• Google: 41 Percent Of Super Bowl Ad-Related Searches Were Mobile

    Updated: 2012-02-07 22:40:11
    : Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member Google : 41 Percent Of Super Bowl Ad-Related Searches Were Mobile Feb 7, 2012 at 5:40pm ET by Greg Sterling Tweet A wide range of social and mobile data are being reported by various sources in the wake of last Sunday’s Super Bowl game . For example , ad network inMobi said 39 percent of survey respondents used their mobile device in response to a TV commercial during the game” discussing commercials , getting more information or watching TV ads again However other sources , such as NPD Group , said that mobile usage didn’t live up to the pre-game . hype Earlier today Google said that during the game , 41 percent of

  • SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 7, 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-07 22:22:37
    : , Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member SearchCap : The Day In Search , February 7, 2012 Feb 7, 2012 at 5:22pm ET by Barry Schwartz Tweet Below is what happened in search today , as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the . web From Search Engine : Land Did Super Bowl Advertisers Take Advantage of Search Interest Over the past couple of days , numerous stats and figures have been published about how Super Bowl advertisers took advantage or not of social media this year . But commercials also drive people to search engines , which in turn when things go right can lead potential customers to advertiser web sites where rather than talk

  • Solve for X: Google’s Answer to All World Problems

    Updated: 2012-02-07 22:00:00
    : SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Technology Solve for X : Google†s Answer to All World Problems by John Rampton February 7, 2012 Comments We Solve For X is a new project that Google has put together to help solve some of the world's greatest problems that are facing our civilization . Problems such as global warming , and other stuff of science fiction that just might be . possible X is a solution to a seemingly impossible problem that affects the world . Google believes that we can solve some of the world's greatest problems by working together . Solve for X appears to be more focused on global problems , using them as opportunities to encourage moonshot . thinking This new project by Google emphasizes the

  • Panda, Fresher Results, Spelling Top Google’s January 2012 Search Updates

    Updated: 2012-02-07 21:00:00
    , , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home SEO Panda , Fresher Results , Spelling Top Google†s January 2012 Search Updates by Danny Goodwin February 7, 2012 Comments A minor update to Google's Panda update was released in January . This was just one of 14 other search changes Google announced Others included fresher results , improvements to autocomplete , better spelling corrections , and auto-disabling . Instant Google also made note of a couple other significant algorithmic updates : the launch of Search Plus Your World which brought social results into Google's search results , and the page layout algorithm which targets ad-heavy . websites Google also reminded website owners that Google reserves the right to

  • Did Super Bowl Advertisers Take Advantage of Search Interest?

    Updated: 2012-02-07 20:07:58
    Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member Did Super Bowl Advertisers Take Advantage of Search Interest Feb 7, 2012 at 3:07pm ET by Vanessa Fox Tweet Over the past couple of days , numerous stats and figures have been published about how Super Bowl advertisers took advantage or not of social media this year But commercials also drive people to search engines , which in turn when things go right can lead potential customers to advertiser web sites where rather than talk about a brand as they can on social media sites , they can watch the commercials again , cementing brand messaging , and take a closer look at the products being sold . Which is presumably why a

  • SPONSOR MESSAGE: Re-Targeting: What You Need to Know to Maximize Conversions and Improve ROI

    Updated: 2012-02-07 20:00:26
    : : Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member SPONSOR MESSAGE : Re-Targeting : What You Need to Know to Maximize Conversions and Improve ROI Feb 7, 2012 at 3:00pm ET by Search Engine Land Tweet Brought to you by Acquisio , this pre-recorded webcast Retargeting : What’s Your Strategy featuring The Trade Desk’s Jeff Green will show : you Why re-targeting re-messaging is the biggest opportunity in online advertising Why buying display ads through Google is not enough How display advertising can lower PPC costs while increasing conversions The direct benefits of adding display to search View the pre-recorded webcast now Related : Topics Sponsor Messages About The :

  • Google Bouncer Security Tool Fights Android Malware

    Updated: 2012-02-07 20:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Mobile Google Bouncer Security Tool Fights Android Malware by V3 February 7, 2012 Comments Google has shed new light on Bouncer , a security system it credits with slowing the spread of malware on its Android . platform The company said the Bouncer tool automatically scans applications on the Android Market , constantly checking and removing any that could potentially harm users or compromise private . data Google said that since Bouncer has been operating , malware levels have gone down . The company noted that over the second half of 2011, malicious downloads had decreased by 40 . percent The company said the tool begins scanning as soon as the developer submits an application .

