Firebelly

DECEMBER 5, 2013

2014 is upon us. This will be the year for Google+. This will be the year for Google+. This trend will continue in 2014. In 2014, our focus will be on improving our mobile exposure. One issue that I hope to resolve in 2014 is to try and gain more reliability and responsiveness from our marketing partner.

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Real Estate Marketing Automotive Smart Phone 271

yMarketingMatters

JANUARY 10, 2014

Social media and digital marketing are going to grow even stronger in 2014. With my first hand experience working with so many businesses, I am giving you my most important social media and digital marketing tips that will help you increase your online footprint, exposure and bottom line in 2014 for your business. Get onto Google+!

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Social Media Tips Marketing Mobile 277

Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 22, 2014

Will Vine and Instagram videos be the preferred method for digital marketers in 2014? Microvideo Will Dominate 2014 is a post from: Waxing UnLyrical. Twitter Google+ Microvideo Will Dominate 2014. Maybe not, but I am confident you’ll see them become much more common. Please respond in the comments below.

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Instagram Flickr Video Social Media Management 212

Harp Interactive

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Categories: Blog , Facebook , Google , Social Media Marketing , Twitter Tags: Facebook , Firefox , Google , page layout algorithm , social media , Social Media Marketing , Top heavy filter , Trending , Twitter Facebook Trending Hashtags, New Twitter Layout, Google Page Layout Algorithm Updates and more!

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Hashtag Trends Social Media Twitter 228

Harp Interactive

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Categories: Blog , Facebook , Google , Pinterest , Social Media Marketing Tags: AllFacebook , Chrome , Facebook , Facebook Ad Manager , Google , Pinterest , Pinterest mobile , social media , Social Media Marketing , Social Media Snapshot Social Media Snapshot: Facebook Ad Manager Updates, New Technology & Pinterest Makeovers, Oh My!

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Social Media Facebook Mobile Google 243

Harp Interactive

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Categories: Blog , Facebook , Google , HootSuite , LinkedIn , Monitoring , Social Media Marketing , Twitter Tags: Facebook , Facebook Messenger , Firefox , Google , linkedin , Promoted Accounts , socia media , Twitter , Who''s Viewed Your Profile Facebook Tags, Twitter Promoted Accounts, Google Helps Local Media, and more!

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HootSuite Social Media Twitter Facebook 248

Sherrilynne Starkie

JANUARY 18, 2014

Google Keep is a nifty little free app that can help lift a content marketing effort to the next level. Google Keep Screenshot (Photo credit: Schockwellenreiter). It’s an easy-to-use note taking tool that syncs with Google Drive, so updates and additions are kept current, in the cloud and ready to access. Hands free Facebook.

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Organization Google Policies Privacy 314

Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Image: aamaadmiparty.org via Google, CC 4.0. A few months ago, I wrote about how Indian Politicians were using Google+ Hangouts to reach out to Indian youth and a wider audience to connect with them. Mr. Kejriwal didn’t just use Google+ Hangouts to expound his philosophy; he actually used them to raise funds.

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Social Media Campaign Exercises Compete 223

The Realtime Report

JULY 18, 2014

The 2014 World Cup was host to countless ad campaigns, and record breaking social media statistics. Adidas has been crowned as the ‘ most talked about ‘ brand connected to the 2014 World Cup, generating 1.59 Here are some of the brands that created tons of social media buzz during the month-long tournament: Adidas .

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Campaign Social Media Statistics Sports 176

Harp Interactive

MAY 2, 2014

Below are highlights of changes on top social media platforms for the week ending May 2, 2014: New on Google+ Is Google+ Really Walking Dead? Not So Fast. Perhaps the biggest social media news this [.] ( Read more. ).

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Foursquare Google Social Media YouTube 253

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Google News has been in the news itself lately, from European efforts to impose taxes to questions about its value and even suggestions for giving it a full redesign. To find out, I used SimilarWeb PRO to pull 2014 YTD figures for 80 major news sites representing a cross-section of print, broadcast and digital news organizations.

