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Something Social This Way Comes
Almost every Google product, property, and mechanism is social. Search is the conduit to social properties and content, such as YouTube videos and Picasa…
Can You Sell Insurance on YouTube? [Study]
Can a Fortune 300 insurance company be successful on YouTube? And can a full-service media agency with search marketing capabilities help this kind of…
The Panda Enigma: An Overview of Major SEO Factors
Google’s Panda algorithm is an enigma, a paradox. On one hand, it has devastated many web-based businesses. That is not a trivial thing. On…
Richard Scarry Gets Google Doodle On 92nd Birthday
Popular children's author Richard Scarry - born June 5, 1919 and died April 30, 1994 - received the cyber equivalent of a star on…
Search For Tomorrow: Linden Lab Upgrades InWorld Search
A lot of new and interesting things happen in relation to Second Life. Meeroos, a timeline for Mesh, The Great Facebook Avatar Deletion. But…
Google +1 Increases CTR in Organic SERPs, Ranking Boost Likely [Study]
Dutch company, SEO Effect, conducted an experiment in using Google +1 to augment search rankings. Collaborating with 70 account holders, they set out to…
Google Apps Could Soon Not Work In Your Browser
Google said they would not be supporting Firefox 3.5, Internet Explorer 7, and Safari 3 or older browsers. "In these older browsers you may…
Sharing Netflix Password Could Make Jailhouse Rock
If you live in the state of Tennessee sharing your password to your music or movie access accounts could land you in jail after…
Google, Bing and Yahoo Sitting in a Tree, S-C-H-E-M-I-N-G
In a joint move, Google, Bing and Yahoo! have announced they will work together in a combined effort to create standardized tags to better…
Google Offers and Payments: It’s all about Search
If you’ve been awake for any of the past 48 hours, you probably heard about Google’s new Offers product. And you’ve likely read at…
SES San Francisco @ Connected Marketing Week – August 2011 – Speaking Submissions Now Being Accepted.
The SES Program Team is now accepting speaking proposals for SES San Francisco. Please remember to fill the form out completely, including a description…
IL Affiliate Tax Being Challenged As CA Pass it
The Performance Marketing Association challenged the constitutionality of the Illinois law taxing products sold by affiliate marketers residing in the state, filing a lawsuit…
Social Content Seeding for SEO
Social media budgets often takes a backseat to search. After all, it’s easier to measure the ROI of search, so marketers see it as…
Google & Bing Social Search Brand Strategies
It’s important to examine how Google and Bing’s social efforts may affect your brand. How do social signals, referral traffic, and conversions contribute to…
Gifting Online & Offline: A Seasonal Analysis
The next time you’re shopping online and moving toward checkout, pause and think about the gift wrapping option. Your gift recipient gets a nice…
Rapportive: Robust Social Profiles in your Gmail
When working online, time-saving and efficiency are key. Rather than searching for information scattered around the web, you can save time with Rapportive.
Analytics Tips for Setting up Google +1
Google's +1 button is now officially here. In a low-key blog post, Google simply announced that the button has launched in partnership with a…
Twitter’s Follow Button Makes it Easier to Find, Follow New Accounts
Twitter has unveiled a new Follow button that it makes it easier for visitors to find and follow new Twitter accounts without leaving a…
Eric Schmidt on Search Result Answers, Social Failures & Google Offers Launch
During an interview last night with Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt at the D9 Conference, questions from Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher ranged from…
Bing Maps Changes View of Streetside
Bing Maps announced changes to it's Streetside view in Bing Maps, getting rid of the previous 360 degree panoramic bubbles and flattening steet-level images…