and how YOU can beat Google at their own game just by knowing it… - The big...

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Upcoming 'Adwords Killer'...

 

An interesting material titled 'Can eBay "Auction Off"' Google? posted by Julia Boorstin has caught my attention early this morning. Here's the report: Ebay wants to auction anything and everything, and now it's using its auction technology to create... Continue.

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Q and A: How do you ensure your AdWords ads appear above organic results?

 

Dear Kalena... On Google's SERPs, sponsored listings appear above organic results, as well as on the right of organic results. How does one achieve sponsored listings above organic results, as opposed to on the right of organic results? Nick Kalena's Answer: Dear Nick The sponsored listings above the organic results are generally AdWords advertiser's ads that have the highest ad quality

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AdWords Seminars go International - Heading to Toronto

 

When: Toronto -Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Hilton Toronto 145 Richmond Street West Toronto, Canada M5H 2L2 Phone 416.869.3456 Driving Directions Times: Registration: 7:30 - 8:00 AM Morning Session: 8:00 - 12:00 PM Lunch Break: 12:00 - 1:00 PM Afternoon Session: 1:00 - 5:00 PM (more…) ---Related Articles at eWhisper.net:AdWords Seminars added in Los Angeles and San FranciscoGoogle AdWords Seminars in Seattle & DenverGoogle launches webinars and seminars for Google AppsNew AdWords Seminars: Charlotte and Washington DCGoogle AdWords Seminars Coming to Detroit & Minneapolis

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