Daily Search Forum Recap: January 27, 2012
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.Search Engine Roundtable Stories:Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: January 27, 2012 Busy week in search this week - with Google confirming a Panda update, which I labeled 3.2. Bing seems to really love regional sites in their regional indexes. Google... January 27th, 2012 by admin
Your Influence (and Klout Score) is Worth Money
As you may know I am not a big fan of Klout or the services like Klout. Simply because it in most cases gives people the wrong impression of influence. You can be an influencer with a low Klout score or you can seem to be an influencer because you may have a high Klout [...] Related posts: Oh My Klout has Dropped! Who cares, Klout is for the Lazy People It’s All about Authority Building, but... January 27th, 2012 by admin
10 Pinterest ideas with SEO benefits
If you haven’t heard of Pinterest, it does what it says on the tin – a virtual pinboard of interesting things. You find something you like, you Pin it to one of your Boards for others to see, comment on and share (or “re-pin”). What’s special about Pinterest from a marketing point of view is how fast it is now attracting attention. (For the purposes of this piece I am... January 27th, 2012 by admin
Employees on Social Networks: To Be or Not To Be…
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post written by Ann Davlin who works at MotoCMS – an advanced Flash CMS and Flash templates provider. It’s not a secret that many recruiters and business owners use social networking sites to screen prospective employees. According to the survey of 300 hiring professionals conducted by Reppler the most popular online resources for time wasting are Facebook... January 27th, 2012 by admin
Friday Talk: Wil Reynolds Keynote at Affiliate Summit East 2011
Wil Reynolds is one of the most appreciated experts in the search industry. Wil spoke at the Affiliate Summit last year in New York. His keynote was insightful and had some nice learning elements in it. Enjoy, oh and skip the first 6 minutes which only has some practical information about the Summit in it. [...] No related posts. January 27th, 2012 by admin
Video Recap of Weekly Search Buzz :: January 27, 2012
Busy week in search this week - with Google confirming a Panda update, which I labeled 3.2. Bing seems to really love regional sites in their regional indexes. Google added a bunch of new features to Webmaster Tools, from testing sitemaps, new reports for sitemaps, a new definition for "average" position in the reports and new and improved download options. Google also added a spam report form for... January 27th, 2012 by admin
Pay To Get Business Photos In Google Places With Trusted Photographers
Back in May, Google launched Google Business Photos to help businesses make their Google Places listings more attractive by showing off the inside of your stores.Google said their has been such high demand that they have decided to open up a new program to let any business participate at a fee. Google now lists trusted photographers in many locations around America where you can call them and schedule... January 27th, 2012 by admin
Google Users Don’t Seem Upset With New Privacy Policy
Google announced a new privacy policy earlier this week that goes into effect in about a month. The news sites and stations are having a field day with it - covering how "evil" it is. In fact, I just saw something on the local news with my wife about it and it was pretty serious.But outside of all the news coverage and bloggers acting very upset with Google about it - are Google users all that upset?The... January 27th, 2012 by admin
Bug: pubCenter Payments Marked As Undeliverable
There are several reports in the Microsoft Advertising Forum that publishers think they are not going to be paid because the payment area shows their payments as "undeliverable."These publishers use Microsoft pubCenter to monetize their sites and applications. pubCenter is Microsoft's version of Google AdSense.Do not worry, says Microsoft representative Ricky Poole, this is just a user interface bug... January 27th, 2012 by admin
Google Disappoints Users Again With Story Of Illegal Ads
Google, once a loved and respected company, is starting to lose that love, respect and trust from their users. From privacy issues to openly selling illegal ads and now to being busted by a con man.The Wall Street Journal had a story named Con Artist Starred in Sting That Cost Google Millions. Here are some excerpts from the story:Wearing leg irons and guarded by federal agents, David Whitaker posed... January 27th, 2012 by admin
Why Capital One and American Express are the top financial services brands on Facebook
TweetCapital One and American Express are the top financial services brands on Facebook, according to a chart compiled by social media analytics tool socialbakers. While Capital One’s Facebook page features within the top 150 brands on this list, and the American Express Facebook page is just outside it, the next most successful financial services brand on Facebook is US based direct banking... January 27th, 2012 by admin
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Applies to Any Data Stored in the USA
The US Court of Appeals has ruled that the ECPA, an American law, protects the data of non-USA citizens when their data is stored on servers in the USA. Suzlon Case Korean firm, Suzlon Energy Ltd, wanted Microsoft to disclose email January 27th, 2012 by admin
Online Marketing News: Women Dominate Community Management, Google Privacy, FBI Social, Twitter Censorship, McD Hashtag Gone Wrong
The 2012 Community Manager Report Community Manager is an essential, yet still uncharted territory for many companies that are expanding their presence on the social web. What should you know about the current state of this position?67% of Community Managers work for a brand The most popular city for Community Managers is New York 65% of Community Managers are FemaleBe sure to check out the... January 27th, 2012 by admin
Tamar’s Friday #FailureToLaunch #15 – “This post is NOT sponsored”
TweetIt’s been an interesting week in the world of marketing and social FAILs, with one particular story initially looking like it was just going to be a simple one, but actually opening up a much larger can of proverbial worms on the topic of online marketing. So without further ado, let’s dive in… Rio Ferdinand and Jordan go nuts! It all began on Sunday, when glamour model Katie... January 27th, 2012 by admin
