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You Know What Grinds My Google Gears?
Google ignores current web tech problems to focus on new Google Labs projects, users are annoyed.
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Top 10 for the Weekend – June 18, 2010
And we’re back with a new edition of the “Top 10 for the Weekend,” a selection of relevant and useful links from around the web, typically with a local search and internet marketing focus. Google Tags rolling out nationwide Google’s newest feature for local business, Tags will begin rolling live …
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The Best Things our Fathers Taught us…
Fathers have a way of attempting to instill wisdom upon their children, even when it’s not asked for! While their nuggets of advice may not all be as quotable as Confucius, every once in a while, something sticks… something that we carry with us our entire lives…something that we will …
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2010 Local Search Ranking Factors
Putting Together the Pieces of the Local Search Puzzle Search Influence is honored to have once again been invited by David Mihm to take part in his annual study on Local Search Ranking Factors. The best part of this collaboration is that the questions have remained fairly constant from year …
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Foursquare Mayor Competition: Leveling the Playing Field
Last night I was ousted as Foursquare mayor of my new favorite watering hole by the owner. Is this fair? I think not. The red flag that popped in my head when I got the news via e-mail was not that my pride was hurt by losing my title, but …
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Using Facebook Markup Language for Social Media Marketing
When I was in elementary school I hated my school uniform. The yellow shirt, brown tweed jacket, blue slacks, and that awful little tie. I remember questioning the school taste level and being matter-of-factly told the uniforms made us focus on school rather than each other. I hate those uniforms …
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Will Scott Speaking at SMX Advanced June 8-9
Next week’s SMX Advanced Conference in Seattle is sure to prove itself a valuable experience for all in attendance. On June 8 and 9, some of the brightest minds in search marketing will gather in Seattle for a conference that has come to be know as a must-attend for those …
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Pay Per Click for Dummies? Hire a Professional.
Paid Search Marketing for Dummies: Don’t try saving a buck by doing your own pay per click campaign. Hire a professional – you’ll be happy you did.
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Top 10 for the Weekend
1. Why Local Businesses Can No Longer Ignore Foursquare For some reason businesses are hesitant to jump on the social media bandwagon. It’ll never make sense to me because even if you don’t believe in its power, your customers do! By simply adding a little prize for the mayor or a …
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Effective Online Marketing Messages: How to Pace Yourself
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about over-saturating the market with online business communication. While in the last post we gave you tips on how to tell if you are indeed over-saturating the market, we promised we’d do a follow up with some steps to take to …
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