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Online Newsrooms: A Necessity for Search and Social Content Strategy

Think content. Think fresh content. Think Google loves content. Think social shares of content. Now when news breaks in a tweet and via mobile device, the online newsroom…

By Lisa Buyer · 09 Feb 2012

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Why the Twitter ‘Who Gives a Tweet’ Researchers are Wrong

A recent study by Carnegie Mellon University, MIT and Georgia Tech researchers found that 25 percent of tweets aren’t even worth reading,…

By Miranda Miller · 02 Feb 2012

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Social TV Grows Up: Communities and Advertisers Flock

Several applications have sprung up that tie real-world actions to online communities, and allow for an experience that goes beyond the TV…

By Ron Schott · 02 Feb 2012

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Facebook IPO Show Ad Revenue Increased 69% in 2011

Facebook's 2011 advertising revenues were $3.1 billion, up 69 percent from the year before, according to the Menlo Park, CA-based firm's S-1…

By ClickZ Team · 02 Feb 2012

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Pinterest Driving More Referral Traffic Than Google+ [Infographic]

Forget Google+. Pinterest is the hot new social network right now. Numerous reports agree that unique visitors to Pinterest are skyrocketing, and…

By Danny Goodwin · 01 Feb 2012

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Twitter Offers Enhanced Profiles to Advertisers Spending $25K+

Twitter is expanding its rollout of enhanced profile pages to include advertisers with $25,000 or higher in active ad orders on products…

By Miranda Miller · 30 Jan 2012

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How to Harmonize Google+ With Your Other Social Platforms

Search Plus has magnified the importance of blending your web marketing strategy so that it adheres to the at once social, personal…

By Guillaume Bouchard · 30 Jan 2012

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Twitter Buys Startup Dasient to Fight Malicious Advertising

Twitter has acquired security startup Dasient, which describes itself as an anti-malware vendor for large enterprises in the financial services, media, and…

By ClickZ Team · 28 Jan 2012

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Google+ Drops Age Restriction, Now Accepts All Teenagers

Google today dropped the age requirement from 18 to 13 for teenagers who want to join Google+, bringing Google+ in line with…

By Danny Goodwin · 26 Jan 2012

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How Google+ Could Threaten Google’s Core Search Business

Social is an important part of how online users will consume and spread quality content, but it has to be integrated in…

By Nathan Safran · 26 Jan 2012

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Why Your Business Needs to Be on Google+ Now

Why Google+? The quality and corresponding engagement around your search engine visibility stands to either noticeably improve or gradually decline. Here are…

By Jason Cormier · 26 Jan 2012

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Why Google+ Now Allows Pseudonyms, But Still Requires Real Names

Google’s announcement that they will allow pseudonyms still requires identity verification. Q. Why is anyone surprised that a certified identity provider needs…

By Miranda Miller · 24 Jan 2012

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Twitter to Acquire News Aggregator Summify

To boost its news management capabilities, Twitter will acquire Summify, a site which allows users to collect and summarize news items into…

By Shaun Nichols · 21 Jan 2012

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Facebook Would Like to Launch IPO in May

Facebook is reportedly planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the third week of May of this year. Facebook's IPO…

By Shaun Nichols · 21 Jan 2012

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7 Creative Ways Your Brand Can Use Pinterest

Looking for a way to spark interest and engage with customers? Pinterest may be your solution. With a bit of creativity and…

By Kaila Strong · 19 Jan 2012

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Facebook Launches 60 New Timeline Apps

Facebook has just announced the launch of 60 new Open Graph apps, or apps with expanded capabilities. It’s the next step in…

By Miranda Miller · 19 Jan 2012

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Twitter Enhanced Profile Pages: Brands Share Wins & Tips

A recent eye tracking study offered a look at user reactions to elements of brand pages on Twitter, including Promoted Tweets, embedded…

By Miranda Miller · 17 Jan 2012

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Social Networks Show Deeper Penetration, More Trust in Emerging Markets

A compilation of studies from eMarketer, PEW, and region-specific groups has examined social network use and trust for regions around the world.…

By Rob D Young · 16 Jan 2012

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Google ‘Search Plus’ and Our Ever Decreasing Circles

Is Google’s latest move bad for users? Is it leading us to a future search experience that replaces pure information retrieval with…

By Nichola Stott · 13 Jan 2012

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7 Social Media & SEO Tactics Businesses Will Adopt in 2012

With social and search so closely intertwined, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the rapidly evolving landscape. From social listening, to Google+,…

By Bob Tripathi · 13 Jan 2012

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Twitter: Google Search Plus Your World Bad for Web Users

Twitter has criticized Google for the huge search feature changes unveiled on Tuesday, claiming they are "bad" for people, publishers, news organizations,…

By Dan Worth · 11 Jan 2012

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Google Launches Search Plus Your World

Building on Social Search, introduced in 2009, and their own social media network Google+, the world’s most dominant search engine is taking…

By Miranda Miller · 10 Jan 2012

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Hitwise Pins Pinterest to Pinboard of Top Social Networking Sites

Pinterest recently emerged as one of the top 10 websites within the Hitwise Social Networking & Forums category. It's an online pinboard…

By Greg Jarboe · 23 Dec 2011

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Basic SEO for Facebook Fan Pages

How to edit and keyword optimize your Facebook fan page. Beyond editing and optimizing your page’s title, meta description and H1, you…

By Kristi Hines · 23 Dec 2011

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Facebook Tops Most Searched and Most Visited Site Lists for 2011

Facebook took three of the top five spots on Experian Hitwise’s 2011 Most Searched Terms list. The social media giant was also…

By Miranda Miller · 22 Dec 2011

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