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Google AdWords Express Gets a Facelift

Google’s AdWords Express is the latest Google property to receive a makeover. AdWords Express, designed to be an easy introduction to AdWords for local…

By Jennifer Slegg · 20 May 2013

Analytics

How to Use a Military Concept to Manage SEO in a Data-Scarcity Reality

The OODA loop concept – Observe, Orient, Decide, Act – is one way to face uncertainty and make educated decisions based on partial or…

By Uri Bar Joseph · 20 May 2013

PPC

Which Online Flower Store’s PPC Ad Won Mother’s Day 2013?

Which retailer did the best job this year of writing solid PPC ad copy and customizing their sitelink extensions to present seasonal, relevant offers…

By Noran El Shinnawy · 20 May 2013

Video

How to Start YouTube Advertising in 9 Steps

Online video is huge and video viewing doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. If you're ready to advertise on YouTube for…

By Alecsy Christensen · 20 May 2013

Development

5 Pillars of a Successful Modern Web Design

The SEO practices you implement in site design that optimize for search engines should be invisible. Modern day web design success requires a multi-function,…

By Jim Yu · 19 May 2013

Industry

Bing Beams Up Star Trek Fans With Home Page Easter Egg, Klingon Translator

In conjunction with the arrival of "Star Trek Into Darkness", Bing has added a couple of features that fans should appreciate: a home page…

By Danny Goodwin · 17 May 2013

SEO

How to Be a Badass Link Builder

If you build links like an actual human being then you're building links like a badass. You're making friends and your links are bulletproof.…

By Jon Ball · 17 May 2013

Local

Local Search Battle Heats Up: Can Yelp Fight Off Facebook & Foursquare?

Is Facebook – and to a lesser extent Foursquare – becoming more Yelp-like, and thus a threat? Some might believe the answer is an…

By Michael Boland · 17 May 2013

Local

Google Maps Gets a Brand New Look

Google has announced a revamping of Google Maps and it is much more than a few changes. It is a reworking of the entire…

By Jennifer Slegg · 16 May 2013

Social

Google+ Gets Big, Image-Heavy Redesign

Google has revamped Google+. The new look and feel puts images front and center. While some new photo features and enhancements add some interesting…

By Jessica Lee · 16 May 2013

Industry

OK Google: ‘The End of Search as We Know It’

Google is working toward its vision of what the future of search should be, and yesterday at the I/O event announced developments that are…

By Jessica Lee · 16 May 2013

Development

Company Logos Coming to Google Search Results, Thanks to New schema.org Markup

Using the new markup will allow Google algorithms to understand which image on your server is your preferred logo. If you used such a…

By Thom Craver · 16 May 2013

Analytics

What You Need to Know About Marketing Automation

For any successful organization that relies on the Internet for leads and sales, marketing automation stands to increase efficiencies and revenues. Here's a look…

By Jason Cormier · 16 May 2013

Analytics

GeoFlow: An Eye-Popping Excel Feature to Showcase Big Data

GeoFlow helps you automatically map clicks, conversions, revenue and more within minutes; create amazing visualizations like heatmaps and 3D column charts; and has play…

By John Gagnon · 16 May 2013

Mobile

What is Mobile App Attribution & Why is it Important?

Mobile app attribution is vital for measuring the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns. While there isn't a standard method of tracking iOS apps, two…

By Jennifer Wong · 16 May 2013

Industry

CEO Larry Page Takes the Stage in Surprise Google I/O Appearance

Page took the stage giving what almost could be described as an elevator pitch or Google infomercial followed by over a half hour of…

By Thom Craver · 16 May 2013

Industry

Google Launches Paid Music Streaming Service

Google Play Music All Access allows users to browse tunes by genre, with options also available to look through popular and local tracks. It…

By Carly Page · 16 May 2013

Mobile

Google: Mobile Search Helps 82% of In-Store Shoppers Make Purchase Decisions [Study]

Mobile isn’t just for finding local merchants to start the shopping experience. Google data shows mobile is a companion while consumers are in stores…

By Jessica Lee · 15 May 2013

SEO

Google Takes Manual Action Against Thousands of Link Sellers

Google is continuing to take action on link networks that violate its guidelines as well. Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts reported that Google has…

By Jennifer Slegg · 15 May 2013

Industry

Germany Orders Google to Restrict Autocomplete Results

In a ruling this week, a German federal court said Google must restrict information in autocomplete when it violates personal rights. The suit, filed…

By Jessica Lee · 15 May 2013