  • Volunia, A Social Search Engine, Says The Web Has Come Alive

    Updated: 2012-02-07 19:20:33
    , , Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member Volunia , A Social Search Engine , Says The Web Has Come Alive Feb 7, 2012 at 2:20pm ET by Sean Carlos Tweet Google might be synonymous with the word search in most of the world , but that hasn’t dissuaded others from bringing new search engines to the market , usually aiming to innovate in an area where Google has somehow let up its guard . Volunia launched this week , promises to help searchers with three distinguishing : features High level site previews in search results A multimedia search within a site function A social layer which , among other things , allows Volunia users to share information and connect to one

  • The Sponge & The Trailblazer: Making the Most of Your First Job in Search

    Updated: 2012-02-07 19:00:20
    : Search Engine Journal Home About Us Contribute News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home Search Marketing Jobs The Sponge The Trailblazer : Making the Most of Your First Job in Search The Sponge The Trailblazer : Making the Most of Your First Job in Search February 7, 2012 By Jeff Bedford 2 Comments Tweet About two months ago I wrote my first article for Search Engine Journal about getting your f irst job in SEO Well now the dust has settled and I feel it is important to share what I have learned thus far during my young career in search marketing . This article will be broken down in halves one being the sponge , and the other the trailblazer . It is important to realize that when you settle in to your first job in search that you will not be guided on the

  • Google, Facebook Agree to Censor Content in India

    Updated: 2012-02-07 19:00:00
    , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Industry Google , Facebook Agree to Censor Content in India by V3 February 7, 2012 Comments A court in India has ordered 21 technology companies , including Google and Facebook , to remove content it deemed . offensive Local reports indicate that the Indian branches of both companies have complied with the New Delhi court's request and removed pages which had been deemed religiously or socially . offensive Google , which has had a reputation in the past of resisting government censorship efforts , finds itself facing new challenges as the company looks to move into new . markets Neither company had responded to a request for comment at the time of . publication The policing and

  • Smartphone Penetration: Japan Users Lead Way When Adapting To Mobile Technologies [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Updated: 2012-02-07 17:00:21
    : Search Engine Journal Home About Us Contribute News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home Infographics Smartphone Penetration : Japan Users Lead Way When Adapting To Mobile Technologies INFOGRAPHIC Smartphone Penetration : Japan Users Lead Way When Adapting To Mobile Technologies INFOGRAPHIC February 7, 2012 By Loren Baker Leave a Comment Tweet While the smartphones market in Japan has only reached a 6 penetration rate compared to 31 in the United States and 30 in the United Kingdom the countries users are far more engaged with the devices they do . own The infographic shown below demonstrates the true impact smartphones have had on Japanese consumers . Among the countries favorite activities is browsing the web 78 of users and a worldwide leading 59 of users

  • E-Commerce Spending Reaches Record Breaking Levels in 2011

    Updated: 2012-02-07 16:04:05
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us Contribute News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News E-Commerce Spending Reaches Record Breaking Levels in 2011 E-Commerce Spending Reaches Record Breaking Levels in 2011 February 7, 2012 By David Angotti Leave a Comment Tweet For the ninth consecutive quarter , the fourth quarter of 2011 achieved strong year-over-year growth in online retail spending . The recent report , which was released by the leading online market researcher comScore , indicated a 14 increase in sales compared to the fourth quarter in 2010. Online retailers raked in an impressive 49.7 billion in sales . Also , during the fourth quarter , an all-time high 52 of online orders included free . shipping Online shoppers spent a record breaking 161.5

  • Guide To Finding Linkbuilding Targets With Social Media

    Updated: 2012-02-07 15:55:05
    Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member Column : Search Social Guide To Finding Linkbuilding Targets With Social Media Feb 7, 2012 at 10:55am ET by Jordan Kasteler Tweet There’s been a lot of debate in the SEO community lately regarding social media versus traditional linkbuilding methods . While some SEOs argue that social media links are the wave of the SEO future , traditionalists staunchly maintain traditional , authoritative links from quality sources are still the best way to . go Whatever your stance , I think it’s easy to agree that gaining links from trusted authorities is desirable for any site but that doesn’t mean the rise of social shouldn’t affect

  • Do I Change My Site In The UK To Comply With New Cookie Laws?

