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Google Transparency – Is It Really That Bad?
Could it hurt Google to be a little bit more clear? Mr. Kohn at Blind Five Year Old thinks not. Google’s public persona can be unclear and capricious, while the size of their user base is so large that noise from their algorithm can have deep effects on the livelihood …
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Please Tweet Responsibly – Learning From Others’ Social Media Mistakes
Twitter is a social media force to be reckoned with, and nowhere is that more apparent than in recent news. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Twitter is a global microblogging platform that allows users to broadcast information, ideas, status updates, etc. in 140 characters or less. Tweeters …
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Local Search Ranking Factors 2011
It’s always interesting to see the outcome of the annual “Local Search Ranking Factors” study. As contributors we have strong opinions about many elements, and like you, we’re always learning as well. Now that we’ve had a chance to review, we’ve identified: Places where we agree Criteria where, for us, …
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Google’s +1 button coming to new websites
You may have recently read about the advances of Google’s +1 button, which originally debuted in March of this year. The button allowed Google users to recommend content from search results and ads, and as of June 1st, the button is showing up on other websites as well, for well …
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MonitorThis — Keep An Eye On Your Brand’s Online Reputation Without Lifting A Finger
While Google may seem as inescapable as the Empire, it’s not the primary search engine (nor English the primary language) of many areas of the world. As the Internet makes impressing potential customers and business partners in a cohesive manner more important, managing the different pages that these individuals will …
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Quora: More Than the Average Q&A Site
I first discovered Quora just a few months ago, and quickly grew addicted. When searching for opinions, recent history, or even anything involving the tech world, Quora becomes my first stop. The site’s main strength lies in the quality of its users who also create quality questions and answers. Many …
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Chinese college student attacks internet regulator — with eggs
Millions of Americans log onto Facebook every day without giving it a second thought, but something we consider a part of our everyday lives is very much a forbidden fruit in China. A recent protest has drawn attention in the news to just how fortunate we are to be …
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Bing and Facebook Likes — Search Becomes More Social
While Google announced its own independent “liking” feature in the form of the Google +1 button several weeks ago, Microsoft competitor Bing announced on Monday that it would be directly incorporating Facebook “like” data into its search rankings. For the logged-in Bing user, a result that may have originally appeared …
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Microformats – Web 3.0? Really?
Microformats, an extension of the concept of the “semantic web,” are renewed again for SEO. While they’ve been around since at least 2005, microformats use XHTML to build upon existing standards to make it easier for people to be able to use normal-looking content and for search engines and other …
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Yellow Pages & SEO – Print Dollars for Internet Dimes
I was having a conversation today with one of our clients for whom we do Yellow Pages SEO, and I swear I was transported back to the year 2000. It’s amazing to me that more than a decade after Yellow Pages companies first started getting their feet wet on the …
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