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June 2011 Search Engine Market Share from comScore, Hitwise

Bing was the only search engine to see its share of searches increase in June 2011, according to the latest comScore and Hitwise figures. Here's a complete look…

By Danny Goodwin · 14 Jul 2011

Social

Tearing Apart Killer Marketing Tactics From Shark Week

Shark Week, a smash-hit marketing initiative by the Discovery Channel, pulled in nearly 30.8 unique viewers last year, making 2010 a record…

By Brent Rangen · 09 Jul 2011

Social

Facebook Blocks Google’s Shot at Social

In response to Google+, Facebook is taking some dramatic steps. Facebook has blocked tools that would allow for easy migration to Google+.…

By Rob D Young · 07 Jul 2011

Social

Will Group Chat, Video Calls Help Facebook Counter Google+ Hangouts & Huddle?

While it may have been "awesome" a week ago, Facebook's annoucement that it is now offering group chat and video calling may…

By Frank Watson · 07 Jul 2011

Social

Facebook Expected to Announce Video Chat With Skype

Watch today’s announcement live on SEW, right now. We’ll be live blogging from the comments. Join us in the discussion! Mashable have…

By Jonathan Allen · 06 Jul 2011

Social

Social Expectations: Linden Lab Launches Social Profiles

This week, the internet has been abuzz with anticipation on the social media front. The limited beta release of Google+, a social…

By Avril Korman · 02 Jul 2011

Social

Google+ Must Focus on Sharing With Purpose, Not Privacy

Google+ is getting some things right, but has one fundamental hurdle to overcome. In short, Google Plus needs to make sure it…

By Jonathan Allen · 01 Jul 2011

Local

Foursquare Hackers Turn New York City Into a Game of ‘Risk’

“World of Fourcraft” uses Foursquare's framework and Google Maps API, to create a social game social media marketers should look at for…

By Brent Rangen · 01 Jul 2011

Analytics

Google Adds +1 Button, Social Analytics Reports

Google Analytics and Webmaster Tools have been updated to allow for easier analysis of a all social actions on your site, how…

By Rob D Young · 30 Jun 2011

Social

Google+ “Re-Share”: A Privacy Loophole

A loophole has been uncovered in the Google+ project that can completely break the built-in privacy protections. Simply by "re-sharing" content, a…

By Rob D Young · 30 Jun 2011

Industry

Blekko Gets Foodily to Help Eat Away at Recipe Spam

Blekko's big pitch for recipe searches is that they involve human curation. Now that curation has become more powerful with a new…

By Rob D Young · 30 Jun 2011

Social

News Corp Sells MySpace For $545 Million Loss

A day after Google launched its answer to Facebook, News Corp sold MySpace, the social networking site displaced by Facebook, for $35…

By Frank Watson · 29 Jun 2011

Social

Social Networks Grade Google+ Project

The much rumored social network from Google launched yesterday to mixed response. Given the product has only been shown to a handful…

By Frank Watson · 29 Jun 2011

Social

Google Tries (Again) to Get Social With Google+ Project

Google finally has revealed their plans for a social product called Google+ – the same social project Google has been denying repeatedly…

By Thom Craver · 29 Jun 2011

Industry

Google +1 Spreads Around the World

Google +1, the social recommendation feature that lets users indicate their favorite pages, is picking up steam. Google is continuing to push…

By Rob D Young · 29 Jun 2011

Social

Facebook Pages: Diminishing Returns & Long-Term Value

One of Facebook's most powerful resources for businesses is the free "page." But with so many potential areas to focus on with…

By Rob D Young · 28 Jun 2011

Industry

Do The Police Need Search And Social Gurus?

With the recent capture of one of FBI's Most Wanted through the use of social media and other arrests that have been…

By Frank Watson · 27 Jun 2011

Social

Facebook Testing Fixed-Position Ads & Navigation

It's been over a year since Facebook completely revamped its interface, but our next big update may be coming soon. Facebook is…

By Rob D Young · 27 Jun 2011

Social

Eggs and Baskets: How Second Life’s Facebook Marketing Has Backfired

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” We’ve all heard that phrase, and it’s true, quaint as it is (particularly when…

By Avril Korman · 26 Jun 2011

PPC

Resources for Learning About PPC

A guide to useful resources from the "big three" search engines (Google, Bing and Yahoo) that will help anybody working in PPC…

By Duncan Parry · 26 Jun 2011

Industry

15 Search & Social Takeaways from SES Toronto 2011 #sesto

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Panda, Google +1, optimization, mobile... SES Toronto had all the tips, tricks, and takeaways. Here are just a few…

By Miranda Miller · 26 Jun 2011

Industry

Google to Expand Display Ad Business to 20 Billion+

Google may be the big fish of search, but they're still in third place for display advertising. That's about to change, though,…

By Rob D Young · 24 Jun 2011

Industry

Google Hits the Billion Monthly Unique Visitors Mark

Roughly one in seven people around the world visit Google monthly. How do we know? Google has just become the first company…

By Rob D Young · 23 Jun 2011

Social

Winklevoss Twins Row Away From Facebook Suit

The Winklevosses and their partner Divya Narendra have dropped their legal dispute against Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg, deciding not to continue their…

By Frank Watson · 23 Jun 2011

Social

Hostage Drama Unfolds On Facebook

A woman in Utah was held hostage for 16 hours by a gunman who kept posting to Facebook and even posted photos…

By Frank Watson · 23 Jun 2011

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