    Updated: 2012-02-07 15:35:32
    Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member Column : Multinational Search Do I Change My Site In The UK To Comply With New Cookie Laws Feb 7, 2012 at 10:35am ET by Andy Atkins-Krüger Tweet People are generally vaguely aware that debates have been taking place in Europe over new legislation which principally affects the use of Cookies” . European legislation is inevitably more complex than elsewhere because of the way it is drafted by the European Commission and then individually interpreted , translated and re-drafted by each country . Today , I’m focusing on the implementation of this legislation in the . UK The short answer to the question , Do I Need To Comply is

  • 9 Free Tools For Link Discovery & Content Creation

    Updated: 2012-02-07 15:18:59
    Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member Column : Link Week 9 Free Tools For Link Discovery Content Creation Feb 7, 2012 at 10:18am ET by Julie Joyce Tweet Every day it seems that there’s a new tool out there to monitor , measure , track , and suggest what we should be doing . Many of these are free or offer free trials , which I love , but finding the time to test out a new tool in order to see if it suits you isn’t always . easy My objective in using these tools is , of course , building links , so I’ll go over the tools that I use and show you how I’d use them . And hey , they’re all free For the record , I’m not interested in competitive analysis , analyzing

  • Google Still #1 Traffic Source For Most Of Top 30 Websites — Report

    Updated: 2012-02-07 14:47:29
    Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member Google Still 1 Traffic Source For Most Of Top 30 Websites Report Feb 7, 2012 at 9:47am ET by Greg Sterling Tweet This may surprise no one : Google is the leading source of traffic for 23 of the top 30 websites . That’s according to Citi analyst Mark Mahaney in a document released yesterday to . clients Based on underlying comScore data , the report analyzes visits to the top five websites in several verticals : Media , Retail , Travel , Auto , Finance and Health . It doesn’t discuss the impact or relative position of Facebook at all , possibly because Facebook is not yet a public . company Mahaney points out that Google’s

  • Print Publicity and Organic SEO – A Comparison

    Updated: 2012-02-07 14:33:17
    Pandia Guest Writer Divya Rawat argues that print publicity campaigns and organic search engine optimization are complementary, and may reinforce each other.

  • The Characters In Google’s Charles Dickens Logo

    Updated: 2012-02-07 14:30:56
    Home Members Only All News Features Columns SEM SEO PPC Social Media How To Google Search First Time Here All E-Solutions Spotlights : Featured Member Login Be A Member The Characters In Google’s Charles Dickens Logo Feb 7, 2012 at 9:30am ET by Barry Schwartz Tweet Google is honoring the life of of Charles Dickens with a special Google Logo , aka Doodle , for his 200th birthday . The logo contains several characters from some of his more well known works . The characters : include Nell and her grandfather in the The Old Curiosity Shop Several characters from Little Dorrit Oliver and his friends from Oliver Twist Estella and Pip from Great Expectations A French aristocrat as a reference to his eventual death by . guillotine Ebenezer Scrooge And a vivid depiction of London in the .

