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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 18, 2008

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.... [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=BMZ7P3] [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=HDRfMJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=arCYsJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=nOhTZJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=KHnT2J][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=elotgJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=zF9TMJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=UyUQMJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=UchNyj][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=0Z0rAj][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=jbQIdJ] [image: 339350934]

Weekly Search Buzz Roundup - 07/18/08: Google Ranking Technology, Comic Sans Disappears & Google Fridge Meltdown

Today's my dad's birthday, so before I actually start off the roundup, I just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! There, now that I got that out of the way, it's going to be 97 degrees today in New York.... [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=6N9Pbk] [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=z5CggJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=h2hoTJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=3LyMXJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=ssWZyJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=0x8ZqJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=jhsenJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=RQbEXJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=VPpzTj][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=6xBssj][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=oJssfJ] [image: 339124274]

Can a META Description Kill Your Rankings?

A WebmasterWorld member says that when he changed his meta description, his rankings plummeted on his site. In the past, US courts found META tags immaterial but Google has recommended it. Tedster points to previous WebmasterWorld coverage that shows that... [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=woFOCp] [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=QNhH4J][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=ma4lCJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=XD2KBJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=6uG16J][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=Gv1iUJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=9Uzt1J][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=TaVuGJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=tyVmNj][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=DDq04j][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=WaQsgJ] [image: 339042420]

Google and Microsoft's Second Quarter Results Revealed

Techmeme has the big buzz about Google's second quarter earnings. Google claimed this was a strong quarter with 35% in profits ($3.92 per share), but their earnings still didn't meet analysts' expectations. Meanwhile, Microsoft's earnings also rose. The company's fiscal... [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=DFS1JJ] [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=uLdOXJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=Il7rcJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=6Gb6fJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=zF0ymJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=TVPdCJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=HMzBJJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=ehupBJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=2QpLHj][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=joxFhj][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=zCezNJ] [image: 339012873]

Google AdWords Allows Deeper Targeting With "Keywords + Placements"

Google announced an exciting feature for AdWords advertisers yesterday. Google explained the feature as, "instead of creating separate campaigns for keywords and placements, you can now include both in any campaign. All ad groups now have tabs for both keywords... [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=mpqS8k] [image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=Yz391J][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=Nq4CDJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=ZnZILJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=pD2ftJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=PNFb4J][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=ZCafeJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=AXz7GJ][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=1AYpkj][image: SearchEngineRoundtable1?i=A0QbXj]...