Instragram Ads Are Coming to Photo Stream
Instagram promises it will begin with only occasional ads. It will initially be U.S. only with a limited number of advertising firms. Also, advertisements must have high-quality images and videos, so they look as if they belonged in the stream.
Twitter Files for IPO: Reveals Debt, Advertising Revenue Per Timeline View Details
Twitter’s IPO is expected to be among the largest of tech firms this year. During the most recently closed quarter, average ad revenue per timeline view in the U.S. came in at $2.17, while the rest of the world generated just 30 cents.
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: October 4, 2013
Bit of a crazy week with SMX and all the major announcements to catch up on. Google announced they rewrote their search algorithm to make it faster and more precise, nicknamed it Hummingbird. However…
Structured Data Superstars @ SMX East
Structured data has become a hot topic over the past year or so, and at SMX East, the room was packed for the Structured Data Superstars session. Evan Sandhaus of the New York Times kicked it off with a very impressive look at how the Times spent the l…
Ezine Articles & Press Releases Supplied As Bad Backlink Examples In WMT
Ezine Articles and press releases have long been utilized by SEO professionals for building backlinks. In late July 2013, news broke that links should be no followed in press releases. Right around this same time, Google also mentioned that if you are …
9 PPC Tips to Kill it in Q4
I’m a little odd when it comes to the holiday season. I put my lights up in mid-August and get a tree so early it’s pretty much firewood by the time Christmas rolls around. When it comes to shopping however, I am NOT a pre-planner. I go to the mall precisely one day a year: […]
Google’s Stopwatch Stops Ticking
In August, Google launched a stopwatch like feature where you can search for [set timer for X] and Google would launch a stopwatch timer.
This feature has stopped working.
It use to work somewhat like this, as I captured in our animated GIF…
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Google: Server Location Mostly Irrelevant For SEO
One of the SEO tips given by many professionals is to make sure to host your web site in the country you want it to rank in. The truth is, it isn’t that important and may be irrelevant in many cases, Google said…
Google Mobile Ping Attribute Speeds Up Mobile Search By 400 Milliseconds
Ilya Grigorik, a Google Developer Advocate, specifically working on making the web faster, announced quietly on Google+ that they just launched a new feature that will make mobile search faster by 200-400 milliseconds…
Official But Temporary Google Glass Distribution
Timothy Jordan from Google announced on Google+ that Glass developers can now get their Glass Apps, i.e. Glassware, published officially on the MyGlass page…
Google Now Integrated With Knowledge Graph
Part of the big Google announcement from the other week was a better and smarter knowledge graph…
Link Building 101: Competitor Analysis
Competitor backlink analysis is great – you get the initial research into the industry done, it helps you understand the competition, and it gives you a tidy list of high opportunity links. Let’s dive into the how of competitor backlink analysis.
Google Makes Mobile Search Faster With Ping Attribute
Ilya Grigorik, a Google developer advocate, announced last night a small tweak Google made to the mobile search experience that will speed up the mobile search experience on mobile Safari and Chrome by 200-400 milliseconds. By implementing a attribute named <a ping>, Google is able to…
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New Data Suggest AdWords Enhanced Campaigns Actually Work
Nearly two months after the forced roll-out of Enhanced Campaigns in AdWords, at least one key question remains unanswered: are we better off today than we were before? In my column this week, I’ll try to answer that question using some data-driven analysis — but first, I thought it…
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5 Ways to Unlock the Value of the AdWords Dimensions Tab
The Dimensions tab in Google AdWords has a lot of data that you can tap into to identify insights that will take your account to the next level. Here are five ways to use the information to optimize your campaigns and get ahead of the competition.
Marin Bridges the Gap in Tracking Advertising and SEO Across Engines
Marin Software’s latest feature release, Channel Connect, allows advertisers to track ROI across search engines outside of Google and Bing, as well as brings organic search performance data into one platform for its customers.
Top Social Tactics For Search Marketers
When it comes down to social’s impact on search, it all comes down to three things: Trust, credibility and quality. This was a common theme throughout the Top Social Tactics for Search Marketers session at SMX East. As Google continues to penalize links, and search marketers shift away from…
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7 Ways to Use Nerdy Data for SEO
Nerdy Data the Search Engine for Source Code can be used in many ways to help your SEO efforts – here’s how
Post from Aleyda Solis on State of Digital
7 Ways to Use Nerdy Data for SEO
The 10 Best Shopping Engines
A new study analyzes the best comparison shopping engines based on traffic, revenue, conversion rate, return on spend, average CPC, quality of merchant tools, and merchant response ratings to help guide marketing spend for online retailers.
SMX East 2013 Day Three Live Blog Recap
The final day of SMX East took place today in New York City. Below are some of the live blog coverage of the final day’s sessions, but make sure to see day one and day two coverage if you missed it. Casie Gillette on Content: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: SMX East 2013, […]
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