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Twitter has stepped-up a gear in its efforts to draw revenue from its growing user base Asia, by securing an exclusive deal with its first advertising partner, Komli Media, to sell its…
IOS has overtaken Android in the U.S., according to research firm Kantar Worldpanel Comtech. Their third quarter 2012 numbers show that iOS has once again pushed past Android in the U.S.…
Google has acquired retail coupon marketing platform Incentive Targeting for an undisclosed sum. In an announcement on their homepage, Incentive Targeting noted that they had originally set…
Google+ VP Bradley Horowitz gave an interview on-stage at IGNITION conference that showcased his seeming lack of comprehension of how the rest of Google actually works. Horowitz began…
Quality score is one of the most misunderstood concepts in paid search. Too frequently, PPC managers associate bid strength with quality score or create loose and even mythological…
It is that time of year again, the holidays are here. One of the most difficult things for me is always wondering which gifts to get my friends and family. As you might assume most of…
An internship is a great way to open the door to a career. Competition is often fierce – especially in the current economic climate. I've been interviewing interns for several years.…
Microsoft this week, during the holiday season, increased the public pressure on Google with its “Scroogled” campaign. The campaign publicly points out, correctly, that Google…
Google has created a website to warn its German users about government proposals to control the Internet. The website is called "Verteidige dein netz" or Defend your network, and Google has…
Google spent more on U.S. lobbying efforts than any other technology firm in America, according to statistics from the Center for Responsive Politics (CRP). Google reportedly outpaced…
Google has been meeting with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ahead of its investigation into the firm coming to an conclusion. Earlier this week we reported that the case may be…
A baby girl has been born and given the name Hashtag (and no, that isn't her over there on the right). Mashable has the skinny on the small one, pointing us, ironically, in the…
You're awesome. Your site is fantastic. You have great content. People think your site rocks – traffic is skyrocketing and you're attracting plenty of links. Search engine…
Search engine optimization (SEO) agencies, professionals, and in-house teams have difficult jobs. They must obtain improved organic search results as quickly as possible given a limited budget…
A press release posted to PRWeb announced Google's acquisition of a wireless Internet provider for $400 million. One giant problem: it was a hoax. The press release was short in content…
Each holiday, it gets more difficult to decipher the various reports we receive, as more and more companies share their insights. Research and e-commerce companies give us a glimpse at the…
After the cheating saga of “Twilight” co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart came to light, Ask.com users this year overwhelmingly asked one question: "Will Rob and Kristen…
How can you more effectively sell your SEO services, build your brand, and ultimately make more money? Many of us come from a technical background and are still developing creative or sales…
Bing is calling out Google this holiday season. In a message geared toward holiday shoppers, Bing is claiming shenanigans on Google for it's new paid ad Google Shopping results, and has…
Smart advertisers always want to stretch their budget while being more efficient with their ad spend. With the online holiday shopping in full swing after a record-breaking Black Friday,…
It’s the busiest time of year. Somewhere in between scoring online deals and 2013 planning, the AdWords account is screaming for attention. Hey, bids don’t manage themselves. Or do…
It’s true: Facebook ads just ain’t what they used to be. In case the recent changes have you scratching your head, here you’ll find a run-down of the most common self-service…
It has been an action-packed year for paid search advertisers. Seems like every month some new feature was released within AdWords or Bing Ads – some small, and some mega-important. In…
A hacker has begun selling what is claim to be a zero-day exploit that will let criminals hijack control of Yahoo Mail users' accounts. The hacker, who goes by the moniker TheHell, posted a…
Twitter users will be able to download every tweet they've ever sent by the year's end. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo revealed the news while speaking at his alma mater, the University of…
Bing has announced the top searches in 2012 across a variety of categories, including people, sports stars, news, reality TV and more. What most captured the interest of the American…
In the wake of Black Friday e-commerce reports, more than a few mainstream media publications have grabbed hold of one particular IBM finding and used it to proclaim, once again, that social…