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News Sites Publishing Data 279

Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

I’m speaking this year about the latest Google Algorithm Updates at the State of Search conference being held November 17 and 18, 2014, here in Dallas. The post 37 Speakers To See at State of Search 2014 appeared first on Bill Hartzer. Awesomesauce. Be sure to see my session if you have anything to do with organic search.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 15, 2014

By now you may well have heard of Google+, and you think it is a ‘social media thing’, right? Sure, there is a social destination, but Google+ has tools for every business looking to increase engagement: a) Within their business itself, and b) To build relationships and develop loyal ‘fans’ of them and their brands.

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Communities Google Notification Project 166

Bill Hartzer

APRIL 22, 2014

I’m here a few days early in Fort Lauderdale, getting prepared for the Pubcon SFIMA conference being held on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Matt Rogers – Head Of Industry, Large Customer Sales, Google. This session will cover the 101 basics of SEO today. Make sure your Search Engine Strategies are correct.

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SEO Conference Engineering Eventful 148

Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Google Cache Date a Month Old Now, Google Rolled Out Mobile Friendly Tag, and State of Search conference Last Week. There a few significant updates this past week, including the Google Cache Dates, and the new Mobile Friendly Tag. Google Cache Dates. https://www.billhartzer.com/pages/google-cache-dates-month-old-now/.

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Klout Conference Mobile SEO 93

Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Domain Name SEO Search Engine Registration scam, Google SERPs Instagram Date Mistake, 7Search Accused of Traffic Stealing. There are a few significant updates since then, including two Google Penguin updates, and a few other posts worth mentioning. Google Search Results (SERPs) say Post was in 1970. Google Penguin Updates.

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Domain Name Affiliate network SEO Yahoo 91

Ari Herzog

JANUARY 5, 2014

Those LinkedIn and Google+ groups? I already had a Google+ profile and I’ve begun using it more frequently. With some 10,000 followers of mine on Twitter and Google+ (and members of that above LinkedIn group), I want to be more social this year. Everywhere Else: I am using Google+ and Pinterest as indicated above.

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Social Networking LinkedIn Groups Groups 148

Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

You could still get a Manual Penalty in Google Webmaster Tools. Google Knowledge Graph and How to Get In–and a report on the results of my.Com vs. gTLD Domain Name tests. One involves Google Webmaster Tools and manual penalties because of bad links to your site. It’s the evening of September 25th, 2014 in Dallas.

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Domain Name Wikipedia Collaboration Google 97

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 18, 2014

Google Penguin Refresh this weekend, and a pricing bug found in GoDaddy’s domain registration. This weekend, there appears to finally be a Google Penguin refresh, which is affecting a lot of website traffic from Google organic search. Google Penguin Refresh, Google Penguin 3.0. Pubcon Las Vegas 2014.

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Domain Name Price Conference Software 91

Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

MyOpenID , the site whose goal was to allow us to securely have one ID on the web to use for logins, has decided to shut its doors starting on February 1, 2014. myOpenID will be turned off on February 1, 2014. Since that time, social networks and email providers such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and Yahoo!

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Yahoo Sites Social Networking LinkedIn 113

The Realtime Report

MARCH 28, 2014

Google Plus: 343 million monthly active users. 25% of US Smartphone Users Will Use Instagram in 2014. When the data is narrowed down to smartphone users, Instagram is set to overtake Twitter in 2014. Sina Weibo: over 500 million users. via The Next Web. Renren: over 170 million users. via iResearch iUser Tracker. via Tumblr.

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Social Networking Instagram Tumblr Statistics 175

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Google Penguin Refresh last weekend, and Google adds Inbox by Gmail, which is useful for reading email on your phone. And oh yeah, there’s a new Share button added this week to Google’s header. And oh yeah, there’s a new Share button added this week to Google’s header. Google Penguin Refresh.

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Software Google iPhone Sites 86

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 13, 2014

But, notably the TopSEOs website appears to have been banned in Google. TopSEOs, a website that “lists” the top SEOs in the industry, appears to have been banned in Google. Their TopSEOs.com domain has been banned in Google, and the TopPPCs.com domain also has been banned. Pubcon Las Vegas 2014.

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Domain Name Conference SEO Software 89

Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Google has activated their first New gTLD domain name, which is nic.google. Nic.Google currently redirects to the Google Registry. The Google Registry was looking for registrar partners to help test their registry platform. However, you needed to submit your application by 20th November 2014, which is now passed.

