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The Few, The Proud, The Social Media-less
Apparently the Marines can protect our country, but when it comes to social media they are defenseless, as they banned use of social media – Twitter, Facebook and…
Microsoft Yahoo Deal Makes SES San Jose 2009 Must-Attend Event
So, I’m sure you’ve already about the Microsoft-Yahoo deal. If you haven’t, check out the news stories and blog posts below: It’s…
Invest Time in Twitter Now for Long-Term Rewards
Links are still the short-term payout. But there may come a time where "social media mentions" are a factor in search engine…
When Bloggers Attack: Retaliation is Not the Answer
George Smith Jr. took to his blog to offer up a cautionary tale for both marketers and bloggers. He was recently at…
Category Vs. Product Pages: Which One Tests Better? (You Might Be Surprised)
When Al Scillitani set out to do a little landing page testing, he was convinced he knew which page would win. But…
Shoemoney Must Have Taken Hit To Head: SES Blog Post Seems Petty and Wrong
Jeremy Shoemaker aka Shoemoney has been involved with Search Engine Strategies conferences for the past five years – it is where he…
Link Marketing Opportunities in Your Backyard
You may have spent a lot of time looking far and wide for links to your Web site. But are you overlooking…
TripFit.com Combines Travel Search with Coupons
A new travel search site has launched. The name is TripFit.com and their unique selling proposition is that they feature travel coupons.…
Zappos CEO Letter To Employees On Sale
As the news item below tells us Amazon has bought Zappos. In very quick order the Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh sent a…
More Layoffs At Google Following Radio Advertising Automation Sale
Looks like Google will be laying off employees assigned to their radio automation business, according to Web Guild. The soon to be…
More Chinese Internet Users Than US Population
The number of internet users in China has surpassed the population of the United States, according to the China Internet Network Information…
Engagement Index Busts Social Media Myths, Finds Financial Performance Correlation
A new engagement index is showing correlation is busting up some long held beliefs about social media. One of the myths is…
FriendFeed Updates API with Real-time, Oauth, File Attachments and Sharing Options
Social media aggregator FriendFeed has updated its API with a bunch of features that are relevant to current online social and search…
Confessions of an SEO Copywriter (You don’t need a lot of copy)
One of our very own SEW experts, Tim Ash is featured on the cover of the summer edition of Online Strategy Magazine.…
Groundhog Day: Yahoo! and Microsoft Said to Be Nearing a Search Deal
Yahoo! and Microsoft are reportedly at it again. According to Kara Swisher’s mole at Yahoo!, a team of Microsoft search execs (some…
Zobrist Offers Search Friendly URL Service for IBM Websphere Commerce Customers
E-commerce sites are prone to be developed by systems that employ dynamic URLs. You know, those long URLs with numbers and gobbledy…
Re-Thinking Link Building
I've yet to meet anyone who loves to chase down links, and the time involved can become costly. Is passing the task…
BingTweets – integrated twitter search
Microsoft is upping the ante in Twitter search with its new (though still in BETA mode) BingTweets. In cooperation with Federated Media…
Facebook Boasts 250 Million Members Worldwide
Facebook just keeps growing and growing and growing…. They’ve reached the milestone of 250 million members. That’s a global number, but it’s…
Could Twitter Impact On “Bruno” Box Office Numbers Create More Work For Social Media Companies?
Seems the movie industry has seen the impact of the trust Twitter users have in others comments. As Time magazine suggests “Brüno…
Study Shows Old Media Beat Bloggers To News
While Twitter may break the occasional sensational news story, traditional news sources do not need to feel too threatened by bloggers just…
Should You Still Use Nofollow?
Recent changes in the processing of the nofollow attribute have caused consternation and concern among many publishers. How should you adapt your…
Community Outreach for Public Relations and Links
Reaching out to help the local community is a great way to create a positive public relations campaign in the media. Besides…
StumbleUpon’s Su.pr is Now Available to All; Update SU, Twitter and Facebook Simultaneously
Last month, StumbleUpon unveiled Su.pr, a tool that shortens URLs but also enables the submission of links to StumbleUpon while also offering…
Social Network Ad Spend to Dip in 2009, Pick Back Up in 2010
eMarketer has released projections showing social network ad spending taking a dip in 2009. They attribute the decline to difficulties over at…
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