Melissa Fach

• News

Norad Santa Tracker : The History of NORAD, Google & Santa [Infographic]

Christmas Eve is only 1 day away and that means that Santa Claus is getting his reindeer and sleigh prepped to bring presents to boys...

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• Dec 22, 2011

• Social Media

Branding in Social Media [Infographic]

This IG is from AYTM. They surveyed 2,000 US nternet users about their expectations from brands using social media and created this very informative and...

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• Dec 21, 2011

• Web Dev SEO

WordPress Q&A With Andrew Norcross

I am starting off a series of interviews with Andrew Norcross. I met him in 2010 at the Search and Social Conference in Tampa. He...

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• Dec 20, 2011

• Social Media

Breakdown of Who Uses Google+ [INFOGRAPHIC]

Flowtown released an infographic called Who’s Using Google+ . For me the amount of inactive users is very interesting because I can relate to it....

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• Dec 8, 2011

• SEO

Give Back to Returning Soldiers & Veterans This Holiday Season

I know that this is a search marketing blog and you are expecting to read about SEO, PPC, Social Media etc., but you are the...

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• 760 Reads
• Dec 6, 2011

• SEO

Learn About Cloaking From Google’s Matt Cutts [Video]

Matt says he wanted to create the definitive cloaking video; I think this is a great educational video. You can learn more about cloaking in...

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• Dec 2, 2011

• SEO

15 Girly Girl Geek Gift Ideas

I chose the “Girly Girl” geek gift ideas because I think buying for this demographic has to be one of the harder ones. I consider...

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• Dec 2, 2011

• SEO

SEO Recap: Found on Twitter 12/2/11

Critical Reading – Domain Seizures, De-Indexing And Censorship: Nevada Judge Dramatically Exceeds Limits Of His Authority – Greg Sterling – Lamar Smith Tries To Defend...

• 3 min read
• 460 Reads
• Dec 2, 2011

• SEO

Cyber Monday Spending – Heaviest U.S. Online Spending Day in History

comScore just reported Cyber Monday reached $1.25 billion in online spending, which is up 22 percent versus Cyber Monday 2010. They report that this represents...

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• Nov 29, 2011

• News

Google – Under the Hood [INFOGRAPHIC]

This infographic was created by Blog Search Engine, where you can promote your blog by getting it reviewed. I think this infographic offers some fantastic...

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• Nov 29, 2011

• SEO

50% Off all BOTW Products on Cyber Monday

Promo Code: STUFFED50 You Can Get Listed at Half the Price! Today only can you receive all the benefits of a BOTW listing at half...

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• 324 Reads
• Nov 28, 2011

• SEO

A Widget That Tracks Your (not provided) Search Referral Percentage

SERPs.com, a dashboard for SEO tools, released a widget at Pubcon to track your (not provided) search referral percentage. Since November 2nd, the average (not...

• 1 min read
• 884 Reads
• Nov 23, 2011

• Tools

4 Questions with Rand Fishkin About Using SEOmoz Tools Effectlively

I asked Rand Fiskin, CEO & Co-Founder of SEOmoz, some questions about the tools SEOmoz pro offers. There are a lot of tools to play...

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• Nov 21, 2011

• SEO

2011 Great Techy Gifts For The Geek You Love

Most people assume they know how to get me “geeky” gifts, but I have a pile of stuff I can’t use. If you are looking...

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• Nov 18, 2011

• SEO

Websites & Social Media Resources For Black Friday & Cyber Monday

I know many of you are very savvy on the web and don’t need a list of websites and resources, but there are many that...

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• 1.2K Reads
• Nov 18, 2011

• SEO

SEO Recap: Found on Twitter 11/18/11

Internet Marketing Internet Marketing for Brick and Mortar Businesses – Level343 SEO Should I Work In-House or at an Agency? [10 For/Against] – Search Engine...

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• 468 Reads
• Nov 18, 2011

• Tools

#Twilight Saga and Breaking Dawn Stats [SEJ Infographic]

Don’t Ever Underestimate the Power of Teen Fans It can be said that the Twilight demographic is probably the most internet savvy if you look...

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• Nov 17, 2011

• PPC

How Does the AdWords Auction Work? [Infographic]

Wordstream released an infographic called “How Does the AdWords Auction Work?”. If you are new to the AdWords game this information could be very helpful...

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• Nov 16, 2011

• Tools

Come See a Sneak Peek of Raven’s New Research Central

I got a sneak peek at the new Research Central tools in Raven. Still in beta, but the info available is already outstanding. Research Central...

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• 1.1K Reads
• Nov 15, 2011

• SEO

Google BigQuery Service Annoucement

Today Google announced that they have released some big improvements and BigQuery will now be available to “more companies of all sizes”. A service preview...

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• 775 Reads
• Nov 14, 2011

• News

Google Vs Facebook on Privacy and Security [INFOGRAPHIC]

Veracode.com made a really interesting infographic called “Google Vs Facebook on Privacy and Security”. There are some Facebook things that concern me. Tell me what...

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• 1.5K Reads
• Nov 14, 2011

• SEO

SEO Recap: Twitter Finds This Week – 11/11/11

The recap this week is going to be a small one because I created a massive one for #pubcon. However, I did see the following...

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• 384 Reads
• Nov 11, 2011

• Careers

Did You Miss #Pubcon? Recaps of Sessions & Links to Photos

Many wanted to attend Pubcon, but couldn’t and keeping up with the recaps of sessions is not easy. I have been keeping a record of...

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• 1.9K Reads
• Nov 11, 2011

• Content

Infographic: The Casualties of Patent Wars (With Lightsabers!)

MBAOnline.com released an infographic called “Patent Evil: How The Patent War is Stifling Innovation in Silicon Valley”. Now, I know many of you will think...

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• Nov 8, 2011

• SEO

Quick Interview With Danny Dover About His Book & Book Signing at Pubcon

Can you tell us a little about your book? SEO Secrets explains in detail how to do SEO consulting like a top-tier SEO. I wrote...

• 4 min read
• 259 Reads
• Nov 8, 2011

• SEO

SEO Recap: Twitter Finds This Week, 11/4/11

Wow, talk about a crazy week! So many fantastic things to read on so many different topics. Below are some of the articles I enjoyed...

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• 453 Reads
• Nov 4, 2011

• SEO

SEO Recap Amazing Finds On Twitter This Week 10/28

Well, we had another great week finding links on Twitter. I also added a new category this week VS. They are two opposite opinions and...

• 3 min read
• 610 Reads
• Oct 28, 2011

• SEO

First Facebook Data Center Outside of U.S. Will Be In…

Lulea, Sweden! The town is located about 62 miles south of the Arctic Circle. It will house Facebook’s first data center outside of the U.S...

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• 571 Reads
• Oct 27, 2011

• Tools

How is U.S. in Consuming Real Time Entertainment Stats [Infographic]

Sandvine announced the release of their 10th Global Internet Phenomena Report: Fall 2011 which includes new Internet trends and extensive analysis of the implications for communications service...

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• 1.2K Reads
• Oct 27, 2011

• Web Dev SEO

PROOF You Should Make Sure Your Website Works on Tablets

Nothing irritates me more than a site not working on my iPad. I use my iPad for fun and to get away from all the...

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• Oct 25, 2011