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Google Tests Sources Feature in Search Results
Google has confirmed they are testing a new feature, Source boxes, that appear to the right of organic search results for some queries when…
Google & NSTIC Leading the March to Digital Totalitarianism?
As large corporations and government create invisible hands of digital tracking, to whatever end, shouldn't we all start paying attention, asking questions and wondering…
4 Types of Timely Content for Google’s “Fresh” Update
Is producing timely content a challenge for your company? Here’s how you can leverage four asset types – press releases, marketing automation content, social…
Campaign Tracking: A Vital Analytics Tool for Marketers
To understand the performance of any digital marketing campaign, you must have proper campaign tracking in place. Without it, it's difficult (if not impossible)…
App Store Makes Programming Cool, But Rarely Profitable
Fast Company blogger Chris Stevens warns app developers may be gambling with their time and money as they build programs to sell in Apple…
Google+ Pages for Business, Brands Now Rolling Out
The wait is (almost) finally over for Google+ Pages. Google today officially announced the impending arrival of new Google+ Pages for brands and businesses,…
Search Hits Big Time, Top Engines Buying Supportive Studies
A new biased report funded in part by Google tries to measure whether Google or Bing has more biased results, and also slams a…
Marie Curie Google Logo Celebrates Nobel Prize Winning Scientist
A Google Doodle honors the life of a legendary scientist and physicist Marie Curie, winner of Nobel prizes for her work in chemistry and…
Back to Basics – SEO 101
By employing some basic SEO (keyword research, competitive analysis, writing effective title tags), combined with good link building and pages with content that targets…
Top 7 Tips to Land a Job in the Online Channel
Recent employment statistics indicate that job prospects are improving in the U.S. But job seekers who are either in our industry or want to…
Bing Webmaster Tools Adds More Data, More Controls
In an effort to help website owners improve their sites, the Bing team announced a new set of expanded Webmaster Tools. Bing aims to…
Google Now Shows Ads Below Search Results
Ads that were previously shown to the side of the results may in some cases appear below the search results. Google reports that ad…
Twitter Testing Top News & People in Search
Twitter is testing new ways to highlight credible or popular people and news in search results. “Top News” and “Top People” are appearing in…
Google Gets Fresh with Algorithm Update Affecting 35% of Searches
Google has updated their search algorithm with a freshness tweak to bring back the most recent results on queries on hot topics (e.g., news,…
Google Improves Author Info in SERPs for Signed-in Users, Simplifies Markup
Google is encouraging content creators to verify their authorship via email rather than using the rel=“author” tag, to connect content pages to their Google+…
Cloaking: A Guide From Google
It seems Google will err on the side of purity and penalize sites not following their directions. Comments such as, "There is no such…
How to Choose the Right Mobile Ad Network for Your Brand and Target Locally
The mobile ad landscape offers vast possibilities to national brands that want to promote their locations in order to generate leads, sales, and local…
Video SEO: Video Metadata Optimization
YouTube rankings seem weighted to reflect audience approval, so user signals from plays and viewing time are where the ability to really move rankings…
Gmail App-ocalypse: Google Pulls Bad iOS App
Google pulled its Gmail app from the Apple App Store shortly after launch because it contained a bug that disrupted the notification feature. The…
Why These Ads? Google Explains Ad Targeting, Allows Blocking
When you search a query in Google you will see in the top right corner of the ad "Why these ads?" This system is…