• Google Launches Handwrite for Mobile & Tablet Search - Tips & Tricks

    Updated: 2012-07-31 10:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google Launches Handwrite for Mobile Tablet Search Tips Tricks by Miranda Miller July 31, 2012 Comments A new mobile browser beta feature called Handwrite allows mobile and tablet users to write their search query into the browser , rather than typing on the keyboard when they're on the . go Once activated , Handwrite is enabled with a tap on the accompanying icon in the bottom right corner of the search screen . Autocomplete works with Handwrite , so users will see suggested search terms after scrawling a few letters . Users can also write anywhere on the screen they don't need to stay within the search box and can write multiple lines of . text Currently , Handwrite only recognizes printing , not

  • Google Adds 34-Button Voice-Enabled Scientific Calculator to Search

    Updated: 2012-07-31 08:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google Adds 34-Button Voice-Enabled Scientific Calculator to Search by Miranda Miller July 31, 2012 Comments Google has updated the calculator available on the search page . The new version of the calculator has 34 buttons and allows users to perform sine , tangent , cosine , square root , and other scientific . functions It's also voice-enabled , so users with Chrome on the desktop or mobile versions of the Google search engine can simply say the problem , rather than typing it . in In a Google+ post announcing the new calculator , Google explained , Sometimes it's hard to do math quickly in your head , like when you have to figure what 57.55 plus 68.43 divided by two is . rdquo They continued , Now

  • Turns Out Google Didn't Actually Delete All Its UK Street View Data

    Updated: 2012-07-31 06:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Turns Out Google Didn't Actually Delete All Its UK Street View Data by V3 July 31, 2012 Comments Google has admitted it has discovered more WiFi data collected by its Street View cars that it has failed to delete . nbsp Google's WiFi data collection incidents gave the company a huge privacy black eye in numerous countries around the . globe This has led to police investigations and action by the Information Commissioner's Office ICO against the firm , although no fines or legal action has ever been . taken Google had previously agreed to delete all the data it had gathered in the UK , but in a letter on Friday to the ICO , its global privacy counsel Peter Fleischer admitted yet more information had

  • SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 30, 2012

    Updated: 2012-07-30 22:05:32
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  • Microsoft Explains Removal Of Age And Gender Targeting From AdCenter

    Updated: 2012-07-30 21:11:26
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  • Bing Adds Friend-Tagging To Social Sidebar

    Updated: 2012-07-30 20:10:38
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  • Mobile & The Disintermediation Of Traditional Search

    Updated: 2012-07-30 19:37:01
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  • Search Meme Monday

    Updated: 2012-07-30 19:00:54
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News Other Internet Stuff Search Meme Monday Search Meme Monday July 30, 2012 By Melissa Fach 1 Comment Tweet Here are some search memes we hope will help make your Monday a happy one . If you have a favorite search or social meme please let me know and we will give you credit for it . You can find me on Twitter , SEOAware Source : seomeme.org via SEJournal on Pinterest Source : seomoz.org via SEJournal on Pinterest Source : seomemes.com via SEJournal on Pinterest Source : seomemes.com via SEJournal on Pinterest Source : seomemes.com via SEJournal on Pinterest See Search Memes from last week . Filed Under : Other Internet Stuff Written : By Melissa Fach Sarasota SEO Services seoaware

  • 4 Qualities to Look for in a Good Guest Blogger

    Updated: 2012-07-30 17:00:44
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home Search Marketing 4 Qualities to Look for in a Good Guest Blogger 4 Qualities to Look for in a Good Guest Blogger July 30, 2012 By Todd Bailey 1 Comment Tweet I like to compare blogging and guest blogging to news segments . Bear with me here . For the sake of keeping things light-hearted , we’ll use The Daily Show as an example . Now this is Jon Stewart’s show or his blog People tune in primarily to listen to his commentary his blog posts However , in addition to his commentary , he also has a number of guests on the program who share their commentary guest blog posts Make sense I hope . so Of course , Jon Stewart doesn’t just invite anyone on his show . He looks for different qualities

  • Don’t Forget The Other Type Of Enterprise Search

    Updated: 2012-07-30 16:54:53
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  • Google Explains New Link Warnings, Says Don’t Panic But Don’t Ignore

