Personalized Search and Search Engine Optimization

Although many among the world of search engine optimization have expressed fear that Google’s recent announcement and rollout of personalized search results might be the end of search engine optimization as we know it, there’s a wealth of evidence to suggest that this actually isn’t the case. For starters, “normal” search engine results have already…

Deals with Google and Microsoft Bing Help Twitter

Although it’s routinely mentioned with Facebook as perhaps being the face of social media marketing, one of the more pressing problems that Twitter has faced in its relatively short lifespan is the one of user retention. While new users were signing up for accounts with Twitter at record speeds, at its worst, the social media…

SMM News: Twitter Pockets Profits for 2009

Twitter continues to make waves in the social media marketing realm by reporting record profits – for a site that hasn’t rolled out any advertising. Critics can stop asking how the microblogging service can ever turn a profit because Bloomberg reports a $25 million revenue for the social media marketing platform. Even without advertising, the search deals the social media…

3 New Google Search Functions in Development

Even though search engine giant Google is coming out with its new algorithm after the holidays, it doesn’t stop them from helping users by optimizing their search engine results page. Google currently has three innovative ideas in the works that is going to revolutionize search. Marissa Mayer, Google’s vice-president of search products and user experience,…

Yahoo to Incorporate Twitter on SERPs

Starting Thursday, December 17, Yahoo will begin to incorporate the latest Tweets into searches. This is to follow in conjunction with Bing and Google as they have also begun to incorporate Tweets. However, Yahoo!’s algorithm determines the hot topic and will show in a separate section within the search engine results page (SERPs) called “Tweets”….

What Does 2010 Hold for Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

With 2010 approaching quickly, there are several predictions being made about search engine optimization (SEO). Remember to take them with a grain of salt because who knows what the future holds. Feeding Information Results Less Traffic · Both Google & Bing are now providing more information in their queries, thus lessening the need to leave…

SMM News: Twitter Introduces New ‘Contributors’ Feature for Businesses

Lately, Twitter has been an integral force for businesses as a means of social media marketing (SMM) by helping companies expand and deepen their relationships with customers. With this growth comes the need for more business specific features, as evidenced by Twitter’s recent assimilations with social media sites Citysearch and LinkedIn. Yesterday, Twitter’s official blog…