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2010 April 6
Internet marketing news from around the web:
Windows 7’s share breaks 10% mark on Network World NetFlash
| “Windows 7 reached the 10% usage share milestone almost a year faster than its berated predecessor Vista, Web analytics company NetApplictions.com said yesterday.” |
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“We wrote about founder of Text Link Ads Patrick Gavin’s latest venture, DIYSEO, last year, back when the startup was in stealth mode. DIYSEO aims to target small businesses who have a $500 budget and can only put 25 man hours per year towards…” |
AOL to Sell or Shut Down Bebo Social Network on Search Engine Journal
| “AOL’s social networking site Bebo may soon be joining the dead pool or if AOL is lucky enough it may be joining another company. According to a memo by AOL Ventures EVP Jon Brod, AOL admits that social networking is a very competitive space…” |
Yahoo Wants to Buy Foursquare for $100 Million on Search Engine Journal
| “Among the location-based social networking startups that are making waves right now, I’ve always believed that Foursquare has the biggest potential to make it big, if it is not that big right now. Foursquare has every good things going for them…” |
Wake Up Suzy – Wake Up! – Managing SEO Client Expectations on Search Engine Journal
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“I’ve touched on the topic of client expectations before, yet I can’t emphasize enough how important this subject is. So I’m devoting an entire article to it. If you think you’ve read all there is to read about this…” |
Is Your Site Under Google Penalty? on Search Engine Journal
| “One of the most important aspects of taking care of a site’s search ‘appropriateness’ is knowing what can get you penalized by Google (or any other search engine for that matter). Knowing how to assess the situation…” |
Some Tactical Tips for Tracking the Long Tail on Search Engine Journal
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“Most of us in the search industry are pretty much aware by now that simply tracking individual keyword rankings to determine performance is all but a dead SEO practice. This scene is played out for a variety of reasons, due largely in part to…” |
How SEJ Tools Optimize Content Creation Process on Search Engine Journal
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“One of the main advantages of using SEJ tools is exactly being able to accomplish lots of inter-connected tasks from within one handy dashboard. This post will show you how the most important process in the website development – content…” |
8 Search Engine Related iPad Apps on Search Engine Journal
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“Aside from Twitter and Social Networking apps, another interesting set of apps available right now on the iPad App Store are search-related. I scoured through the App Store to get the most significant of these search-related iPad apps – and…” |
Does Your Company Twitter? 10 Tips To Become A Great Business ”Twit” on Search Engine Journal
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“What do you think of when I mention Twitter? Do you think about teenagers posting what color socks their wearing to school today? Or do you think about the sales/conversions your company makes by utilizing these accounts? Social media is a…” |
11 Ways the iPad can be used for B2B Marketing (aka a list of App Store apps all B2B Marketers should be using) on Modern B2B Marketing | Marketo Blog
| “Iphone Apps for B2B Marketing Recently on LinkedIn the American Marketing Association posted a question about how Apple’s new iPad can be useful for B2B marketers. There were a lot of negative comments, saying there will be no use or…” |