Zendesk Announces Availability in Google Chrome Web Store
Zendesk, the cloud-based help desk technology behind Groupon and Zappos, announced today its availability in the Google Chrome Web Store. Zendesk has two offerings on...
Need a Cheat Sheet for Social Media?
Well, Flowtown made a fantastic one and we want to share it with you. Now obviously many of us do not need this cheat sheet,...
Facebook IPO: Social Hype or Sound Investment
As early as tomorrow, Facebook is expected to file paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). The social media giant is reportedly hoping to raise...
Twitter Actions Receive Seesaw Reactions
Twitter announced changes in its privacy policies, which immediately raised concerns for freedom activists in addition to writers and reporters in other lands, who feel...
How To Get Hired At A Top SEO Agency Part 3: Rocking The Interview
You did it! You got an interview at the SEO agency of your dreams! Since you’ve started reading this series you now know the main...
BlueGlass Aquires Voltier Digital
When asked about this acquisition Chris Winfield said, “I have known and worked with the team at Voltier for about 4 years (that’s actually 28...
AdWords, Plus Your World – 7 Examples of How SPYW Could Impact SEM
When Google+ first hit the scene this past summer, I couldn’t help but think about how the fledgling social network could eventually be monetized by...
Klout Myth Busters: Thoughts From the Experts
I have heard so many crazy things about Klout and I am seeing the same myths repeated over and over again. So, I asked some...
Twitter Censorship: Necessary Evil or War on Freedom of Speech
In a blog post late last week, Twitter announced plans to begin censoring users’ tweets within certain countries. The censorship policy, which the company has...
Top 10 Reasons Your Facebook Campaign Isn’t Working
To most PPC marketers, the Facebook paid ads program represents an ideal marketing opportunity. Finally, you aren’t limited to targeting your ads based on geographic...
Google Plus Promotes Network and New Security Features to Young Teens and Parents
On Thursday afternoon, Google+ announced that the rapidly growing social network is now available to teens ages 13 and up. Although minors can sign up...
5 Simple Ways to Explore Your Social Media Following
The larger your social media following, the greater your potential reach online. It’s this statement that leads so many businesses to work to increase the...
How To Get Hired At A Top SEO Agency Part 2: What most applicants are lacking
See Part 1: How to Get Hired at a Top SEO Angency. Next in our series of finding what top SEO agencies are looking for...
Optimizing for Search Engines: By Language or By Country?
When it comes to targeting search engines to reach international markets, we’re going to have to do things a little differently. As we expand our...
Google Public Alerts: Innovative System Provides the Public with Emergency Alerts
Yesterday, Google launched its new Public Alerts page, which provides emergency information and warnings related to floods, tornadoes, winter storms, earthquakes, and other natural disasters....
Google Exposed: Federal Government Used Con Man in Google Sting Operation
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article that provides additional details of last year’s sting operation against Google AdWords. The federal investigation, which alleged...
Interview with Ryan Jones: Big Brand SEO, Social Media & More
Can You Tell Us About Your Current Job? I’m the Senior Search Strategist at Team Detroit. We’re a full service agency owned by WPP. I...
CRM Software to Improve Online Marketing
Over the past few months I have been concentrating on improving my time management skills with the introduction of a number of different tools and...
New Google Privacy Policy Update: Your Data Now Combined Across Google Services
Earlier this afternoon, Google announced plans to begin tracking users across e-mail, YouTube, Google+, search, and almost all of the other Google products. The change,...
Feed Your Body Like You Feed Your Brain: SEO Recipe Collection
I know that recipes are totally off-topic and abnormal for SEJ. But I put this post together for 3 reasons: SEO’s and Internet marketers can...
Google Increases Fourth Quarter Lobbying Budget by 300%
With the ongoing battle related to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), antitrust allegations, privacy concerns, and acquisitions and mergers, Google has been steadily increasing...
How To Get Hired At A Top SEO Agency: Part 1
The image from Indeed.com shows how companies have finally figured out that having a well planned SEO strategy is a vital part to their companies...
Facebook Actions – How It Impacts SEO
At the f8 conference in September, Facebook announced the addition of Timeline and Open Graph. These new tools let users tell a more detailed story...
Important Google News: Recap for Last Week
If you were sick last week or on vacation or in a coma you missed A LOT of Google news. Here is a must read...
Google Plus: Growth by Brute Force
When Google’s new search feature “Search Plus” started favoring Google+ results several weeks ago, the change was immediately resisted by competing social networks like Twitter...
Can Facebook Save Digg From Being Buried Alive?
For all of Digg’s efforts, it has really had no luck in trying to get back to its glory days, when it dominated the social...
See a Breakdown of Top 10 Industries Contributing to Google’s 2011 $37.9B Revenues
Did you see Google’s “disappointing” #37.9 Billion 2011 earnings announcement for their 2011 ad revenues? Ever wonder which industries contribute the most to Google’s ad...
Scoop This: A Comprehensive Guide to Scoop.it for Content Curation
We’ve been hearing (and talking) a lot about curation and how helpful it can be for companies. As you all know, I’m sure, great content...
Bye Bye Summify:Twitter Acquires Social News Aggregator
Yesterday, Twitter announced that they are acquiring the Vancouver-based social new aggregator Summify. Summify, which was founded in late 2009 as ReadFu, summarizes the stories...
Google Announces Above-the-Fold Algorithm Change
How many of us have known for how many years that Google cares about user experience (no matter what others might argue the contrary)? Earlier...