In an official Bing blog post, the search giant announces their newly formed partnership with Kayak, a leading innovator in travel search. Bing states that this will allow them to provide a more comprehensive travel search experience. Bing feels that this will make them more powerful and comprehensive in the travel industry. You can find… Read more »
Read MoreMatt Cutts posted a video in response to a user question regarding Google and their methods of penalizing sites. Matt goes on to explain that there are two classifications of penalties to include “Manual” and “Algorithmic” penalties. Manual can include spam reports while algorithm based penalties could include keyword stuffing, cloaking, etc. -If you are… Read more »
Read MoreYear-over-year search statistics show that Bing’s search volume has gone up 29% while Google’s search volume has gone up 13% compared to 2009 statistics. These stats are part of comScore’s ““The 2010 U.S. Digital Year in Review” report. comScore also goes on to report that the overall search market in the United States has risen… Read more »
Read MoreThe local business directory Yelp has announced that their mobile app is generating calls to businesses “every other second” in December of 2010 alone. This does not include business generated from Yelp’s PC audience. Yelp announced that 35% of all searches on Yelp.com came from their mobile application. Here is some more information from Yelp… Read more »
Read MoreTwitter users in the United States are spending more time than ever on Twitter.com according to a report from Experian Simmons. The report states that Americans are spending two hours and thirteen minutes per month on the social media website, which is more time than ever. View the full article here.
Read MoreA recent study by ZoneAlarm discusses the most common and dangerous passwords (see image below). 79% of consumers were found to use risky password construction practices. The article / study also gives tips on securing yourself from online criminals. (Click on image for full size)
Read MoreAs of April 4th 2011, Larry Page will take over as the CEO of Google. Eric Schmidt will take over as the Executive Chairman, focusing on the expansion of business relationships, government outreach and other partnerships. You can read an update from Eric Schmidt on Google’s official blog.
Read MoreAccording to Google’s Official Blog, software downloads to Iran are back open after being prohibited following Presidential election protests in June of 2009. Google Earth, Picasa and Chrome are available for download but IP addresses associated with the Iranian government will continue to be banned. You can find the full store on Google’s Official Blog.
Read MoreAs Google Places becomes more and more important in local search campaigns, there are some things you will want to avoid when creating and updating your business profile. The list of things to do is much larger than the things to avoid but here are some quick tips – DO NOT: – place physical locations… Read more »
Read MoreMainstreethost is proud to announce the inclusion of Facebook application development to its list of services. Customize your business Facebook page with catchy apps such as games, calendars, polls, YouTube channels and much more! For examples, check out Mainstreethost’s Facebook Application Development!
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