Ari Herzog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Thank you for reading my blog. Google Analytics tells me that 34,532 unique visitors (including you) came here over the prior six months. Monthly visitors, May – Nov 2013. Frequency of visitors, May – Nov 2013. You come from different countries… Countries of visitors, May – Nov 2013.

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Energy Metrics Statistics Mobile 148

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 3, 2014

Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Tumblr: 164 million blogs. Reddit Earns 56 Billion Pageviews in 2013. 2013 was a big year for Reddit. The site saw 56 billion pageviews from 731 million unique visitors, according to the Reddit blog. Renren: over 170 million users. via iResearch iUser Tracker.

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 2, 2013

Women make up the larger share of users on Facebook (58% to 42%) and are a slightly larger share on Twitter (52% to 48%) while men are the predominate users of LinkedIn (63% to 37%) and Google+ (71% to 29%). Furthermore, half of all Google+ users are under 25 years old. B2B Lead Blog ). iMedia Connection ). eMarketer ).

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The Realtime Report

AUGUST 30, 2012

Google Plus: 170 million “people who have upgraded” via Google. Tumblr: 70 million blogs. One-Third of Latin Americans Will Use Social Networks by 2013. By 2013, one-third of the Latin American population will use social networks. Sina Weibo: over 300 million users. via Bloomberg Businessweek.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 11, 2013

The number of Google searches for the phrase have increased 400% since January 2011. The Top 6 Reasons You’re Failing at Content Marketing by BuzzStream Blog. 2: 30 Remarkable Content Marketing Facts and Statistics for 2013 (and 2014). ” Don’t copy your competitors—be the source they try to copy.

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Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

It’s the day before Thanksgiving, November 27, 2013, and that’s got me thinking: as an SEO in 2013, what should we be thankful for? They’re just things that I really think we, as SEOs in 2013, should be thankful for. Google Plus. Authorship, Author Rank, and followers on Google Plus. Archive.org.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 26, 2013

The data that Google is not providing , as in they are not providing which keyword brought visitors to your site, keeps going up. For example, for my blog on BillHartzer.com, the posts and articles on the site cater mostly to other webmasters and perhaps business owners. But the other issue here is that Google is doing this, as well.

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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Google is updating their Terms of Service on November 11, 2013. If you follow a business on the Google+ social network, there is a chance that your endorsement could be used in an advertisement for that business, elsewhere on the web. Here is the email that is being sent out by Google. October 11, 2013.

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Social Media Marketing

JULY 18, 2013

If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I''d encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in Google+. Metrics/Measurement/Big Data Sponsorships are still a growing percentage of budgets growing anywhere from 3-6% in 2013 and comprising 14% of marketing budgets. These are those links.

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Bill Hartzer

JUNE 5, 2013

In a post Google Penguin world, it is still okay (an natural) to link out to other websites. Here in June of 2013, I am horrified that I actually have to have this conversation with other website owners and bloggers. Supposedly Google will somehow mistaken your outgoing link for a paid link and penalize your website in the process.

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Ari Herzog

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The below graphs and data from Google Analytics say the rest. Phil Gerbyshak asked me to provide background to my last post on Twitter that occurred October 17, wondering if that action had any impact on blog visitors. This is undoubtedly correlated to a greater frequency of blogging in August than in subsequent months.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In October 2018, Google announced that it will be shutting down the consumer version of Google+ owing to insufficient usage. The initial announcement also stated that Google would complete the Google+ shutdown in 10 months. Since 2013, Google+ had been experiencing low activity. While there were 1.15

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Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Friday we talked about Google Authorship. The case is by no means closed, and you should be aware that this is the way search engines will be ranking your web pages in the future – especially Google. In fact, there’s a very good chance that Google will automatically link your social network profiles to your reputation.

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Bill Hartzer

APRIL 15, 2016

Google is showing multiple domain names in its search results when the site: command is used if domains pointing to the main domain include the canonical tag. In the case of my site, there’s an old blog post here: Why Boosting Audience Retention With Video Will Do Wonders For Your Business. I wrote that blog post back in 2013.

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Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 27, 2013

As of today, August 27, 2013, the Google AdWords Keyword Tool is gone. And you can no longer get keyword suggestions from the Google AdWords Keyword Tool. When you click on the search result above, you will no longer see the Google AdWords Keyword Tool. My latest blog post was about how to find content ideas.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

Just as low-level article directories (ezinearticles, articlesbase, and others) got hurt by Google’s Panda Update in 2013, I predict that Google will hurt sites abusing guest blogging in 2013. I don’t feel guest blogging is bad, nor that all bloggers who do it will be penalized by Google.

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Writtent Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2013

The bigger the holiday, the larger the interest among the consumers and the associated volume of search on Google. Whether you’re calling for photos of costumes or images of their Jack-O-Lantern, inviting your audience to share their custom content in a contest can provide you with a wealth of resources to share on social media or your blog.

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Kikolani

MARCH 1, 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. Blogging / Content. Share Your Best Blog Posts.

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Mashup Resources Google Adsense 141

Social Media Marketing

APRIL 3, 2013

If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I'd encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in Google+. Google+, Pinterest and Yelp also have made strides since the last year's survey from Constant Contact. Google Think is a constant source of rich insights and research.

