Mediaboss Marketing

Did you know the Google Developer section has an education section for Webmaster Tools at developers.google.com/webmasters?

Fili Wiese, who works at Google on ad quality, but formerly part of search quality, posted this on his Google+ page.

Here is the video followed by the transcript:

0:01 The internet is amazing.
0:03 It's easy to share anything you create with the entire world.
0:07 Like Alice.
0:08 She just opened an online store for her handmade jewelry.
0:11 But now she's wondering, can people find her site on Google?
0:15 With Google Webmaster Tools, Alice can make sure that Google
0:19 finds her store and shows it for the correct search query.
0:23 Webmaster Tools displays the errors that Google finds when
0:26 reading her site so Alice can check those errors and fix
0:29 them to make all her pages appear in search results.
0:33 Every time Alice creates a new product page, she can use
0:36 Webmaster Tool to see if other people link to it and how often
0:39 it appears in Google's search results.
0:42 She can use that data to discover the most successful
0:44 pages and products in her store, so she can focus
0:47 on that and increase traffic to her site.
0:51 Webmaster Tools also regularly checks her site for malware,
0:54 and another problems, and will even send an email if it
0:57 finds important issues.
0:59 Now Alice can be sure that everything is OK with her site
1:02 with Google Webmaster Tools.

Forum discusion at Google+.

Read the original:
Video Overview Of Google Webmaster Tools

At SMX West today, Microsoft’s Bing revealed some updates to Bing Webmaster Tools. There’s a new organic keyword research tool and an API.

On the keyword research tool, Bing’s Duane Forrester explains, “This tool allows you to perform keyword research on any phrase you enter. It resides within your WMT account and offers the ability to see query volume data on the phrase you enter, and related phrases, across many different countries and languages. You can easily explore query volumes on keywords by simply clicking on any related keyword. All data within the tool is exportable, and we hold a history of up to 6 months for all phrases. This means you can select a date range covering up to the previous six months to see query volume data for the time period you select. Query data shown in the results within this tool are based on organic query data from Bing and is raw data, not rounded in any way. This tool is found when you login, on the Keyword tab.”

“Upon login, you see a simple interface with a few options to help you target country and language. You can also select “strict” to ensure results are restricted to the exact phrase to word you entered,” he continues. “Entering a phrase or keyword and clicking the Search button will bring back organic keyword query data for the phrase entered, as well as for related phrases. Here we have selected one filter for the United States, but left the language open, and strict unchecked to see what the keyword ecosystem looks like around our topic, in the US. Not surprisingly, our example of fly fishing, during these winter months, nets us lower query volumes. The graph clearly shows a run-up on query volume coming into the holiday season, and trending lower afterwards. ”

The API, of course, lets you access the data in other places. The documentation for that is here.

Forrester goes more in depth into the new changes in this blog post.

The features are currently available to all people with webmaster tools accounts.

Go here to read the rest:
Bing Webmaster Tools Gets Organic Keyword Research Tool, API

Bing has announced three new features for Bing Webmaster Tools but the biggest new feature to me is the new Bing Webmaster Tools API.

Markup Validation Tool. This feature allows webmasters to enter any URL and see what the markup looks like on the page, within the code. Keyword research tool. This tool allows webmasters to perform keyword research on any phrase they enter. All data within the tool is exportable, and Bing holds a history of up to six months for all phrases. Bing Webmaster Tools API. This feature allows webmasters to easily use Bing WMT data in other locations. The main exceptions to this are the messaging and keyword research data.

Now Bing is giving developers structured access to the data within Bing Webmaster Tools. To access it, go to Bing Webmaster Tools API, head to the main page when you login. Immediately below the Preferences option in the left hand navigation, you’ll see the option to access the API.

Here is the full API documents for developers to review.

Outside of that, the first two features list, the first one we covered a couple weeks ago at Bing Webmaster Tools Adds Markup Validator.

Related Topics: Microsoft: Bing Webmaster Tools

Here is the original post:
Bing Webmaster Tools API Now Available

Meryl Streep, Christopher Plummer, Woody Allen and More Are Oscar Winners

By Andrew Gans
26 Feb 2012

"The Artist" was named Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony, which was held Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles to honor excellence for the 2011 year in film. Billy Crystal hosted.

Acting honors went to Meryl Streep ("The Iron Lady"), Jean Dujardin ("The Artist"), Octavia Spencer ("The Help") and Christopher Plummer, who won a Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in "Beginners." At 82, stage veteran Plummer is the oldest actor ever to win an Academy Award.

Woody Allen, whose "Bullets Over Broadway" is aiming for Broadway in 2013, picked up his latest Academy Award for Writing (Original Screenplay) for "Midnight in Paris."

Presenters included Penelope Cruz, Emma Stone, Bradley Cooper, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Tina Fey, Michael Douglas, Angelina Jolie, Cameron Diaz, Halle Berry, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Jennifer Lopez, among others.

