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- 6th Jul 2011
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Is Bing’s Battle with Google Finally Heating Up?
As Bing join forces with Baidu to power their English based searches, once again our attention turns to their ongoing battle with Google over internet domination. Are they readying up for another challenge? It certainly looks that way. Whilst this could just be pure blind optimism, there have been a few noises coming out of Bing which are certainly making me think there maybe something large on the horizon for them.
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- 29th Jun 2011
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Google +: The Long Awaited Social Network
In terms of Google’s social network, we’ve had rumour, we’ve had various names, we’ve had platforms that have been and gone and now we’ve got Google+; the new social network from the search engine giant. Google have been desperate to compete with Facebook as the web looks increasingly towards social media and social platforms. With Facebook boasting 600 million users, does Google + even stand a chance of competing? Let’s take a look…
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- 24th Jun 2011
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Should I Advertise on Facebook?
As I’m sure most people engaged in online marketing are aware, Facebook presents a fantastic advertising plafrom from which to engage with existing customers or even attract new ones. With this in mind, I thought it might be useful to put together a brief overview of what to consider when advertising on Facebook. -
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- 22nd Jun 2011
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Facebook Likes will be considered in search engine algorithms, but rankings are still dominated by link bias.A question which often pops up in our industry is ‘Do Facebook Likes affect SEO?’ The short answer is yes. However, the more appropriate question should be ‘How much of an influence do Facebook Likes have on SEO?’ This post will help explain the influence of Facebook Likes and how to include this approach in your search marketing strategy.
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- 22nd Jun 2011
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More Time Being Spent on Apps Instead of Web
Research has revealed that US Smartphone users are spending more time using mobile apps than those who are using desktop web and mobile web. The mobile analytics firm Flurry conducted the research and they claim that people are spending 81 minutes a day using mobile apps compared to 74 minutes for web usage – according to their blog post. -
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- 21st Jun 2011
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Facebook New Features June 2011
Facebook held a Webinar on the 17th June detailing the new features they have recently added as well as new items for advertisers to get to grips with. As part of our Facebook Management campaign we attended the webinar to bring an update on new features. This post includes:- Sponsored Stories
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- 14th Jun 2011
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Facebook IPO: Valuation Worth $100 Billion
The leading social network company, Facebook, are aiming to go public in the first quarter of 2012 at an eye watering valuation of $100 billion. Facebook’s IPO is being described as the most eagerly anticipated stock debut ever. The Palo Alto based company boasts 600 million users and is currently trading at a valuation of $80 billion (a figure based on current investment levels). However as the company surpasses the 500 investor threshold, their valuation is set to soar.
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- 10th Jun 2011
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Connecting Your Blog to Twitter and Facebook
Social media and social bookmarking platforms play an integral role in getting your blog posts read. One excellent way is to connect your blog posts to your Twitter and Facebook accounts which can be achieved using a very clever piece of software called Twitterfeed.TwitterFeed is incredibly easy to use, but first of all you need to make sure that you have a Facebook and Twitter account. For most, these accounts have already been set up; however there are some that may still be perplexed by social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Well you needn’t be, and if you want to gain links and exposure then it’s definitely worth investing a little time in [See: Social Media Presence ‘Can Improve Link Building’].
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- 9th Jun 2011
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Is Facebook's Facial Recognition an Invasion of Privacy Too Far?
If you type the words ‘Facebook’ and ‘Privacy’ into Google, you will get around 4.1 billion results (even in quotations it is still 1.8 million). This probably tells you all you need to know about how often the social networking giant runs into issues over user data.The latest hoo-ha surrounds a brand new piece of technology, integrated within the picture upload section, which automatically tags people based on facial recognition. Great if you can’t be bothered to sift through all your contacts to tag them individually; not so useful if you’re worried about Facebook becoming a little too friendly with you and your data.
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- 8th Jun 2011
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There is a huge range of online advertising channels to choose from. The trick is to test, test some more and then test again.Once you have launched a new website the next task will be to get a range of targeted visitors. Many people will opt for Search Engine Optimisation to stream relevant traffic. If you don’t have the knowledge or patience to go down this road there are plenty of other ways to advertise your site and maintain a reasonable return on investment.
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- 6th Jun 2011
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French News Broadcasters Banned From Saying ‘Twitter’ and ‘Facebook’
Just in case you didn’t believe the headline, I will have to say it again – after all it is worth repeating. That’s right, the French government are banning the use of the words ‘Twitter’ and ‘Facebook’ from being spoken on television or radio news programmes.
In accordance to a 1992 decree, commercial enterprises should not be promoted on news programmes and the French government have decided to uphold this stance. Before you say, “je ne comprends pas”, let’s have a look at what’s happened.
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