  • 7 Must Have Search Related Chrome Extensions for 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-07 14:00:29
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us Contribute News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home Search Engines 7 Must Have Search Related Chrome Extensions for 2012 7 Must Have Search Related Chrome Extensions for 2012 February 7, 2012 By Eric Siu 1 Comment Tweet This post is for Google Chrome users only . Apologies if you’re using another browser A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life . Charles Darwin Search marketers have a ton of processes to go through each day . From curating content , engaging in social media , tagging and sending screenshots , checking important metrics , and more . These processes can eat up a lot of time if they aren’t optimized . well The one thing you don’t have a lot of is . time This blog post

  • Future of SEO: Change, Convergence, Collaboration

    Updated: 2012-02-07 14:00:00
    : , , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home SEO Future of SEO : Change , Convergence , Collaboration by Andy Betts February 7, 2012 Comments Forrester's Interactive Marketing Forecast for 2011-2016 predicts that 26 percent of all advertising spend will come from interactive marketing reaching a grand total of 77 billion by 2016, with 33 billion of that coming through . search Although the report states that search will lose some share from 55 percent today to 44 percent of all interactive spend in 2016, it also states that Marketers refocus their search marketing strategies on getting found' by users through any medium not just search engines . rdquo While many posts have been written that address change in particular

  • Beginner's Guide to Link Prospecting Using Google Search

    Updated: 2012-02-07 13:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home SEO Beginner's Guide to Link Prospecting Using Google Search by Garrett French February 7, 2012 Comments Google is a no-cost , simple , and powerful tool for quickly finding link prospects . Best of all , because your results are instant Google can quickly teach you about your market and the art of link . prospecting This beginner's guide will walk you , your interns , your contractors or your staff through the very basics of link prospecting . If you're a pro and find this article to be a bit like the guide to pouring a glass of water please check out my query theory article for more advanced subject . matter For this exercise we'll look for directories to submit our project

  • Charles Dickens' 200th Birthday Marks First Google Doodle as Promotional Vehicle

    Updated: 2012-02-07 05:05:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Companies Charles Dickens' 200th Birthday Marks First Google Doodle as Promotional Vehicle by Jonathan Allen February 7, 2012 Comments Google's latest Doodle marks the 200th birthday of British novelist Charles Dickens but also marks the first time that the company has used their logo change to specifically promote a product or service . In this case , when you click on the search term you are taken directly to a search on Google Books in which the top natural' results , including the ad , offer a free Google . ebook Today's Doodle references characters from a number of Dickens' most loved works . So far we thanks Thom Frank have managed to spot who we think to be Little Dorrit in

  • How to Avoid 7 PPC Analysis Pitfalls

    Updated: 2012-02-07 00:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home PPC How to Avoid 7 PPC Analysis Pitfalls by Alistair Dent February 7, 2012 Comments Red herrings abound when you're looking at your data in AdWords . Information overload is a real risk . The last thing you want is to see a relationship between a couple of your PPC metrics , make a decision , and later rue that you didn't investigate . further With that in mind , here are seven common mistakes people make when looking at their PPC campaigns and how you can easily avoid . them 1. Data Mining Big data is a hot topic at the moment , with good reason : the availability of enormous datasets gives us a lot of potential that we didn't previously have to analyze relationships , personas ,

  • Madonna's Super Bowl Halftime Show Tops Google Searches [Infographic]

    Updated: 2012-02-06 23:30:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Companies Madonna's Super Bowl Halftime Show Tops Google Searches Infographic by John Rampton February 6, 2012 Comments We're 24 hours removed from Super Bowl 46, in which the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17. But it was neither the Giants nor Patriots that people were searching for most last night on Google during the game . It was . Madonna Top Super Bowl XLVI Searches Trends Google has revealed the Super Bowl search trends . Overall , the top trending searches on Google during the game : were Madonna Halftime show Patriots Tom Brady Giants Above all the players , Madonna took the spotlight as the most-searched term during the game . Other top searches for

  • Twitter is Impossible to Resist: Study Indicates Social Media Urges Stronger than Sex

    Updated: 2012-02-06 20:18:42
    : Search Engine Journal Home About Us Contribute News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News Twitter is Impossible to Resist : Study Indicates Social Media Urges Stronger than Sex Twitter is Impossible to Resist : Study Indicates Social Media Urges Stronger than Sex February 6, 2012 By David Angotti 5 Comments Tweet A new study just released by the Chicago University’s Booth Business School suggests that people find it more difficult to resist the urge to use Twitter or Facebook than to resist sex , sleep , cigarettes or alcohol . The study , which examined 205 German men and women between the ages of 18 and 85, concluded that social media has become nearly impossible to . resist Each of the study participants were issued a BlackBerry and contacted seven

