7 Time-Saving Google Analytics Custom Reports
The right Custom Reports can be incredible time savers. Instead of spending time digging around for important metrics, you can find what you need separated neatly into columns for some analysis that...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Becomes World's Most Popular Web Browser
Google Chrome overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the world's most popular web browser for a full week for the first time in its history. Chrome enjoyed a week-long surge in use between...
View ArticleYahoo Axis Launches With Visual Search, Instant Previews
Yahoo Axis displays search results for the iPhone, iPad or desktop browsers, without users having to leave their current web page, and provides a preview of the pages that results link to in an effort...
View ArticleNextag’s Fatal Sense of Google Entitlement
Nextag isn't ranking on Google, so their search results must be biased, argues CEO Jeffrey Katz. But really, creating a compelling website that will rank atop Google’s search results is “gritty, at...
View ArticleGoogle, Facebook Top List of Sites Tracking Users Most [Study]
When it comes to user tracking around the web, Google and Facebook seem to be the biggest offenders – their properties combined make up the entire Top 5. But they aren't the only kids in town. Check...
View ArticleGoogle Introduces Chrome, Drive for iOS
Day two of the Googles I/O conference in San Francisco saw the introduction of Google Chrome and Drive apps for iOS devices. Google showcased the apps latest features and showed what Google software...
View ArticleGoogle Faces $22.5 Million Fine for Safari Tracking
Google is expected to pay a $22.5 million fine – the largest ever imposed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission – in relation to the discovery that Google used special code to get around the Safari...
View ArticleSuperfish Debuts ShapeRank for Visual Search; Near Matches More Exciting Than...
With the explosion of visual content orientated social networks such as Pinterest, visual search seems to be back on the agenda. Visual search company, Superfish, have announced an update that could...
View ArticleWajam Social Search Now Includes Shopping.com Product Recommendations
Social search startup Wajam is taking the online shopping world by storm by adding product recommendations from your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. They've partnered with Shopping.com to...
View ArticleBing Releases Windows 8 App
Windows 8 is set for an Oct. 26 release date, but Microsoft has already introduced its Bing for Windows 8 app. Redesigned from the ground up with visuals similar to the the "Metro" style, Bing on...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Adds Do Not Track Option
The company said that the feature, which is still in being tested, would be available as part of the latest 'Canary' build of the Chromium. The feature could be included into the general release build...
View Article7 Stages of “Do Not Track” Grief: A Survival Guide for Analysts & Online...
While many in the community are bracing with the implications of Do Not Track, others believe it won’t have a significant impact on the industry’s ability to effectively optimize advertising dollars....
View ArticleFTC Hopes to Resolve Google Antitrust Inquiry Before 2013
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is aiming to resolve its antitrust investigation into Google's search practices by the end of the year. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz says that the organization is...
View Article4 Google Analytics Features You Probably Haven’t Used
With every new feature, Google Analytics becomes more powerful, but also more complex. Hidden in the nest of menus are 4 powerful features you might have overlooked: Page Speed, In-Page Analytics, the...
View ArticleA Cure For the C.O.L.D. (Casualty of Linking Distraction)
Working in the search industry, it's all too easy to think you're somehow falling behind if you aren’t on the bleeding edge 24/7. Here are three suggestions to help you handle the many distractions and...
View ArticleQihoo Search: Dead on Arrival?
Launched August 16, Qihoo Search was the latest search engine to hit China and became one of the largest traffic sources in only a matter of days. But where do they sit now as the dust settled and...
View Article5 Tips for Handling (Not Provided) Data
(Not Provided) accounts for almost 40 percent of referring traffic data – and this will continue trending up until the majority of organic referrer data (search terms) will completely disappear. Here’s...
View ArticleFor the 18th Time, Social Media Marketing Doesn’t Suck: How Twitter Drives...
Learn why those calling social media marketing – and Twitter, in particular – a fail based on Black Friday statistics that show it drove 0% of sales are completely missing the mark and, more...
View ArticleMicrosoft Launches Bing Ads Sweepstakes & Funny Internet Explorer Video
SMBs have the chance to win up to $3,000 in Bing Ads credits. There are also two second prizes of $1,000 in Bing Ads credits. The sweepstakes will be promoted in a number of channels, including:...
View ArticleGoogle Pays Apple About $1 Billion to Remain Default Search Engine
Thirty-one percent of Google's traffic acquisition costs will go toward remaining the default search engine on iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad in 2014. Mozilla will also see the amount it...
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