Archive for March, 2014

Study: Researchers Blame Google Flu Trends Inaccuracies On Ongoing Algorithm Updates

2014/03/17

Researchers at Northeastern University in Boston claim the regular overestimation of flu cases by Google Flu Trends can be blamed on Google’s ever-evolving algorithms and the inaccurate analysis of big data.

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SEJ’s Link Policy by @wonderwall7

2014/03/17

In the past few weeks, we’ve received a few tip-offs about companies contacting businesses claiming they are selling links on SEJ for $500 each. Please be aware: these companies are not contacting you on behalf of SEJ.

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How Growth Hacking Drives Twitter Followers via Twitterjacking by @chasemcmichael

2014/03/17

Brands are growth hacking their Twitter followers via popular and highly engaging tweets that come from other brands or people i.e.  ”Twitterjacking”. A great example of Twitterjacking was during the #GRAMMYS, where other brands latched on to one tweet and harnessed it to take advantage of massive interaction

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Saint Patrick’s Day Logo From Google

2014/03/17

Today is Saint Patrick’s Day and Google and the other search engines have special logos, themes, designs and more on their home pages…

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Matt Cutts: Mobile Queries May Surpass PC Search This Year

2014/03/17

Speaking at SMX West last week Google’s Matt Cutts said that he “wouldn’t be surprised” if mobile search exceeded desktop queries this year. A similar comment was made by a Google speaker informally during a roundtable discussion at the International Franchising Association…

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SEO Website Audits: Everything You Need to Know

2014/03/17

What is a site audit? Why do you need one? What kind of audit do you need

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How Brands Can Connect With Teens Using Social Media

2014/03/17

Teenagers can be a fickle group.

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A Startling Case Study of Manual Penalties and Negative SEO

2014/03/17

Posted by YonDotan This post was originally in YouMoz , and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author’s views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of Moz, Inc

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Holi Google Logo Celebrates India’s Festival Of Colors On Google India’s Homepage

2014/03/17

While many will see a St. Patrick’s Day logo on Google’s homepage today, Google India users will see a Holi logo to mark India’s spring festival of colors. Celebrating the arrival of spring, Holi events include a Holika bonfire on the eve of the holiday with singing and dancing….

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Google Search Layout Change is Here to Stay, Despite Poor Reviews

2014/03/17

A new Google design has now gone live to all users. The new layout changes the font and removes underlines from links, as well as displays the AdWords ads at the top differently

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