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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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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 31, 2013

A while back I wrote about how many SEO companies and so-called SEO experts have been offering a Google Penguin Recovery Service. Google Penguin is entirely about links to your site, right?!? Below, I’ll detail why Google Penguin is not all about the links that are pointing to your website.

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Social Media Marketing

AUGUST 8, 2013

If you have additional links, sources or ideas that might be helpful, I''d encourage you to add some via a comment below or tag me in Google+. Facebook has its first CMO : Gary Briggs, formerly of Google''s Motorola Mobility group, has joined the company. These are those links. million a day.

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The Realtime Report

JANUARY 24, 2014

Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Tumblr: 168 million blogs. A new study from Simply Measured compares the Twitter accounts of the Interbrand 2013 Top 100 Brands and the Forbes 100 Best Small Companies in America to analyze how successful brands of different sizes use the micro-blogging social platform.

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Proactive Report

AUGUST 14, 2013

Webinar August 28, 2013, Sally Falkow APR and Lisa Buyer discuss the new Google rules for writing a press release. Google has finally called BS and listed press releases as a link scheme, stating that a release is in essence an advertisement. Google does not give credit for links you have created yourself. Register here.

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Kikolani

MAY 17, 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. Blogging / Content. The Resources Mashup.

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Twist Image

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Well, of course someone who loves to blog is going to say that it''s never too late to start a blog. The event took place at the spectacular offices of Google in London (don''t believe me, do a search on this office space, it has been featured in many articles and posts ). A deep-dive into the merits of blogging.

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Writtent Blog

APRIL 25, 2013

Whether you are a small business owner just learning nuts and blots of blogging magic or already a blogging guru, you need to keep abreast of the most important blogging trends if you want to succeed in your blogging efforts. Wondering if you need to set up a blog ? of the total blogging population.

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The Realtime Report

APRIL 2, 2014

A new study from Flurry takes a look at how apps are dominating mobile, and Google and Facebook are commanding lots of our time. “YouTube is definitely Google’s killer franchise on mobile,” said Flurry President and Chief Executive Officer Simon Khalaf on Flurry’s blog.

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Mobile YouTube Airlines Statistics 177

agora pulse

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The search algorithm update BERT helps Google better understand natural language for search results. Thanks to modern technology, today’s consumers like to speak their questions directly into a device, making it hard for Google to interpret a more spontaneous spoken query. Hummingbird Update was announced back in 2013.

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yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 10, 2014

92% of marketers in Marketing Sherpa’s 2013 Email Marketing Benchmark Survey said that email is producing, or will produce, a positive ROI for them. Get onto Google+! Google+ is quickly gaining steam, and now has the second highest number of monthly users ( 343 million ) after Facebook. Blogging solves this problem!

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Social Media Tips Marketing Mobile 277

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 22, 2013

Earlier today I saw a terrific post over at Lisa Gerber ‘s blog by Alan Lemire , on his entrepreneurial journey thus far. Daniel Honigman (@DanielHonigman) March 22, 2013. shonali — Deb Lee (@SohoTechTraing) March 22, 2013. Julia Angelen Zunich (@JulesZunichPR) March 22, 2013. A matter of perception.

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Brands Consultant LinkedIn Yahoo 273

The Realtime Report

JANUARY 10, 2014

Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Tumblr: 165 million blogs. Eighty percent of world leaders used Twitter in 2013, according to a study from the Digital Policy Council. million followers despite only joining Twitter in 2013 ( AllTwitter ). Renren: over 170 million users. via iResearch iUser Tracker.

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Social Networking Twitter Tumblr Reddit 181

The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Tumblr: 160 million blogs. billion in 2013. billion), behind only Google (with $17 billion). was 9%; in 2013, that number jumped to nearly 17%. Related Stories UK Mobile Ad Spend Grows 126% in 2013 India Will Have More Facebook Users Than U.S. via LinkedIn.

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Social Networking Mobile Tumblr Statistics 142

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Ed: A version of this post originally ran on September 20, 2013 on Vikypedia.in. dollar (as of December 1, 2013). Now, checking news feeds on smart phones, scrolling through one’s Twitter handle, and checking updates on blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and other online networks have become part of the urban lifestyle.

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The Realtime Report

MARCH 7, 2014

Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Tumblr: 174 million blogs. Foursquare Sees Major Revenue Growth in 2013 and Q1 2014. He announced on CNBC that the platform’s revenues grew 600% in 2013 – pretty impressive. Renren: over 170 million users. via iResearch iUser Tracker. via LinkedIn. via Tumblr.

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Foursquare Social Networking Tumblr Statistics 164

The Realtime Report

APRIL 25, 2014

Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. Tumblr: 183 million blogs. This milestone was followed by more good news for Facebook: revenue is up 72% from Q1 2013, and 59% of advertising revenue comes from mobile devices, nearly double the 30% from Q1 2013. Renren: over 170 million users. via iResearch iUser Tracker.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 1, 2014

Thank you for reading my blog where I write and explore digital media. Follow my brand on this Google+ page. In this way, pins will be shared to Twitter, tweets will be shared to Google+, and so forth. This will be a work in progress and I will write subsequent blog posts analyzing what happens. Blog News'

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