Kikolani

MAY 11, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Search Engines / SEO.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 27, 2011

This last year Google brought a large number of algorithm changes to the table. In case you missed it through all the chaos, below lists all of the crazy Google changes that occurred in 2011and just what they all meant: Top 10 Google Algorithm Changes of 2011. Google claims the update “incorporates new signals.”

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Writtent Blog

AUGUST 8, 2014

Is quality content the backbone of your SEO strategy? So do search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo  Google in particular. SEO Strategy: What Is High-Quality Content? SEO Strategy: What Is High-Quality Content? It incorporates valuable keywords naturally based on SEO best practices. Image source.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 23, 2012

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have heard about the Google Panda update and what it did to many low-quality websites last year. It was more like a Google sniper attack on all the spam and rubbish sites. When I look for something on Google the last thing I would want to see is rubbish information.

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yMarketingMatters

APRIL 15, 2013

There are many ways to go mobile: Sending out mobile-optimized emails , enabling your website for mobile visitors, undertaking mobile advertising, Google Adwords for mobile and mobile SEO. An impressive increase from 35% in 2011 and 44% in 2012. Currently, 31% of Americans own a tablet compared to 11% in 2011 and 22% in 2012.

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The Social Media Incubator

MARCH 29, 2012

Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2012 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. Unlike many interns who are working for experience without monetary compensation, Google has made their program a paid internship. What do you think about Google offering internships to students?

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The Social Media Incubator

MARCH 29, 2012

Google is offering the “ Summer of Code 2012 ,” which is an internship for students who are willing to work on open-source projects. Unlike many interns who are working for experience without monetary compensation, Google has made their program a paid internship. What do you think about Google offering internships to students?

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Socialmedia.biz

JULY 14, 2016

Content is still incredibly important, but there’s a not-so-new beast called social media that many business are still neglecting and missing out on entirely. Search engines are placing higher importance on what’s coming from social media. Linking (the backbone of SEO). Need proof? Direct Impact.

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Absolute PA

JANUARY 4, 2013

I’ve gotta say, it’s been an AMAZing 2012 with loads of incredible experiences. I created and launched my first online training programme, Twitter Brilliance, running the live training twice in 2012. (If Just like last year I’ve checked my Google Analytics and shared below the 10 most visited posts.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Are you feeling overwhelmed by social media? This is where social media tools can help. Not only do these increase the efficiency of your social media efforts, using a combination of the best tools often results in higher returns from social media. This is a guest post by Siv Rauv.

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Kikolani

MARCH 13, 2013

If you follow my writing, you probably know how much I love Google Reader. On July 1st, Google Reader says goodbye. The Learn More takes you to a page that tells you what you can export using their Google Takeout tool, but nothing in the way of alternatives. A Little About How I Use(d) Google Reader. That’s right.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Similar to other social media platforms, YouTube’s algorithm has changed as the site has evolved. 2012: Watch time. In 2012, YouTube announced a new metric “ Time Watched ” to use in their search and Suggested Video algorithm. After all, the platform is owned by Google. billion YouTube users worldwide.

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 26, 2012

So you shot a video of your latest product offering and you want to get some SEO/content marketing juice out of it. Try putting up a transcription of the audio in with the actual media file. And if you can win a YouTube search, chances are your video will also show up near the top of a regular Google search. (

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The Social Media Incubator

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Just recently, Google moved us closer to real semantic search. In what is becoming one of the most talked about Google algorithm updates since Google Penguin (2012) and perhaps the most comprehensive update since Caffeine (2010), Hummingbird is supposed to affect 90% of searches. It was rolled out in late August, 2013.

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Writtent Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

2011 was the year of social media. 2012 was the year companies began to realize the value of content marketing. As inbound marketing becomes more and more mainstream, businesses are increasingly choosing to align their content marketing and social media into a unified form of outreach. Sure, but it’s not easy.

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Laurel Papworth

JULY 2, 2013

Sydney social media course 2013. Walk away with a social media strategy, campaign, tools. Facebook, Twitter, Social Media Dashboards, Google Plus, Social Media Measurement. Sydney Social Media Course . 29 to 31 July – Sydney 3 Day Social Media course.

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Twist Image

JANUARY 17, 2012

It's time to pay attention to Google+. Back in July, I Blogged about Google 's foray into online social networking, Google+ (more here: Co-dependency In The Age of Facebook ). At the time, the majority of the discourse surrounding Google+ was about whether or not it would be able to compete in a Facebook world.

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The Social Media Incubator

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Google uses algorithms (note that there are really more than one) to analyze search criteria for the purpose of ranking websites. These algorithms are a sort of secret sauce that Google keeps close to its chest. Many search engine marketers actually run a lot of tests to determine how Google uses its algorithms to rank web pages.

