http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog Search Engine Optimization Wed, 16 May 2012 14:16:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/social-media/a-simple-way-to-increase-social-media-engagement/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/social-media/a-simple-way-to-increase-social-media-engagement/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:16:43 +0000 Dawn http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1807 Read More ]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/social-media/a-simple-way-to-increase-social-media-engagement/feed/ 0 It’s no secret that for social media, success usually starts with engagement. When people are inspired to interact with your brand, they’re more likely to talk about it offline and to share things with their friends. They’ll naturally extend your reach, bringing even more customers into the fold. But how do you get to that ideal? Well, you can start...
Read More  http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-more-algorithm-madness-new-facebook-actions-and-the-future-of-not-provided/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-more-algorithm-madness-new-facebook-actions-and-the-future-of-not-provided/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:44:00 +0000 Liz http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1799 Read More ]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-more-algorithm-madness-new-facebook-actions-and-the-future-of-not-provided/feed/ 0 If April showers bring May flowers, hopefully April algorithm updates bring something nice, too! Now that the dust has cleared from the Penguin update, which rolled out April 24th, website owners can get a clear view of whether or not they were affected by the algorithm change. The Penguin update mainly focused on spammy link tactics and is said to...
Read More  http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/search-engine-news/over-optimization-gets-a-new-name-penguin/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/search-engine-news/over-optimization-gets-a-new-name-penguin/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:56:46 +0000 Liz http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1783 http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/search-engine-news/over-optimization-gets-a-new-name-penguin/feed/ 0 Whether Google had one of Batman's nemeses on the brain when they named their most recent algorithm change, or just wanted to keep with the black-and-white "P" animal theme they've been working with since the Panda update, we may never know. What we do know, is that approximately 3.1% of all queries have been affected by the Penguin update, which until now was simply called the "Over-Optimization Update." http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-23-27/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-23-27/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:56:52 +0000 Liz http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1785 http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-23-27/feed/ 0 If you've ever wished you could store and edit more than just docs in Google Docs, just wait until you see Google Drive. " Whether you’re working with a friend on a joint research project, planning a wedding with your fiancé or tracking a budget with roommates, you can do it in Drive," Sundar Pichai posted to the official Google blog. http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/social-media/youtube-video-celebrates-7-years/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/social-media/youtube-video-celebrates-7-years/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:50:01 +0000 MJ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1768 Read More ]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/social-media/youtube-video-celebrates-7-years/feed/ 0 Happy birthday, YouTube. It’s hard to believe that seven years have passed since the first video was uploaded to YouTube.com on Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 8:27 p.m. It was about a trip to the zoo. Many things have changed since Jawed Karim’s 19-second video, “Me at the Zoo,” made its debut. YouTube, which was actually started in February of...
Read More  http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-16-20/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-16-20/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:30:38 +0000 Liz http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1762 Read More ]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-16-20/feed/ 0 In case you missed it, here are a few highlights of what happened during this busy week on the Web. Jon Mitchell from ReadWriteWeb had a great insight as to why Facebook social reading apps don’t work. ”Frictionless sharing is the prime example of a feature that’s only good for Facebook and advertisers,” Mitchell wrote, “but it’s spun as something fun...
Read More  http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-9-13/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-9-13/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:56:07 +0000 Liz http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1753 Read More ]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-9-13/feed/ 0 In a year with three Friday the 13ths, this one doesn’t seem too unlucky at all. In fact, this week’s big news is about what might turn out to be the luckiest start-up around: Instagram. The week started off with a billion dollar deal. Facebook bought Instagram for a cool $1 billion, and the Internet consequently exploded with opinions. Aside...
Read More  http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-2-6/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-2-6/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:46:21 +0000 Liz http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1749 Read More ]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/new-in-seo/this-week-on-the-web-april-2-6/feed/ 0 The first week of April has come and gone, and if you’ve been as busy as we have, you might have missed what’s been going on around the Web. Although we’ve heard differing accounts on the engagement of fans with new brand Timeline pages, ReadWriteWeb reported  a definite drop in engagement this week, whether or not that decrease was actually...
Read More  http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/internal-optimization/have-you-checked-your-hat-recently/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/internal-optimization/have-you-checked-your-hat-recently/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:34:26 +0000 Dawn http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1743 Read More ]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/internal-optimization/have-you-checked-your-hat-recently/feed/ 0 Black hat, white hat, grey hat – they might sound like terms straight out of a fashion magazine, but in reality they’re most often used to describe the type of web marketing services that a company provides. Basically, it’s shorthand to describe how well a particular technique adheres to the guidelines set down by Google, Bing, and other search engines....
Read More  http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/search-engine-news/venice-update-puts-more-emphasis-on-local-search/ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/search-engine-news/venice-update-puts-more-emphasis-on-local-search/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:20:16 +0000 MJ http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/?p=1735 Read More ]]> http://www.customermagnetism.com/seoblog/search-engine-news/venice-update-puts-more-emphasis-on-local-search/feed/ 0 In case you missed it, one of Google’s most recent updates puts even more emphasis on local search. Called the Venice update, it was quietly released among dozens of other changes. Google now applies the user’s location data to organic search results. While searches used to give location-based results only when a local place name was typed into the search...
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