    Updated: 2012-07-30 16:44:06
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  • Developing Better Search A Key To Facebook’s Future

    Updated: 2012-07-30 16:18:59
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  • 88 Content Creation Ideas for Better Business Blog Posts, Images, or Videos

    Updated: 2012-07-30 14:00:00
    , , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology 88 Content Creation Ideas for Better Business Blog Posts , Images , or Videos by Miranda Miller July 30, 2012 Comments Coming up with new ideas for engaging , high quality content on a regular basis isn't . easy Fresh content not only helps with your search engine optimization strategy it shows your social following you are active and engaged in your industry and local community . It's also a great opportunity to provide new and helpful information to current and potential . customers Companies struggle to come up with new angles and ideas , though . Use this list to brainstorm new topics for your blog posts , social media posts , or . videos Ideally , you're planning your upcoming content using

  • SEO is Easier With Keyboard Shortcuts

    Updated: 2012-07-30 12:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology SEO is Easier With Keyboard Shortcuts by Ben Goodsell July 30, 2012 Comments It's easy to get overwhelmed with SEO analysis . Knowing and using keyboard shortcuts can help create a real-time connection between your brain and the computer , making it easier to remember random , ADHD induced yet relevant . thoughts It's easy to think of keyboard shortcuts as having two different categories . System shortcuts exist as part of the operating system and are native to the computer . Program shortcuts are specific to a particular program or . application System Shortcuts Editing and Navigating Text System shortcuts are basic and typically incredibly useful . The well-known keyboard shortcuts copy and paste

  • The Evolution of Guest Posting

    Updated: 2012-07-30 10:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology The Evolution of Guest Posting by Eric Enge July 30, 2012 Comments For many SEOs , classic guest posting theory focused on getting posts , with links , placed on as mamy domains as possible . This thinking was based on two major : assumptions The number of domains linking to you is more important than the number of . links Getting incremental links from a domain that already links to you results in diminishing . returns These same SEOs probably also focused on including rich anchor text links within the body of the post . In theory , this would be hard to detect with a purely algorithmic . approach Changes In the Wind However , the world is-a-changing . Google's Penguin update , and Panda a year

  • VeryPink Uses YouTube TrueView In-Search Ads to Reach Knitters for 3 Cents a View

    Updated: 2012-07-30 08:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology VeryPink Uses YouTube TrueView In-Search Ads to Reach Knitters for 3 Cents a View by Greg Jarboe July 30, 2012 Comments Some knitters can teach , some can create fabulous knitwear designs . But few have parlayed their flair for instruction , talent for design , and penchant for entrepreneurship into a successful Internet business like Staci Perry of verypink.com As a knitter for more than 35 years and knitting teacher in local yarn shops , Perry now uses YouTube to share her charming instructional videos and cool knitwear patterns with needlecraft enthusiasts around the world . She publishes a new video every week a discipline that keeps verypink.com at the top of natural search results on . YouTube

  • For Olympic Medal Count Info, Yahoo Gets Gold, Google Silver & Bing Bronze

    Updated: 2012-07-30 05:46:35
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  • Broken Promise: Google Retained Street View Data

    Updated: 2012-07-30 01:00:15
    : Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News Broken Promise : Google Retained Street View Data Broken Promise : Google Retained Street View Data July 30, 2012 By David Angotti 1 Comment Tweet On Friday , Google sent a letter to the Information Commissioner’s Office ICO admitting that they had broken their 2010 promise to delete certain Street View data . The data , which included information related to users’ private email addresses , passwords , and web picture search history , was illegally collected by the Google Street View vehicles from unprotected wireless . networks Peter Fleischer , Google’s global privacy policy counsel , wrote the following in a letter to the : ICO Google has recently confirmed that it still has

