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7 September 2010

So you think you boring product won't go viral

All too often we hear the remark, BUT OUR PRODUCTS ARE BORING AND WONT GO VIRAL, think again how boring is correction tape.

So you think you boring product won't go viral

6 September 2010

Google could be hit by Indian security clampdown

Search engine Google could be the latest firm to fall victim to a security clampdown in India, with authorities there demanding access to all data stored by telecoms companies.

Google could be hit by Indian security clampdown

27 August 2010

Facebook Sues Teacher Resource for Using the Word BOOK

Facebook is suing a company called Teachbook, which operates a social networking site for teachers, apparently because it has BOOK in its name

Facebook Sues Teacher Resource for Using the Word BOOK

25 August 2010

Yahoo Switches to Bing for Organic Search Results

Following the search alliance it formed with Microsoft last year, Yahoo has announced that Bing is now officially powering all of its organic search results in the U.S. and Canada, meaning webmasters and search-engine optimization professionals need only focus their efforts on one major engine besides market leader Google.

Yahoo Switches to Bing for Organic Search Results

23 August 2010

Wake Up Google, it may be the internet age but customer service still counts!

In a recent episode an old client approached us for assistance after having their PPC account suspended. They were notified by Google that their account was suspended and that it was in the hands of

Wake Up Google, it may be the internet age but customer service still counts!

20 August 2010

Social media warning from search engine boss

Eric Schmidt of search engine Google has warned young people that they may one day have to change their names to escape previous online activity.

Social media warning from search engine boss

20 August 2010

PPC or SEO? The Ultimate Search Marketing Battle - SES San Francisco

Will there never be an end to this discussion, for what it's worth "BOTH" now move on! That said here is what was said at SES San Francisco

PPC or SEO? The Ultimate Search Marketing Battle - SES San Francisco

18 August 2010

Connected Marketing at SES San Francisco

It's great to see, all too often we are asked to focus on purely SEO. Which is a shame because as Garry raises in his article strict SEO is only one part of the proposition.

Connected Marketing at SES San Francisco

17 August 2010

Nice little Viral

Couldn't help myself on seeing this nice little viral video from a company selling iphone screen protectors

Nice little Viral

16 August 2010

Optimizing Facebook Status Updates For Local Marketing

A large component of Facebooking is “preaching to the choir”—most of the people who will “like” you and follow you on Facebook are those who already know your company exists.

Optimizing Facebook Status Updates For Local Marketing

13 August 2010

Government spends millions on SEO

New figures have shown that almost £6 million was spent on search engine optimisation by four government departments over the past two years.

Government spends millions on SEO

13 August 2010

Stolen content outranking the Original

There are reports in forums that since the MayDay Update in Google that sites that crawl and cloan other peoples content are outranking in the search results.

Stolen content outranking the Original

12 August 2010

SEO for Start-ups: Build Authority Offsite

Start-ups with newly purchased domains nearly always enter some iteration of a search engine sandbox; a purgatory of sorts to ensure fresh domains aren't masquerading as spam zombies.

SEO for Start-ups: Build Authority Offsite

3 August 2010

Facebook has sights set on search engines

Facebook may already dominate the world of social networking, but now it is making the first tentative steps into the fiercely competitive search engine market.

Facebook has sights set on search engines

3 August 2010

SEO For Start Ups

Earlier today we had a call to the office regarding SEO (search engine optimisation) for a new site, on a brand new domain. It served to remind me there is a huge need for assistance in this area, which on the most part is not catered for.

SEO For Start Ups

2 August 2010

Early morning SEO call, tarnished the rest of the day

It may be early-ish on a Monday morning but already I've had a lengthy conversation with someone about what not to do in optimising their website. They say a little knowledge is dangerous and with this one it was positively sublime.

Early morning SEO call, tarnished the rest of the day

2 August 2010

Ask is relaunched with a question and answer database.

This week Ask was relaunched as a natural language search engine again, this time based on a human edited database of responses. Although the search engine will generate automatically produced search results, like Google and Bing, the main focus in on its Q and A feature.

Ask is relaunched with a question and answer database.

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