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Google +1 Counts Appearing in Search Results

In what seems to be an attempt to further push its new Google +1 button, Google is showing the number of +1's sites have received in the search…

By Danny Goodwin · 22 Jun 2011

Industry

Search Industry Roundup: Who’s Bought Who Edition – June 20, 2011

The world keeps spinning and the search industry never sleeps. HubSpot buys Performable, Channel Intelligence Buys ClickEquations, Publicis Buys Rosetta, DG Buys…

By Rob D Young · 20 Jun 2011

Social

Facebook Marketing Tactics: 3 Ways of Pinpointing Your Audience

At SES Toronto, Marty Weintraub identified three classes of Facebook targeting tactics that every social media marketer ought to have at their…

By Jonathan Allen · 17 Jun 2011

Social

Facebook Ranking Factors: How to Gain an Edge in the News Feed

On Facebook, visibility is key, which means making sure your posts appear at the top of everyone's news feed. Here's an overview…

By Brent Rangen · 17 Jun 2011

Social

8 Tips to Avoid Social Media Disaster

Amber Mac's Keynote at SES Toronto 2011 was almost renamed "How to Avoid Weinergate" in light of the recent social media scandal…

By Jonathan Allen · 17 Jun 2011

Local

Local Search: Who Should Tell You Where To Eat Tonight?

It's time to re-imagine local search. This next generation search will be highly impacted by the two leading trends of the last…

By Gadi Shamia · 17 Jun 2011

Social

As Facebook’s Empire Expands, U.S. & Canada Interest Declines [Report]

Facebook is a global empire with a population equal to roughly 10 percent of the world's population, every man, woman, and child…

By Rob D Young · 14 Jun 2011

Social

Facebook Predicted to Lead Display Ad Revenue in 2015

Online advertisers are learning quickly, effectively adapting to the demands, preferences, and habits of consumers. Analysts have predicted that both social media…

By Rob D Young · 13 Jun 2011

Industry

Google Test Adds Website Names, Subtracts URLs in Search Results

Google appears to be testing a new look for search results, adding the name of popular websites including LinkedIn, Facebook, Apple, Wikipedia,…

By Danny Goodwin · 13 Jun 2011

Industry

Privacy Regulators See Red Over Facebook Facial Recognition

Facebook is coming under attack from European Union regulators questioning its intrusion in to users' privacy. Facebook gave information to the EU…

By Frank Watson · 13 Jun 2011

Social

Low Interest in Social Networks in China [Study]

While internet use in China continues to grow, Mainland China and its surrounding areas (specifically Taiwan and Hong Kong ñ collectively known…

By Rob D Young · 10 Jun 2011

Social

Facebook Pics Of Ex GFs Cause Emotional Stress? You Can Sue For That In Tennessee!

A new Tennessee law makes it illegal to display or transmit images that "frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress." The constitutionality of…

By Frank Watson · 10 Jun 2011

SEO

2011 Search Ranking Factors Survey Results from SEOmoz

SEO industry survey looks at top ranking factors paired with correlation-based analysis, and features more data, more specific data research, and many…

By Brent Rangen · 09 Jun 2011

Social

How to Disable Facebook Facial Recognition

Facebook's latest announcement is less than transparent about the fact that faces are now being scanned with facial recognition software. Furthermore, Facebook…

By Rob D Young · 09 Jun 2011

Industry

Search Advertising Forecast to Hit $14.38B in 2011 [Report]

U.S. search advertising could hit $14.38 billion by the end of 2011, an increase of 19.8 percent over 2010. This strong growth…

By Danny Goodwin · 08 Jun 2011

SEO

Getting Creative With SEO

One of the biggest topics in SEO right now is ‘social’ SEO – the idea that the more people engage with your…

By Gareth Owen · 08 Jun 2011

Social

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…

By Avril Korman · 04 Jun 2011

Social

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…

By Guillaume Bouchard · 02 Jun 2011

Social

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…

By Kaila Strong · 02 Jun 2011

Industry

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…

By Danny Goodwin · 01 Jun 2011

Social

Community Engagement & 43,000 Cookie Monsters

Several Search Engine Watch authors have broached the topic of community engagement, whether it’s on understanding your social consumer engagement scenario or…

By Simon Heseltine · 01 Jun 2011

Social

Google +1 Website Button To Launch Tomorrow

After a TechCrunch leak, it has been confirmed that Google +1 will launch tomorrow (June 1st). Webmasters will be readying themselves to…

By Frank Watson · 31 May 2011

SEO

A Few Simple Tricks to Getting Links on Autopilot

Three strategies you can implement that get links back to your website, such as having a great email signature, including your link…

By Kristi Hines · 31 May 2011

Analytics

3 Key Metrics To Measure Social Media Success

Social media marketing budgets are on the rise, so marketers need their social campaigns to drive a measurable brand impact. However, there…

By Clay Mcdaniel · 30 May 2011

Industry

Army Using Social Media For Recruitment

Two years ago the military was banning access and use of social media; now they are embracing it as a way to…

By Frank Watson · 25 May 2011

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