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Domain Name Activities Google Forums 163

Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Google Updated the Knowledge Graph, and State of Search conference next week. Google Knowledge Graph Update. Last week Google updated the Knowledge Graph, which includes data from various sources like Freebase.com to populate informational data in the search results. State of Search Conference. You could still.

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Klout Conference Software Reddit 78

Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 30, 2013

I believe this is a trend you are going to see more and more of in the next few years – starting in 2014. I believe 2014 is going to be a banner year for social media traffic and social media metrics. In fact, some websites are now reporting that they are receiving more traffic from social media than from search engines.

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Metrics Tumblr StumbleUpon B2B 98

Bill Hartzer

JANUARY 27, 2014

Lots of good info on whether or not Google +1s count towards rankings, etc. And it’s even more timely because Matt Cutts just recently said publicly that Google doesn’t use Twitter or Facebook social signals in rankings. I already mentioned my session with Eric Enge on Social Signals and SEO. Keynote: Duane Forrester.

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Microsoft Conference SEO WordPress 138

Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

I did a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything), Ripoff Report’s home page was removed from Google, I don’t trust Klout, and Duane Forrester has left Bing as their Webmaster Liaiason. When their site’s home page was removed from Google for a period of time last week because of a legal proceeding, many cheered.

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Klout Reddit Software Report 86

Kikolani

DECEMBER 30, 2013

We’re only five days away from one of my favorite online marketing events, NMX 2014. Is your Twitter bio, Facebook page short description, LinkedIn summary, and Google+ story all current? So I thought I’d share some of my favorite tips for preparing for NMX or any conference event! Hotel missing your reservation?

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Tips iPad Hotels Conference 165

Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 24, 2014

This will be my last weekly update in 2014, so I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Google’s New CAPTCHA ReCAPTCHA Has Been Hacked. Google recently introduced a new way for websites to try to get rid of spammers and spam bots that automatically fill out forms on websites, such as comments on blog posts.

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Domain Name Knowledge Base Apple Blogger 86

Bill Hartzer

MAY 13, 2014

This week, I’m doing “double duty” at the ClickZ Live Toronto conference, being held at the Eaton Centre from May 14 to May 16, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. Here are 34 people that I want to meet at this year’s ClickZ Live Toronto 2014 conference: Andrew Goodman – Page Zero Media.

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Meeting Banking Yahoo Conference 133

Bill Hartzer

MARCH 13, 2014

The PubCon conference, being held in New Orleans March 17 to March 20, 2014 at the New Orleans Convention Center , is a great conference that I’m attending and speaking at next week. Eric Enge – The king of social and search, and anything to do with Google+, Google Authorship, and Google AuthorRank.

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Conference SEO Reputation Startup 164

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 8, 2014

TopSEOs.com, a site that listed the “top SEO firms” in a list (for a fee) has been banned in Google. They were banned in Google. — Bill Hartzer (@bhartzer) October 8, 2014. No official word from Google yet why the site was banned. The post TopSEOs.com Banned In Google appeared first on Bill Hartzer.

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Google Press Release Domain Name Conference 165

Proactive Report

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Take a look at the Google year in search video for 2014. Online PR digital PR google online PR' Good news and cat videos can be your only intake if that’s your choice. The main thing that has changed is that humans can now search what they want, when they want and get exactly that. Watch the video and see for yourself.

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Google News Eventful Video 49

Writtent Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

57% of marketers report custom content is their top marketing priority for 2014. Slideshare, Instagram, and Google+ have experienced the biggest growth in usage among platforms for content promotion. B2B marketers believe Google+ is the least effective social media network for content promotion. (Source: CMI ). Source: CMI ).

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Content B2B Hubspot Marketing 110

Bill Hartzer

JULY 11, 2014

. — Bill Slawski (@bill_slawski) July 11, 2014. We all want to know the real reason why Google removed Google Authorship Photos from the search results, right? I wrote in my post about Google removing Google Authorship photos that John Mueller from Google responded with a reason.

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Google Adwords Paid Search Engineering 134

Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 18, 2014

Google Has Updated Google Penguin after a Year. According to many SEOs in the industry, who are trusted sources , the Google Penguin algorithm is being updated as I write this post. As you might recall, John Mueller from Google reportedly said that there would be a Penguin refresh by the end of the year. To: Bill Hartzer.

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