Archive for July, 2013

Google Showcases Back-to-School Shopping Trends and Ecommerce Opportunity

2013/07/25

Google recently compiled research on back-to-school shopping behavior online in addition to consumer survey data to reveal this year’s shopping season happened two weeks earlier than last year, and that the majority of it started online.

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Google EMD: Does It Impact Non EMDs As Well?

2013/07/25

When Google launched the EMD Update in September 2012, I assumed that it only impacted keyword rich domain names. Specifically, sites that target the keyword phrase in their primary domain..

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Hotel SEO and Beyond: How To Optimize For Hotel-Related Google Search Queries by @ab80

2013/07/25

Summer is a great time to speak about hotel SEO. As reported by the US Travel Association [http://www.ustravel.org/] last year, US residents alone took nearly 2 billion trips in paid accommodations

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Hotel SEO and Beyond: How To Optimize For Hotel-Related Google Search Queries by @ab80

2013/07/25

Summer is a great time to speak about hotel SEO. As reported by the US Travel Association [http://www.ustravel.org/] last year, US residents alone took nearly 2 billion trips in paid accommodations. The majority of these people (if not all) searched for hotels online.

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Rosalind Franklin and Photo 51 Honored in Google Doodle

2013/07/25

Today’s Google Doodle honors Rosalind Franklin. Franklin took an X-ray diffraction image of the DNA molecule in 1952. The image was called Photo 51 and was the critical piece to identifying the structure and composition of DNA

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RIP Ilya Segalovich, Yandex Co-Founder & CTO

2013/07/25

Ilya Segalovich, Co-Founder & CTO of Russian search engine Yandex, has died suddenly at the age of 48.

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Fortune 500 Social Media: 77% Active on Twitter; 70% on Facebook

2013/07/25

It’s no secret that some Fortune 500 companies are behind the times when it comes to their social media. A new study examines to what extent corporations are now using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Pinterest, Instagram, and Foursquare.

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Google Chromecast Set To Directly Compete With Apple TV? by @smorgs13

2013/07/25

Yesterday Mario Queiroz, the Google VP of Product Management, introduced Google’s new product. It’s called Chromecast and I believe it’s their move to directly compete with Apple TV. Let’s briefly cover some interesting stats about Apple TV: Apple has sold over 12 million of them They control 56% of the market share It has a Author information Adam Morgan Adam Morgan is a PPC expert, entrepreneur, blogger, and amiable guy

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Foursquare Opens Self-Service Advertising to Small Businesses

2013/07/25

Foursquare will charge advertisers when a user looks at the larger listing for an advertisement within Foursquare, but also charge advertisers when a user either checks in at that business after they’ve seen the advertising on Foursquare.

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Why Relying On Organic Search Traffic Alone Is A Risky Business by @BrockbankJames

2013/07/25

image credit: Shutterstock We have all been guilty of relying on organic search traffic and organic search traffic alone as a traffic source at some point during our careers. However, deep down I think we’ve all known for year that this approach is a risky business and that, to ensure its sustainable success, any internet Author information James Brockbank James Brockbank is an experienced UK based digital marketing consultant who specialises in creating sustainable campaigns which are bespoke to an individuals needs and requirements and create value for clients Twitter Google+ The post Why Relying On Organic Search Traffic Alone Is A Risky Business by @BrockbankJames appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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