Did anyone see the story of the 80-year-old woman who landed a plane after her husband died while flying? She and her husband were flying home to Sturgeon Bay, Wis., from Florida, when he slumped over the controls and died. family friend, and pilot, got in another plane, flew up to her, and guided her through landing the plane. She ended up with a few broken ribs, but she landed the plane on the runway. They released the audio of the conversation and she was calm and collected and even joking by saying things such as, “This is a hell of a place to get stuck.” ” You think? MORE >>

It seems as though there’s been a business wide grumble as reports surface that Google is changing the way it ranks websites. This means, those of you that pay for SEO by buying links, followers, etc, may be out of luck this time around. Google wants to focus on the needs of its searchers, who want quality content that will actually serve its purpose; not to mention the millions of entrepreneurs trying to make their way on the internet without big corporation budgets. It’s time to focus on content and quality and put the SEO cash away. ”—Hubspot.com. Links. Keywords. Social Media. MORE >>

Closing a chapter, opening a new one. The social media revolution has been an amazing ride. Social media made it suddenly possible for brands & movements foster engagement and connect with their communities like they had never done before. It won’t go away and the world is certainly a better place for it. People and [.]. Big data big data mobile social media MORE >>

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. The Resources Mashup. Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+ , retweeted on @kikolani , and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Writing. The Blogger’s Guide To YouTube: How To Absolutely Dominate Your Niche With Video Content – Video is in, and YouTube is king, and as bloggers, we need to embrace the coming changes, or risk getting left in the dust. Business / Career. Freelancing. BRNO HDR. MORE >>

I know — it sounds like a line dance but it’s actually a quickly emerging marketing trend that you need to have on your radar. SoLoMo is the combination of social, location and mobile. It takes the form of mobile phone apps that combine social networking and location data. The blend of these makes perfect sense. We know that social is working for local businesses. business with 100+ fans are experiencing a much higher engagement and click-through rates. In fact, 70% of all searches done on a smart phone result in action within one hour. That’s where SoLoMo fits in perfectly. MORE >>