We all knew it would only be a matter of time before Google began weighting sites that were using HTTPS a bit higher than non-secure sites. Matt Cutts had hinted about it and Google has been stressing the importance of the secured web for quite some time, so many webmasters were being proactive about the […]
Tycoon Can Sue Google Over Autocomplete Suggestions for His Name
We have all seen funny autocomplete suggestions given when we are searching for something. However it is those autocompletes that has opened up Google to a lawsuit by a tycoon who is unhappy with the particular suggestions that appear when searching for his name. The suggestions for “triad,”, a Chinese organized crime syndicate, occurred in […]
Twitter Hints at eCommerce, Adds New Payments & Shipping Options
Twitter has just dropped a huge hint about where they plan to go for commercial Twitter users, with a brand new “Payment and Shipping” setting that has showed up on some mobile user’s Twitter accounts. Twiter hints at ecommerce future with new “Payments & Shipping” option in settings. Click To Tweet Here is what the […]
Sites Blocking Third Party Link Tools Ahrefs & Majestic
Many SEOs rely pretty heavily on link tools such as Ahrefs and Majestic in order to audit links or simply watch for newly linking sites. But some websites are either tired of receiving link removal requests or are selling backlinks and don’t want them to show up as a low quality link under analysis, and […]
Your Twitter Stream Could Be Filled With Brands Your Friends Follow
Regardless of what you think of ads on Twitter, there are some people unhappy with a new test Twitter is running which seems to be disguising sponsored tweets as regular tweets. These tweets appear to be from highly-followed accounts, but they show up in the stream with a notation about “<name> follows” along with a […]
Bing Ads Launches Brand New Interface & Features
Bing Ads has launched their promised update of Bing Ads for advertisers, revamping the user interface and adding additional functionality and features that have been requested by the community. This new look has been beta tested by Bing Ads advertisers for feedback prior to being released to more advertisers. The new look, which has started […]
Should Yelp Flag or Remove Listings Where Owners Fine for Bad Reviews?
A story broke about a hotel that caters to wedding parties would fine the bridal couple a $500 fee for every bad review left by a wedding guest on Yelp or another review site. This fine would be taken from the deposit the Union Street Guest House in Hudson, New York collects when a couple […]
Twitter’s Biggest Advertising Problem & Why It Hurts Marketers
As Twitter continues to promote its promoted tweets and other sponsored posts, one major issue is stalling the growth of advertising – the fact that a large percent of users never see these Twitter ads at all. Twitter boasts a very significant 271 million users but 37.9% of those people never log in to Twitter […]
Twitch.tv Moving Beyond Games Following Google’s Rumored Acquisition
After rumor broke of that Google was acquiring Twitch.tv for a reported $1 billion dollars, there was a lot of speculation about whether they would move into content areas outside of gaming, the market area where Twitch.tv not only made it’s name, but became a powerhouse in the gaming industry with their content strategy of […]
Google Launches New Google News Publishing Center
There has always been a bit of confusion for news sites and blogs who wanted to be included in Google News, yet stumbled on some of the requirements or the submission process to be included. While it is much less complicated today, Google has taken steps to make the process even easier for potential Google […]