Top 3 SEO Myths Clarified!
Amplify’d from www.searchenginejournal.com When it comes to Search Engine Optimization there exist nearly as many myths and misinformation about SEO as proven techniques that help you to improve your rankings. What makes it even more complicated is that a lot of the myths cannot be confirmed or disproved, simply because the algorithms of search engines are highly kept secrets and no one knows all the factors that are taken into account when raking a site. After all, the uncertainty about the algorithms does not really support stoppage of the rapid growth of myths that have...
read moreIf You Can’t Buy Groupon…Compete with Them?!?
Rumor has it that a Groupon competitor is on its way from Google and is in alpha right now! After being rejected on a $6 billion buy offer from Groupon, it looks like Google will launch its own competitor product. Amplify’d from articles.cnn.com Google is preparing to launch Google Offers, the search giant’s Groupon competitor, Mashable has learned. We have the documents to prove it — one of our sources has sent us a confidential fact sheet straight from the Googleplex about the company’s new group buying service. “Google Offers...
read moreGoogle Out With the Old and In With The New-Old
Larry is back at the helm of Google today. I think this is a good move as the reigns are now back in the hands of the creative mind(s) that started it all. With a cooling off period for maturing and growth over, Larry should make an easy transition. Amplify’d from mashable.com Google announced its fourth quarter earnings this afternoon, and with it the news that co-founder Larry Page is replacing Eric Schmidt as CEO of the company, effective April 4. “We’ve been talking about how best to simplify our management structure and speed up decision making...
read moreSearch Engines Take on SEO?
Somes interesting thoughts here… Amplify’d from tengoldenrulesblog.blogspot.com As we all know, the majority of the online world tends to optimize their sites for Google. And why not? Everyone wishes to be found inside the 900 pound gorilla of global search engines. It usually means a cash machine opening up for your business. So how do you get to the position were this cash machine is active? Usually this take place via Search Engine Optimization (SEO) on a web page/web site. Long gone are the days where “If you build it, they will come”. The truth is now...
read moreEditor of Mashable Weighs In on the Facebook vs Google Wars
Amplify’d from www.cnn.com (CNN) — Facebook beat out Google as the No. 1 most-visited site in the United States in 2010, according to Internet analytics firm Hitwise. Let’s begin by admitting that the Hitwise data doesn’t represent the whole truth. For starters, Hitwise only measures unique visitors in the United States. What’s more, Hitwise measures sites on a per domain basis: If the analytics firm were to include Google-owned YouTube in its calculations, Google’s network of websites would outrank Facebook properties....
read moreLearn How to Maximize Your Time With Integrated Gmail for Firefox
Amplify’d from www.makeuseof.com While I love each of these services, the one thing that irritates me the most is that you would think it would be easier to view all of the data from each of these Google services in one spot. While there are apps that will import some of your Google information like DocsInOffice, which imports Google Docs into Office, or the 5 apps Jason covered that let you access Google Tasks from your desktop, it’s hard to find a way to draw multiple data streams from your Google services into a convenient central point. ...
read moreGmail to Allow Users to Make Free Phone Calls to the US and Canada in 2011
Amplify’d from mashable.com Google has announced that Gmail users will be able to make free phone calls to the U.S. and Canada through 2011. When calling was added to Gmail back in August, the company said that it’d be making such calls free “for at least the rest of the year,” with per minute rates starting at $0.02 per minute for international dialing. The service made a major splash initially, with 1 million calls placed in the first 24 hours and pundits predictably calling the service a potential Skype killer. That said, we...
read moreHow Google Reader Can Be Used As A Bookmarking Service
Now this is a cool use of Reader that I had never seen before. I use many tools to book mark what I like and now I might only need one after this tip! Amplify’d from www.makeuseof.com I was highly tempted to try using Twitter Lists as my new RSS reader, but I’m not so fond of being able to only see the title and having to click on the links for the actual post that will load with distracting ads. If you’re looking for a service that just works and is minimalist without sacrificing features, Google Reader may just be the answer. See more at...
read moreFacebook Is Quickly Climbing Up In Online Video Ranking
An increasing number of users are turning to Facebook to watch their favorite films and online videos rising up to 47 million people this last July. According to recent statistics by comScore, Facebook has reached the third spot among the most popular websites when it comes to broadcasting online videos. Google Sites keeps the number one spot being the most popular source of online videos, attracting 143,000,000 viewers and Yahoo keeps a steady second place with 55,000,000 viewers. The rest of the list is integrated by Microsoft Sites with 45 million viewers, VEVO (43 million), Fox...
read moreDoes Blog Frequency Matter for Google SEO PageRank?
Some people are under the impression that blogs are good for SEO only if they’re updated frequently. How much does frequency play into PageRank for blogs & other dynamic sites? Isn’t the content more important than the simple # of posts per day/week? Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend...
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