Google has added a new plus box in addition to the one-box displayed at the top of certain search results which promote their own services (Blogger, Google Images). This plus box is meant to provide more information for a specific listing related to stocks or map destinations. You can view an example of the plus box here for ‘Babbo Restaurant’.

I think it’s a good addition to their search results, especially since Google offers webmasters the chance to add a plus box for their website listings on Google. If you are a Local Business Owner on Google, you can simply submit your website information and your business location. Google will do the rest!

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I’ve been away with business, but I’m back and am not all amazed to find out that Google has acquired AdScape Media yesterday or so. For those that don’t know what AdScape does, it is a company that helps place advertisements inside video games. Gaming has evolved over the years and has become a vital part in everyone’s lives, similar to how the internet is a factor in everyone’s lives.

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Google Acquires AdScape

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Just a heads-up to any SEO or webmaster that would be interested in attending the 2007 San Francisco Elite Retreat Conference on March 19th & March 20th, there is a small contest being held on EarnersForum.com which is handing out a free pass (a value of nearly $5,000) for people that can answer this question:

“Why should a legitimate business need to worry about branding?”

The deadline is on March 14th at 12:00 p.m. CST. Answers would need to be sent to: contest {at} eliteretreat [dot] info.

This does not include the hotel cost and airline fees. The hotel costs around $209/night.

There is also a contest being run on Earners Forum to launch their new v2.0 forum design for users that:

1. Create posts on the forums.
2. Refer active members creating 10 posts.
3. Submit articles
4. Put up a blog post bringing attention to their forum!

The prizes being offered to the top five winners are:

• 1 Full Pass to Affiliate Summit East in Miami, Florida
• 1 Hour Consultation with Lee Dodd
• 1 Copy of Aaron Wall’s SEO Book
• Permanent post about the winners of the contest on LeeDodd.Com
• Earners Forum T-Shirt
• $100 worth of EF Marketplace Credits!
• First Place Winner has their choice of a Playstation 3 System, Xbox 360 System, or Dell Dimmension Desktop PC!

The contest will end on the midnight of April 9th. The contest is based off of points, which can be seen on their contest page.

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Many people have started upgrading to the latest operating system from Microsoft - Windows Vista. For those that have a wide 15″ screen, you wouldn’t mind displaying their gadget sidebar on the side. Considering how many new computers have Windows Vista installed and the gadget sidebar enabled by default, you can expect a lot of people to want to personalize their sidebar.

Now if you have a gadget sidebar, it’s obvious you’d want to fill it up with the latest and coolest gadgets and widgets. Now if you look at this from a marketing perspective, you could generate a ton of traffic to your website if you supplied a gadget providing a tool or information from your website.

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Viral Marketing via Microsoft Vista Gadgets

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Eveyone remembers ShoemoneyAds before he closed it. For those that don’t know what was so great about ShoemoneyAds, it offered a way for websites pertaining to a certain niche to display the latest eBay Ads, which would redirect them through the user’s CJ Affiliate Code.

Well now he has launched a new service - AuctionAds, which offers the same functionality as before. It has a more appealing design and the holes which were present in the old ShoemoneyAds have now been fixed. Many users have been complaining how their advertising box stops showing up at times and such.

Well AuctionAds has fixed those errors and here is a quote on what they plan to accomplish:

Will AuctionAds be the best solution for every site? No. It is a great choice for niche sites. Virtually evey niche site can be monetized with AuctionAds. It is a great solution for many webmasters who are looking to make money on narrow content.. How can a user know if AuctionAds is right for their site? Just like anything else you should test and let the numbers speak for themself.

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Have you been longing for some free SEO advice from leading SEO Professionals in the industry? Well Loren Baker has started a new project - the SEO Clinic! Basically it mocks the ‘Pimp My Site’ Sessions at Search Engine Strategies, except it’s free!

To participate in this new service, you would need to submit your website to be approved by the SEO Clinic. The staff of people that run the free SEO Clinic are:

• Loren Baker: I’ve been involved in SEO for almost 10 years and my specializations are in basic on-site content oriented SEO, meta data, link building, local search, news & blog search optimization and social news marketing.
• Carsten Cumbrowski :Carsten tends to lean more to the technical side of SEO, building affiliate sites, working with content management systems & databases, supplemental results, and even dabs in the grey hat on occasion.
• Jessica Bowman: Jessica is also a long time SEO expert and her focus is on usability, driving conversions and reeling in users.
• Garrett French: Garrett’s strengths are in SEO copywriting and social media optimization. Mr. French is currently starting a new company, so his time is sparse, yet his insight is valuable.
• Ahmed Bilal: Ahmed is another SEO and Search Marketing specialist with expertise in professional blogging, link baiting and link building.
• Rhea Drysdale: Rhea, the newest Resident Pimp, focuses on merging SEO, Paid Search, Social Media Optimization, content development, split testing and Public Relations initiatives all into one fine and effective SEO campaign.
• Gemme van Hasselt: Gemme is an Internet Marketing Consultant who lives in Shanghai and specializes in SEO. With his base in China and International background, Gemme can lend some outside gathering of the box ideas to SEO campaigns.

Technorati Tags: SEO, Loren Baker, supplemental, copywriting, blogging, Search

PayPerPost, the famous blog ad network, been absent from the blogosphere for a while now. I received a newsletter from them a few days ago and I decided to take a look at what they’ve done so far. I logged into my account and I was amazed at the changes that PayPerPost has undergone.

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PayPerPost Rising Up?

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