Google Maps for Mobile users have had access to a feature called My Location that does exactly what you would think: marks your current location. Now, the desktop version of Google Maps has access to that feature. You've got to be using a compatible browser. So, if you haven't upgraded to Firefox 3.5 or Chrome 2.0 (or any browser installed with the current version of Google Gears), then it's time to get your download on. Then when you load Google Maps,

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Emma Watson (Searches increased by 485%). The "Harry Potter" star is headed to the U.S. for college . Tour de France standings (+243%). Amazingly, Lance Armstrong is only a fraction of a second from the lead as the race heads to stage 6 in Spain. Getty Museum (+184%). A raging wildfire in Los Angeles caused an evacuation of the building, which is stocked with priceless works of art .

Last month, StumbleUpon unveiled Su.pr , a tool that shortens URLs but also enables the submission of links to StumbleUpon while also offering the option to simultaneous update Twitter and Facebook. Now, Su.pr has been made available to anyone. To access it, you must become a registered user of StumbleUpon. You'll also need to authorize Twitter and Facebook to use the tool, if you plan to use the simultaneous updating. (And seriously, why wouldn't you?

Local SEO, or geotargeting, for a local small business isn't really that hard. You can do it in just a few easy steps. But there are some specific things you need to think about before you can pull it off successfully. No. 1, develop an About page. Contrary to popular opinion, people do look at About pages. And your About page should be about your customer's need, the benefit she will get by doing business with you, and your local location.

eMarketer has released projections showing social network ad spending taking a dip in 2009. They attribute the decline to difficulties over at MySpace, as they try to maintain a presence in a niche being taken over by Facebook and the yet-to-be monetized Twitter. "The expected rebound in spending will come as more companies focus on creating and implementing an overall social marketing strategy," says Debra Aho Williamson, eMarketer senior analyst and author of the new report,

Client focused, dynamic, challenging, rewarding, did I say fast paced? Those are some of the words I would use to describe our agency at TopRank Online Marketing. TopRank has continuously evolved over the past 8+ years to become a well known and authoritative brand in the Search, Social and Online Public Relations space.  Our clients include an engaging mix of companies ranging from start-ups like Marketo, a marketing automation software company,

This is another addition to our ongoing series of tutorials and case studies on landing pages that work. Martin Schloss and Cars Helping America wants to see a lot more folks donating cars to charities. In a recession, though, people are hanging on to their aging cars longer. The good news is that 1/2 the folks who call the toll-free number are ready to donate that day. Of the total donor base, more than 1/2 are first-time donors. The pluses for CHA? : 1.

Hi everyone, Beth Strobel here, your personal online shopper at PayPal.  For many parents it may seem like just the beginning of summer, but the back-to-school shopping season is right around the corner!  And this year, with budgets tight, planning ahead and looking for deals will be more important than .

Last week, I said " SES San Jose Offers Conference Sessions for First Time Attendees ." This year's Search Engine Strategies conference offers lots of sessions for veteran search engine marketers, too. SES San Jose 2009 can cover both ends of the spectrum because it has five concurrent tracks. So, whether this will be your first show or the fourth SES event that you've attended in 2009, you'll find tons of new content worth learning. For example,

So while we are all recovering from Google's announcement of the Chrome OS , let's get back to one of hottest pre-Google Chrome OS  items - Bing. What has now become of Bing - Google Search's rival?  For the past few days, Bing camp's has been pretty quiet lately. Mashable is reporting that the latest June data from Compete.com indicates that Bing is now the 13th most visited site on the web. Bing was able to register 49.57 million unique visits during its first month.