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Google uk is just about to overtake ITV for the amount of cash made from advertising..

In the first 3 months of this year google has made$803 million( about £407m)a massive 40% up on a year ago.

Hitwise reports some 78% of searches are made on google by UK internet users in 2007 but i’m pretty sure its far higher..

Marc Mendoza - whose media buying agency is putting a lot of its clients’ budgets online - tells me that Google now has about 80% of the UK online advertising market.

Read more from the bbc:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/04/google_how_big_is_too_big.html

I used to go to night clubs loads when I was younger and was up for “maybe” going this weekend..

My GF did the ibiza thing and love to dance…

So.. Went  to look a club I went to a few time and really enjoyed called “The Cross” just outside Kings cross in central london..

After search for “the cross” and “the cross nightclub” the offical site wasn’t showing …

Finally I thought i’d add london.. “the cross nightclub london” which returned google local at the top with the address of the club “BUT” the url was a club the other side of town!

I then looked up the news on “the cross nightclub” to find that its been sold off for flats

So along came another super club pacha and took the local results for themselves along with some SEO target the natural results too.. 

Wonder how long it will last ?

So if you know a competitor is closing down and you want the traffic then why not blag top spot via local search..

Here is a screen shot:

Google have just switched the lights off in the uk..

 Google full blackout.. Great fun but of course its all about raising awearness of worldwide energy conservation effort..

For more info see http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en_uk/earthhour/

Visit uk google here: http://www.google.co.uk/  

Here’s  a screen shot!

This week I’ve seen some talk about people linking to IP’s ..

Now it used to be far more common, but now domain is king..

Regarding seo, ip’s are a nightmare..

SER had a post about it here: http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/016518.html 

Anyway.. Every day I seem to see a ip index for something or other, normally long tail terms but just now I was search a username of a forum member as you do and came accross no other than digg..

Digg has been double index via digg.com and a ip..

Over 90,000 pages are indexed on that ip have a look:

http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3A64.191.203.30

The one interesting thing to look at is which pages are index ip vs domain.. 9 million vs 90k… lets say only 10 links point to the ip then those 10 link would index 90k of pages… something to think about.. but finding what and who has linked is a real pain..

I suspect it might be to do with some api or widgets…

Just seen the Bin link on my GMail account.. I’ve never clicked on it before as I don’t really delete anything..

So google seems to of forgotten the fact that gmail is no longer 2gb … The bin still has the old amount listed..

 No conversations in the Bin. Who needs to delete when you have over 2000 MB of storage?!

Here is a screen shot for you! (click here to enlarge):

For the last few weeks i’m seeing Google’s SketchUP in loads of the serps..

You can type a brand or even a place and find Sketchup in the serps..

So..

What use does it have in SEO.. Well having a look at a brand k/w I promote I’ve found a competitor thats uploaded some 3d model and included a link to a page which sells that item. .

Now i’ve studied AutoCad and worked for sony play station with 3D model when I was A LOT younger but maybe its time to mix it up..

Forget seo 2.0 skip to SEO3D

: )

Well..

It would seem that a load of peeps are reporting less earning so far this year..

I’m happily seeing a increase as traffic returns after xmas http://www.seohome.co.uk/2008/01/03/webmaster-2008-hangover-cure/

But not just the traffic i’m 100% seeing a increase in the CPC ..

I also could be due to my conspiracy theory regarding the drop in Rev whenever the reports arn’t working lol

http://www.seohome.co.uk/2008/01/15/adsense-reports-fixed/

Anyway all is good.. Back to the world of seo after a nice week in the alps..

Google have finally fixed the adsense reports..

Now you can view the reports in the correct order showing the most $$ at the top per channel..

Its odd why it has taken so long?

I first reported the incorrect order on the 14th of December 2007 here : http://www.seohome.co.uk/2007/12/14/adsense-reports-in-a-mess-again/

Its take ONE month and ONE day!

I’m still lost at why this would take so long and what google would of changed regarding the reporting at this time ?

Ah well … All back to normal ..

Just got a email from google about its webinars for adwords so if you use adwords you “might” want to consider giving them a go..

What will I get from an AdWords Webinar?
The webinars are designed to teach you how to manage your AdWords account more effectively by covering topics from best practices on account setup, bidding and campaign management strategies to understanding and using performance reports effectively.

Here’s a list of upcoming webinars. Please register your attendance early using your AdWords email address!

 For more info check you email account which you use for Adwords and visit the url below …

http://www.google.com/adwords/webinars/

First one starts tomorrow so you better be quick!

Here in the UK google has added a link below the bottom search box saying Try Google Experimental linking into the labs page..

I can only assume google is seeing what people like when using the experimental search layout and shortcuts etc..

Here is the screen shot:

Fun..