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Adding Google+ to Search

Liz — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:24:44 +0000

Google made some major waves this week (and I don’t mean Google Wave; that’s long dead) in both search and social with their introduction of “Search, Plus Your World.” Taking personalized search to a whole new level, Google will basically now integrate Google+ results whenever it can. It’s a step that makes a lot of sense for Google. What better way to ensure more usage of its best social network yet (which might not be saying that much) than to let people, especially businesses, know...

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Customer Magnetism 2012 Internet Forecast

Liz — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:03:49 +0000

We did it! 2012 is just a day away and the end of the world is nowhere in sight! If you’re as excited as we are for the possibilities to come in 2012, check out our year-end/new year coverage from the December issue of our newsletter: 5 Tech-Related Changes You Should Have Made in 2011, But Didn’t We get it. Keeping up is pretty hard to do. As we roll into 2012, many of us begin to reflect on what we might have done differently...

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Thanksgiving at Customer Magnetism

Jessica — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:36:50 +0000

Last week and this week, Customer Magnetism employees opened their hearts and wallets in support of a local organization personally donated over 500 items in support of the annual ForKids Thankgiving Drive. After the Grand Opening of the ForKids thrift store, called Good Mojo in Norfolk, VA, the ForKids organization rounded up thousands of items to provide over 300 local families a full Thanksgiving Dinner. Last week, our generous employees pulled together and purchased nearly every item for twenty-five families to celebrate the Holiday together, down...

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CM Cares: FAAN Walk 2011

Art — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:08:46 +0000

On November 12, 2011 Customer Magnetism continued their charitable initiative to give back to the community with the Food, Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) walk at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach. FAAN is a non-profit organization that provides awareness, education, and helpful resources for those who suffer from food allergies. CEO Kurt & Art It was a beautiful, mildly windy day on Saturday that produced an excellent turnout with plenty of people attending ranging from all ages in support of the FAAN walk. There were...

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Fresh from Google: The Freshness Update

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:35:59 +0000

“Search results, like warm cookies right out of the oven or cool refreshing fruit on a hot summer’s day, are best when they’re fresh.” – Amit Singhal, Google Fellow The folks over at Google make around five hundred changes to their algorithm every year. A lot of those changes go unnoticed by most, as they’re intended to just keep search as simple and quick as possible. However, every now and then Google makes a major change, and two of the past major updates are coming...

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Halloween in the CM Office

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:12:53 +0000

It’s definitely Halloween here in the Customer Magnetism office. We’ve got a costume contest going on today with some great contenders and prizes! While outlaw zombies, post-apocalyptic fall-out gear, Nintendo characters, insurance mascots, and witches all make awesome costumes, there’s a whole array of perfectly office-appropriate costumes you can improvise with last minute. Link builder: A link builder’s job may be complex, but a link builder’s costume doesn’t have to be. First, dress as a construction worker. For “links,” create a paper clip (or plain...

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CM Joins JT Walk and Beach Party Fundraiser

Megan — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:23:21 +0000

We continued our CM Cares charitable initiative on Sunday, with the JT Walk and Beach Party to raise money for the National ALS Foundation. The JT Walk in Virginia Beach is the largest ALS walk in America. This year’s walk raised $1,177,374. In addition to raising money to find treatment and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease, the JT Walkers are also able to donate money to various children’s charities, including Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in nearby Norfolk. Taking...

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New eMarketer Report Emphasizes Growth of Mobile Search, Video

Mary Elizabeth Allen — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:35:40 +0000

Our friends over at Search Engine Watch just posted a great explanation of a new mobile spending analysis released by eMarketer. In short, it predicts that as U.S. smartphone ownership continues to grow (and it will), the emphasis on messaging as a main form of mobile advertising will decrease as the channel turns more and more to search ads and rich media. What I found most intriguing was the prediction that while video will still remain a smaller portion of the mobile ad spend, it...

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Virginia Beach Rated #8 Best City in America (we are not surprised by this)

Mary Elizabeth Allen — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:11:45 +0000

Yes, you read it right: according to Bloomberg Businessweek, Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been named to the list of America’s 50 Best Cities. We even made the Top 10, coming in at #8, although of course many of us who live here feel we should be #1! The rankings are based on 16 different criteria as diverse as air quality, school performance, and unemployment rate for the 100 largest cities in the country. Virginia Beach’s violent crime rate is one of the lowest in the...

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Google+ Numbers Shoot Up

Mary Elizabeth Allen — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:35:27 +0000

Looks like Google+ finally opening up its beta to everyone has paid off: Google+ member numbers shot up 30% in the two days after the social media network became fully available to the public. The fact that the official launch coincided with a customer firestorm over some user interface changes on Facebook probably didn’t hurt, either. Of course, these numbers aren’t official, and we’re still waiting for comments from Google, but it’s a promising step forward for the fledgling Google+ network.