Social media has been progressively getting more intertwined in Google’s results for some years, and today Google announced this process has taken another significant step forward. The major enhancements announced today can essentially be broken down into 3 sections: Social search results mixed in with other results Social search more comprehensive with integrated notes More control and simplicity in ...

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First Google, now its Bing’s turn to try its hand at personalizing its users search result. Bing has confirmed it will be automatically modifying its search results based on the users’ physical location and personal search history. Bing will now place a particular site in the number one position in the SERP if Bing thinks that ...

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A recent expose by the New York Times has revealed that JC Penney has been gaming Google’s search results in order to keep themselves in the number one spot for a variety of keyword searches from dresses to bedding to Samsonite carry on luggage. As per the New York Times report, it was noticed that when ...

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According to several online sources, both, search giant Google and social networking giant Facebook, are competing head to head to buy out Twitter. With more than 175 million registered users worldwide, Twitter was the pioneer of the micro-blogging space. Its popularity is due to its easy usability and real time commenting feature. It is now believed ...

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It’s time to head back into the sales office and introduce you to another of our sales executives, Suresh Manievannan. Suresh is ineedhits’ resident musician/photographer. We’ve even had the privilege of listening to Suresh ‘jam’ on his bass guitar right here in the ineedhits head office. When he doesn’t have a guitar in one hand and a ...

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Anchor text is consistently ranked as one of the most important off-page SEO factors for any website. Understanding the importance of anchor text is critical if you're planning to improve your rankings, so let's look at what it is and why it's important. What is Anchor Text? Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in any ...

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It’s not uncommon to receive a bad review once in a while, not every business is perfect. But what do you do when someone posts such a review online? It’s simple… you must respond. There are many places online where people can leave a review about your website, Yelp, Google Places, Yellow Pages and CitySearch just ...

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There is some good news this week for Google Analytics users; you can now link your analytics profile to your Google Webmasters Tools account. This feature will not only allow users to access their Analytics profiles from within their Webmaster Tools account, but also enable them to access a few more Google Analytics features easily. Users ...

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The January 2011 search stats are in and its good news for Bing. Its search share rose by 6.5% from December. The analysis, conducted by Experian Hitwise, found that Google accounting for 67.95% of all U.S. searches while Bing-powered search accounted for 27.44%. (Yahoo! Search was 14.62% and Bing was 12.81%). Something that doesn’t happen very ...

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From green to blue, then to yellow, then to purple and now back to yellow again, Google seems to be like a little girl who can’t decide what color suits her best. Just in case your eyes got accustomed to seeing a purple colored section serving the Google AdWords on the SERP’s get ready to read ...

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