  • Matt Cutts Discusses 301 Redirect Limits on Websites

    Updated: 2012-07-27 19:13:32
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home 101 Matt Cutts Discusses 301 Redirect Limits on Websites Matt Cutts Discusses 301 Redirect Limits on Websites July 27, 2012 By Melissa Fach 4 Comments Tweet Matt Cutts explains that Google Webmaster Help has created 375 videos at the time to answer questions users have asked , and they have decided to do some more tutorial informational videos . In this video Matt answers his own question , Is there a limit to how many 301 permanent redirects I can do on a site In an effort to give you helpful information , Matt explains how you should use 301s and how many 301s Google finds acceptable . Matt also explains one important limit you must know . about Filed Under : 101 Written : By Melissa

  • Sensible Social Media Checklist for Businesses v2.0 [Infographic]

    Updated: 2012-07-27 17:22:36
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home Infographics Sensible Social Media Checklist for Businesses v2.0 Infographic Sensible Social Media Checklist for Businesses v2.0 Infographic July 27, 2012 By David Wallace 6 Comments Tweet Once in a while , I come across a company that has yet to embrace social media . They get the same scolding that companies who did not have a Web presence 10 years ago received , which is , Better evolve and get with the program or lose to the competition Even many who ARE using social media to one degree or another , do not have a consistent strategy that will enable them to get the most out of their social . networks Common excuses are , I don’t have time , 8221 I don’t know what to say , 8221 or

  • Friday Humor: Funny and Happy Videos Vol. 1

    Updated: 2012-07-27 14:00:56
    : . Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News Other Internet Stuff Friday Humor : Funny and Happy Videos Vol . 1 Friday Humor : Funny and Happy Videos Vol . 1 July 27, 2012 By Melissa Fach 1 Comment Tweet This week we have come up with some funny and happy videos to make you smile . We hope you enjoy them . If you have funny videos for future video humor posts please let me know on Twitter SEOAware and I will give you credit for the idea . Have a happy Friday and safe weekend . HAPPY PSY Gangnam Style via vinceblackham FUNNY Dr . Dre When He Was Little Boy FUNNY The Ultimate Treadmill Fails Compilation FUNNY Horse Riding Training Apparatus via Korea SO FUNNY Did Kristin Stewart Cheat on Robert Pattinson HAPPY Write Like

  • 6 Critical Action Items B2B SEOs Need to Consider With Converged Media

    Updated: 2012-07-27 14:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology 6 Critical Action Items B2B SEOs Need to Consider With Converged Media by Derek Edmond July 27, 2012 Comments Last week , Altimeter Group published its report The Converged Media Imperative which explores how paid , owned , and earned media can join together to become a disruptive force in digital marketing . strategy Converged media represents the utilization of two or more channels paid , owned , and earned media working in concert and enabling brands to reach their target audience regardless of channel , medium , or . device The three media channels are defined : as Paid media is classified as display or broadcast advertising PPC , sponsorships , etc . Owned media is content assets the brand wholly

  • Advanced Channel Sequencing

    Updated: 2012-07-27 12:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Advanced Channel Sequencing by Justin Freid July 27, 2012 Comments Each marketing channel can play multiple roles throughout the customer acquisition process . Understanding how each channel can help you acquire a new customer is essential to a successful marketing . strategy There is much more to customer acquisition than just paid search and retargeting . nbsp Many things can play into how a potential customer comes in contact with a . brand Understanding the affect each channel has , and the optimal sequence of channels to use to convert a user , will help you know where to allocate your budget as well as what messaging to . utilize In order to come up with the optimal channel sequence for your

  • 5 Major Mistakes to Avoid When Managing the New Google Shopping

    Updated: 2012-07-27 10:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology 5 Major Mistakes to Avoid When Managing the New Google Shopping by Mary Weinstein July 27, 2012 Comments Setting up Product Listing Ads PLAs and Google Shopping can be a complicated process . Below I outline some of the top mistakes online merchants should look out for when setting up and managing Google . Shopping 1. Waiting Until October to Set up Product Listing Ads Let's be honest , Google Shopping is pretty intimidating . But doing nothing or letting other merchants get the jump on you isn't helping your campaign . Overused platitudes and trademark violations aside just do it Pro Tip You can always rely on the safety net of setting a low campaign budget if you're worried about spend , and not

  • Google, Facebook & Amazon Quietly Forming Tech Lobbying Group?

