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Top 5 Social Media Fails of 2013 by @ab80
Google Toolbar PageRank Has Been Updated, First Update In Over 10 Months by @mattsouthern
Facebook Promotions: 5 Things That Are Still Illegal by @shortstackjim
10 Horrendous Mobile Websites by @albertcostill
Twitter Announces Ad Retargeting Feature Called ‘Tailored Audiences’ by @mattsouthern
The Stealthy Rise of Semantic Search by @vswfeaturelink

Top 5 Social Media Fails of 2013 by @ab80

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST

Last year we shared an infographic about the greatest Social Media fails of 2012. The content was received very warmly by the community and we decided to do something similar this year. Traditionally we analyzed both the most successful cases (see truly inspiring examples on our blog) and the ones that caused public outcry. Today […]

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Aleh Barysevich

Marketing Director at Link-Assistant.Com

Aleh Barysevich is Marketing Director at Link-Assistant.Com, the company that makes SEO PowerSuite (website promotion toolkit) and BuzzBundle (social media software) for bloggers, webmasters and online marketers.

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Google Toolbar PageRank Has Been Updated, First Update In Over 10 Months by @mattsouthern

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 10:36 AM PST

Just a couple months ago Matt Cutts said he would be surprised to see an update to Google Toolbar PageRank by the end of this year. Despite him having said that, here we are in December and Google just updated their Toolbar PageRank values this morning. It’s always a big deal in the SEO community […]

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Matt Southern

Matt Southern is a marketing, communications and public relations professional. He provides strategic digital marketing services at an agency called Bureau in Ontario, Canada. He has a bachelors degree in communication and an unparalleled passion for helping businesses get their message out.

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Facebook Promotions: 5 Things That Are Still Illegal by @shortstackjim

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST

In July, I wrote an article called "5 Things You Probably Didn't Know are 'Illegal' on Facebook." Since it was published, just a couple of months ago, all 5 of the Facebook rules mentioned in the article are no longer relevant or have changed in some way — that's how frequently Facebook makes updates. Facebook's […]

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Jim Belosic

Jim Belosic is the CEO of ShortStack, a self-service custom app design tool used to create apps for Facebook Pages, websites and mobile web browsing. ShortStack provides the tools for small businesses, graphic designers, agencies and corporations to create apps with contests and forms, fan gates, product lines and more.

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10 Horrendous Mobile Websites by @albertcostill

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 08:30 AM PST

Wikipedia You don't have to be in the biz to realize how important mobile usage has become. Almost everyone – 91% of adults to be exact – have a smartphone. And, a majority of these smartphone users are browsing the internet to "check-in" on a social media network, exchange emails, and just browse the internet. […]

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Albert Costill

Just a typical guy that enjoys an ice-cold beer, pizza, sports and music. Since venturing into the blogosphere many years ago to discuss his favorite tunes, Al has been known to write for online publications by Alpha Brand Media such as SoJones and AMOG, as well as Search Engine Journal, to discuss everything and anything that matters.

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Twitter Announces Ad Retargeting Feature Called ‘Tailored Audiences’ by @mattsouthern

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 07:02 AM PST

In an announcement made on their blog yesterday, Twitter is releasing a new product for their advertisers called “tailored audiences.” After testing tailored audiences for several months it is finally available worldwide. Twitter’s Product Manager, Abhishek Shrivastava, describes it as: …a new way for advertisers to define your own groups of existing and potential customers, and […]

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Matt Southern

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The Stealthy Rise of Semantic Search by @vswfeaturelink

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 06:00 AM PST

The evolution of search technology actually resembles aviation history. Consider this – Boolean is equivalent to Clement Ader's inaugural flight across open water, keyword is the Spitfire fighter aircraft that won the Battle of Britain, and semantic technology is a leap ahead to the arrival of the stealth bombers. Boolean expressions made searches more sophisticated […]

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Colin Jeavons

Colin Jeavons is the President and CEO of Vertical Search Works, a search technology company that leverages its proprietary services to deliver more valuable results for advertisers, publishers, and consumers across targeted vertical industries.

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