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Google +1 Comes to Product Search
We knew that Google was trying to get their +1 button out to as many contact surfaces as possible. Starting with webmasters is just that...
Google Maps Adds Alerts on Public Transit Delays
Google Maps has made itself an invaluable tool for many users, especially those who have an Android device and use it for directions – and...
Interview with Fraser Cain, Co-Founder of Keyword Strategy
Today we’re featuring all-around-amazing person, Fraser Cain, editor of Universe Today, a hugely popular astronomy blog, and co-founder of one of the best keyword management...
The Value of Multilingual Online Marketing Campaigns in Domestic Markets
Whether you are an SEO expert or a business owner, you must have by now seen astounding examples of the potential of foreign language internet...
Apple Takes to the Cloud, Rivaling Google
Back before Google launched the Android platform for mobile phones, Google and Apple were very buddy-buddy. But if the Android OS hadn’t already killed off...
Bing Dives Into Your XBox
It’s very difficult to fault a company for cross-performing and cross-optimizing their various products, but with the big technology companies there’s also a barrier: some...
Google, Bing, Yahoo!, and Others Set for IPv6 Day
Are you excited for the holiday that starts at 5:00pm Mountain Time today? It’s just a few quick hours away, and I’ve certainly been stockpiling my...
Google Calendar Adds Appointment Slots
Google Calendar is an excellent organizational resource, whether you’re accessing it for personal or professional reasons. And Calendar isn’t standing still. The recent addition of...
Google Earth & Maps Update Major U.S. Locations
The last time we updated you on the goings-on at Google Earth and Google Maps, it was because Osama Bin Laden was dead. Google took that opportunity...
3 Ideas for Quick and Useful Blog Posts for the Summer
We work hard during the year, so come summer we naturally deserve some much needed rest and relaxation. However, how can we enjoy our vacation...
Search and Rescue: 4 Ways to Find Lost URL’s After a Bad Website Redesign or CMS Migration
One of the many things I love about SEO is that you often get to work on a wide range of projects, across various types...
Anticipating SEO in 2012- Competitive Advantage
Hi there! This is an odd situation for me – as this article is being published, I’m attending SMX Advanced in Seattle – and tomorrow...
Three Things You Need to Know about the Yellow Pages
Local business owners know that they have to be very thorough when it comes to their marketing strategies. Fact is, you will never know how...
Why Google Android Is Just Less Secure than Apple
Every so often I get the pleasure of announcing more malicious software being found in the Android market, or a gaping security hole being revealed,...
Google to Webmasters: Build a Mobile Version, Already!
For those who missed the memo, 2011 is the year of the tablet, while 2010 was the year of the smartphone. Both markets are increasing...
Google Docs: A Phisher’s Best Friend?
Okay, I’ll admit it. I have, on more than one occasion, been curious if I could “phish” some personal data from people on the web....
Google and China Get in (Another) Shouting Match
We recently discussed the advanced phishing attacks on Google accounts of numerous U.S. officials, military leaders, and journalists – not to mention Chinese activists –...
Google Snippets Get Confused on Religion
Even saying the word “religion” on a search engine blog seems like stepping on a landmine and hoping it’s a dud. When technology and spirituality...
Google’s Failed Partnerships: Facebook, Media, and Beyond
In our last two entries we covered some of the major talking points from Google Executive Chair Eric Schmidt’s interview at D9 this year. As...
Google’s Eric Schmidt on Privacy
In our previous entry we went over some of Eric Schmidt’s key points from his interview that opened the D9 conference in RanchoPalos Verdes, California. Certainly the...
Google’s Eric Schmidt on the New Platform War
Since Eric Schmidt stepped down from the position of Google CEO, handing the power seat over to Larry Page (one of Google’s two original founders),...
6 Reasons Why Your Content Isn’t Spreading as Far as It Should
When you’re creating content for social media campaigns, the distance it spreads and the number of users who share it is likely to be a...
Topical Search at Your Fingertips
Back in 2005, topical search was the driving force behind many startups. With qualities like relevancy and targeted audience, topical search engines quickly became the desired...
Google: Your Teen’s New Sex Ed Teacher
There’s been no shortage of controversy about sex ed over the last few decades, and the introduction of the web – along with its many very...
Google Honors Richard Scarry with a Doodle
Google Doodles – the fun, date-driven alternative logos located on Google homepage – may have started as a bit of a joke back in 1998. However, they’ve...
Why Facebook Will Not Launch a Search Engine
I swear if I hear one more person telling me that Facebook is going to “beat Google,” I’m going to punch a baby. I will...
SEO Ranking Factors Get Their Own Periodic Table
Right from the start, let me just tip my hat to the great folks over at Search Engine Land for this monumental creation: a periodic...
Microsoft to Release Office 365 This Month
It really hasn’t been that long since Microsoft announced that their Office 365 was ready for beta. I myself got my beta invite, which I...
Google Pushes for Greener Data Centers
Google is an expert on data centers. Why? They own and operate so many of their own – for search, yes, but even more for...
iOS Surpasses RIM, Google Android Still Leads
Months ago I was already talking about how the real mobile platform war was between Google Android and Apple iOS. This may have seemed cruel, or...