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Google CEO Larry Page Meets with FTC
Google CEO Larry Page met with U.S. Federal Trade Commission officials, while Google's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt was seen with head of the firm's…
Baby Girl Named Hashtag
A baby girl has been born and given the name Hashtag. Hashtag may prove to be a nice trendy name for a young lady…
10 Website Quality Indicators That Can Sink Your SEO Battleship
If you aren't paying attention, your site can quickly start taking on SEO water due to poor website quality indicators. These indicators can be…
10 SEO Truths of 2012 for Agencies & In-House Teams
In a constantly changing world where Google updates its algorithm on a daily basis and your competitors continue to optimize their web presence, the…
Master Google AdWords in 3 Steps With the 80/20 Rule
When you focus on direct marketing rather than brand advertising, permission rather than interruption marketing, and exact rather than broad keywords, you get to…
Press Release Fuels Google Acquisition Hoax
A press release posted to PRWeb announced Google's acquisition of a wireless Internet provider for $400 million. One giant problem: it was a hoax.…
Cyber Monday Traffic, Mobile & Ad Spend All Up on $1.46 Billion Shopping Day
Overall, Cyber Monday has proven the greatest online retail day in history, with paid search spend, site traffic, mobile traffic and total revenue all…
Ask.com’s Top Question of 2012: Will Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart Get Back Together?
After the cheating saga of “Twilight” co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart came to light, Ask.com users this year overwhelmingly asked one question: "Will…
SEW Weekly: How to Sell Yourself as an SEO, with Special Guest Bruce Clay
SEO industry veteran Bruce Clay stopped by to share his experience in building a successful SEO agency, with tips to help others market themselves…
Don’t Get Scroogled: Microsoft Launches Anti-Google Holiday Shopping Campaign
In a message geared toward holiday shoppers, Bing is calling out Google for it's new paid ad shopping results model. Microsoft has launched a…
Top 10 Ways to Stretch Your Advertising Dollars
With the holiday shopping season roaring ahead, you'll be looking to get the most bang out of your marketing buck. From spending more efficiently…
6 Super Time-Saving Tips to AdWords PPC Management
It’s the busiest time of year. Somewhere in between scoring online deals and 2013 planning, the AdWords account is screaming for attention. Hey, bids…
Advertising on Facebook: Self-Serve Ad Units Explained & Examined
It’s true: Facebook ads just ain’t what they used to be. In case the recent changes have you scratching your head, here you’ll find…
Mega-Huge Summary of New Google & Bing Paid Search Features in 2012
It’s been an action-packed year for paid search advertisers. You may have been feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the new features added to…
Google Security Alert: Unverified Users Regain Webmaster Tools, Analytics Access
Attention site owners: former employees, consultants, or contractors may now have access to your Google Webmaster Tools and Analytics accounts. A Google security flaw…
Hacker Selling Yahoo Mail Exploit for $700
A hacker is selling what is claimed to be a zero-day exploit that will let criminals hijack control of Yahoo Mail users' accounts. The…
Twitter Promises Downloadable Tweet Archive by Year’s End
Twitter users will be able to download every tweet they've ever sent by the year's end, according to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. It has…
Bing Top Searches of 2012: Those Kardashian People, iPhone 5 & Beyonce’s Baby
Bing’s Top Searches list is out and reads like a compendium of everything that is wrong with America. The iPhone 5 beat out the…
For the 18th Time, Social Media Marketing Doesn’t Suck: How Twitter Drives Online Sales
Learn why those calling social media marketing – and Twitter, in particular – a fail based on Black Friday statistics that show it drove…
SEO – Content | Confusion | Clarity
Content marketing is a huge, vitally important part of company and marketing strategy. But if you’re considering content marketing as an alternative to SEO,…