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Shoppers Research Deals via Mobile and Online Ahead of 2011 Black Friday Sales
As Black Friday, Thanksgiving Day, and holiday season (to date) online spending stats pour in, paid search walloped social as a source of spending…
Google News Gets Social, Adds +1’s
Google News visitors who are logged into their Google account will now sometimes see socially promoted data on their news spotlight. The data will…
Google, Bing Launch TV Commercials For Holidays
Google and Bing are making a splash offline with their traditional television advertising spots; Bing with a series of holiday-themed animated shorts featuring popular…
Google Marks Egypt Elections with Doodle
Today, Egyptians began voting in the first election since dictator Hosni Mubarak was ousted. To mark the occasion, Google Egypt posted a Doodle with…
Google Searchers Use Autocomplete Most, Ignore Google Instant [Eye Tracking Study]
New Rosetta study tests assumptions about five Google search features – Instant, Instant Previews, Places, universal search, and autocomplete – with the goal of…
Beyond SEO: Retaining the Visitor
It isn't all about rankings and traffic anymore. Visitor retention and conversion optimization are becoming the new focal points in the SEO world. It…
Beyond Facebook: 5 Questions to Ask Before Jumping into a New Social Network
Brands shouldn’t rush to create pages or advertise on every social network, even if the audience seems like a perfect fit. To take full…
Google (Not Provided) Results Impacting About 9% of Traffic
The amount of data being hidden due to Google's SSL search decision has been climbing steadily but is now leveling out. Recent research indicates…
Mobile Apps for Link Development
Developing a mobile application (app) is a great way to build brand exposure and links at the same time. The key is marketing and…
Google Chromebooks Get Price Drop, Updates, In-Flight WiFi
Google's cloud-based computers are getting a holiday-season push. Chromebooks get a price drop, the Chrome OS gets some in-demand tweaks, and those taking plane…