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FTC Sends Letter to Search Engines Regarding Paid Ads Versus Natural Search Results

Bill Hartzer

Originally, in 2002, the FTC revised its search engine guidance. After the 2002 Search Engine Letter was issued, search engines embraced the letter’s guidance and distinguished any paid search results or other advertising on their websites. Since then, however, we have observed a decline in compliance with the letter’s guidance.”

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Approaches To Owning Property

The Realtime Report

Examples include periodic exterior decorating of a structure or roof replacement. Despite being introduced in 2002, this new form of ownership hasn’t taken off the way many anticipated it would. The expense of hiring someone to manage the property. Reserve and Sinking Funds. Commonhold.

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Why “You Stink” Headlines Always Get The Click

Waxing UnLyrical

A couple of examples: “Are you making these four mistakes in your business relationships?” In the second example, for instance, knowing who your readers are and what concerns them could make the same content a golden ticket or a scrap of toilet paper, read by either the right or the wrong audience.

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The Strangest Argument I’ve Ever Had On Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

Have you ever attempted to discuss social media with anyone as resistant to its charms as in my example? Based in Maryland with roots in New York, she’s been crafting effective marketing copy as a writer and polishing many forms of prose as an editor since 2002. What kinds of arguments did you make? Did it work?

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The Effect of Gamification on Marketing

Small Business Mavericks

It really is a made-up word, in fact — somewhere around 2002 a guy named Nick Pelling came up with the term to describe what his job involved. One non-marketing example is turning on your favorite music while you clean the kitchen. Gamification sounds like a made-up word, doesn’t it? What a difference some good music makes!

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3 Must-Subscribe Online Newsletters

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In 2002, Scitech Daily was 1 of the 5 nominees for the Webby Award in Technology. An example is the ProFlowers coupon code , which is offered at their site and through their partner site, Geek Alerts. Here is a list of 3 must-subscribe online newsletters to improve the quality of your email inbox. SciTech Daily. Escape The City.

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Do You Have a Stake In The Personal Data Market?

Waxing UnLyrical

” But when I visited Personal.com, that detail is explained this way: For example, an online travel company could request access to your Next Vacation gem. Based in Maryland with roots in New York, she’s been crafting effective marketing copy as a writer and polishing many forms of prose as an editor since 2002.

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