Advertisement

Nominations follow (winners names are in bold and preceded by an asterisk):

Best Picture
War Horse
*The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Actor In A Leading Role
Demián Bichir
"A Better Life"
George Clooney
"The Descendants"
*Jean Dujardin
"The Artist"
Gary Oldman
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt
"Moneyball"

Actress In A Leading Role
Glenn Close
"Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis
"The Help"
Rooney Mara
"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"
*Meryl Streep
"The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams
"My Week With Marilyn"

Actor In A Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh
"My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill
"Moneyball"
Nick Nolte
"Warrior"
*Christopher Plummer
"Beginners"
Max Von Sydow
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Actress In A Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo
"The Artist"
Jessica Chastain
"The Help"
Melissa Mccarthy
"Bridesmaids"
Janet McTeer
"Albert Nobbs"
*Octavia Spencer
"The Help"

Directing
*"The Artist"
Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants"
Alexander Payne
"Hugo"
Martin Scorsese
"Midnight In Paris"
Woody Allen
"The Tree Of Life"
Terrence Malick

Writing (Original Screenplay)
"The Artist"
Written By Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids"
Written By Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call"
Written By J.C. Chandor
*"Midnight In Paris"
Written By Woody Allen
"A Separation"
Written By Asghar Farhadi

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
*"The Descendants"
Screenplay By Alexander Payne And Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Hugo"
Screenplay By John Logan
"The Ides of March"
Screenplay By George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
"Moneyball"
Screenplay By Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Story By Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Screenplay By Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan

Music (Original Score)
"The Adventures Of Tintin"
John Williams
*"The Artist"
Ludovic Bource
"Hugo"
Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse"
John Williams

Music (Original Song)
*"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets"
Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio" from "Rio"
Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown; Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Animated Feature Film
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
*Rango

Art Direction
"The Artist"
Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan
*"Hugo"
Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Midnight in Paris"
Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
"War Horse"
Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Cinematography
"The Artist"
Guillaume Schiffman
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Jeff Cronenweth
*"Hugo"
Robert Richardson
"The Tree of Life"
Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse"
Janusz Kaminski

Costume Design
"Anonymous"
Lisy Christl
*"The Artist"
Mark Bridges
"Hugo"
Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre"
Michael O'Connor
"W.E."
Arianne Phillips

Documentary (Feature)
"Hell and Back Again"
Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front"
Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory"
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
"Pina"
Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
*"Undefeated"
TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas

Documentary (Short Subject)
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement"
Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
"God Is the Bigger Elvis"
Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
"Incident in New Baghdad"
James Spione
*"Saving Face"
Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom"
Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

Film Editing
"The Artist"
Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants"
Kevin Tent
*"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"Hugo"
Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball"
Christopher Tellefsen

Foreign Language Film
"Bullhead" Belgium
"Footnote" Israel
"In Darkness" Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" Canada
*"A Separation" Iran

Makeup
"Albert Nobbs"
Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin
*"The Iron Lady"
Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Short Film (Animated)
Dimanche/Sunday"
Patrick Doyon
*"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"
William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
"La Luna"
Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll"
Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
"Wild Life"
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Short Film (Live Action)
"Pentecost"
Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
"Raju"
Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
*"The Shore"
Terry George and Oorlagh George
"Time Freak"
Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
"Tuba Atlantic"
Hallvar Witzø

Sound Editing
"Drive"
Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Ren Klyce
*"Hugo"
Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
"War Horse"
Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Sound Mixing
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
*"Hugo"
T
om Fleischman and John Midgley
"Moneyball"
Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, David Giammarco and Ed Novick
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
"War Horse"
Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

Visual Effects
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"
Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
*"Hugo"
Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning
"Real Steel"
Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes"
Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon"
Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

Read more here:
Meryl Streep, Christopher Plummer, Woody Allen and More Are Oscar Winners

Googler, Jonathan Simon announced in the Google Webmaster Help forums that the +1 metrics section in Google Webmaster Tools may have issues over the next several days.

He said Google is working on "housekeeping" tasks for that section of Google Webmaster Tools, which implies to me that Google is doing some sort of upgrade in that area.

Jonathan said:

Over the next few days we're doing some housekeeping in the +1 Metrics section of Webmaster Tools. While this work is underway the data for +1 Metrics will be intermittently unavailable. We expect to have +1 Metrics back online by early next week. Thank you for your patience.

Here is a picture of how the +1 metrics may look for some:

Any guesses as to how major of an update we can expect? Any ideas or wish list items for this section?

We know Google is pouring a ton of resources into the Google+ and +1 products, so honestly, it can be anything. Plus we know it is SMX this week, so maybe an announcement is expected there?

Forum discussion at Google Webmaster Help.

Excerpt from:
Google Webmaster Tools +1 Metrics Maintenance