  • Global Keyword Bid Optimization With OptiMine

    Updated: 2012-02-06 20:05:09
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us Contribute News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home Sponsored Review Global Keyword Bid Optimization With OptiMine Global Keyword Bid Optimization With OptiMine February 6, 2012 By Melissa Fach 1 Comment Tweet OptiMine is Bid Optimization Software that claims it improves paid search results by 25 percent or more and backs up the results with the industry’s only performance-based price guarantee . 8221 OptiMine is focused on maximizing the performance of paid search campaigns to achieve financial goals . Their strategy is to analyze the individual click , cost , conversion and value data for every keyword every day . Additionally , every week , OptiMine trains up to 24 models with as many as 116 variables for every . keyword I

  • Matt Cutts Explains How SafeSearch Works

    Updated: 2012-02-06 18:00:41
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us Contribute News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home Search Engines Matt Cutts Explains How SafeSearch Works Matt Cutts Explains How SafeSearch Works February 6, 2012 By Melissa Fach Leave a Comment Tweet Google’s Matt Cutts answers a question about how SafeSearch works . The link Matt mentions is below the . video If you’re a website owner and you think that your content is mistakenly being filtered by SafeSearch , you can let us know here : http : support.google.com webmasters bin request.py contact_type=safe_search Filed Under : Search Engines Tagged With : Matt Cutts Written : By Melissa Fach Sarasota SEO Services seoaware Melissa is the Managing Editor of Search Engine Journal owner of SEO Aware , LLC . Her company

  • Google Doodle Marks Lantern Festival 2012 in Taiwan, Hong Kong

    Updated: 2012-02-06 17:00:00
    , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Companies Google Doodle Marks Lantern Festival 2012 in Taiwan , Hong Kong by Danny Goodwin February 6, 2012 Comments The Lantern Festival was celebrated on Google's homepages with a special logo in Taiwan and Hong Kong today . The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the first month of China's lunar year to mark the end of celebrations for the Chinese New . Year The Lantern Festival has been celebrated for about 2,000 years on the night of the first full moon of the year . nbsp Lanterns are created to depict the animals of the zodiac , warriors , and historical figures or , in the case of the Google Doodle to create the letters for Google's logo . nbsp Lanterns also have

  • Best Super Bowl 2012 Ads Put New Plays into YouTube Creator Playbook

    Updated: 2012-02-06 16:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Video Best Super Bowl 2012 Ads Put New Plays into YouTube Creator Playbook by Greg Jarboe February 6, 2012 Comments There are no plays in the YouTube Creator Playbook for making the best Super Bowl ads . In fact , there are no important tips , best practices , or suggested strategies in the 73-page Creator Playbook about advertising on YouTube at all , let alone creating the top Super Bowl commercials of all time So , the car brands and ad agencies that made the most viewed YouTube ads of yesterday's big game have put seven new plays into the next edition of the Creator Playbook . Since other marketers and advertisers are likely to use six of these plays again in the future , let's

  • How to Create an Effective Google+ SEO Content Strategy

    Updated: 2012-02-06 14:19:07
    Search Engine Journal Home About Us Contribute News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home SEO How to Create an Effective Google+ SEO Content Strategy How to Create an Effective Google+ SEO Content Strategy February 6, 2012 By Neil Patel 9 Comments Tweet I’ve recommended from the beginning that businesses should use Google+ but with the launch of Search Plus Your World , the web marketer’s game has changed And getting that Google+ account is critical But just having an account will not help you . You must optimize it to get the best results from Search Plus Your World . Let me show you . how Google+ : Why you can’t ignore it anymore Search for social media” on Google and you will get these : results The results on the right the sidebar People and Pages on Google+”

