Archive for January, 2011

The Google/Apple/Microsoft App Sales Tally for the 2010 Holidays

2011/01/05

Anyone who subscribes to the mailing lists of any app store was bombarded with messages in late December. These messages all featured slightly different approaches to a simple marketing concept: If you don’t want to do last minute shopping for someone on your list, just buy them a smartphone app instead

Tags: ,
Posted in SEO No Comments »

Google News et Al: More Popular News Source than TV

2011/01/05

Where do you get your news? Certainly, newspapers have faded out as a top resource. However, if you answered “from TV news programs,” you’re part of a group that’s quickly becoming a minority

Tags: ,
Posted in SEO No Comments »

What’s Up With Google Image Search?

2011/01/05

A WebmasterWorld thread has complaints from one Google Image Search expert who has always had success with ranking his images in Google’s index. That is, until October. Then non of his images were ranking well

Posted in SEO No Comments »

Top Pages in Webmaster Tools: Use It or Lose It

2011/01/05

It’s no secret that I love Google Webmaster Tools. Back in 2009 I wrote about my favorite features but also what I wished for improvement

Tags:
Posted in SEO No Comments »

5 Reasons Why "Sears Blue Blogger Crew" Is A True-Blue 2011 Strategy

2011/01/05

Sears , one of the oldest and largest big box retailers of the 20th century, have announced a nifty 21st century marketing strategy. They are going to be sending 5 established tech bloggers to the much anticipated Consumer Electronics Show (CES) show. The 5 bloggers will be part of the ” The Sears Blue Blogger Crew ” according to ClickZ, which has more details on the team and assignment

Posted in SEO No Comments »

5 Must Read Reports on Social Media & Public Relations

2011/01/05

Monday I shared tips on how to leverage Google to find disparate, useful resources for use with sourcing content on blog posts. Working with my new blogging partner in crime, @DFolkens , this post is an output from  following that advice

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in SEO No Comments »

Internet-To-TV Players Compared: Roku, Apple TV, Boxee & Google TV

2011/01/05

Looking to stream movies or television content from the internet to your TV? There are a variety of streaming media players on the market. The chart below provides an at-a-glance look at how the leaders — Roku, Apple TV, Boxee Box and Google TV — measure up against each other

Tags: , ,
Posted in SEO No Comments »

Google’s Twitter Directory

2011/01/05

Have you ever wanted an easy way to find a specific official Google Twitter account/feed? In April of last year, Google released a Google Twitter directory which contains a browsable directory of all the official Google accounts.

Tags:
Posted in SEO No Comments »

Bing Scores First In-Car Search Deal With Toyota

2011/01/05

Bing has landed its first deal to provide in-car search capabilities with today’s announcement of Toyota Entune at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Entune is Toyota’s new navigation system, a combination in-car hardware and mobile phone application that will be available in…

Tags: ,
Posted in SEO No Comments »