Archive for February, 2012

Solve for X: Google’s Answer to All World Problems

2012/02/07

Google believes that we can solve some of the world’s greatest problems by working together. We Solve for X appears to be more focused on global problems, using them as opportunities to encourage “moonshot” thinking.

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Panda, Fresher Results, Spelling Top Google’s January 2012 Search Updates

2012/02/07

A minor update to Google’s Panda update was released in January. This was just one of 14 other search changes Google announced.

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10 Ways Paid Marketers Can Leverage Inbound Marketing

2012/02/07

Posted by JoannaLord It happened friends. After years of Rand exposing me to the many benefits of inbound marketing I am ready to admit it…{big gulp}…today's marketer needs to be doing more than paid marketing.

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Google Bouncer Security Tool Fights Android Malware

2012/02/07

Google said that since security system Bouncer has been operating, malware levels on the Android Market have gone down. The company noted that over the second half of 2011, malicious downloads had decreased by 40 percent.

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The Sponge & The Trailblazer: Making the Most of Your First Job in Search

2012/02/07

About two months ago I wrote my first article for Search Engine Journal about getting your first job in SEO. Well now the dust has settled and I feel it is important to share what I have learned thus far during my young career in search marketing

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Google, Facebook Agree to Censor Content in India

2012/02/07

A court in India has ordered 21 technology firms, including Google and Facebook, to remove content. The Indian branches of both firms have complied with the court’s request and removed pages which had been deemed religiously or socially offensive.

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2012 Poll: Did Your Site Recover From The Google Panda Update?

2012/02/07

It is just under a year since Google pushed out the Panda update on February 24th. Since then, we ran a poll back in June asking if anyone recovered

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Smartphone Penetration: Japan Users Lead Way When Adapting To Mobile Technologies [INFOGRAPHIC]

2012/02/07

While the smartphones market in Japan has only reached a 6% penetration rate compared to 31% in the United States and 30% in the United Kingdom the countries users are far more engaged with the devices they do own. The infographic shown below demonstrates the true impact smartphones have had on Japanese consumers.

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E-Commerce Spending Reaches Record Breaking Levels in 2011

2012/02/07

For the ninth consecutive quarter, the fourth quarter of 2011 achieved strong year-over-year growth in online retail spending. The recent report, which was released by the leading online market researcher comScore, indicated a 14% increase in sales compared to the fourth quarter in 2010. Online retailers raked in an impressive $49.7 billion in sales

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Guide To Finding Linkbuilding Targets With Social Media

2012/02/07

There’s been a lot of debate in the SEO community lately regarding social media versus traditional linkbuilding methods. While some SEOs argue that social media links are the wave of the SEO future, traditionalists staunchly maintain traditional, authoritative links from quality sources are still..

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