  • 8 SEO Tips That Take 15 Minutes or Less

    Updated: 2012-02-06 14:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home SEO 8 SEO Tips That Take 15 Minutes or Less by Josh McCoy February 6, 2012 Comments While a long standing concerted effort toward SEO can pay off big down the road , don't forget that sometimes there are quick tasks that can turn the . needle Over the years , I have heard many times from individuals desiring success in SEO , the request could never gain approval as the resourced time was too great of a budget allocation or that an SEO vendor wasn't in the . budget This is true to some extent as a full SEO campaign involves the strategic revision to information architecture , attention to SEO design factors , creation of quality content , a blueprint for a link-building initiative

  • PPC Ad Optimization: Getting Big Results from Small Changes

    Updated: 2012-02-06 00:00:00
    : SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home PPC PPC Ad Optimization : Getting Big Results from Small Changes by Noran El-Shinnawy February 6, 2012 Comments When you think about optimizing a PPC ad , it's understandable that you'd want something a little more than just a tweak , right Wrong . And for a number of . reasons Many changes that seem minor from a surface level , like switching placement of phrases , swapping out single words , or tweaking verbiage , can in fact represent a major change in terms of psychology and emotional impact . I'm pretty sure Mark Twain was thinking about PPC ad optimization when he : said The difference between the almost right word the right word is really a large matter--it's the

  • Do This, Not That: SEO Content Edition!

    Updated: 2012-02-05 19:00:05
    , : Search Engine Journal Home About Us Contribute News SEO Tools Social Link Building PPC Advertise You are here : Home News Do This , Not That : SEO Content Edition Do This , Not That : SEO Content Edition February 5, 2012 By Elisa Gabbert 12 Comments Tweet I’m sure you’ve seen those handy guides in magazines that tell you to eat 13 pretzels instead of 100 M M’s or taco pizza instead of taco salad . This is like that , only less delicious . But reading , like celery , has negative calories Here are a few ideas to help you a use your time more efficiently and b get out of a content marketing . rut Target a Competitive Keyword with a Video , Not an Article Unless you are lucky enough to write for a very authoritative domain , it’s pretty difficult to rank anywhere near the first page for

  • Top 5 Social Shopping Sites

    Updated: 2012-02-05 15:47:51
    The Web has changed shopping in a lot of ways. Easy access to an unprecedented amount of stores that will ship your purchase directly to me has made my Christmas shopping stress free. And it's so much easier now to find gifts for those friends with really special interests. All of this is taken one huge step ahed with the Social Web. Social shopping is online shopping with networks of likeminded friends, commenting, sharing and recommendations. Here are Pandia's top 5 social shopping sites.

  • Search Engine Marketing News Wrap-up Feb 5

    Updated: 2012-02-05 15:33:48
    Here are some interesting articles from this week's search engine marketing coverage.

  • Social Media News Wrap-up Feb 5

    Updated: 2012-02-05 15:31:08
    Here are some interesting post and articles from this week's social media buzz.

  • Tom Brady vs. Eli Manning: Brady Searches Top Google, Yahoo

    Updated: 2012-02-05 13:00:00
    . : , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Industry Tom Brady vs . Eli Manning : Brady Searches Top Google , Yahoo by Danny Goodwin February 5, 2012 Comments Tom Brady and Eli Manning will renew their rivalry today in Super Bowl 46. While Manning has the edge in their on-the-field matchups , leading 2-1 including a Super Bowl victory four years ago , people searched more for Brady on Google and . Yahoo Over the past 30 days on Google , more people have consistently searched for information on the New England Patriots quarterback including top searches for his stats , UUGs endorsement , and his wife Gisele Bundchen , though searches for the New York Giants quarterback were higher three of those . days Interestingly ,

  • Super Bowl Stat Time: Wolfram|Alpha Offers Stats Guide for Football Junkies

    Updated: 2012-02-04 21:00:00
    : SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Technology Super Bowl Stat Time : Wolfram|Alpha Offers Stats Guide for Football Junkies by Danny Goodwin February 4, 2012 Comments If you want Super Bowl stats , the self-described computational knowledge engine Wolfram|Alpha is the place to break down all the key Super Bowl 46 numbers before the New England Patriots and New York Giants game kicks off tomorrow . night Wolfram|Alpha teamed up with sports information provider STATS to offer the Guide to Pro Football Statistics which could very well become a great resource for fantasy football players next . season You can type simple or complex questions about individual NFL players and teams , or get a little more creative by

