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Google to Close Orkut Social Netwok
Google is closing the doors on its social media service, Orkut, to focus on more profitable areas of its business. The tech…
Bing Adds New Twitter-Based Search Features
Bing has introduced several new Twitter-focused search features, including the ability to search by hashtag and by a user's Twitter handle and…
5 Boring Companies With a Fascinating Social Strategy
Some "boring" companies have proved that even the boring can become fascinating when smart people are at the helm. Here are five…
Google to Remove Author Images from Search Results
Google's John Mueller announced on Google+ today that Google will cease showing author profile images and Google+ circle counts in desktop and…
BuzzSumo: The Heavyweight of Content Discovery?
BuzzSumo trawls the Web for content based on search queries, and provides you with lots of interesting data based on your results.…
Google Kills Google+ Direct Connect Feature
The Google+ Direct Connect feature in which you could quickly find Google+ pages in the search results by using the "+" command…
4 Ways to Rev Up Your Facebook Reach Like Harley-Davidson
Not every brand has the cult following that Harley-Davidson has boasted for decades. However, brands can take a few pages from Harley's…
With Guided Search, Is Pinterest the “Next” Search Engine?
Pinterest is rolling out guided search on Pinterest.com, just like it did for its mobile app back in April. Guided search is…
Facebook Posts See More Engagement on Weekends and After Hours [Study]
TrackMaven studied more than 5,000 Facebook pages and about 1.6 million posts to uncover the best days and times to post status…
LinkedIn Revamps Search With New ‘Galene’ Architecture
LinkedIn's 300 million users have gotten a much-needed search functionality upgrade. LinkedIn has traditionally taken a more reactive approach to search but…