May 18, 2012

CNBC Details How Americans Really Feel About Facebook

How do you really feel about Facebook? Do you trust it

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CNBC Details How Americans Really Feel About Facebook

Twitter’s New Email Digest Makes Top Content More Visible

Twitter used to be one of my favorite web destinations but in recent months I’ve nearly walked away from it thanks to the overwhelming overflow of information. It’s what happens with social media, you start following a few people you really enjoy then you add the obligatory follows and work follows and brand follows and soon it’s too much to handle. I only follow 126 people and I get a new tweet every minute.

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Twitter’s New Email Digest Makes Top Content More Visible

Google AdWords Interview with Pauline Jakober of Group Twenty Seven

Today I’m happy to showcase an interview about Google AdWords with my colleague and friend, Pauline Jakober, CEO of Group Twenty Seven.

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Google AdWords Interview with Pauline Jakober of Group Twenty Seven

HRA 332: Wrap-up

That’s all for today!

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HRA 332: Wrap-up

IAB Launches Digital Media Sales Certification Program

Ever have a bad experience with a sales person in the interactive space? That question is kind of like asking if you have ever felt the urge to breath first thing in the morning. I come from the sales side of the ISP and SEO industry as part of my interactive background

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IAB Launches Digital Media Sales Certification Program

Study Says Social Media Ad Spend (US) Will Hit Almost $10B by 2016

In a shocking development, a research company has chosen this particular week, of all weeks, to post their forecast for what is in store for social media ad spending in the US over the next several years. Do you think it was just dumb luck that it coincides with Facebook’s IPO

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Study Says Social Media Ad Spend (US) Will Hit Almost $10B by 2016

OK, So GM Pulls $10M in Facebook Ads, So What?

Could this Facebook IPO be over with already so we can get back to our regularly scheduled programming? Please?! Every Tom, Dick and pundit is putting in their heavily discounted two cents (it’s like there was a Groupon for pre-IPO Facebook hype and speculation and everyone appears to have bought it) and it is getting pretty silly. The latest chicken little concern is the pulling of Facebook ads, to the tune of $10 million, by General Motors.

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OK, So GM Pulls $10M in Facebook Ads, So What?

17 Types of Link Spam to Avoid

Posted by Carson Ward If the last few months of ranking changes have shown me anything, it's that poorly executed link building strategy that many of us call white hat can be more dangerous than black-hat strategies like buying links.

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17 Types of Link Spam to Avoid

New Study Shows Google+ Engagement is on the Rocks

It’s like a story from a Hollywood gossip magazine. The son of a rich and powerful man comes to town, he chats up everyone girl he meets.

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New Study Shows Google+ Engagement is on the Rocks

Using Semantics for Keyword Research

Sujan Patel wrote a fascinating article on this topic for Search Engine Journal.

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Using Semantics for Keyword Research