Baruch Labunski from Rank Secure in Canada pinged me the other day asking me why I can’t stop the phone calls he is getting from spammers claiming implying they are from Google…

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…

A WebmasterWorld thread has a webmaster who asked if Google will give him a boost because one piece of his content on his site hit over 1,000 Facebook likes. It is one of those weird questions that makes you nod your head sideways.

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Preparing For The Link Apocalypse That May Or May Not Be Coming Something big is happening to link building.

I’m often struck by how many ads I see across social networks that I find completely out of place.  Often times, a company might focus on a few ads, and then disseminate those across all social networks with the same messaging and graphics.  But all networks are not created equally.  There are things that work […] Author information Scott Cohen Scott Cohen, CEO of 180Fusion, is a 15+ year industry veteran in the internet and software sector. As a recognized thought leader he has successfully supported Fortune 500 executives to SMB market on global marketing initiatives

It was a slow week in search, being New Years and all but we still covered some fun topics. Do you need to use structure data to survive in search..

Something big is happening to link building. Hummingbird might have been the writing on the wall signaling more changes to come; but, we still have no idea what those changes will actually look like.

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more. Glasshole Printed On Bar Receipt: Source: Google+ GDG Gingerbread Cookies:…

Link building, if done correctly, isn’t cheap or easy. If your objective is to improve a website’s visibility in organic search results, then relevant links are still the best way to do so in 2014

Most businesses and marketers measure success based upon a series of digital analytics, such as organic visits, page views and obviously, goal conversions. I’m not saying this is the wrong thing to do – far from it – but you might be severely underestimating your leads and inquires.