seeing that here too.

30% loss in adwords traffic on one site.  Others seemingly not effected despite QS drop. 

No aff redirect but there is a 3rd party tracking redirect.

I'm probably missing something here, but I don't see the incentive to use original-source

pm on its way

i have done several times and at various places. Its getting easier to do so and i'm getting less patient to wait til I'm at a desk top

indeed.  This video paints a pretty clear picture of their intentions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB606VwC-ik

Quote from: TallTroll on November 16, 2010, 10:01:27 AM
On a (possibly) related note, Ben Edelman is after them for hardcoding themselves on finance and health terms etc, and it will be facinating to see where boutiques.com debuts...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/15/google_accused_of_hard_coding_own_results_into_search/

This is interesting.  Looks like astute analysis from Edelman.

Some attempted discussion around this at a travel conference in London last week in an "Ask the Engines" session with regards to the hardcoded Google Finance comparison ads.  I can't remember exact figures - but there was a suggestion that moneysupermarket has measured a significant hit to their organic traffic since Google put their own result above the organics.

I say  attempted as naturally the engines weren't motivated - or able - to serve up straight answers to questions not directly related to PPC.

Quote from: TallTroll on November 07, 2010, 10:16:57 PM
>> the launch of Instant has increased the impressions for paid search ads by more than 9 percent and the number
>> of clicks increased by more than 5 percent.

If the number of paid clicks has gone up by 5% - I'd be very interested to know if the number of free clicks has gone down by 5% also.

Anyone drawn any numbers themselves on this?

Good to see a lot of familiar names around here.  I think I've worked directly with at least 4 people on here so far at some point in the last 8 years.

I run the SEO team for an online travel business these days and sadly rarely find the time for much extra curricular SEO.

Thoroughly enjoyed reading up here last night after registering.  Looks like you've all been busy.