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Weekly Webinars and Upcoming Events 10/24/2012
Well, if you’ve been following any of the twitter streams from the last two conferences, #Pubcon and #Convcon, you’ll see that there has been a...
10 Post-Panda/Penguin Era Link Acquisition Strategies
In February of 2011, the introduction of the Panda update shook up the search results, altering more than one out of every 10 searches. Content...
Pubcon Presentation: Proactive Link Building Tactics
In the session at Pubcon Las Vegas 2012, I spoke about link building, essentially revealing what works and what does not in a post-penguin world....
Future of Yahoo: Mayer Expected to Announce Plans
Yahoo will be releasing its third quarter earnings statement later this afternoon. CEO Marissa Mayer is also expected to announce her plans to turn the...
Tweet the Vote: Is Social Media Impacting Political Engagement?
There is no doubt that social media is certainly enabling the campaigns to measure the volume of political discourse in a way it hasn’t been...
September 2012: Best of Search Engine Journal
Well, we have 10 fantastic and educational SEJ articles that brought in the most traffic in the month of September. There is a lot to...
Apple and Google and Windows, Oh My!
After all kinds of announcements and press invitations this week, the tech world is set to be abuzz with news over the course of next...
Blekko Releases New Premium SEO Tools
Blekko, the user curated search, launched a new suite of SEO tools to give developers and websites unparalleled data for improving site traffic. The new...
Want to Start Your Own Consultancy? Read This First
The term “consultant” can describe just about anyone these days, but perhaps, a more appropriate term for consultant would be artist—that person with niche expertise,...
Should You Accept Guest Posts?
It’s no secret in the SEO world that Google’s recent Panda and Penguin algorithm updates have killed off a number of backlink building techniques that...
HootSuite Enterprise Solution: Social Media Command Center
HootSuite, the popular social media dashboard, announced it will be launching a new comprehensive social media solution for enterprise business. The HootSuite Command Center will...
Weekly Webinars and Upcoming Events 10/17/2012
This week I’m writing from PubCon in Vegas. I’m hitting the show tomorrow and excited to see what is going on. Last week, I had...
How Salesforce Does Online Marketing (via #DF12)
During Dreamforce 2012, I had the pleasure to attend a session on “How Salesforce does Online Marketing.” If I had to sum it up I...
How to Get Your Mobile Strategy Ready for Multi-Screen Web (Plus Brands That Did It Right)
About two years ago, digital marketers began talking about the “mobile revolution” and how it was going to change the Web forever. There’s been a...
Majestic SEO Fresh Index Updated Hourly
Today marks another milestone in the Majestic SEO offerings. This morning, the Fresh Index began updating on an hourly basis. According to the blog post...
FTC Moves Closer to Pursuing Antitrust Action Against Google
On Friday, Reuters reported that four of the five Federal Trade Commissioners were convinced that antitrust action is warranted in the case against search giant, Google. This announcement lines...
25 Ways to Boost Community Engagement on Your Website
As a website owner, you’ve probably heard over and over again how important it is to build a community on your website. And while it’s...
Friday Vegas Humor For #Pubcon Attendees
Pubcon is next week and we all want to have a good time, but I found some images that might give you food for thought...
10% Off Google Analytics and Google Adwords Training
One of the things I have on my list to learn more about is Google Analytics. I love data and I like to inspect our...
Facebook Privacy Settings Easily Exploited
When it comes to social networking, one golden rule seems to apply: If you share it with Facebook, you share it with the world. Whether...
Could Guest Posting Be Dead?
Guest posting has long been a killer way to get links, but is it dead? It’s no secret that the number one way online to...
WordPress Plugin Auto-Generates Google News Meta Tag Keywords
Last month, Google announced a new way to tag news articles that allows webmasters to assist Google News in properly categorizing their posts. From the...
#YouTube Expands Niche Channel Lineup
“In your mind which is more valuable, content or distribution?” This was the question posed by YouTube’s Vice President and Global Head of Content, Robert Kyncl, as...
How Marketers Can Work More Effectively with Their Designers
Marketers and designers always seem to be butting heads over their projects. But why is this? After all, managers and designers share the same goal:...
Twitter Launches User Directory
In a world where altruistic social gathering doesn’t pay the bills, Twitter continues to make changes that it hopes will drive more traffic directly to...
#Facebook 1 Billion Users & Promoted User Posts
Last week was yet another BIG news week for Facebook. First for the fluff that Zuckerberg did interviews for. Facebook officially hit one billion active...
The Barcode Turns 60 Years Old
I can’t remember a world in which we did not have barcodes and I’ve been around for awhile! And yet, I haven’t been around quite...
Remembering Steve Jobs One Year Later
Today marks the passing of the most influential technological innovator of this generation. One year ago today, Steve Jobs passed out of this life and into legend....
Great Articles You May Have Missed This Week
I don’t do a lot of recap articles, but this week there has been a ton of fantastic information and news you need to know...
A Guidebook to Effective Review Management
Companies with a local presence have taken note that effective review management is critical for revenue. No doubt that review management offers many opportunities surrounding...