Archive for April, 2012

Larry Page Delivers 2012 ‘State of Google’ Address

2012/04/06

The Google co-founder said in his 2012 Update from the CEO report that the company would be looking to improve Google’s search results while integrating the platform with Google’s other services, including the Google+ social network.

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Google Project Glass Sees the Future of Augmented Reality

2012/04/06

Google says that its Project Glass team is aiming to create an augmented reality platform that will bring the benefits of Google’s mapping and social networking platforms into real-world experiences – thanks to a “Star Trek”-like headset system.

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Yahoo Lays Off 15% Of Work Force

2012/04/06

Yahoo’s new CEO, Scott Thompson, has continued Carol Bartz trimming of the company by laying off almost 15% of their staff. The company was at about 15,000 or so employees and has announced they are dropping 2…

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In This Bright SEO Future, Don’t Forget The Basics

2012/04/05

We finally made it to April, folks! And I say this with more joy than usual, since March was a crazy month for SEO. If you made it through March without an email from Google or a penalty from Google or a drop in Google organic search traffic due to Panda updates or paidlink-related issues, Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 5, 2012

2012/04/05

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Group: Google Should Halt All Online Dating Ads Until They’re Sure None Are Fronts For Human Trafficking Google says it’s spending “millions of..

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Conflicting Facebook Brand Page Studies Highlight Universal Truths in Online Marketing

2012/04/05

Facebook’s Timeline for brand pages will increase your fan engagement 425 percent. Actually, engagement is down 30 percent, but only for pages launched on the fourth Sunday of months ending in “y” in which there was a full moon. Reality check time.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: April 5, 2012

2012/04/05

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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How to Stop Over Optimizing and Start Creating for SEO – Whiteboard Friday

2012/04/05

Posted by Cyrus Shepard Is your website hurting because of over optimization? It's a question every SEO faces at one time or another. Over optimization penalties have been around for awhile, but Matt Cutts recently announced Google will soon crack down harder on sites that take SEO too the extremes

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5 Facebook Timeline Brand Page User Insights and Tips for Marketers [Study]

2012/04/05

Facebook fans enjoy your company history, expect your Page to stay current, and may not pay much attention to your cover image, a new study by SimpleUsability finds. They offer five tips to help brands better engage fans with Timeline brand pages.

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