Chinese Minister Hints At Consequences For Google

Search giant characterized as `unfriendly, irresponsible`

Despite weeks of talks that have supposedly taken place behind closed doors, the Chinese government still seems unwilling to compromise with respect to Google and censorship.  Indeed, it may be growing hostile, as a minister talked about `consequences` today.

The BBC reported that Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Yizhong adopted a tough stance during a legislation session.  `I hope that Google will abide and respect the Chinese government’s laws and regulations,` he said.  `But, if you betray Chinese laws and regulations . . . it means that you are unfriendly, irresponsible, and you will have to pay the consequences.`
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Aardvark Already Part of Google

Answers will Show Up in Search
Aardvark Supplies Details About Future Under Google

Friday, February 12, 2010
By Chris Crum
Yesterday, news broke that Google was acquiring social Q&A site Aardvark for about $50 million. Aardvark sent its users an email today saying:

Dear friends,

Aardvark has just been acquired by Google!

Aardvark will remain fully operational and completely free, providing quick, helpful answers to all of your questions. For more information about how the acquisition affects Aardvark users, check out the FAQ that we’ve put together….

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SEO with PPC

  The  first and most common question a search engine marketing company may hear concerning an SEO campaign is how long it will take to achieve results.  Naturally, clients want to be able to see the investment almost immediately.

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SEO Only

Some clients are strictly interested in kicking off an SEO campaign, usually for a few basic reasons.  They often have tried pay-per-click and decided it didn’t work, so they aren’t interested in trying it again in the foreseeable future (whether the initial campaign was set up effectively and the channel should be revisited is a subject for future discussion).   They also often feel that since they themselves ignore PPC ads on the right hand side of the page, everyone else must do the same.

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Full Out SEM

  This approach calls for both SEO and PPC initiatives running at full speed.  These types of clients are generally those that consider these two efforts as separate ‘beasts’ and frankly believe that showing up highly in both channels is a good thing … as long as the return justifies the spend.

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