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.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: February 23, 2010
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 10:00pm CET by rustybrick
Tags: Search Forum Recap
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YouTube Update: Bulk Uploader Discontinued & Misc Bugs
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 2:11pm CET by rustybrick
Tags: Other Google Topics
There are several new things going on with YouTube and since I am a big time YouTube director (kidding), they interest me.
(1) The YouTube Bulk Uploader tool will be taken down shortly. Liz from the YouTube team explained that Google is improving their normal updated to support Google Gears. She said:
In order to consolidate engineering efforts, the team has decided to retire the bulk-uploader and concentrate on improving the regular uploader moving forward. Please note that the regular uploader also lets you upload up to 10 files at the same time.
We suggest that you use the following link to upload your video files:
http://upload.youtube.com/my_videos_upload?restrict=gearsMake sure that you have Google Gears installed - you can get Google Gears by visiting: gears.google.com
(2) AudioSwap feature is causing a black screen in the videos. This is a known issue that should be resolved now, if not, let them know.
(3) Some YouTubers that are trying to upload are not succeeding. There is another known issues thread that is discussing just that. Liz said:
Some of you may have experienced recent upload processing delays, and then the file you're trying to upload eventually fails. This is a known issue and our engineering team have been working on resolving the situation. For those of you who were impacted and the video failed to upload to the site, we recommend re-uploading your file.
The team is working on a fix so that the files will not fail in the future and you should also receive clearer messaging explaining what occurred.
(4) If your account was hijacked or compromised in some way, Liz announced there is a new way to report the issue. A new document details the steps on how to contact Google/YouTube about hijacked accounts. Liz said:
The information you provide in the form will go directly to the Team here and we will investigate the matter. Once we've looked into the case, you will receive an email update letting you know your options and whether we were able to help you retrieve the account.
There you have it, four quick YouTube bytes for you.
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DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) To Replace Google Ad Manager
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 2:03pm CET by rustybrick
Tags: Other Google Topics
Google announced a new product named DoubleClick for Publishers. In short, this is ultimately going to replace Google Ad Manager, a product we use here to manage and deliver our ads.
More tools is nice - but we will see when I get migrated over to it, how smooth that is and how much I, the publisher, benefits from it.
This is from the announcement:
DFP comes in two flavors, tailored for different publishers' needs: DoubleClick for Publishers, for the largest online publishers, and DFP Small Business, a simple, free version designed for growing online publishers. We'll be upgrading current DART for Publishers publishers to DoubleClick for Publishers over the next year as we continue to add features and modules, and we'll be moving Google Ad Manager customers to DFP Small Business in the coming weeks.
To reflect our continued investment in DoubleClick's products, as well as the central role of DoubleClick's technology products within Google's display advertising business, we're also today unveiling some changes to the DoubleClick logos — including typeset changes, incorporating a new "by Google" theme and retiring the "DART" brand.
A WebmasterWorld thread has some comments from publishers:
Yet another way to track what you do when you do it and ... .dare I say it who you do it with....
They cater to the advertiser, ignoring the User's privacy. Period. Due to the fact they own Doubleclick. Try watching major TV stations over the NET without coooooooockie/URI of Doubleclick.NET blocked...
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
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SMX West 2010 Live Blog Coverage Schedule
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 1:55pm CET by rustybrick
Tags: Search Marketing Expo 2010 West
SMX West 2010 is next week, March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th to be exact. We are thrilled to be able to bring the event to you, even if you cannot make it, through our live blogging coverage.
I personally will be in Israel during SMX West, so this live blogging coverage will help me stay on top of what I will be missing. I am sad I won't be there, but I am hosting a small SMX event, SphinnCon, in Israel the week after. So that should be fun and yes - we (Israel) have been sold out for a month now.
Live blogging SMX West are Keri Morgret of Strike Models and Brian Ussery of Beu Blog. These are both seasoned and experienced live bloggers - so I am very confident you will love the coverage! Thank you both for volunteering to cover the conference for the industry!
Here is out SMX West 2010 Live Coverage Schedule:
March 2, 2010
9:00am-9:45am
Keynote Conversation: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer by Brian Ussery
10:45am-Noon
Mobile Paid Search Ads: Real Opportunities by Keri Morgret
1:15pm-2:30pm
Not Your Father’s AdWords: The New Google Ad Formats by Keri Morgret
3:00pm-4:15pm
Keyword Research: Beyond The Ordinary by Keri Morgret
Google’s Personalized Search Revolution by Brian Ussery
4:30pm-5:45pm
The Current State Of Social Search by Brian Ussery
Supercharging Your Descriptions With Sitelinks by Keri MorgretMarch 3, 2010
10:45am-Noon
Paid Search Bullseye! Reaching and Closing Your Ultimate Customer by Keri Morgret
1:30pm-2:45pm
Free Ways To Market On Facebook by Keri Morgret
4:45pm-6:00pm
Optimizing Your Content On YouTube by Keri MorgretMarch 4, 2010
10:00am-11:15am
Bringing SEO In House: How To Be Successful! by Keri Morgret
11:30am-12:30pm
PPC Tune-up Clinic with the SMX Mechanics by Keri Morgret
Ask The Search Engines by Brian Ussery
1:30pm-2:30pm
Analytics Action Plans For PPC & SEO by Keri Morgret
Ask The SEOs by Brian Ussery
2:45pm-3:45pm
Conversion Ninja Toolbox – A Review of Tools & Technologies by Keri MorgretThat is our live blogging schedule - it is subject to change last minute.
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Defending Against Proxy Hijacks
Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 1:53pm CET by rustybrick
Tags: Spam
We haven't covered the proxy hijacks issue in a while, but a new WebmasterWorld thread has brought it back to life. The individual said his web site suffered a hijack in Google:
Iv just notice that a russian website has Proxy Hijacked our website and got it indexed in G results.. We have noticed a steady decline in our SERP positions since end of Jan. I found the copy site by doing a "quote" search of the tittle in G.
WebmasterWorld administrator, Tedster, links to the old 2007 thread on the topic and quotes the part on how to defend yourself from such issues.
How you stop this problem is to use REVERSE and FORWARD DNS to validate that Googlebot is coming from an actual Google IP, which returns a domain name that contains ".googlebot.com". If the reverse DNS of the IP that claims to be Googlebot doesn't contain ".googlebot.com", you simply bounce them.
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.