    Updated: 2012-07-27 08:00:00
    , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google , Facebook Amazon Quietly Forming Tech Lobbying Group by V3 July 27, 2012 Comments Technology giants and often competitors Google , Facebook , Amazon , and eBay are expected to join forces to form a lobbying group known as the Internet Association IA Reuters . reported The IA plans to launch sometime this September and will focus on getting Internet-related legislation passed by the U.S . government . Former congressional policy adviser Michael Beckerman will lead the . group The group will be the first lobbying association to combine the forces of Internet companies for the sole purpose of advancing web-centric . legislation The Internet isn't just Silicon Valley anymore , the Internet has

  • Images, Status Updates, Videos Spur Most Brand Engagement [Report]

    Updated: 2012-07-27 06:00:00
    , , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Images , Status Updates , Videos Spur Most Brand Engagement Report by ClickZ July 27, 2012 Comments A recent study from marketing firm Perfomics shows that 33 percent of people are most likely to respond to brand offers when they are reposted by a friend . The study states that 27 percent will do so on the brand's page , 26 percent from the newsfeed , and 20 percent from a social . ad The study also touched on some valuable information about branded content engagement . Consumers are most likely to engage with branded content containing images 44 percent A close 40 percent of people said they are likely to engage with Status Updates and 37 percent with . videos Another interesting piece of

  • Google Webmaster Tools Add Advanced Site Indexation Information

    Updated: 2012-07-27 01:00:30
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News Google Webmaster Tools Add Advanced Site Indexation Information Google Webmaster Tools Add Advanced Site Indexation Information July 27, 2012 By David Angotti 2 Comments Tweet Recently , Google announced the addition of indexation data within Webmaster Tools . To see the newly revealed indexation information , simply log in to your Google Webmaster Tools account and select Index Status under the Health menu . After clicking on Index Status , you will see a graph that displays the total number of pages indexed by : Google The basic graph , which has one year of trailing data , should have an upward trend for the majority of healthy sites . If you want more information regarding the

  • Marketers Like Facebook, to the Tune of $1.18 Billion in Q2 2012 Revenue

    Updated: 2012-07-26 21:50:00
    , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Marketers Like Facebook , to the Tune of 1.18 Billion in Q2 2012 Revenue by Miranda Miller July 26, 2012 Comments Facebook reported 1.18 billion in revenue for Q2 2012 in their first earnings call as a public company . The social network just slightly exceeded analysts expectations of 1.16 billion , according to a poll by . FactSet The figure represents a 32 percent increase over Q2 2011's 895 million . According to Facebook , revenue from advertising was 992 million , representing 84 percent of total revenue and a 28 percent increase from the same quarter last year . Payments and other fees revenue for the second quarter was 192 . million Facebook's costs also ballooned , topping 1.93 billion for a

  • Google Improves Content Experiments in Analytics

    Updated: 2012-07-26 20:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google Improves Content Experiments in Analytics by Thom Craver July 26, 2012 Comments Last month Google introduced Analytics users to Content Experiments a revamped version of the old Website Optimizer tool . Content experiments is a tool that allows site owners to do simple A B testing against a common . goal This week , Google announced they've already added several improvements to content . experiments First up , if you hadn't seen them before , content experiments are now available for all Google Analytics users . You'll find everything you need in the Content area , under the subheading of Experiments . As simple as this sounds , experiments you set up now support relative URLs . Previously ,

  • Eric Enge and Cindy Krum Discuss Mobile SEO [Video]

    Updated: 2012-07-26 19:15:56
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home SEO Eric Enge and Cindy Krum Discuss Mobile SEO Video Eric Enge and Cindy Krum Discuss Mobile SEO Video July 26, 2012 By Melissa Fach 1 Comment Tweet Cindy Krum explains Google’s newer smartphone bot that looks for smartphone friendly pages and redirects between desktop pages and mobile pages . Eric Enge and Cindy discuss URL strategies , SEO , and what you need to know about the smartphone bot . Other important points discussed are rel=”canonical” and what was discussed at SMX . Advanced There is some really important information in this video . I highly recommend you watch . it Filed Under : SEO Tagged With : Mobile SEO Written : By Melissa Fach Sarasota SEO Services seoaware Melissa

