Archive for August, 2011

Site Down Too Long? Your Google Rankings Will Suffer

2011/08/16

A Google Webmaster Help thread has one webmaster complaining his site is slowly dropping out of the Google index and wanted to know why. JohnMu from Google explained that one of the reasons is because his site is simply often offline…

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New: “Google Related” Toolbar Shows Google Content As You Surf

2011/08/16

Google has just released a new info discovery tool named Google Related that allows users to find and access content that’s similar to what they’re viewing in their web browser. Before the brief overview below, we need to point out that we’re writing this post without having had… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

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Blogging from the Front Line

2011/08/16

Soldiers have always kept journals. Some of the most provocative writing from the World Wars was found in the dairies and notebooks of soldiers serving on the front line.

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Important Timelines for AdWords Analysis

2011/08/16

If you’re new to AdWords this article is for you. I’m going to talk you through how much data you need to be able to make decisions about your campaigns. The first and most important point to note is that no campaign will ever perform the same f…

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Remembering a Dog Named Goodnewscowboy

2011/08/16

Posted by gfiorelli1 This post was originally in YOUmoz , and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community.

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Lego Angry Birds

2011/08/16

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Why You Should Change your Privacy Settings on Facebook

2011/08/16

Facebook prides itself on allowing you to share all kinds of information with your friends and family, and by default there many privacy features that are turned off that you might want to turn on once you realize what is at stake. One of the biggest privacy features that I had to change right away is allowing my “friends” to check me in with “People here now”.  It seems absolutely crazy to allow other people to be able to check you in different places, especially considering that someone might check you into a place when you are somewhere else.   Allowing people to know where you are might seem like a fun way to connect with other people, but when you don’t have total control over this feature things can get messy.  Who knows why  Facebook has this on by default.

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Leveraging Facebook Ads for Obscure Charity Donations

2011/08/16

Facebook has been taking strides to make targeting a breeze, almost a no-brainer, when using Broad Category targeting. Savvy marketers know when and how to leverage broad categories but should be keen to identify cases when to not rest on this fun..

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SEJ’s Future: Change Can Be Very Good

2011/08/16

The Birth of Search Engine Journal It all started on a sleepless night 8 years ago. After taking a hiatus from the world of online marketing to do some traveling and teaching, I decided to start getting back into the swing of things and checking out what had changed in the world of search.

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Outreach Advice for Large Scale Guest Post Campaigns

2011/08/16

Going big in guest posting requires careful planning at every stage, from viability analysis and prospect discovery on down to effective content design. This article advises on the end stage of a guest publishing cycle: outreach for placement

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