Archive for November, 2013

Google Places For Business Adds Reviews Section

2013/11/26

Google announced that Google Places for Business has added a new section for business owners to manage and respond to reviews left on their Google Maps business listings. Google said: Today…

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Google’s Yellow Ads Label Now Showing on Desktop Searches

2013/11/26

Google is continuing to run tests on making their Google AdWords ads in search results clearly look like ads. The bright yellow “Ads” label, which many people have seen on mobile search results, is now making an appearance for desktop searches.

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Google’s Dreidels Decorations Live The Night Before Hanukkah

2013/11/26

If you search on Google for [hanukkah], [dreidel] or similar Hanukkah themed searches, you will see the holiday bar at the top of the search results. This year, Google uses a blueish bar with dreidels, a four-sided spinning top used by Jewish children during the holiday. Last year, Google had…

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Buying a Website? Here’s 9 SEO Tools to Assess Its True Value by @markdaoust

2013/11/26

It is with a bit of sadness that I have to admit this:  the industry of buying and selling websites can be a bit shady.  But not all the shadiness comes from people who are trying to scam buyers (although there are too many of those people) – some people selling websites simply don’t know […] Author information Mark Daoust Founder at Quiet Light Brokerage Mark Daoust is the owner of Quiet Light Brokerage, a firm dedicated to helping people buy and sell profitable and premium websites priced between $50,000 and $5mm.

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Now “Undo” Google AdWords Changes From Change History Reports

2013/11/26

Taking action after a completing a test in Google AdWords may just have become a whole lot easier. An new “undo” button was spotted last night in the Change History reporting by Heather Cooan, director of client services at Clix Marketing

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Social Media Marketing Myths Your Company Should Overcome by @enduranceseo

2013/11/26

There is no shortage of advice about the role social media marketing should play in a company’s overall marketing plan.

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How to Use Images in Your Link Building Campaigns

2013/11/26

You should make images a part of your link campaigns. Here are some tips on what make a good image (and a bad image), some publishing guidelines, where to find images, how to use them legally and responsibly, and a couple helpful photo tools.

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Google Maps Gets Street Views For 16 International Airports & Other Transit Locations Across The Globe

2013/11/26

In time for the holiday travel season, Google Maps now includes street views for a number of transit locations across the globe. Yesterday, a post on the Google Maps blog claimed the site has added street views for 16 international airports, more than 50 train and subway stations, as well as a Hong…

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5 Marvelous Possibilities We’d Like To See From The Disney and Netflix Deal by @albertcostill

2013/11/26

Image Source: Wikipedia We’re still trying to wrap our collective heads around that recent Disney and Netflix deal that would bring four Marvel superheroes to the online video site. If, for some reason that can not be explained you weren’t aware of such partnership, here’s the rundown. Beginning in 2015, Netflix will unveil four brand […] Author information Albert Costill Just a typical guy that enjoys an ice-cold beer, pizza, sports and music

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Make Your Marketing (and Your Business) a Smashing Success by @resultfirst

2013/11/26

You can judge a low-conversion site from miles: Poor user experience.

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