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Analytics

Google Analytics Tweaks Sessions and Image Referrals

Google has made two notable changes to Analytics: Session IDs are now calculated somewhat differently and referrals from Google Image Search now…

By Rob D Young · 16 Aug 2011

Local

Google: AdWords Express Is NOT Sabotaging Organic Listings [Update]

Google's recently released local advertisement tool, AdWords Express, experienced a technical issue that made it seem users were having their ad displayed…

By Rob D Young · 16 Aug 2011

Industry

Google+ Public Shares Now in the SERP

Google is moving public posts from Google+ into its social search functionality. This move signals the beginning of Plus's graduation and may…

By Rob D Young · 16 Aug 2011

Social

LinkedIn Tweaks Their Experimental Social Ads

LinkedIn has been experimenting with new social ad formats that tell users when members of their network follow a given advertiser. Unlike…

By Rob D Young · 15 Aug 2011

Industry

Google Makes Room for Thousands of New Googlers in California

Google is expanding its offices in Mountain View and Sunnyvale California, leasing additional space and even planning on re-constructing more dense offices.…

By Rob D Young · 15 Aug 2011

Analytics

Using Data to Drive SEO Results

The data analytics process can be divided into three main phases: performance reporting, opportunity identification, and prioritization. This article will define those…

By Catfish Comstock · 15 Aug 2011

Social

Users Respond to Google+ and Facebook Interfaces Nearly Identically [Study]

A study from Eye Track Shop trying to show whether Google+ ads have more or less potential than Facebook ads demonstrates how…

By Rob D Young · 15 Aug 2011

SEO

SEO Competitive Analysis – 2011 Edition

SEO competitive analysis today is different than just a few years ago. The main components you need to consider when compiling an…

By Mark Jackson · 14 Aug 2011

Social

Launch of Google+ Games Heats Up Social Gaming Battle With Facebook

Google+ has added its first 16 games. The good news for developers is that Google is only taking a 5 percent commission,…

By Rob D Young · 14 Aug 2011

Social

Hey, Facebook: Not Liking the Group by Topic Feature or Seeing Strangers In My Top News Feed

Earlier this week Facebook rolled out a clunky “grouping” feature, which lumps together any mention of a topic (say Google, for example).…

By Danny Goodwin · 12 Aug 2011