Mihaela Lica Butler

• News

[Infographic] Search Engine Market Share November 2012

A new infographic by Chitika insights reveals the latest trends in search, with Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask and AOL as the main players. The results...

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• Dec 16, 2012

• SEO

Google Hires Ray Kurzweil as Director of Engineering

Beginning December 17, 2012, Google’s new Director of Engineering is Ray Kurzweil, a renowned futurist whose affinity for Google has been known for years –...

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• 6.5K Reads
• Dec 15, 2012

• SEO

Google “Censors” Porn in Image Search

The mighty promoter of the free Internet for all, freedom of expression and the like, has made a significant change to the way it displays...

• 3 min read
• 19K Reads
• Dec 13, 2012

• X (Formerly Twitter)

Pope Benedict XVI Joins Twitter as @Pontifex; First Tweet a Blessing

It may not be doomsday, but 12/12/12 is an important date in social networking history. The Pope joined Twitter and reportedly, he had trouble sending...

• 2 min read
• 629 Reads
• Dec 12, 2012

• SEO

Scoop.it Gets a Facelift, Adds New Features for Professionals

Scoop.it, the social media platform for topic-centric content curation, has launched an all-new version of its platform with a key new feature that highlights user’s...

• 3 min read
• 1.2K Reads
• Dec 12, 2012

• SEO

12/12/12 Asteroids and Doomsday: What Are You Searching For?

This is big, SEJ friends, and if you landed on this page, you are now searching for the next big trend of the Internet: 12/12/12....

• 3 min read
• 13K Reads
• Dec 11, 2012

• SEO

Yahoo! Closes Strategic Content and Advertising Alliance with NBC

According to the Business Insider SAI chart of the day, and by all accounts, according to all stock charts you may want to use, Yahoo’s...

• 2 min read
• 359 Reads
• Dec 11, 2012

• SEO

YouTube Redesigned, Still a BitTorrent Site if You Dig Deep

If you visited YouTube in the past 24 hours, you probably felt that you landed on the wrong site. More like TV, and less cluttered,...

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• 2.0K Reads
• Dec 8, 2012

• SEO

Facebook May Buy Microsoft Atlas Ad Serving Platform

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) plus Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT): already a partnership made in heaven for the two, especially through Bing’s social search features that make search...

• 2 min read
• 784 Reads
• Dec 7, 2012

• News

#In2013YouBetterNot Disturb Sleeping Pandas [Thursday Twitter Funatron]

2013 is 25 days away. 25. The countdown is near, and we all look ahead, with hope. All industries are looking at 2012 in retrospect:...

• 3 min read
• 480 Reads
• Dec 6, 2012

• SEO

Yahoo! Acquires OnTheAir to Bolster Mobile Capabilities

Marissa Mayer is keeping busy, and it looks like she is going strong versus Google. In a deal whose details remained undisclosed, Yahoo! acquired video...

• 2 min read
• 370 Reads
• Dec 5, 2012

• SEO

Top 10 SEO Blockbusters on Twitter this November

It’s the last day of the month, and we take a look at the movers and shakers in our industry, bringing you the most popular...

• 3 min read
• 1.3K Reads
• Nov 30, 2012

• SEO

Google “Defend Your Net” Campaign in Germany Heats Up

The Federal Association of German Newspaper Publishers Association (BDZV) asked the ruling coalition in the country, the CDU, to draft a law that will require...

• 4 min read
• 972 Reads
• Nov 29, 2012

• PPC

AgileBid: PPC Management Solution for SMBs

AgileBid is flexible, smart and innovative – the first service of its kind generally available for small businesses (SMBs) at a fraction of the cost....

• 3 min read
• 2.2K Reads
• Nov 28, 2012

• SEO

Google Quality Raters Handbook Emerges Again

Time and time again, rumors of a Google “rater’s manual” take the web by storm. This manual is, in fact, a book of guidelines for...