  • Social Media Revenue Forecast to Hit $16.9 Billion in 2012

    Updated: 2012-07-26 18:30:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Social Media Revenue Forecast to Hit 16.9 Billion in 2012 by Miranda Miller July 26, 2012 Comments Internationally , revenue from social networks will grow an impressive 43.1 percent year-over-year in 2012, putting the total amount of income generated by sites like Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn at 16.9 . billion Gartner predicts social media revenue will reach 34 billion by 2016, up from 11.8 billion in 2011. Advertising and social gaming account for about 90 percent of total social revenue , says the IT research and advisory . company In their Forecast : Social Media Revenue , Worldwide , 2011-2016 report , Gartner analysts project 8.8 billion and 6.2 billion in 2012 global social media revenue

  • Twitter Is Currently Down For [Insert Your Reason Here]

    Updated: 2012-07-26 17:52:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Twitter Is Currently Down For Insert Your Reason Here by Miranda Miller July 26, 2012 Comments Time for a fun game to break up the monotony of your day slaving away to make companies more profitable . online Twitter is currently down , and has been since just around 11:15 a.m . nbsp The Twitter Status page tells : us Users may be experiencing issues accessing Twitter . Our engineers are currently working to resolve the issue . There's no Fail Whale . Twitter's error page is a bit of an Oops . rdquo It looks like the form field should have autofilled with some logical explanation as to why their service is unavailable , but failed to do . so Let's hope it's not that pesky cascaded bug at work . again

  • Google Tests 'Explore More' Option in Knowledge Graph Search Results

    Updated: 2012-07-26 16:30:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Google Tests Explore More' Option in Knowledge Graph Search Results by Miranda Miller July 26, 2012 Comments Google is reportedly testing a new feature in the Knowledge Graph sidebar : the ability for users to find out more about the topic and suggested results . An Explore More option has appeared to some users , allowing for an expanded set of results below the search . box Google Operating System posted the above screenshot of the test in action . Google is constantly performing tests in search results , so this one should come as no . surprise It is interesting , however , to see what they might have in mind for Knowledge Graph . When it first launched mid-May , Google called it the first step in

  • Can the SEO-PR Love Affair Survive After Panda & Penguin?

    Updated: 2012-07-26 14:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology Can the SEO-PR Love Affair Survive After Panda Penguin by Lisa Buyer July 26, 2012 Comments The SEO industry has been in bed with press releases since online links and keywords were born . It was more than dating . It was a hardcore relationship that was sometimes viewed as abusive by the search . engines Some called it a match made in heaven SEO and press releases went together like peanut butter and . jelly And then a scandal . erupted Google's latest Penguin and Panda algorithm updates hit , turning the online marketing world upside down . or maybe right side up . Gone are the days of SEO press release strategies of write it , optimize it , distribute it and take an SEO power . nap SEO PR Yesterday

  • How Guest Posting Propelled One Site From 0 to 100,000 Customers

    Updated: 2012-07-26 12:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology How Guest Posting Propelled One Site From 0 to 100,000 Customers by Eric Siu July 26, 2012 Comments This interview is with Leo Widrich co-founder of BufferApp which is a social media tool that allows you to space out your social media status updates . Widrich used a strong guest blogging strategy to acquire over 100,000 customers for . BufferApp Let's find out how he did it in this . interview Eric : Siu Approximately how many users have you acquired through guest blogging Leo : Widrich Solely through guest blogging we've acquired around 100,000 users within the first 9 months of running Buffer . Here is more on this number a bit before we hit the 100,000. It's been something that was very gradual

  • How to Improve Your AdWords Performance With Analytics

    Updated: 2012-07-26 10:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology How to Improve Your AdWords Performance With Analytics by Alistair Dent July 26, 2012 Comments Using analytics to improve your PPC performance is a topic that's been done to death . Then Google came and blew our minds by adding the stats straight into AdWords . Here's how to use these to actually make an easy . improvement How To Get It For years you've been able to go into Google Analytics and see extra stats at keyword level . It's a no brainer for running your . campaigns But now Google have introduced the ability to include certain Google Analytics metrics directly into AdWords for extra . convenience To link Google Analytics to : AdWords Make sure you're logged in with an address that is an admin

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