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Social

Bit.ly Shows Links Have a 3 Hour Half-Life [Study]

Have you ever wondered how long a shared link on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube will continue to receive attention? Bit.ly has an…

By Rob D Young · 09 Sep 2011

Social

Google Passes on GooglePleaseHire.ME Guy’s WTF Marketing

It’s official: Matthew Epstein has landed his dream job. But it’s not with Google. After a month of self-described OMG PR stunts…

By Miranda Miller · 08 Sep 2011

Industry

Google+ in Asia: Most Users Are From Singapore, India

Singapore recorded the highest share of visits to Google+ in key Asia Pacific markets. Here’s a summary of the findings from Experian…

By Adaline Lau · 04 Sep 2011

Social

Adding a Twitter Share Button Adds 7x More Exposure [Report]

Websites that display Twitter’s Tweet button on their homepage get seven times more social media mentions than sites without the button. Meanwhile,…

By Danny Goodwin · 01 Sep 2011

Industry

2012: Search Marketing Armageddon or Opportunity?

A survey of search marketers reveals their top priorities in 2012 are addressing mobile search and attribution modeling. However, to avoid digital…

By Craig Macdonald · 01 Sep 2011

Industry

Real Names: Google+, Government & The Identity Ecosystem

Why is Google motivated to take such a hard line on identifying people by their real name on Google+? The simple answer,…

By Kristine Schachinger · 01 Sep 2011

Industry

DuckDuckGo, Google+ Among TIME’s Top 50 Best Websites of 2011

DuckDuckGo, the startup search engine that emphasizes user privacy, has been named as one of TIME's Top 50 websites of 2011, and…

By Rob D Young · 30 Aug 2011

Industry

34% of Referrals to Facebook Pages Come from Google, Yahoo, Bing [Study]

Despite the Bing-Facebook alliance, Google sends Facebook the most traffic. More than a third of external referrals to Facebook pages come from…

By Rob D Young · 29 Aug 2011

Social

Are You Ready for Google +1 Button Sharing into Circles?

Users can now share into their Google+ Circles directly from the +1 button. Now marketers can create niche broadcast channels on the…

By Jonathan Allen · 26 Aug 2011

Social

Facebook Updates Sharing Options, Credit Google+?

Facebook has launched a set of new privacy options that give users greater control over tags and post visibility. The new controls…

By Rob D Young · 25 Aug 2011