Black hat SEO tactics are no laughing matter, but that hasn’t stopped established comic strip Dilbert from poking fun. The two recent Google-centric strips may even help raise awareness of black hat SEO practices.
The SEO Comic Strips
To say t…
Black hat SEO tactics are no laughing matter, but that hasn’t stopped established comic strip Dilbert from poking fun. The two recent Google-centric strips may even help raise awareness of black hat SEO practices.
The SEO Comic Strips
To say t…
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The world keeps spinning and the search industry never sleeps. Here are items of note in recent industry history.
HubSpot Buys Performable
HubSpot, an inbound marketing company, has purchased Performable, a “middle of the funnel” company wh…
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Google’s various APIs are designed to allow coders to run amok (in a good way) with Google resources. That’s certainly been demonstrated with the Google Maps API, where the Grand Theft Auto community has implemented full Street View on their map o…
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Ecommerce lives and dies on its conversion rate. That’s true for all channels, not just SEO. Get the three key areas covered here right, and you’ll be able to conquer those new territories while not just protecting, but actually&n…
Facebook has been in the spotlight recently as news of the social network hiring PR firm Burson-Marsteller in an alleged smear campaign on Google’s privacy issues went awry.
Hiring agencies to smear a competitor isn’t new. In the search wo…
David Mihm noted that Google Maps listings for businesses now include overlays asking if they are still operating, in the case of unclaimed or Places pages that may no longer be operating. Interesting they do not have a program to check if 0the phone n…
David Mihm noted that Google Maps listings for businesses now include overlays asking if they are still operating, in the case of unclaimed or Places pages that may no longer be operating. Interesting they do not have a program to check if 0the phone number is working.
But this method of having users provide the answers is not a new one for Google and its new CEO Larry Page who decided to create a forum for users to help one another instead of manning help stations.
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Happy Mother’s Day to Moms everywhere! Just as Google has done for the past 10 years, a Google Doodle has been posted in numerous countries today around the world that are celebrating mothers, including Australia, New Zealand, India, and many more.
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Happy Mother’s Day to Moms everywhere! Just as Google has done for the past 10 years, a Google Doodle has been posted in numerous countries today around the world that are celebrating mothers, including Australia, New Zealand, India, and many more.

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Today Google is honoring the 160th Anniversary of the World’s First Fair. The event took place in Hyde Park in 1851 and was called the Great Exhibition. The event was invented by Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert to celebrate modern industrialism …
Today Google is honoring the 160th Anniversary of the World’s First Fair. The event took place in Hyde Park in 1851 and was called the Great Exhibition. The event was invented by Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert to celebrate modern industrialism and was hosted at the Crystal Palace, a massive glass exhibition centre designed specifically for the event.

As noted on Earth day, Google Doodles are getting a lot more interactive. Today’s has a zoom feature that allows you to magnify portions of the doodle to find some neat little historical details.
Can you find all the animations?
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr (D-Il.) told Congress Friday iPads were to blame for thousands of US job losses because of its ability to stop book and newspaper printing. Speaking in Congress, Jackson – son of Rev. Jackson – said Steve Jobs was doing okay but w…
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr (D-Il.) told Congress Friday iPads were to blame for thousands of US job losses because of its ability to stop book and newspaper printing. Speaking in Congress, Jackson – son of Rev. Jackson – said Steve Jobs was doing okay but what about all the people in industries tied to paper.
Sure technology has changed the use of various items and created job losses, but Jackson did not take in to account the numerous jobs it generates. iPads may be manufactured in China but the technology is American. Jackson is unaware that the majority of companies making apps for the platform are from the United States.
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Last night SEW attended the SEMPO NYC Tech Demo Meetup, hosted by Seth Dotterer at Conductor’s offices, with Max Kalehoff from Clickable as master of ceremonies, and Rob Wilk from Yahoo keeping time. The format of the tech demo meetup is straightforwar…
Last night SEW attended the SEMPO NYC Tech Demo Meetup, hosted by Seth Dotterer at Conductor’s offices, with Max Kalehoff from Clickable as master of ceremonies, and Rob Wilk from Yahoo keeping time. The format of the tech demo meetup is straightforward – marketing technology companies get 5 minutes to showcase their ‘warez’ and 5 minutes to field any questions.
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