Archive for September, 2011

How Video Content Can Hurt Your Site’s Conversions

2011/09/10

One of the best ways to get exposure to your web site is to have video rank a page of yours and lists that ranked result with a video thumbnail. The video image thumbnails standout in the Google results and typically result in a higher click through rate…

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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 9, 2011

2011/09/09

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

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Bing Easter Eggs Label Google As ‘Evil’ And A ‘Whiner’

2011/09/09

Today on Google+ Andy Arnt, Software Engineer at Google, posted about two Bing Easter Eggs that take shots at Google.

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 9, 2011

2011/09/09

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Foursquare: More Than Fun & Games, A Potent Local Search Tool About a year ago, I was feeling Foursquare fatigue. Why on earth was I checking in?

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Google Buys Zagat For Local Reviews & More

2011/09/09

Yesterday, Google announced they have acquired Zagat, one of the most trusted and respected local reviews sources out there – and have been for years before the internet. How will this impact Google…

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YouTube Wants a Piece of the Canadian Movie Rental Pie

2011/09/09

YouTube announced the launch of an online movie rental program for Canadian viewers September 1. With more than a thousand titles available for $4 to $5, or free for older movies, YouTube is attempting to break into Canada’s movie/TV rental …

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Facebook Debuts Smart Lists: Is Google+ in Trouble?

2011/09/09

When Google+ launched in late June, it provided users with segmentation options that empowered them to selectively share information with friends and acquaintances. The segmentation options, which Google+ appropriately named “Circles,” allowed people to easily categorize relationships into Circles such as friends, family, or acquaintances.

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Android Patent Wars Continue, Ice Cream Sandwich Coming Soon

2011/09/09

HTC is suing Apple with patents transferred from Google as a defense against Apple’s lawsuit. Meanwhile, Acer and Viewsonic have signed patent licensing agreements with Microsoft. HTC Counters Apple with Google Patents Google transferred nine …

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Foursquare: More Than Fun & Games, A Potent Local Search Tool

2011/09/09

About a year ago, I was feeling Foursquare fatigue. Why on earth was I checking in

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Twitter’s Infusion of Cash Means 100M Active Users, Less Fail Whale, More Ads

2011/09/09

Twitter has reached a significant milestone: 100 million active users (those who sign in at least once a month) converse or simply listen on the microblogging platform, and more than 50 million of those do so every day. In a blog post, Twitter rel…

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