Comments for PPC Guru's Weblog http://ppcguru.wordpress.com Life of an SEM Professional Living in India Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Quality Score Tips For the Latest AdWords Update Pt 1 by Nasko 5 http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/quality-score-tips-for-the-latest-adwords-update-pt-1/#comment-14 Nasko 5 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:31:08 +0000 http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/?p=79#comment-14 Good article, I definitely agree there are way more possibilities for optimisation with these new reporting features. Will be checking back for updates. Good article, I definitely agree there are way more possibilities for optimisation with these new reporting features. Will be checking back for updates.

]]> Comment on No More Minimum CPCs – What Does that Mean for Your Campaigns? by Google to do a U-Turn On Gambling ads for PPC « Ppcguru’s Weblog http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/no-more-minimum-cpcs-what-does-that-mean-for-your-campaigns/#comment-12 Google to do a U-Turn On Gambling ads for PPC « Ppcguru’s Weblog Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:47:54 +0000 http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/?p=48#comment-12 [...] related PPC ads on Ad-Words. This is the second back track in as many months after announcing the ditching of Minimum CPC bids last month. The economic downturn seems to be finally pinching the online Juggernaut despite [...] [...] related PPC ads on Ad-Words. This is the second back track in as many months after announcing the ditching of Minimum CPC bids last month. The economic downturn seems to be finally pinching the online Juggernaut despite [...]

]]> Comment on Week 1 – A Retrospective by rob http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/week-1-a-retrospective/#comment-11 rob Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:36:59 +0000 http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-11 Just found this from Rich's blog, good read, nice account of your first week in India £31 for shirt out there...wow, that really surprised me. Just found this from Rich’s blog, good read, nice account of your first week in India £31 for shirt out there…wow, that really surprised me.

]]> Comment on Cuil Take a Fresh Perspective on Search by Tim Marshall http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/cuil-take-a-fresh-perspective-on-search/#comment-4 Tim Marshall Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:32:43 +0000 http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-4 I had a stab at this last night and was dismayed with exactly the same things. The lack of results for key phrases and the seeming lack of ability to sift UK/US searches into a category make this on the face of it look a bit rubbish. Maybe it's early days but surely this shouldn't be out there without some sort of warning if they are using people as Beta testers because it's not quite there yet.... I had a stab at this last night and was dismayed with exactly the same things. The lack of results for key phrases and the seeming lack of ability to sift UK/US searches into a category make this on the face of it look a bit rubbish.

Maybe it’s early days but surely this shouldn’t be out there without some sort of warning if they are using people as Beta testers because it’s not quite there yet….

]]> Comment on Cuil Take a Fresh Perspective on Search by PPC Guru http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/cuil-take-a-fresh-perspective-on-search/#comment-3 PPC Guru Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:53:02 +0000 http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-3 Apologies cuil is "old irish" not Gaelic! Apologies cuil is “old irish” not Gaelic!

]]> Comment on Cuil Take a Fresh Perspective on Search by ponolan http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/cuil-take-a-fresh-perspective-on-search/#comment-2 ponolan Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:03:11 +0000 http://ppcguru.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-2 Cuil doesn't mean knowledge in Gaelic. The name supposedly comes from Finn McCool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_mac_Cumhaill) an Irish mythical character who performed many heroic deeds against large odds. The Irish (/ Gaelic) word for knowledge is Eolas, as Microsoft has already learned. Cuil doesn’t mean knowledge in Gaelic. The name supposedly comes from Finn McCool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionn_mac_Cumhaill) an Irish mythical character who performed many heroic deeds against large odds.

The Irish (/ Gaelic) word for knowledge is Eolas, as Microsoft has already learned.

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