“How Many SEO’s are Really Content Marketers?” So… you're now a content marketer and not a SEO practitioner. You're now a strategic thinker and not just a technical…
High profile websites belonging to Google, Yahoo, eBay, Apple, and others were downed over the weekend by attacks. The websites, all of which had .pk for Pakistan domain names, mostly had…
Snoopy is hanging out with a bird of a different feather today. Rather than his traditional playmate, Woodstock, Snoopy appears with Dax, the mascot of upstart search engine DuckDuckGo to…
E-commerce sales on Black Friday, traditionally the kickoff to the holiday season for brick and mortar retailers, surpassed $1 billion for the first time in history. Fifty-seven million…
It has been more than a year since Google announced its SSL enhancement. What follows are some thoughts and tips on how to handle the growing lack of data you receive from your organic…
Whether a company should bid on their own brand name to fortify their search position is a subject of fierce debate. There are reasonable arguments both for and against the issue. This…
In the last two weeks Google has added updates to their new paid Google Shopping program to further improve the search experience. Here’s a quick look at the new shopping features, so…
Some tasks are easier to do than others when running a crowdfunding campaign. Being thankful comes naturally to most people when they’re sincere and proactive. Weaving in good humor will…
In late October MarketingSherpa published a chart from their 2012 Website Optimization Benchmark Report, highlighting average conversion rates broken down by industry. B2B search…
Last week, at an event shrouded in secrecy, Facebook unveiled 14 new retail partners for Facebook Gifts and said that the online shopping app, available as a trial to selected users since its…
Market surveys can be a rich source of unique, original content. What follows will be real examples of the content that can be created and a summary of 18 different types of content that can…
If you’re like most digital marketers, you engage in advertising to achieve one of two goals – either to generate or increase awareness (for your brand, a new product, etc.) or to…
In October, Google smashed its own search engine market share record, accounting for 66.9 percent of all searches conducted in the U.S., comScore reported. Microsoft’s Bing also had a…
Facebook began rolling out a conversion measurement tool on Friday to help marketers bridge the data gap between social ads and online sales. David Baser, Facebook’s ads product…
People conduct an affiliate marketing campaign for one simple reason: to make money. There's no giant group of affiliates trying to drive altruistic traffic to a site that seeks only to give…
Calculating ROI is one of the basic tenets of PPC, and yet many advertisers don’t consider it or even understand it. A lot of advertisers perform campaign optimizations based solely on…
A few hours south of Las Vegas, Christmas Tree Pass winds through rocky cliffs and fields of scrub brush, Yucca plants and wizened pinion pines and juniper trees. At the crest of the pass,…
Many marketers fail to understand the fundamental role of a blogger. Marketers oftentimes get caught up in a campaign idea that they know "readers are just going to love." However, marketers…
Duplication is negatively affecting the ability of your ranking pages to perform as well as they could. This is a common point of frustration among SEO professionals, especially those who…
Google, the black hats are winning. Despite a persistent and partly effective effort to clean up SERPs and allow brand-building tactics to win, the most coveted SERPs are still being owned by…
How do you build a relationship with a potential buyer over a period of four, five, even months or more? How do you do it again and again with thousands of people across the country? Clayton…
Twitter has updated its mobile app for iOS and Android, improving the search and discovery functions. Announcing the updates in a blog post, Twitter's engineering manager of Search and…
The classic way that people have determined link value is by using Google PageRank. It is well known that Google doesn't use PageRank as a direct determinant of link value, but it remains…
Mobile devices captured nearly 20 percent of all online shopping in Q3 2012, which bodes incredibly well for online retailers heading into the holiday season. Over the past year, total…
SES Chicago attendees walked away with bags full of swag that might have included Google Android figurines, software trials or discounts, office supplies, clothing, or even an iPad.…
Acquiring downloads and installs of a mobile app isn't easy. With millions of apps available on iTunes and through Google Play, getting your application to stick out above the rest is quite…
The past few years chalked up many changes in the search marketing and social media world. Start-ups, mergers, acquisitions, IPOs, shake ups, break ups and make-ups - but one group of industry…
