Zuckerberg moves almost as fast as you can say “hoodie.”  While we were feasting our eyes on the media’s fascination regarding Mark’s choice in clothing, Facebook donned itself in two more acquisitions.  I say ‘more,’ in reference to the few-week lapse in acquisitions; as we all have heard, Facebook acquired startup Instagram as of late. 

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A Keen Mind in Sheep’s Clothing

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) just released a new report looking at the devices on which consumers consume video content. Not a big surprise that TV is still the number one platform. What may be surprising are the platforms that aren’t really contributing all that much to the overall

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TV Still Dominant Video Consumption Platform, For Now

In his opening keynote at SMX London, Amit Singhal, VP and Google Fellow, who rewrote the original Google algorithm upon his hire in 2000, said today that “Relevancy is King”.

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‘Relevancy is King’ Says Google VP at SMX London

On Tuesday, the world’s largest social network raised the target IPO price range to $34 to $38.

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Facebook Update: Higher Target IPO Price Resulting in Stakeholder Liquidation

I am sure you heard yesterday that GM stopped investing in ad space on Facebook. New research on Facebook advertising performance from WordStream may offer a few clues as to why General Motors discontinued advertising on the massive social network.  Wordstream’s research provides some important data such as: Ad Performance: Click through rates on Facebook

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Why Did GM Drop Facebook Advertising?

Local search engine optimization (SEO) is a specialized form of SEO focused on optimizing businesses and their websites for optimal visibility in local search engines. Local search takes into consideration not only the keyword the searcher entered, but also the location of the searcher, whether indicated through user settings, automatic detection, or a location in

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5 Local Resources to Boost Your Local Rankings

April was a big traffic month for us and that means we had some fantastic and informative articles you should read. Below are the top 10 articles based on traffic numbers. Happy reading! 1)

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Most Popular SEJ Articles for April 2012

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Advertising on SEJ Made Easy with BuyAds.com & iSocket

When Google rolled out penguin there was a tizzy online.

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Visualizing Link Data With Screaming Frog and Excel Part 1

A Google-backed project, the Atlantic Wind Connection, cleared the first of many regulatory hurdles yesterday. The U.S. Department of the Interior said that no competitors have an “overlapping competitive interest” and cleared Atlantic Grid Holdings LLC to proceed with an environmental impact study for their underwater power line.

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Google-Backed Offshore Power Project Moving Forward