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What could be a more fitting way for Bing to end the year on the right note but to release its very own native iPhone app. It’s free and available now at the iTunes Apps Store (iTunes Link). Key Features of the Bing iPhone app include: Daily image from Bing.com Easy to access voice search Tips and tricks on the home page “Locate Me” functionality Ability to add pushpins and save locations Show multiple locations on a single map The Bing iPhone app adds to previous Bing-related iPhone apps released by Microsoft which include – Bing for Windows phone, BlackBerry, Sidekick and select BREW-based devices on Verizon and Bing for Mobile . It also competes with rivals Yahoo Mobile and Google Mobile iPhone apps. Downloading Bing iPhone now and will see how it works and update this post. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Bing’s Last Hurrah for 2009, an iPhone
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In a rather unusual move to promote its services, Google has started sending out stickers of business entities on its Places Pages to various locations. Those are not ordinary stickers though as they bear QR Codes which can be scanned by supported mobile phones which are then linked to the specific businesses on Google Places Pages. More than 100,000 local businesses have been sent out with these stickers, and chances are you might see these stickers on local shops in the coming days. These businesses are the most sought out and researched businesses on both Google.com and Google Maps. The window stickers contains QR Codes which are supported by the iPhone, Android mobile phones, BlackBerry and other mobile handsets. To put this into action, your mobile phone needs to have QR Code-related apps. Once this is settled, you can start reading those QR Codes on stickers place on store windows to find reviews and discount coupons. Soon, Google will also let you write a review about a particular product or store, right there on the spot. Google will issue new decals in the coming days to include new places. To get your business on Google Places you need to claim your listing from Google’s Local Business Center. So have you seen any of those decals yet? Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google Sends Out Decals with QR
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Here’s some more Black Friday-related search statistics to digest. The Google Retail Advertising Blog (Yup, there is such a blog on Google) is reporting that online shopping searches on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday were at its all time high this year. Searches for “Black Friday” increased by more than 20% year over year, while searches for “black Friday sales” and “black friday ads” also increased by more than 50% YOY. Likewise, fast rising search terms are also Black Friday-related and retailer specific. These include – “Walmart Black Friday”, “Kohls Black Friday Ad”, “Sears Black Friday Sales”, and “Target Black Friday Deals Online”. Amazon, which was the most visited site during Black Friday was not searched that much, may be because it was pretty much aggressive informing registered consumers of its Black Friday deals. Another interesting thing to point out is the fact that value minded searches such as “printable coupons” and “sales” are also up with 50% and 25% increase YOY, respectively. Likewise, searches for bargain deals on apparel and toys were also pretty hot with specific search for “Toys R Us Black Friday Sale”, “Best Buy Black Friday Deals” and “Black Friday Computer Deals’ as the fast rising searches during on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Black Friday Searches on Google Increased by
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Now that Black Friday is over and everyone is in the U.S. are probably busy finding the best Cyber Monday deals online , it’s interesting to note which online retailers made it to the top of the charts during Black Friday’s shopping craze. And according to Experian Hitwise data it was none other than Amazon – their second in a row. As this year’s Black Friday traffic to retail websites went up by 9% compared to 2008, Amazon received 13.55% of U.S. visits among the top 500 Retail Websites monitored by Hitwise. Walmart followed with 11.8% of all visits, followed by Target.com getting 5.65%, Best Buy with 4.64% and Sears with 2.95% Meanwhile, the Apple Store got the largest increase in visits from Thanksgiving Day to Black Friday 2009. It was actually a 110% increase. Staples on the other hand got a 47% increase while Dell saw a 40%. Amazon which topped the most visited site list only managed to get a 9% increase in traffic. Looking into the traffic from Black Friday sites, Wal-Mart got most of the referred traffic with a 32% increase this year compared to 2008. Best Buy and Target follow as the second and third to get the most traffic from Black Friday sites. So, which of these online retail websites do you think would get the most traffic this Cyber Monday? Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Amazon is the Most Visited Website on Black
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Cyber Monday is the first Monday after Thanksgiving when Americans return to work and begin their online shopping. Black Friday vs. CyberMonday Cyber Monday is supposed to be the online equivalent of Black Friday. If Google Trends last thirty days search traffic is an accurate indicator of demand, Cyber Monday 2009 might instead be called Red Cyber Monday.
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Black Friday just isn’t what it used to be (not that we’re complaining). Gone are the days of lining up outside of Macy’s in your pajamas at 6 am with grandma. Thanks to the Internet and online Black Friday ads, you can map out a plan for the biggest shopping day of the year at the click of a mouse from the comfort of your home. To give you a head start, here is a list of the top 10 sources for ads on Black Friday. Click on each link below for the best bargains money can buy on the biggest shopping day of the year. Happy Thanksgiving and smart shopping! Bfads.net Blackfriday.info Black-Friday.net Blackfridayads.com Theblackfriday.com 2009blackfridayads.com Blackfriday.fm YouTube [Black Friday] Blogtoplist.com/rss/black-Friday.html Blackfriday.gottadeal.com P.S. The word on the web is, Apple is saving their big sales for Cyber Monday (that’s the Monday after Black Friday for those who don’t know). Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Black Friday Ads Online for Smart
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Black Friday just isn’t what it used to be (not that we’re complaining). Gone are the days of lining up outside of Macy’s in your pajamas at 6 am with grandma. Thanks to the Internet and online Black Friday ads, you can map out a plan for the biggest shopping day of the year at the click of a mouse from the comfort of your home. To give you a head start, here is a list of the top 10 sources for ads on Black Friday. Click on each link below for the best bargains money can buy on the biggest shopping day of the year. Happy Thanksgiving and smart shopping! Bfads.net Blackfriday.info Black-Friday.net Blackfridayads.com Theblackfriday.com 2009blackfridayads.com Blackfriday.fm YouTube [Black Friday] Blogtoplist.com/rss/black-Friday.html Blackfriday.gottadeal.com P.S. The word on the web is, Apple is saving their big sales for Cyber Monday (that’s the Monday after Black Friday for those who don’t know). Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Black Friday Ads Online for Smart
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