• 2 min read
• 3.2K Reads
• Nov 27, 2012

• X (Formerly Twitter)

TweetLevel: Making Sense of Twitter Influence Beyond SEO

For Twitter users with narcissistic tendencies, TweetLevel is, just like Klout, a pat on the back. Because it only analyzes Twitter, TweetLevel may seem a...

• 4 min read
• 2.0K Reads
• Nov 27, 2012

• SEO

How to Write Sassy SEO Titles that Go Viral

A good title is a door for readers to enter your site. Then, it is up to you to make them feel at home, it...

• 5 min read
• 5.4K Reads
• Nov 22, 2012

• SEO

SEOClearly: A/B Testing SEO Reports that Make Sense

How relevant is SEO software post Panda and Penguin? Not at all for link building, but how about software that helps you make sense of...

• 4 min read
• 1.1K Reads
• Nov 19, 2012

• SEO

Rumor Radar: Yahoo! Facebook Search Engine Plots

According to undisclosed sources cited by The Sunday Telegraph, Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo!, and Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, are in talks...

• 1 min read
• 2.8K Reads
• Nov 18, 2012

• SEO

Bing Reveals Webmasters Guidelines. Focus on Content, Links and Social

Bing didn’t have a set of Webmaster Guidelines before, but since Friday, the main rival to Google search decided to let site owners know just...

• 3 min read
• 2.8K Reads
• Nov 18, 2012

• SEO

US Public Perception of Bing Search Engine Up

According to YouGov BrandIndex, Microsoft is experiencing one of its biggest US consumer perception surges in two years, and Bing is riding the wave, mainly due...

• 2 min read
• 970 Reads
• Nov 14, 2012

• SEO

Yahoo! Bing Network Rolls Out to 13 New Countries

The Yahoo! Bing Network, a combined search advertising marketplace made up of Yahoo!, Bing, and partner sites (Facebook, Amazon, Monster, WebMD, CNBC, and Viacom, plus...

• 2 min read
• 901 Reads
• Nov 9, 2012

• SEO

New Design on Google Search Results Pages

Internet users in the United States may have already noticed a slightly changed layout in Google.com search results. While the change will go unnoticed by...

• 3 min read
• 3.6K Reads
• Nov 8, 2012

• SEO

What You Should Know About London 2012 SEO and Marketing Campaigns

If you are planning to use London 2012 related keywords in your SEO, online marketing, and social media campaigns to drive traffic to your site...

• 3 min read
• 1.1K Reads
• Jul 18, 2012

• Tools

SEMrush GEO Helps You Find SEO Clients in Your Area

One of the most challenging tasks for many SEO experts is to find customers. This is especially true for those with newer companies that don’t...

• 2 min read
• 3.9K Reads
• Jul 13, 2012

• SEO

The Other Side of Search Marketing – Popular by Demand

When you switch on your PC or smart device these days, a deluge of positive “sounding” news flows into your world, but the noises do...

• 7 min read
• Nov 2, 2011

• SEO

Who Can Get You a .cn Domain?

It is no secret that China is now the biggest “net citizen” in the world. Even as far back as 2008 there were over 250...

• 3 min read
• 4.4K Reads
• Nov 3, 2010

• Social Media

Branding Advantage Luxembourg, 80% Tax-Exemption for Income Derived from Intellectual Property

Along with other provisions, and huge tax-exemption in Luxembourg’s system, it is small wonder that the country has not become Europe’s Internet hub.

• 3 min read
• 5.9K Reads
• Oct 28, 2010

• Web Dev SEO

Customer Service in the Age of Automation

Secure web hosting, like customer service, involves human-managed accounts. How many companies do you know, that provide such services?

• 5 min read
• 1.0K Reads
• Sep 21, 2010

• SEO

Prova.fm : Crowdsourcing for Banner Designs

Banner advertising has a dual purpose: getting your brand out there, and boosting ROI. The main reason many advertising campaigns fail is related to design...

• 5 min read
• 2.8K Reads
• Jul 2, 2010