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Local Search Ranking Factors

June 8, 2011 1 Comment

For the past four years, David Mihm has surveyed some of the great minds in the search engine industry on local search. Every year the results are more and more complex, as are the local algorithms. This year’s results were even more intriguing because there have been so many changes within the local arena. I [...]

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Google Calendar with appointments

June 6, 2011 No Comments

For those, like me, who manage their life through Google, you will appreciate a new change to the Google Calendar that was released today. Google announced Appointment slots, where “any individual or business can manage appointment availability online 24/7” Google will roll out the feature over the next few days. As of this post, I [...]

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The Search Battle on TV

May 25, 2011 2 Comments

It seems Microsoft and Google have revved up the online battle on television. Last week, Microsoft announced that Bing query results will have more Facebook integration. The hope is having your friends as influencers will persuade users to switch from Google to Bing. In conjunction with this announcement, Microsoft followed up with two commercials showing [...]

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Bing Likes Facebook

May 17, 2011 2 Comments

Bing search queries will show products and websites recommended by Facebook friends.

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Measure Site Speed with Google Analytics

May 12, 2011 No Comments

Last week Google announced a new feature to Google Analytics that allows webmasters to measure the page load time. This move directly ties in with Google’s announcement last year about site speed affecting search rankings. A low site speed can also negatively affect an AdWords quality score. The new addition to Google Analytics shows pages [...]

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