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SEM Conference Bulgaria – 2009

For the first time a search engine marketing conference if to take place in Bulgaria. The event is named “SEO Conference 2009” and it has every chance to become *the* web event of the year (in Bulgaria). The main purpose of the conference is to bring together SEO and SEM

Vertical search engines in Bulgaria

The vertical search field in Bulgaria has seen some development in the last six to 12 months and in this post I will try to cover the current situation and outline the future trends. Only two years ago virtually no vertical search engines existed in the Bulgarian web. There were

Google Bulgaria now handles transliteration

You wont read about it in an official Google post in any of the Google blogs I am aware of, but it’s a fact from like 2 months now – Google does transliteration from Latin letters to Bulgarian letters when searching*. The service is old enough for checks to be

Google University Bulgaria turns into a PR disaster

Google is about to hold a Google University event in Bulgaria on the 13th of March. The six hour event will take place in the Hilton Hotel in Sofia with a main topic – “How to succesfully advertise in Google”. So far so good – mighty Google turns its eye

Online advertising grows 60 percent in Bulgaria

In 2007 the amount of money spent on online advertising in Bulgaria has increased with about 60 percent, compared to 2006 spending. Total net in 2007 spending was 12 mln leva (around 9 mln USD), representing a significant growth from the 7.5 mln last year. Expectations are for another big

Diri.bg: New Bulgarian search engine

Dir.bg, one of the first and largest web portals in Bulgaria has just announced on its website the launch of a new standalone service – Diri.bg. “Diri” in Bulgarian is an old-style word for “Tarsi”(v), meaning – “Search”. This new service is in direct competition with the already existing Jabse

Google AdSense receives a warm welcome in Bulgaria

It is now three months since the introduction of AdSense for content in Bulgarian and it sounds like a good time for an overview of the effect it had on the market. Before AdSense Before AdSense came to the scene there were two PPC contextual networks in Bulgaria: Easytrader.bg and

iGoogle in 13 new languages

13 may be a fatal number, but obviously not at Google. Announcment on the Official Google Blog says that iGoogle has been localized for 13 new languages. Users speaking – Arabic – Bulgarian – Catalian – Croatian – Icelandic – Indonesian – Latvian – Lithuanian – Malay – Serbian –

Online advertising spending in Bulgaria up by 110% in just one year

The agency controlled online advertising market in Bulgaria grows 110% from 2005 to 2006 shows a recent study by Investor.bg. Advertisers spend 5.6 million leva (3.8 mln USD) through advertising agencies and media shops during 2005. In 2006 spending increases rapidly to 12.5 mln. leva (8.6 mln USD) and

New Bulgarian search engine gaining visibility

Jabse is the name of the new player in search in Bulgaria. In a market, dominated entirely by Google (over 90% if you compare it to pure search engines) this new entry looks like a very brave move…