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Twitter Censorship: Journalist’s Twitter Account Suspended
Guy Adams, an LA-based writer for Great Britain’s national newspaper The Independent, had his Twitter account suspended on Sunday after tweeting out the e-mail address...
4 Qualities to Look for in a Good Guest Blogger
I like to compare blogging and guest blogging to news segments. Bear with me here. For the sake of keeping things light-hearted, we’ll use The...
Broken Promise: Google Retained Street View Data
On Friday, Google sent a letter to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) admitting that they had broken their 2010 promise to delete certain Street View...
Matt Cutts Discusses 301 Redirect Limits on Websites
Matt Cutts explains that Google Webmaster Help has created 375 videos (at the time) to answer questions users have asked, and they have decided to do...
Google Webmaster Tools Add Advanced Site Indexation Information
Recently, Google announced the addition of indexation data within Webmaster Tools. To see the newly revealed indexation information, simply log in to your Google Webmaster...
How to Properly Optimize Image or Video Sites
So you have a photoblog or videos embedded within your site that has great information and superb content, but there’s a catch. Search engines can’t...
Facebook Refuses to Remove Fan Pages for Colorado Killer
In the days following the tragic Aurora, Colorado killings, approximately 30 Facebook pages that pay tribute to the killer have appeared. One of the pages,...
Using App Discovery to Fend Off Malware? Quixey Takes a Step to Make the App Ecosystem a Safer Place
As the popularity of apps and mobile devices grows at a rapid pace, mobile platforms have become a target for malware. Both Google’s Android platform...
Weekly Webinars and Upcoming Events 7/25/2012
Some interesting webinars are coming up. I hope you get to catch one if you’re not already off to one of the numerous industry conferences...
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Google Presents Strong Case for Online Political Advertisements [Infographic]
Although the 2012 presidential candidates are spending unprecedented amounts on television advertisements, the vast majority of voters can now be reached through other more effective...
Aligning Cross-Functional Marketing Teams
Do you work on the account management or the creative side? It’s a common question I’m asked when I go to networking events, expos, or...
Aggressive EU Regulators Could Fine Google $3.8 Billion
Recently, Eric Schmidt contacted the European Union Competition Commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, to propose a compromise to avoid the pending antitrust litigation. Although the letter was...
Search Meme Monday
The SEJ crew has been really surprised at the very positive response we get when we share search and social memes on Facebook. We know...
Consumers Distrustful of Facebook Ad Targeting
Placecast, a location-based marketing company, recently surveyed 2,262 U.S. adults to determine consumer sentiment with regards to how companies use consumers’ personal data to target...
Facebook Testing Sponsored Results Advertising Option
According to a recent TechCrunch article, Facebook has begun testing a new type of advertisement called “Sponsored Results” ads. The new advertising option, which displays...
Should You Write a White Paper for Content Marketing?
One method of content marketing that everyone might not think of initially is creating a white paper. Publishing a white paper can have huge benefits...
4 Things We Can Learn About Content Marketing from Daniel Tosh
Like most online marketers, I’m always on the lookout for new tips and tricks. I’m confident in my own theories, but in order to stay...
Facebook Stock Under Pressure: U.S. User Base Declines
According to a recent report by Rory Maher, Facebook appears to be losing users in many of its most important markets. Maher, who is the...
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...
When an SEO Client Is Only Interested in One Keyword
Yes, you read that right—one keyword. An SEO client I worked with a few years back was adamant about it. They wanted all their SEO...
Google Ideas Think Tank Fighting Illicit Networks
When Google Ideas initially launched eighteen months ago, the organization’s primary focus was reducing violent extremism through counter-radicalization strategies. Recently, the organization began targeting illicit...
Google Authorship: An Interview with Google’s Sagar Kamdar
I recently interviewed Sagar Kamdar, Google’s Director of Product Management on Search, who is responsible for their Authorship program and their other “social initiatives” in...
Google Executive Marissa Mayer Named New Yahoo CEO
Earlier this afternoon, Yahoo! announced that it has appointed Marissa Mayer as its next President and CEO. The company is undoubtedly hoping that Mayer, who...
SEO Audits: Strategic Vs. Tactical – The Right Solution for Clients
Something that comes up often in my discussion with others in our industry regarding audit work is how many people who do SEO audits spend...
Improving Paid Search Performance with Sitelinks
You spend thousands of dollars on your site every month. You work day and night to market it properly, but there are a few things...
Acquisition Update: Facebook Hires Entire Spool Team
On Saturday morning, Facebook announced that they had acquired the employees behind the mobile-bookmarking service Spool. The San Francisco-based startup, which initially launched at TechCrunch...
Facebook Groups: New Feature Prevents Lurking
Recently, Facebook launched the new “read receipt” feature, which informs the post author and other Group visitors exactly who has viewed each post. Now each...
Why There’s No Such Thing as Cheap SEO or Link Building
Search marketing matters. As the owner of a local search engine optimization (SEO) consulting agency, it seems to me that it’s almost every day I...
6 Ways to Ensure Your AdWords Campaign Fails
Are you a business owner or marketing professional looking to get your hands dirty with Google AdWords? If you’ve done your research into PPC (Pay-Per-Click)...
Data Indicates Google Continues to Dominate Search Market
According to recently released comScore data, Google continued to gain market share and dominate the U.S. search market last month. The comScore explicit market share...