Enhanced Campaigns Countdown: 10 Best Images That Told Us How You Really Feel
T-minus just days until Google flips the switch on AdWords Enhanced Campaigns. For a bit of a break, we’ve rounded up the best blog post images and meme hijacks made about Enhanced Campaigns since Google announced their arrival in February. In no order of greatness, here are your Top 10: How…
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SPONSOR MESSAGE: Enterprise Social Media Management Software 2013
As social media becomes integrated into your marketing, managing it becomes a greater challenge. Companies are finding social media management software to be the solution. All-new for 2013, our report examines the available social media management tool…
Video Ad Views Surge to Record 20 Billion in June
In June, 183 million Americans watched more than 44 billion online content videos, while the number of video ad views surpassed 20 billion, comScore reports. YouTube also reveals which summer movie and music blockbusters video ads were viewed most.
Google Advanced Search Layout Bug
A Google Web Search Help thread has complaints about a recent bug on the Google Advanced Search page.
By the bottom area where it says “You can also…”…
AdWords Enhanced Campaigns Now In Google Analytics
Google Analytics now is showing a new advertising section under AdWords for Enhanced Campaigns.
As you know…
Google’s Cutts: Be Careful Linking Many Sites Together
Yesterday, Google’s Matt Cutts posted a video answer to the question “If I have 20 domains, should I link them all together?”
The short answer is, most likely no – you should not link them all together.
Confirmed: Google Panda Update: The “Softer” Panda Algorithm
There is renewed chatter in the WebmasterWorld forums about another shuffle taking place in Google. The consensus is that this update is likely Panda related.
We know Google has now slowed the Panda rollout to happen over several days and we also know …
Google Maps Overhaul Arrives for iOS, With Dedicated Tablet Design
The iOS update sports an overhauled interface with new discovery features. But more importantly for Apple tablet users, the updated app has been specially designed so all the above features work better and more intuitively on a bigger screen.
Google Confirms Panda Update Is Rolling Out: This One Is More “Finely Targeted”
This morning I noticed a possible Panda update was rolling out, one that seemed to be “softer” in nature than the previous updates, where many webmasters who were originally hit by the algorithm are now claiming recovery. Google has confirmed a Panda update is rolling out and this…
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Google EU Antitrust Concessions Called ‘Insufficient’
Although it was widely thought that Google’s three-year long antitrust review in relation to the firm blocking its rivals in search results was coming to an end, it seems not. EU regulators say Google must offer more and improved concessions.
Why I am not getting Google Glass…..right now.
A few months ago I was accepted to be a Google Glass beta tester through their #IfIhadGlass program.
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Google: Authorship Bug Affects “Very Few Sites,” Actively Working On A Fix
Google has confirmed that there are current issues with displaying authorship rich snippets on “very few sites.” A Google spokesperson told us “it’s something we’re actively working on” but that “it affects very few sites” on the Internet. This is a…
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SEO Cheat Sheet: 15 Common Oversights Found During Site Audits
SEO has become a very complex job. Has it become too complicated for you to continue doing it yourself? Use this helpful list and related questions to test your SEO knowledge – and determine whether it’s time to call in an SEO professional.
Does Weather Affect Site Traffic & SEM Performance?
Omni-channel retail marketers with online sites and offline stores have often wondered about the effect that weather might have on their site traffic (which in turn would affect their paid search bidding strategies). There appear to be three competing …
A Deep Dive Into Google’s Image Carousel And Knowledge Graph Results
Perform a Google search for [depeche mode members]. Not long ago, you’d get something that looked like the image below (plus a few images of a video to fill out the universal search results). Today, the search results look like this: Google is transitioning from universal search…
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Maximizing The Synergy Of Paid Search & Social
Are there any two online activities more ubiquitous than searching and socializing? According to eMarketer, “search is the first stop on the Web when it comes to finding information on anything,” and 90% of U.S. Internet adults regularly use search engines. Social is also huge. Research…
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Integrating Owned, Earned & Paid Media For Better SEO
Organic search is extremely effective at reaching new audiences, causing many to forgo the integrated approach and focus just on SEO. Resist this urge! Here’s how owned, earned, and paid media supports SEO for maximum organic search performance.
The Crisis of Search as we know it. My #MozCon recap
Gianluca Fiorelli shares words of wisdom after a recent trip to MozCon. He talks about linkbuilding, search and marketing in general.
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The Crisis of Search as we know it. My #MozCon recap
Google: Where Is The Nelson Mandela Logo?
Today is the 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa and 1993 Nobel Peace Prize winner, to name just a couple titles. Even the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed Mandela’s birthday, 18 July, as “Mandela Day”…
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Google Tablet CPCs Rise 1.7% Above Desktop For First Time [The Search Agency Report]
The Search Agency issued its Q2 State of Paid Search report today, finding that overall impressions were up 19.2 percent across all search engines quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), while overall clicks declined 7.8 percent. Cost-per-click (CPC) rose across all devices. This marks the first quarter The…
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