Archive for May, 2013

Is Google+ Really a Brand Ghost Town?

2013/05/15

A new Reuters report claims that Google+ is struggling to attract brands. However, it might not be as dire as the article makes it seem.

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The Power of Visual Content Marketing and Brand Visuals in Action

2013/05/15

Visual content is certainly trendy – see the meteoric rise in infographics and social engagement with images as proof. Yet the need for content that appeals on a visual level and presents information in a more engaging format than text goes far beyond what is cool or fun to create

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People Come To Bing’s Auto Suggest

2013/05/15

Bing announced they have added people to the auto-suggestions when you search and Bing tries to auto-complete your search query…

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Google Zaps Another Link Network, ‘Several Thousand’ Link Sellers Hit

2013/05/15

What a week it’s been where Google and SEO is concerned. The company, via Matt Cutts, has issued several warnings about things to come — and, late Tuesday night, also revealed that it’s just acted against another link network. In a pair of tweets, Cutts — the head of…

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Foundem: Google Should Kill or Radically Change Universal Search Results

2013/05/15

UK price comparison firm Foundem believes that Google’s proposed concessions ignore the basis of Google’s monopoly on search. Instead, the concessions focus on minor alterations to Google’s “self-serving Universal Search inserts.”

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Google Catches Free Host Injecting Hidden Links On Clients Web Sites

2013/05/15

You’d think these places would learn but no, they don’t. A Google Webmaster Help thread has a webmaster asking about how he can remove the sitelinks from showing up in Google..

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Yin and Yang of Disavow

2013/05/15

Posted by wilreynolds Image Credit: Vermin When Disavow first launched, many people felt like they were doing “Google's job.” At first, I completely disagreed with that sentiment.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: May 14, 2013

2013/05/15

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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SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 14, 2013

2013/05/14

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web.

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Bing Goes Star Trek With “Snapshot” Answers & Klingon Translation

2013/05/14

Microsoft announced that Bing, the search engine, can now speak Klingon and gives you snapshot answers to your Star Trek questions. Search on Bing for [Who is Spock's father] and at the top right section of the page, a “Snapshot Answer” will come back telling you it is Sarek. You can…

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