Google To Shut Down Its First Social Network, Orkut
It was announced today that Google intends to shut down its very first social network, Orkut. As of September 30, 2014, Orkut will no longer...
Twitter Offers Mobile App Promotion To All Advertisers
Today, Twitter announced that they’re going to begin offering mobile app promotion to all advertisers after seeing strong results during a beta test earlier this...
9 Invoice Resources to Bill Your Agency Clients
If you run a small business, then you understand how important it is to get paid on time. In fact, it’s one of the most...
Creativity and Real-Time Technology Come Together at Cannes Lions
Last week I was at Cannes Lions, the world’s largest annual awards show and festival for professionals in the creative communications industry. I wanted to recap...
Facebook Introduces Multi-Product Ads And Enhanced Custom Audiences
This week, Facebook announced two new advertising enhancements that designed to make remarketing on Facebook even more effective. The enhancements include the introduction of multi-product...
Search With “Ok Google” From Any Screen On Your Android Device
Google recently announced, via the Official Google Search blog, that Android users will now be able to conduct a voice search using the “Ok Google”...
Cannes Lions 2014: Grand Prix Winners in Cyber CategoryÂ
Cannes Lions, The International Festival of Creativity, took place just last week and I was fortunate enough to be there in person, taking it all in. During the...
This Week in WordPress
More than three out of five CMS based websites now are powered by WordPress, according to a W3Techs survey. Since it’s more likely that you’re a...
How To Protect Your Brand’s Identity
As a small business owner, you’re already swamped. You’re so busy and the last thing that you want to concern yourself with is protecting the...
Buffer Launches ‘Daily’, An iOS App For Discovering And Sharing Content
Buffer, the makers of the popular social media scheduling tool of the same name, launched a new iOS app called Daily. When I got the...
Bing Explains How They Choose The Title Tag For Your Web Pages
Despite your best efforts to define the title tags for your web pages, Bing may take it upon themselves to serve a different title in...
PR Newswire Responds To Panda 4.0 By Taking Action Against Spammers
When Panda 4.0 was rolled out last month, press release sites were hit particularly hard. PR Newswire lost around 63% of their SEO visibility as a...
An #Interview With Dennis Goedegebuure on AirBnB and Internal Linking
As part of our coverage from the sold-out Searchmetrics x Search Engine Journal conference in San Francisco on SEO, content marketing, and analytics, I caught up with...
SEOlympics: Top Marketing Blogs of the U.K.
Last month here at SEJ, we presented the first edition of the “SEOlympics” by sharing our favorite 10 marketing blogs of Australia. This month we’re...
Chicago SEO Conference “Visibility_14” by Searchmetrics [GIVEAWAY]
This July 16 – 18, SearchMetrics hosts their Visibility_14 conference on search experience optimization. We’re giving away 10 free tickets to SEJ readers! Keep reading to find...
Google Authorship Pictures In Search Results Are Going Away
The Google Authorship pictures that we’ve grown accustomed to seeing in search results are about to go away. Google’s John Mueller detailed this change in...
eBay’s Jordan Koene on Improving Click-Through Rates for Better Rankings
As part of our coverage from the sold-out Searchmetrics x Search Engine Journal conference in San Francisco on SEO, content marketing, and analytics, I recently caught up with Jordan...
Facebook Releases New Version Of Pages Manager For iOS and Android
Facebook announced on their Facebook For Businesss blog that they have released an updated version the Pages Manager application for iOS and Android. Facebook Page...
Google Is Testing Their Own Domain Registration Service
It’s 2014, and 55% of small businesses still don’t have a website, according to research conducted by Google. As a result, Google has begun exploring...
The Art of Peripheral Persuasion: Visuals in Web Design
They say that content is king, and that’s true. Quality, keyword-rich content will go a long way for your SEO and conversion rates. But people...
Diane Von Furstenberg Introduces High Fashion Frames For Google Glass
First, Google introduced the Google Glass Titanium Collection. Then they teamed up with the makers of Ray Ban and Oakley to add more style to...
Facebook To Improve Rankings Of Videos That Are Uploaded Directly
Twice as many watch videos on Facebook now compared to six months ago, Facebook executives said in an announcement today, which is why there’s about to...
Why and How to Maximize Your Content Shareability
You’ve decided to pour your knowledge and creativity into content to build brand awareness for yourself or the organization you work for. Although you are going...
Blogging 101: Traffic Generation for Blogs on a Budget
Running a blog often sounds very appealing. You’ll have a place to share your thoughts, build a community, and also generate some much-needed cash. Sounds...
Snapchat’s Most Popular Feature Isn’t Actually Snaps
The Verge reports that Snapchat’s most popular feature is no longer self-destructing, private snapshots. On the contrary, its most popular feature is actually the most...
Google Announces Update To The Google Shopping Feed Specification
Google announced yesterday, via the Inside AdWords blog, that they have issued an update to the Google Shopping Products Feed Specification. This update is designed...
#HOWTO: Use Twitter Search Like a Pro
If you want to use Twitter search like a pro, you need to know all the ways that you can use their unique search engine...
Hiring for Growth: 13 Fail Proof Ways to Streamlining the Process
When your new company actually starts to grow, the celebration might be short-lived—growing pains are very real, particularly when it comes to staffing up in a shorter...
Writing Panda-Pleasing Content Your Audience Will Actually Care About
Panda, along with all the other updates and changes in the search landscape, makes our jobs as digital marketers tough. Whether you have to answer...
Now You Can Search For Music On Google And Play It Directly In Your Favorite App
Today, Google announced a change they have introduced to the mobile search experience on Android devices in the US. Starting today, when you search for musicians...