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Google Glass Gets Improved Search Capabilities With New Software Update
Google has released the latest software update for Google Glass. Notable new features include drastic improvements made to the device’s search capabilities. Those fortunate enough...
The 10 DOs & 10 DONTs in Google AdWords
Starting with the right foot means a lot in advertising. Read more about the 10 DOs and the 10 DONTs that will help you optimize...
Facebook Rolling Out Social Search Conversation Tools
The New York Times, CNN, and others announced yesterday that a handful of online news organizations will be among the first to try out a...
August 2013: Best of Search Engine Journal
#1: Top 10 Places that Have Banned Google Glass By: Albert Costill | @albertcostill Albert Costill wrote an excellent post about Google Glass that brought...
Quality Content Boosts Brand Awareness and Engagement
I’m here with Chase McMichael, the CEO and Co-Founder of InfiniGraph. He recently provided me with a content engagement analysis report regarding content marketing and...
Google Joins Udacity, Others to Create Open Education Alliance
As announced at the TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco event today, Udacity has joined with Google, AT&T, Georgia Tech, and others to create the Open Education...
How Google Collects Search Quality Data On Your Site
It’s little known that Google was never meant to be a company. In fact, in 1998 Vinod Khosla (one of the first investors in Google)...
SHARE Conference Highlights Emerging Trends In Search
Last week Search Engine Journal’s Murray Newlands stopped by the BrightEdge #SHARE13 conference in San Francisco to meet up with some of the leaders of...
And The First 16 Samsung Galaxy Gear Apps Are…
By now you’ve heard all the buzz, or complaints, about the Samsung Galaxy Gear. Whatever your feelings are on the smartwatch, the wearable tech game...
Yahoo Finally Unveils New Logo
After a thirty day wait that came with unveiling a new potential logo every day, Yahoo finally posted their pick at midnight last night. The...
SEJ Alumnus Michelle Stinson Ross Joins Strategic Alliance with Digital Always Media
Michelle Stinson Ross, SEJ Alumnus and founder of her own agency Firestarter Social Media, recently announced a strategic partnership with Toronto-based digital marketing agency, Digital...
You’re not going to Get the Links if You don’t do the Work
Lately I’ve had a thought burning in my mind – what’s the point of the title ‘SEO’. Obviously, it implies that we’re able to optimize...
Study Reports 90% of Business Owners Trust Yelp Reviews to Make Purchasing Decisions
A recent study from Merchant Warehouse reports that business owners (and consumers in general) are putting more of their trust into online reviews sites, specifically Yelp. As...
Study Shows Hashtags On Facebook Result In Less Viral Reach For Pages
Facebook adopted the use of hashtags for both personal and business pages earlier this year. Since hashtags have proven to be a useful tool on...
What the Miami Marlins Can Teach Us About Social Media (Un)Popularity
Who are the cool kids in social media? Big brands, rights? Coca-Cola, Katy Perry and Rihanna all have huge social media followings that continue to...
Google Glass and 4 Other Products That Prove 2014 Will Be The Year of Wearable Tech
While there are a number of wearable technology products currently on the market, 2013 wasn’t exactly the year of wearable tech. With 2014 arriving in...
How to Earn Links with Google’s New Business Photos
As a Digital Agency we are always looking for creative ways to drive traffic so when Google came out with their 360 degree business photos...
Paul Jarvis Talks About the Future of SEO (Video)
SEJ in Person Paul Jarvis from ABM Staging on Vimeo. Paul Jarvis has been designing web sites for some of the biggest personal brands online...
6 WordPress Plugins for Easier Editor-Contributor Collaboration
A site only runs smoothly when you take the time to work with all people involved in its running. Editors and webmasters have a tendency...
Google and Microsoft Team Up To Sue The US Government Over Transparency
Search engine giants, Google and Microsoft, are set to sue the US government over transparency. Their goal is to win the right to reveal more...
Ted Dhanik of Engage BDR Talks Traffic Buying
Facebook’s implementation of hashtags brought with it a lot of change for Internet marketers, but perhaps the most important shift came within the CPC and...
YouTube Retiring Video Responses on September 12
YouTube announced Tuesday via its Creator Blog that it will be retiring video responses as of September 12, 2013. The Google-owned video giant cites an...
Local Social Dallas Meetup Recap
We had an amazing event last Wednesday night in Dallas with our first Local Social Event. In case you missed it we had some amazing...
Google’s Mobile Search Revenue Projected To Grow As Desktop Revenue Falls
In eMarketer’s latest look at the mobile ad market, we see that Google’s mobile search revenue accounts for 19.1% of its total US advertising revenues. Just two...
5 Digital Marketing Tactics that Make You Look Like a Robot
They say the new game in marketing is all about building relationships and trust. Most companies that dive into digital marketing accomplish just the opposite:...
Google Keyword Tool Has Officially Been Replaced By Keyword Planner
The Google Keyword Tool, used by SEO professionals the world over, has officially been retired. While the sentiments regarding this change have been mixed, there...
Recapping Yahoo! and Marissa Mayer’s Spending Spree
When’s the last time you considered Yahoo as a viable threat to Google? We’ll wait for you to stop laughing. Ready? Good. It turns out...
This 10 Year Old Girl Would Make A Better SEO Than You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebtGRvP3ILg In the video, 10-year-old Zia Terry stares down a K-40 ski jump. It’s very noticeably her first time doing so. Her voice shakes as...
Yahoo Gives Logo and 7 Websites New Facelift
Throughout the month of August, Yahoo has released an updated variation of its new logo, as part of the 30 Days of Change. The final...
Exclusive: BloomReach Gets ‘Linked’ With Demandware Integration
Big data marketing firm BloomReach is now part of the Demandware LINK Technology Partner Program, announcing a pre-built integration for its organic-search product. The partnership...