Jo Turnbull: For the egobait post I would clarify any myths around poverty for example: Did you know that x % of people who live in poverty suffer x% more health problems or did you know x% of that those living on the poverty line have all gone to...
It seems one of mobile earliest myths about why and how smartphones and tablets are used has officially been debunked. With evolving features and functionality, as well as situational needs to consider, there are many unique differences in user...
Content Marketing Myths – Busted A great way to help sort the content marketing "wheat from the chaff," according to Odden, is by busting a few content marketing myths: TopRank Online Marketing CEO Lee Odden presented his SES London session...
So, what are some commonly perpetuated myths that you see about SEO link building in today’s post-Penguin link building world? We discussed SEO link building best practices, misconceptions, and future insights for 2013 and beyond.
Yet, still, these myths pop up time after time on forums, in blogs and (shudder) at conferences. For some reason, when I see these myths reappear constantly, I suddenly find myself wanting to rant. Some myths just refuse to die.
Ex-Googler Andre Weyher, who worked on Google’s webspam team with Matt Cutts, was recently interviewed by Jayson DeMers and asked about the “biggest misconceptions or myths that he had seen about ‘bad links’ and link profile penalties in the SEO...
Every conference I’ve presented these myths at, I’ve asked for hands to be raised if anyone has ever received an email asking: “we launched a new site or feature last week would you SEO it now? While I won’t subject you to a rendition of my theory...
Social Advertising Myths That Should Die a Horrible Death AimClear’s Online Marketing Account Manager Morud lives and breathes Facebook marketing; she’s managed ad campaigns from companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500s.
Last October, both sides of the search marketing industry, in SEO there are simply a lot of other search engines out there that people use, and there are many different techniques for harvesting search data.
I recently attended a networking event discussing the myths and misconceptions about paid links for search engine optimization (SEO). The presenter posed a compelling argument about how paid links can augment an SEO campaign, focused in three key...
If you want to learn more about Google, links, and link building, definitely read our posts “Why Links Matter”, "Filthy Linking Rich", and “Introduction to Google PageRank: Myths . Are you angry and looking for answers about why your rankings...
The phenomenal success of this film shatters some myths about viral videos and teaches some other important lessons for video marketers. The top video in the Viral Video Chart is Kony 2012, “a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to...
Google today has posted some "myths and facts" about Google's privacy policy put out by the likes of Microsoft and FairSearch.org. In the latest developments, Google has defended its changes in a letter to Congress, and will send two Google reps to...
And to this day, I still firmly believe that a basic understanding of the science of information retrieval on the web goes a long way toward helping search marketers dispel myths and do their jobs more professionally and proficiently.
Some Other NSTIC Myths The NSTIC: Myths, Misnomers, and What About SEO? In case you missed it, Google is now a credentialed provider of Trusted Identities for the federal government. This means that the NSTIC, or National Strategy for Trusted...
So, maybe, just maybe it’s time for all of us to watch Social Media | Dispelling viral myths – what is viral success? The IAB UK spoke with Steve Filler, the commercial director at Unruly Media about the myths surrounding viral videos.
In continuation to a relatively popular article I wrote last month on top web analytics myths, I thought I would expand upon the theme of dispelling myths again this month. This time, I turned to some fellow Search Engine Watch contributors to help...
SEO, especially in-house SEO, is a lot about demystifying the SEO myths across the organization and to me that starts with a ground level SEO training. As social media gets widely adopted across organizations of all sizes we’re starting to see...
To better understand how content curation serves as a building block for SEO, check out the recap of my webinar with TopRank’s Lee Odden about the common myths about content curation as it relates to SEO.
Having worked in online marketing and web analytics for nearly a decade, I’ve heard it all when it comes to myths passed around small and large companies alike. Here is a top 10 list of my favorite web analytics myths and practical advice on how to...
