The ongoing WebmasterWorld thread has been tracking Google updates and several SEOs there believe that Google is doing a Panda refresh, which would take us to Panda version 3.7. Google has not confirmed a Panda refresh

Google Product Search is getting a new name, Google Shopping, and a new business model where only merchants that pay will be listed. It’s the first time Google will decommission a search product that previously listed companies for free.

While Google Shopping has undergone a number of name changes over the years (Froogle, Google Base, Google Product Search), one thing remains constant – it remains a terrific way for internet marketers to drive free qualified traffic to eCommerce storefronts. Our recent study of the top ten CSEs reveals that Google Shopping produced more revenue

As Google becomes more mainstream you hear random people in coffee shops, the grocery store, church and even kids in elementary school talking about Google’s updates. Google’s head of search, Amit Singhal, tweeted early this morning that he was at a local Starbucks and overheard a… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

Marketers, brands and individuals are getting scored, ranked and labeled as a specialist, a celebrity, a curator or even a taste-maker thanks to sites like Klout, PeerIndex, Kred and Percollate. Find out the best ways to boost your influence score.

Big news came out from the folks over at Buffer last week. They have announced a brand new browser extension to make sharing any page on your Social Networks a lot easier. At over 10,000,000 updates posted for their users, as TechCrunch reported, the startup is reaching for new heights when it comes to sharing

When Twitter launched and started to get a lot of buzz, I was skeptical. I didn’t get it at first.

To get the most out a paid search agency, you should understand that, like any business, a search agency needs to make money, sometimes they’re the right solution, not everyone is great, and they won’t magically solve all of your business problems.

The quest for a social media marketing dashboard Holy Grail continues. But first do your homework on tools and understand these fundamentals: why you need a dashboard, pros and cons, the audience it will serve, and why and what to choose to measure.