Sep 08, 2010 - Google Instant Single Character Keywords
Many blogs are reporting on Google Instant and it’s many features and the impact this major change will have on SEO and other online marketing channels.
I for one enjoyed the streaming session held by Google and found it highly entertaining, the B...
Sep 07, 2010 - Weekly Search & Social News: 07/09/2010
It’s time for another edition of ‘7 Days of Search and Social‘ . Man o man. Can you smell that? The smell of search geekdom of the fall on the rise? Well I sure can. The kiddies are back in school. Search geeks are gathering (conferences...
Sep 06, 2010 - Social Media Marketing ? NOT for Everyone?
After 10 years of preaching the merits of search engine optimization to sceptical business owners, I’ve found there’s a new challenge in online marketing and it’s a funny one.
Nearly all business owners I meet think they should use social media ...
Sep 06, 2010 - How to Piss off an Online Community ? 4 Recent Examples
People are resistant to change. We find solace in our daily routines. And because social media sites have become a part of that routine (for better or worse) even small changes to those services can effect us.   So while not every change is bad...
Sep 06, 2010 - 2 LinkedIn Networking Tips You Should Be Aware of
Despite the fact is that I hang out at LinkedIn less than on Twitter or Facebook, LinkedIn is my favorite network: less clutter and more sense than anywhere else. LinkedIn is perfect for building your resume and networking for business purposes.
It is con...
Sep 06, 2010 - Why Brand and Reputation Management SEO are the Way Forwards
If I were to sit in a meeting with a big client now and tell them to slash a little of their traditional SEO budget and instead spend more time optimising the top 30 SERP’s for variations of their brand names, they would literally laugh me out of the...
Sep 04, 2010 - Facebook Incorporates Liked Web Content Into Search Results
A little over a month ago, we reported this story "Facebook In Early Stage Search Engine Tests?" and detailed some of the changes we were noticing. Well, today, based on another tip from bloggers at All Facebook, we can confirm that Facebook is indeed dis...
Sep 03, 2010 - Facebook Adds Popular News Articles To Search Results
It’s sort of a baby step in Facebook’s efforts to improve its search results, but certainly worth noting here: Facebook is now showing news articles in its search results and ranking them by how many “likes” and “shares”...
Sep 03, 2010 - Get Behind the Lens at the MTV VMAs with Yahoo! Search
We’re counting down to find out who will take home a Moon Man at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12, 2010. This year, Yahoo! is partnering with MTV to launch “Behind the Lens,” a video hub where you can see this year’s nominated videos wi...
Sep 02, 2010 - Why Small Advertisers Can?t Use Adwords Anymore!
Remember back in 2001, during the good old days (of the internet) when you could actually use Google Adwords as a means to drive quality traffic to your website, at an extremely low investment to the advertiser? Back when niche keywords cost .05 – ...
Aug 31, 2010 - Introducing Greplin: the Search Engine for Your Personal Online Life
Searching through the entire online world is already something we do, everyday. How about searching through your own personal online world? Y Combinator has just just come out with something very cool that will allow you to do just that. Meet Greplin.
Gre...
Aug 31, 2010 - Weekly Search & Social News: 08/31/2010
Hey there my friends… welcome to this week’s edition;’7 Days of Search and Social‘ . Well, the summer is definately drawing to a close here. August if almost over, bloggers are springing back to life and the conference/seminar worl...
Aug 31, 2010 - A Letter To Facebook From The Rest Of The World
Dear Facebook,
A couple of weeks ago you launched your new location service, Places. We all think it’s great and are really excited that you’re opening up the world of location to a whole new audience. We can’t wait to start finding new ...
Aug 31, 2010 - Pay Per Fan: What Big Brands Are Paying For Facebook Fans
Although it may sound weird or repulsive to some purists, brands have been buying fans on a cost per fan basis for months (some for many moons).
Cost Per Fan Is No Big Surprise
When you step back, it makes sense:
Many companies operate on a cost per act...
Aug 31, 2010 - Gmailing is Much More Social with Rapportive
If you do business online and participate in social media networks, the number of contacts you have is overwhelming. Networking is the most important step to succeeding online. Contacts are gold. Therefore finding the way to value each contact you build i...