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Facebook made a change in the price of the stock for its initial public offering that had an interesting effect on the number of shares that stakeholders decided to put up for sale. The biggest IPO ever for a tech company is happening today. What can we expect? […]

Semantics concerns the meaning of words – historically a weak area for search engines. Over the years we've seen vast improvement in Google's ability to understand what searchers mean when they enter keywords. You can capitalize on this fact by changing the way you conduct keyword research. Following these tips will also strengthen your website […]

Just ten days after the revelation that Scott Thompson did not, in fact, hold the computer science degree he claimed on his resume, the new Yahoo CEO is resigning his position. Thompson, who replaced Carol Bartz, held the position barely four months. He will in turn be replaced by Ross Levinsohn, the company's global media head, as interim CEO. […]

When Microsoft cleaned up Bing's results pages earlier this month, a number of observers wondered if it was trying to imitate an earlier, less cluttered version of Google. In actuality, the software giant was clearing the decks for a new interpretation of social search. Meet the Social Sidebar. […]

In my previous article I talked about four main goals or “personas” you should keep in mind when writing content for your website. Your visitors display a lot more variety than that, though. Four different visitors could have the same goal, but approach it in completely different ways. If you want to sell to all of them, you need to write with their buying p […]

How do your website's visitors spend their time online? That can vary not only from person to person, but at different times with the same person. Why? Users pursue a variety of different goals. If you keep this in mind, you can write effective content to optimize your site for the most likely goals. […]

You know all the benefits that writing a guest post for a well-read blog in your niche can offer. You know you can write great content because you're an expert in your field. But how do you get into guest blogging? Let me give you a few clues from the blog editor's perspective. […]

I very nearly titled this article “The Truth About Keywords in Title Tags.” I didn't because I'm no longer sure that anyone has all of it. If you're ready to rethink one of the most basic things you've ever learned about SEO, and stop simply reacting to Google, keep reading. […]

Early last week, Google began using a new algorithm to help it combat webspam from black hat SEOs. Dubbed Penguin, it aims to eliminate from the search engine's listings websites that engage in certain shady practices. But how well does it work? […]

Could Facebook's cash machine be slowing down? That's one possible conclusion observers can draw from the paperwork the company recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While it's not likely to slow down investors, it's not the best news to get so close to the social media giant's IPO. […]

Managing Twitter followers can become a time consuming task, taking time away from actually sending messages and growing your influence. Here are a few free and paid tools that will save you time and provide all the important data you need. […]

Facebook is a different medium than paid search advertising, with entirely unique advantages. Learn ways to restructure your paid social advertising paradigm without over-committing to media spend and track results and ROI on Facebook. […]

Facebook shares tips for Page managers looking to increase fan engagement with specific types of content posted to drive different types of engagement. Find out what they learned in an internal brand pages study of 23 brands across six industries. […]

Three new Google Search features are part of their “next generation search” project, Knowledge Graph. Info boxes, segmented results based on query context and suggestions based on popular queries negate the need to even click off the SERP for info. […]

No matter your approach, the mobile landscape is a tricky, expansive space of uncertainty filled with twists and turns that would give even the most solid minded developer or site owner points to pause. Here’s a guide to help you go mobile. […]