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Natural Link Building Practices by Mark Jackson

SEW EXPERTS: ORGANIC SEO
Don't take chances buying links. Make these safe, proven link building tactics part of your search engine optimization strategy. - Nov 24, 2009

What Small Business Web Site Owners Need to Know About Page Speed by Carrie Hill

SEW EXPERTS: LITTLE BIZ
Is your small business site old or outdated? Here's how to avoid the wrath of Google's new ranking factor. - Nov 24, 2009

Marketing Tactics vs. Social Media Strategy by Liana Evans

SEW EXPERTS: SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
Fully research why you're using a particular social media strategy tactic. Did your agency tell you that you "need" it? Or is your audience there and interacting already, or is there potential for branding and exposure? - Nov 23, 2009

Measuring Success 101, Part 1 by Ron Jones

SEW EXPERTS: SEM 101
Defining a goals and objectives, identifying the right tools and data to analyze, and defining the staff and time needed to track the success metrics are crucial elements for measuring success. - Nov 23, 2009

Bing Mobile App Now Available for BlackBerry Curve by Nathania Johnson

NEWS: Microsoft: Bing | bing | blackberry
A few weeks ago, Bing made its mobile application available for BlackBerry Storm devices. Now, the BlackBerry Curve is getting the mobile app treatment from Bing. If you buy the new BlackBerry Curve 2 (8530) from Verizon, the app will come ... - Nov 24, 2009

Microsoft-News Corp. Talks: A Marriage Made in Hell? by Greg Jarboe

NEWS: Google | Google: News | Microsoft: Bing
Two weeks ago, I commented on Rupert Murdoch's threat that News Corp. was thinking of blocking Google from being able to search its Web sites: "Murdoch to Google: Drop Dead." Now it appears that Microsoft and News Corp. are talking about ... - Nov 24, 2009

Google Tweaks Product Search Just in Time for the Holidays by Nathania Johnson

NEWS: Product Search | google | product search
Days before masses bust down the doors of brick and mortar stores and burden e-commerce servers, Google has released updates to its Product Search. Recent tweaks include: New gallery view Instead of viewing in a vertical list, view products horizontally in rows. ... - Nov 24, 2009

Hunch Tests New Question Flow; Asks for Feedback by Nathania Johnson

NEWS: Hunch | decision engine | hunch
If you've used Hunch, you know that you can go through several questions in order to "teach" Hunch about you. Now, Hunch is attempting to improve the process of answering those questions with a new test. And they want your ... - Nov 24, 2009

Google Maps Launches Navigation for Android 1.6 by Nathania Johnson

NEWS: Google: Maps | Google: Mobile | android
Recently, Google Maps launched Navigation, a robust GPS system for Android. But it only came out for Android 2.0, meaning it could only be used on the brand spankin' new Motorola Droid from Verizon. Good news for Android 1.6 users. You'll ... - Nov 24, 2009

Google Launches Mobile Coupons 4 Days Before Black Friday by Nathania Johnson

NEWS: Google: Local | Google: Maps | google
Google is giving local businesses the ability to make their coupons available to mobile devices. Accessing Coupons You can find coupons on the recently launched Place Pages, which are accessed by searching Google Maps. Offering Coupons If you already have a printable coupon ... - Nov 23, 2009

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