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Google April Fools’ Day Pranks 2012: 8-Bit Maps, Chrome Multitask Mode & More!
For Google, April Fools Day is the annual launch day for a slew of gag products and hoax services you’ll likely never see in…
Why Vegas is a True Start-Up City #VegasTech
VegasTech is technepreneursim at its best. Every part of the city is touched in some way by this new spirit. And in Vegas tech,…
Google to Sell Android Tablets via New Online Store?
Google will reportedly launch a new budget Nexus Tablet aimed at the same market as Amazon's Kindle Fire. Google may launch its own-brand tablet…
Oracle Rejects Google’s $3 Million Offer to Settle Patent Dispute
Google offered Oracle $3 million plus less than 1 percent of its Android's revenue in the hopes of avoiding a trial over claims that…
Yahoo Begins Honoring Browser Do-Not-Track Signals
The ad sector, Federal Trade Commission, and U.S. Commerce Department have thrown their weight behind Do Not Track. Now Yahoo has begun rolling out…
Google Campus Opens to London Startup Tech Companies
Google says the goal of the project is to create a central meeting point for London's booming tech startup community. As well as the…
63 Free (or Almost Free) Ways to Market Your Business
We’ve dug deep into our bag of marketing tactics from over the years to pulled together 63 free (or almost free) marketing tips and…
Local Mobile Ad Revenues Forecast: $5 Billion by 2016
Mobile local ad revenues will grow to $5.01 billion in 2016. Meanwhile, mobile local search volume will intersect desktop local searches in 2015. Further…
Google Spent $213 Million Advertising its Products in 2011
The online giant is spending enormous amounts of money on TV, magazine, and newspaper ads to promote Google+, Chrome, and other products. Google is…
Google Account Activity Offers Monthly Reports of Your Google Usage
Users who sign up to Google's new Account Activity tool will get monthly reports on the number of emails sent and received to their…
How to Find Profitable Keywords For Your Website
Keyword research is the most important step in the SEO process. Targeting the wrong keywords or keywords in the wrong order can provide lackluster…
Adding Negatives: How to Filter Out Bad Paid Search Clicks & Prospects
At every stage of the process, your goal is to exclude the people who are never going to convert, thus saving money. Simply adding…
How to Build a Keyword Discovery Machine Using AdWords
Want to leverage Google's query association mapping to your advantage in your AdWords campaign so that Google discovers profitable keywords for you? Here's a…
Combining Professional & User-Generated Videos Drives More Sales [Study]
A new study by comScore and EXPO has found that professionally-produced video content and user-generated product videos are “highly synergistic.” In other words, they…
Visual, Interactive Content Gives Facebook Timeline Engagement Early Boost
A new study from Simply Measured states the weeks-old Timeline format has lifted engagement with many brand posts by 46 percent, providing some third-party…
Google AdWords Adds Status Insights to Help Diagnose Ads Faster
Google recently announced the addition of a status insights icon to the Ads tab. This new feature provides visibility into the approval status and…
Google Cracking Down on “Unnatural” Links, Deindexing Blog Networks
Google Webmaster Tools is warning users that they’ve fallen from Google’s graces and should be on the lookout for “artificial or unnatural links." Popular…
How to Create Great Content Without Causing Too Much Controversy
When it comes to optimization, links equal power. Some bloggers and businesses don't care how they get these links. But quality content will build…
Dark Side of the Links: It’s All Fun & Games ‘Til Google Catches On
The most prudent linking strategist will develop several different types of strategies, some purely to appeal to the search engines, others far removed from…
Mobile to Account for 25% of Paid Search Clicks on Google in 2012 [Study]
Tablets and smartphones offer huge opportunity for advertisers, boasting lower costs per click and conversion with higher click-through rates. A new study and infographic…