  • Google Docs Adds Offline Support for Android Devices

    Updated: 2012-02-04 17:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Mobile Google Docs Adds Offline Support for Android Devices by V3 February 4, 2012 Comments Google has updated the mobile application for its web-based Google Docs office suite , enabling users with Android smartphones and tablets to access their files . offline Google is adding the feature to help users access documents in their online Google Docs account at times when they may not have an internet connection , nbsp according to a Google Enterprise Blog post For mobile workers , this feature enables them to choose key documents they wish to have available offline , such as when on an aircraft in mid-flight , for . example To ensure a specific file is available offline , users need

  • Google, Microsoft, Facebook Teaming Up to Fight Phishing

    Updated: 2012-02-04 15:00:00
    , , SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Technology Google , Microsoft , Facebook Teaming Up to Fight Phishing by V3 February 4, 2012 Comments Google , Microsoft , and Facebook are teaming up with banks and security vendors to develop a platform for blocking phishing . attacks The Domain-based Authentication , Reporting and Conformance group DMARC will seek to develop a system which can authenticate the sender of an email message and weed out potential phishing . messages The group's aim is to create a feedback system where both the sender and recipient can be authenticated and impersonation attempts can be automatically . blocked The group said its aims to create a standards-based platform that will allow service

  • Steve Jobs Email to Google: Stop Recruiting Apple Employees

    Updated: 2012-02-04 13:00:00
    : SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Industry Steve Jobs Email to Google : Stop Recruiting Apple Employees by V3 February 4, 2012 Comments Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs emailed Google to ask the firm to stop trying to recruit its staff , according to court documents made public in an investigation into the hiring policies in place at several major technology . companies In the court document it is revealed that Jobs emailed former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to tell him about the incident on 7 March , 2007. I would be very pleased if your recruiting department would stop doing this , he . wrote Schmidt then , according to the filing , did as was . asked I believe we have a policy of no recruiting from Apple and this is a

  • Google Won't Pause New Privacy Policy - Should They Have To?

    Updated: 2012-02-03 20:30:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home Companies Google Won't Pause New Privacy Policy Should They Have To by Miranda Miller February 3, 2012 Comments Questions over Google's new privacy policy continue despite their best efforts to quell fears . In a lengthy response to EU regulators who had asked Google to hold off on implementing the new policy , they make clear the policy will take effect March 1, as . planned In the letter to Article 29 Working Party chairman Jacob Kohnstamm , Google's Global Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer notes they have not changed their approach to privacy and that they met with many of your counterparts in other countries in the weeks before we announced the change . rdquo Should Google Bow to

  • Valentine’s Day 2012 Ideas for Marketers

    Updated: 2012-02-03 18:00:00
    SEO News Search Industry SEO PPC Analytics Social Local Mobile Video Companies Technology You are here : Home PPC Valentine†s Day 2012 Ideas for Marketers by John Rampton February 3, 2012 Comments Valentine's Day is less than two weeks away . For marketers looking to take advantage of the holiday , Google and Microsoft adCenter have provided several ideas based on what users are already searching . for Valentine's Day is the second most popular gift-giving holiday behind Christmas according to a recent survey by ORC International . More good news for marketers : Valentine's Day falls on a Tuesday this year . This is a really good thing for online marketers considering you typically get better optimization with your ads on . weekdays Check your ads and set up specific ad groups and

  • How to Benefit from Google’s Search Plus

    Updated: 2012-01-30 13:16:51
    The integration of social search data is nothing new for Google, but with the release of Google’s new Search Plus Your World (SPYW and also known as Search+) search engine experts and journalists have been raising alarms over privacy and search relevance. Are there new factors for businesses to take into account now that Search+ has become the default search setting for Google?

  • Search Engine News Jan 29: Google+ is Everywhere!

    Updated: 2012-01-29 14:00:18
    Here are some of the search related articles we have found interesting lately.

  • Social Media News Jan 29

    Updated: 2012-01-29 13:57:06
    Up to date stories on social media and social networking from around the web.

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