Archive for February, 2014

You Can Fake Your Google +1 Counts With Redirects

2014/02/26

Enrico Altavilla discovered a bug with how Google+ shows +1s for a page, which has already been patched by Google. It is pretty amazing and reminds me of how webmasters faked their PageRank back in 2005…

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FOX Partners With Google To Allow Voting For American Idol On Google’s Search Results

2014/02/26

FOX and Google have partnered to enable American Idol fans to vote for the finalists directly in the Google search results. That means you no longer have to text your vote, you can do it on Google.com. How does it work

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6 Tasks To Automate In AdWords Without Scripts Or Tools

2014/02/26

When we think about automation in PPC, our minds tend to jump to expensive tools like Marin, Kenshoo and Acquisio or advanced algorithms and Google Scripts.

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8 UX Tools Every Digital Marketer Needs in Their Toolkit

2014/02/26

Analyzing and testing website design and optimization to improve the user experience is a necessity.

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A Peek Inside a Social Media Marketer’s Toolbox: The Best Free Apps You Didn’t Know Exist by @laurenmonitz

2014/02/26

A magician is only as impressive as their tricks, a wizard is only as magical as their sorcery, and a social media marketer is only as good as their toolbox. Here’s a peek at some of the best free programs I use regularly to track, growth hack, and monitor our social media channels (no affiliation). […] Author information Lauren Monitz Lauren Monitz has been doing Online Marketing for over six years and has a Master’s in E-business strategy

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3 Ways Merging Google AdWords & Analytics Can Improve PPC Results

2014/02/26

Integrating Google AdWords and Analytics will help you reach a higher level of analysis beyond impressions, clicks, conversions found in AdWords. Start improving your paid search results today using these three examples as a great starting point

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7 Things You May Not Know About Google’s Disavow Tool

2014/02/26

The process of disavowing links through Google is a mystery to many, and several misconceptions have surrounded the tool’s use since it launched. Here are seven facts you need to know to get the most benefit out of the Google Disavow Links Tool

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Google Fire Pit

2014/02/26

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30 day challenge for March: no external email

2014/02/26

In January, my 30 day challenge was to limit my social media. That was a productive month. In February, my 30 day challenge was to eat more slowly

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German Design Firm Claims Willful Patent Infringement Over Google Earth

2014/02/26

A German design firm is claiming that Google and Google Earth have infringed its patent (USRE44550 E1) and is seeking triple damages under the notion that the infringement was intentional or willful. The firm, ART+COM (“ACI”), makes the following claims: The development history of..

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