SEMRush to Add Google AdSense Advertiser Report

SEMrush is set to launch their new AdSense Advertiser Report as part of their SEO toolkit. The report offers downloadable data on AdSense publishers as well as metrics for individual text ads and can be used to check out your site or a competitor.

Why SOPA Is Dangerous

I'm sure you've heard by now that SOPA is bad and would ruin the Internet, but have you actually read the bill? If not, it's worth reading, for two reasons. First, if you are going to oppose a bill, you should know exactly what you're opposing, not just the vague principle behind it. Second, it'll provide you with a valuable insight: that these bills are written in an attempt to obscure the truth.

What SOPA/PIPA would mean for IT consultants

Chip Camden explores how SOPA/PIPA could impact tech consultants' business for the bad and possibly the good -- as long as you don't mind losing some sleep.

Megaupload shutdown and arrests: The indictment

Text of the indictment issues by the US Department of Justice against the website Megaupload.com and people associated with it. The website has been shut down and the department reports that 20 search warrants have been exectuted in 9 countires, with $50 Million worth of assets seized.

Google Algorithm Changes – Also Changing The Web Marketing Norms

Challenging the ranks of Google, as far as its contribution in evolution of search engines in particular and evolution of the internet in general is concerned, is simply not a wise man’s choice. There are so many things that boost Google’s credibility to where it is today. Google is engaged in an ongoing quest to [...] Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

Authorities Investigate Justice Department Website Hacking

Federal authorities are investigating a potential cyberattack on the Justice Department website late Thursday evening -- attacks believed to have been in retaliation for the shutting down of file-sharing website Megaupload.com, according to various media reports. USA Today writers Kevin Johnson and Byron Acohido said that the Justice Department homepage was back online Friday, and that federal ...

Google is FUBAR

Late yesterday, Google announced perhaps the biggest change it has ever made to its massive network of web services -- a change that will bring it within a whisker of defeating Facebook, but will ultimately result in its death.