As the United States debates government use of consumer metadata, a recent Boston Globe post by Farah Stockman illuminates how data can be used to make predictions, citing a joke that the FBI investigates pizza places because "People in hiding...
Gaz Copeland: I’m a big fan of Man V Food so maybe running some kind of contest or challenge for localfood bloggers, writing about each of their accomplishments. Paddy Moogan: Top x food bloggers who write about the speciality of the restaurant...
If you only have one chance, make sure you don't just have a picture of a plate of food or your staff. When it comes to local online marketing, visibility is incredibly important. Luckily, there are several options – including Google+ Local, Bing...
July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day in the U.S.indeed there are 28 National chocolate holidays according to Foodimentary.com, a blog about food history, origins, celebrations, and holidays. American Chocolate Week is held every year around the...
But I often doubt the latter simply because I'm friends with people for reasons other than taste in food. Put another way, the social connections that bind us don't correlate to food taste or M.D.ratings.
Because a note to buy milk, paper towels and food for the dog, is a lot more helpful when you're actually at the grocery store. In an article for Search Engine Watch earlier this month, Guillaume Bouchard forecast how to optimize for Google Now...
While it is great customers can upload photos, it makes much more sense for the local businesses to upload some of their own more professional looking shots of their business or their food. Google seems to be doing a limited beta test of a new...
Food Styles Without further ado, let's jump into local ranking factors for Graph Search: I cover this later in the post, but it's important that customers understand that Local Search is there and how to use it.
You don't have to stick to just other catering or food-related blogs. Pursue national learning events like the recent SES New York conference or local seminars, networking events or meetups where you can brush elbows with smart folks without...
If I'm visiting a forum, answers site or blog and there's a thread discussing great food in new city, it's going to be easier and more effective to leave a comment, noting that you're a local and visit many restaurants and wrote a series of...
Probably every food reporter in all the major media outlets had to jump in: and probably every food blogger on the planet were stirred to write about it – even if they hadn’t posted for weeks. If you were in the food industry analyzing who wrote...
Engage with local celebrities and hyper local websites – in London a once overlooked area (Peckham) has become a major center for street food, and its popularity can be largely traced to localfood bloggers like Helen Graves championing the area.
In the U.S.orange is the color of road hazards, traffic delays, and fast food restaurants. A currency signal on a page, will signal to Google that your page is local to the market. It does in fact make a big difference setting prices and making you...
For example, let’s say this is your Avatar: a suburban mom named Shannon who shops at the farmer’s market, tries to buy organic and localfood for her family, and wants four backyard chickens for a variety of reasons:
From a cultural and interest perspective, it’s also important to remember that food, sports, and politics are typically very different. SK: The goal is the intersection of global and local, or “Glocal.
I'd do the same with local pet stores and shops that sell pet food and accessories. Local These are sites like your Chamber of Commerce, local education sites, local news sites, trade organizations, charities, radio and news stations, etc.
YouTube has given us the perfect tools to grow our business by showing people how to make great food on our equipment, and why outdoor cooking is so much a part of today’s casual lifestyle,” Matassa said.
Write a post about how the local farmer's market can help bring down the cost of organic food. Local business directories Big local news can lead you to amazing places for local links. Wouldn't it be great if that didn't completely cripple your...
What Madonna Could Teach Us About Plumbing” or, “10 Things I Learned About Great Food from Kim Kardashian”). Local newspaper articles - recap and add your own opinion on local happenings. Fresh content not only helps with your search engine...
If you wanted to promote a local Chinese food delivery place that had a delivery radius of 5 miles, you wouldn't be dropping menus at a neighborhood 20 miles away would you? Leave reviews for local businesses you've visited on sites like Yelp.