Google has just updated the way Flash files are Indexed in their Search Engine. External content sources will now also be indexed when used in SWF files.
Early stats from Statcounter show Bing taking off in a big way in the United States. As of yesterday, Bing was at 16.28% marketshare while Yahoo! hung out at 10.22% marketshare.
Meanwhile, Google’s market share has dropped about 6 points from 78.07% to 71.99%.
Of course, Bing has only been live since Monday. It could just be curiosity. But if people are truly liking Bing, these numbers will be corroborated by comScore and Nielsen data. If that’s the case, Bing may be a decision Microsoft got really, really right.
h/t TechCrunch
Google has released a new version of its AdWords Editor and there are some new features to look forward to.
CSV import has been added. Google says this was requested by many advetisers. Making changes on a spreadsheet or custom app can now be imported.
Next is the ability to download selected campaigns. You no longer have to endure long waits while your entire account downloads. Just select the campaigns you wish to download and go about your business.
The Keyword Opportunities feature has been updated. You can now sort by topical category. Also, when you export or copy keywords, the Keywords Opportunity column is now included.
Sort data by up to 3 columns.
A new Keyword Count column allows you to sort by number of keywords.
Resume account download prevents download progress from being lost is a download is interrupted for some reason.
A progress bar will let you know where you are at in the process of a given task in AdWords Editor.
You can select duplicates in order of appearance.
Usage tracking gives you the opportunity to share anonymous data in order to improve AdWords Editor.
New languages in this version include:
Seems the Chinese government is not a fan of Twitter. Access to the social media site has been blocked in China, according to ASSME.
Free speech is not an option in China and the blocking of Twitter is another instance of this. One wonders what impact this will have on the user numbers globally. Over a third of the world’s population lives in China and they represent a major growth area for the internet.
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