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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 27, 2019

Interest in Content Manager, PPC Manager and CRO Manager roles in decline, per Google trends. Other popular roles include Social Media Manager (7,560), UX Designer (2,500) and Digital Marketing Manager, with no less than 2,170 individual online searches per month. Posted with permission from Reboot.

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Kikolani

JULY 20, 2016

Let’s get this out of the way first: there is no time guarantee of when your new website is going to be added to the Google index. Google says, “ Crawling and indexing are processes which can take some time and which rely on many factors. Google indexing factors. Actually, Google only cares about you once others care about you.

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Kikolani

JULY 20, 2016

Let’s get this out of the way first: there is no time guarantee of when your new website is going to be added to the Google index. Google says, “ Crawling and indexing are processes which can take some time and which rely on many factors. Google indexing factors. Actually, Google only cares about you once others care about you.

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Google Directory Domain Name SEO 60

Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Is Quora still a significant social media destination? According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site).

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 17, 2012

And with powerful tools like social media and blogging, there has never been a better platform for what I call “ Transparent Marketing ”. If you do this, not only will it earn you respect from potential customers, but it also may do very well in terms of SEO. Final Results: 124,000 page views and 1,529 inbound links.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 28, 2014

The closest I eventually got to locating a source for this statistic was a citation I found buried in a document from Google Scholar search: 1997 by Salgado, J.F. The following tips explain more about how businesses can use statistics and the absence of online citation to improve SEO and increase sales: 1. More Backlinks for SEO.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 5, 2013

Posted in Behavioral Targeting Business Intelligence Conversion Conversion Optimization Customer Experience Interactive Marketing Internet Search SEO Strategy User Generated Content. Try adding a YouTube channel to your social media arsenal. The thick of the 2012 holiday season is here. 38% comparison shopped online.

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Kikolani

MARCH 29, 2013

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Search Engines / SEO.

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yMarketingMatters

APRIL 15, 2013

There are many ways to go mobile: Sending out mobile-optimized emails , enabling your website for mobile visitors, undertaking mobile advertising, Google Adwords for mobile and mobile SEO. An impressive increase from 35% in 2011 and 44% in 2012. Currently, 31% of Americans own a tablet compared to 11% in 2011 and 22% in 2012.

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Mobile Smart Phone Marketing Adwords 100

Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2016

The way our mind acquires, operates, and responds reminds me of the Google Knowledge Graph. Google Knowledge Graph is the largest warehouse of knowledge in digital history—and it’s doing it with your help. What Is Google Knowledge Graph? Till now, Google ignored the actual context used in phrases.

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Pixlee

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Social media data analytics is the foundation of an advanced, effective digital marketing campaign. With social media analytics, businesses can see exactly how customers perceive and interact with their brand, allowing them to make strategic changes that move the needle for the business. What Is Social Data?

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Josh S Peters

JANUARY 4, 2013

One of the new features (and an encouragement to get at least 1 post per week done) is to publish a Search and Social weekly that rounds up the best / most important articles I’ve read the past week on search / SEO and social media. How to fix (or improve) your company’s social media program.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 8, 2013

Image courtesy Lore & Guille, licensed under Creative Commons So to help you out, I’ve compiled this list of our 20 most popular articles from 2012. Now, without further ado, here are our top 20 articles from 2012! URL Be Sorry: Google Cuts Back on Top-ranking Exact-match Domains. of tag clouds.

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Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

And the sender, Nick Grey, even says that Matt Cutts from Google said so. On 8/31/13 10:49 PM, “Nick Grey” wrote: Hello, My name is Nick Grey, and I am a professional social media manager. In todays world, interaction between companies and their potential and existing customers is carried out through social media.

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Kikolani

AUGUST 24, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Search Engines / SEO.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 18, 2020

But here’s the long answer, too: 2005-2012: View count (a.k.a. 2012: Watch time (a.k.a. In 2012, the platform announced an update to the discovery system designed to identify the videos people actually want to watch. Schedule videos and moderate comments in the same place you manage all your other social networks.

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Buffer Social

AUGUST 16, 2023

We have intentionally chosen not to go up-market and serve enterprise customers, but rather we are committed to helping small businesses and ambitious individuals grow their brands on social media. Merchant Fees At Buffer, we rely on Stripe, Google, and Apple for our payment processing needs. Stripe payments make up 98.5

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Kikolani

JANUARY 20, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Search Engines / SEO / Traffic.

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Kikolani

JUNE 8, 2012

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, freelancing, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Search Engines / SEO.

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