Archive for August, 2011

Google: We Can’t Have Customer Service Because…

2011/08/24

Googler, DeWitt Clinton, shared his “thought of the day” on why Google can’t technically do customer support. He shared it on Google + saying: If you have a billion users…

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Google Pays $500M to Avoid DOJ Prosecution on Drug Ads

2011/08/24

Google will forfeit $500 million, one of the largest financial forfeiture penalties ever, to avoid criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice. Google was under investigation for profiting off advertising from Canadian pharmacies illegally s…

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Updated: Google Settles DOJ Pharmacy Ad Investigation With $500 Million

2011/08/24

Google has agreed to forfeit $500 million and to more tightly comply with laws surrounding online pharmacy advertising, after a Department of Justice investigation found it both allowed and helped Canadian pharmacies that were advertising and selling to U.S. consumers in violation of federal law…. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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7 Global Search Marketing Tips

2011/08/24

This year’s SES San Francisco Global Search Marketing Best Practices Roundtable was a particularly interesting session, thanks to excellent questions posed by participants and the sheer knowledge and experience of the speakers. Session atte…

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SEO From Inception: The Dream is Real

2011/08/24

If you’ve worked as an SEO for any length of time, more likely than not, there’s been at least one time when you’ve received an email or phone call informing you that a new product, site section, or feature was released recently, and t…

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Short URLs Now Official Option in Google Maps

2011/08/24

Google announced that will be using their official internal URL shortener, g.co, for allowing Google Maps users to send out short links to maps. Personally, I always hated the really long URLs I had to send to clients and friends to find my office and my home…

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What To Do When Your Brand Message Doesn’t Match How People Search

2011/08/24

SEO is all about words. Which words people search with; how to use them; and where to put them. Choosing the right keywords is imperative to the success of any SEO campaign

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Having Trouble Coming Up with Ideas for Your Business Blog Posts? READ THIS

2011/08/24

Whether you’re the owner of your very own business blog or you’re a ghost blogger doing the dirty deed for a paying customer, odds are you have found yourself sitting in front of your computer thinking, “How in the Hell am I going to write another post about [insert your relevant keywords here]?!” Let’s face it, sometimes the well just runs dry. And since the majority of my business is blogging in the name of other people—as you might imagine—I’ve hit this wall often. So what can you do to keep going?

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Video Marketing to the T: Types, Tips & Trends

2011/08/24

Video for marketing is in. Like never before. Aside from the supporting stats, I’m finding this truth in daily conversations with clients and prospects asking a common set of questions.

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