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Facebook Financials Leaked: They Need a Strong Fourth Quarter
Although it is common knowledge that Facebook has over 800 million users and is the most popular social network in the world, the company is...
Google’s Autocomplete On-Deck and What It Means for Online Reputation Management (ORM)
With the rise of Google and the power of Search, online reputation management (ORM) has become an extremely hot topic. Let’s face it, after hearing...
What is the importance of the new personalization quiz in Google Offers for marketers?
Google Offers, the new offering being molded to compete with the likes of Groupon, is expanding and in the process, hoping to make an impact...
Stop Online Piracy Act Version 2.0
Today, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on the newest version of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill. The bill, which was...
Zynga IPO: Is The StockVille Already a Flop?
Although Zynga is not scheduled to begin public trading on the stock exchange until Friday morning, many stock analysts are already warning investors to stay...
Weekly Webinars 12/13
Social Media seems to be dominating the landscape this week for webinars available. Don’t miss out on Tim Ash’s presentation today! SiteTunes will be doing...
Complete Conversion Tracking: A Search Marketers Holiday Wish
I have been in the search marketing world for almost 10 years now, with all my experience I’d say it’s safe to say that in...
12 Days of Christmas Internet Marketing Roundup
Everyone knows the Twelve Days of Christmas song. Many different products and brands have put their own spin on these twelve days of gifts throughout...
Yext Launches PowerListings Turbo: Update Local Listings the Easy Way
Yext, which initially started as a pay-per-call advertising service for local businesses, recently invested $10 million developing a platform that small businesses can use to...
The Future of SEO: 5 Clear Facts You Should Know
Sure, no one has a clear crystal ball that can predict what the search engines will and won’t do in the future. However, it is...
Online Holiday Shopping Surpasses $25 Billion: Traditional Retailers Impacted
According to a report that comScore released on Sunday, e-commerce holiday sales have now reached $25 billion. That number, which includes the first 39 days...
Record Breaking Sales Mark the Beginning of the Tablet Wars
After enjoying a hugely successful Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Tablet manufacturers have made it clear that there is space for competitors in the open market for...
Interview with SEO Book’s Aaron Wall to Discuss Google and Future of SEO
Aaron Wall, an SEO consultant, book author, blogger, and the founder/owner of SEO Book, joins us today to discuss the future of SEO. Search Engine...
How Does Google Use Quality Raters?
There’s been a lot of fearmongering talk lately about Google’s human quality raters and just exactly what they’re used for and how their ratings are...
LivingSocial Avoids IPO by Raising $176 Million with $6 Billion Valuation
With over 46 million subscribers in 25 countries, LivingSocial is the second largest daily deal company in the world. The company, which is in the...
Will Google Be Around in 2 Years?
My search marketing career started in 2003, back when the keyword meta tag rained superior and search engine submissions still counted for something. Back in...
iPhone Users Crash the Flipboard Party
The popular Flipboard iPad news application finally launched its brand new iPhone app late last night. The Flipboard app, which enables users to create an...
Upcoming Webinars – Week of 12/9
Get out your calenders, time to jot down a webinar or two. Here’s what you are looking at this week: Introduction to Keyword Research December...
A Short Message from SEOcret Santa
Greetings friends, colleagues, cohorts and compatriots of the SEO universe! Have you signed up for SEOcret Santa yet? The ‘Secret Santa’ for SEOs all over...
Challenges of Enterprise Search
I have spent the better part of my career dealing with enterprise level issues (both working in one and being an outside consultant). While some...
3 Ways a Group Interview Can Boost Your Blog
Interviews with experts or industry “celebrities” are a staple on business blogs, but the group interview – asking multiple experts the same question or set...
India Demands Technology Companies Censor “Offensive” Material
India, which has over 100 million active internet users and is the third largest country in terms of internet activity, wants certain types of content...
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...
Online Shopping Up by 42%: E and M Commerce Play Increasingly Significant Roles for Retailers
As computers, mobile devices, and search continue to play an ever increasingly role in the lives of consumers, this holiday season has been projected to...
Is Mozilla’s Firefox Browser Finished?
According to recent reports, Firefox’s lucrative three-year deal with Google expired in November. The Google search deal, which provided 84% of Mozilla’s $123.2 million in...
Google Analytics Encrypted Data and the Future of SEO
I’m sure that most of the readers here on Search Engine Journal are all well aware of Google’s October announcement about making search more secure...
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...
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...
Twitter Launches Self Serve Ad Platform
Although it is in beta testing and currently only available to a small number of approximately 20 advertisers, Twitter has finally launched its self-serve ad...
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...