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Google Search Results Now Include Apps for Android Users
Android users can now see apps in search results when searching on their mobile device. When the best answer to a query is an…
Stolen Logins for 2 Million Email & Social Media Accounts Found Online
Researchers from Trustwave's SpiderLabs have discovered a database with over 1.58 million website login details. Users of Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and LinkedIn are…
Google & NORAD/Microsoft Go Head-to-Head with Competing Santa Trackers
Google and NORAD have launched their respective Santa Trackers, each with new functionality, games and maps to track Santa's flight. NORAD's site had a…
Google’s Universal Privacy Policy Class Action Lawsuit Dismissed
A US Magistrate in San Jose has dismissed a class action lawsuit challenging Google's universal privacy policy, finding that plaintiffs failed to prove any…
Racist YouTube Video Epicenter of Bizarre Advertising Contract Dispute
Video production company Definitive Television is refusing to remove a racist commercial for law firm McCutcheon & Hamner from their YouTube channel. The alleged…
Facebook News Feed Now Favors High-Quality Articles
Facebook announced changes to its News Feed algorithm that give favorable placement to high-quality content including links to articles -- especially for mobile users.…
Digital Marketers: ‘Insanely Ambitious’ Wolfram Language Tools Coming Soon
Stephen Wolfram recently shared a sneak peek at his new knowledge-based programming language -- a system he promises is "insanely more ambitious" than Google's…
Marketing & Sales Alignment: 5 Practical Tips
How do you tap into the experiences of the sales team in a way that allows for the agile adaptation of your content strategy?…
Give a Little, Get a Lot: How Superstar SEOs Use Content to Outshine Their Peers
Analysis from Conductor reveals several strategies that superstar SEOs use to achieve success. Learn how Superstar SEOs approach content in today’s post-Panda/Penguin/Hummingbird quality content…
Branded Video Sharing Almost 50 Times Higher Than 5 Years Ago
Video ad sharing has increased almost 50x over the last eight years. Unruly’s latest interactive infographic visualizes the explosive growth of video sharing since…
Matt Cutts on Linking Guidelines: How Many Links on a Page?
A new Google Webmaster Help video features the head of webspam explaining how linking guidelines work and how many links webmasters should have on…
‘Demerol,’ ‘Butt’ & ‘Preggers’ Among 1,400 Strange Words Google Bans on Android
Wired found that the block list on Android contains 1,400 odd words. Some are obvious, others less so, and Wired said that even "butt"…
Special Delivery from Amazon’s Doorstep Drones
Amazon announced plans for a futuristic fleet of delivery drones that would drop purchases in 30 minutes or less. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said…
Google, Bing, Yahoo Ordered by French Court to Block Video Streaming Sites
Google is disappointed about a court ruling in France that orders that they - as well as Bing and Yahoo - remove sixteen video…
FTC Workshop ‘Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content?’ to Examine Native Ads
The FTC will host a workshop December 4th entitled “Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content?” as part of their investigation of native advertising and sponsored…
Apple Buys Social Search & Analytics Firm Topsy for $200m
Apple has acquired Twitter analytics company Topsy in their second acquisition in as many weeks. The WSJ reports the deal was worth $200 million.
Think First, Link Later: Creativity in SEO
If we’ve done a reasonable job of writing, we may well attract a lot of readers, tweets and shares, and maybe even a bunch…
The Buzz on Search and Social Signals: Building Informed Cross-Channel Strategies
Cultivating a sophisticated cross-channel strategy leveraging search and social requires the same type of TLC gardeners use to tend their budding blossoms.
Google Glass Not Welcome in Seattle Diner
A Seattle diner has banned its customers from wearing Google Glass, as one visitor found out the hard way when he was asked to…
Black Friday Mobile Sales & Thanksgiving Day Shopping Both Up: Google, IBM
In the aftermath of Black Friday, IBM and Google share research on what transpired, highlighting data that showed online shopping behavior, website traffic and…