In early April, South Korea introduced a new law that requires commenters and content uploaders on websites like forums to provide a verifiable real-name registration, complete with government ID number.  The law also requires that news websites be held to the same standards as print, TV, and radio, and be answerable to the Korean Communication [...]

Well, no international SEO posts from me for the next week, but never fear!  Keep up with my SEO comrades over at the Industrial Search Engine Marketing Blog!  They’ve always got great information and insight into SEO and the best practices that make SEO work for small and medium sized businesses.
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As always, there is a lot going on in search and SEO around the world.  Here are some of the highlights from the past week:

Baidu continues to beat forecasts. Chinese search engine Baidu keeps on growing, this time posting a first-quarter income growth of 25%.  David Temple at Multilingual Search has some more numbers: total [...]

A few weeks back I wrote on some important aspects of content optimization for your website: what your text actually contains, and how to maximize your keywords.  You content also depends on the usability of it and your website.  Here are some additional factors to consider when optimizing your content:
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Although cost-cutting measures are running rampant right now, European marketers seem determined to make the Internet work for them.  New numbers via eMarketer and the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA) show that online advertising spend in Europe looks to grow by double-digits in each of the next three years.  With 178 million Europeans online each [...]