Search Engine Optimization

We have compiled the latest news and updates from the big three, Google, Bing and Yahoo as it relates to SEO and the search engines overall.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH GOOGLE:
What were we watching this year? Let’s rewind 2011.
Google takes a look back at the most popular videos and channels of 2011.

On your mark, get set, GOMC!
Registration for the 2012 Google Online Marketing Challenge (GOMC), which is a global online marketing competition open to professors and their students, is now open.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH BING:
New Year, New Destinations: Win a Trip-of-a-Lifetime with Bing and Lonely Planet
Bing asks, if you could take a trip anywhere in the world, where would you go?

So there you have it, the latest news in search from Google, Bing and Yahoo. We will be bringing you more exciting updates and news related to SEO and the world of search engine optimization each week, so check back often!

Below you will find our favorite blog posts that are related to SEO, search engine marketing and social media marketing from this past week. Please feel free to visit each, we hope you find them as helpful as we do!

How To Decide If You Or Your Business Should Use Twitter [Infographic]
This post includes an infographic to help you determine how you are going to use Twitter or if you should stay clear.
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How to Attract Readers and Search Engines to Your Blog
This post includes tips for improving your blog’s appeal and making the most of your blog.
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Nobody Wants a Website
Websites shouldn’t be built for businesses; they should be built for the customer.
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Web Design Produces 353% Traffic Increase in Two Months
This post discusses how SEO matters in website design.
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3 Tips to Build Blog Momentum
This post includes three suggestions to reach the promised land of blog notoriety.
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The Difference Between Benefits and Features
This post states that the most relevant marketing content is focused on benefits.
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Getting Back to Basics: Marrying Social Media with the Basic Foundation of PR
All social media efforts should map back to your company’s business objectives in order to be successful.
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Top 6 Qualities of a Good Headline
Sharing blog posts in social media places more importance on the title of your posts than in the past.
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Digital timelines will force people (and brands) to think before they act
Facebook’s Timeline feature means that the rest of your life will be chronicled and archived publicly for the whole world to see.
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Social Clutter or Social Clarity?
This post provides tips to manage all that’s going on in social media.
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These were our favorite SEO, SEM and Social Media blog posts this week. Check back next week for more top posts!

We have compiled the latest news and updates from the big three, Google, Bing and Yahoo as it relates to SEO and the search engines overall.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH GOOGLE:
Rich Snippet Instructional Videos
Google has put together a series of tutorial videos to help get you started or fine tune your rich snippets which provide you with the ability to help Google highlight aspects of your page.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH YAHOO:
Yahoo! Opens Content Analysis Technology to all Developers
Yahoo! has opened up its content analysis technology to the world to help developers build their own fantastic experiences for their sites and users.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH BING:
Out with the Old, In with the New: Bing Takes Stock of 2011 and The Year Ahead
Bing shares the results of a survey of over 1,000 U.S. adults on how they felt about 2011 and how they plan to ring in 2012.

So there you have it, the latest news in search from Google, Bing and Yahoo. We will be bringing you more exciting updates and news related to SEO and the world of search engine optimization each week, so check back often!

Below you will find our favorite blog posts that are related to SEO, search engine marketing and social media marketing from this past week. Please feel free to visit each, we hope you find them as helpful as we do!

How YouTube Became A Community
YouTube never really felt like a place for community. It always felt like a way channel to distribute content but the latest updates change everything.
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What to Look for in Freelance Writers
This post includes a few tips to consider to find good external content contributors.
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4 Reasons To Partner With An Agency For SEO
This post includes 4 reasons a dedicated firm might be the better bet than hiring an in-house SEO.
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How To Respond To Negative Reviews
This post provides 5 tips for responding to negative customer reviews online.
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Google+ Business Pages – the Bad and the Brilliant!
This post takes a look at Google+ business brand pages.
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Top 20 Social Media Do’s and Don’ts
This post outlines 10 social media “dos” and 10 social media “don’ts” for business.
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Is your SEO copy crap? 8 ways to tell
If your SEO copy sucks, that means that it’s time to send it back to the writer and it fixed.
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Twitter: The New Résumé
This post outlines how employers are using Twitter when hiring.
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5 Ways to Turbo Charge Your Blog’s Traffic
Writing fantastic content is no longer good enough to bring traffic to your blog. This post includes 5 ways to make your blog traffic surge.
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How to Get More Customers with Local Search Marketing: 10 Optimization Tips
This post discusses ten solid tips to ensure any local business has the opportunity to outrank their competitors.
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These were our favorite SEO, SEM and Social Media blog posts this week. Check back next week for more top posts!

We have compiled the latest news and updates from the big three, Google, Bing and Yahoo as it relates to SEO and the search engines overall.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH GOOGLE:
Google+: A few big improvements before the New Year
Google announced features that will be rolling out over the next couple of days including more useful and attractive notifications, improvements to Pages, and a more usable photos experience.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH YAHOO:
Yahoo! Search Trends: Holidays 2011
Yahoo! provides a list of hot holiday searches.

WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK WITH BING:
Bing on Xbox Team: Don’t Be Shy About Talking to the TV
Bing provides insights on what it was like to work on the Bing on Xbox project.

So there you have it, the latest news in search from Google, Bing and Yahoo. We will be bringing you more exciting updates and news related to SEO and the world of search engine optimization each week, so check back often!