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Welcome to the ineedhits Search Engine Marketing blog, where we share the latest search engine and online marketing news, releases, industry trends and great DIY tips and advise.
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Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Bebo, FriendFeed, Digg, YouTube, MySpace… with new social media sites popping up almost daily, it can seem quite daunting as to how your business can use them effectively.
This is where the highly anticipated Media140 conference comes into play. The Perth leg of the event was held last week and I was lucky enough to score myself a ticket.
For those readers who are unaware…
As the economic downturn continues to impact marketing budgets, more small businesses have turned to alternative marketing methods such as embracing social media.
According to results from the small business success index, levels of social media adoption increased from 12 percent to 24 percent over the past 12 months.
The research identified that around one in five small businesses owners are using social media in their business, which…
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The reports have emerged that Google has finally done a deal with Facebook which will see Facebook content emerging in Google’s real time search.
After securing a deal with Twitter in December last year (and MySpace also) which saw Google take the lead in the real time search space, this latest initiative will help cement its position forefront.
At this stage, reports suggest that Google will only be…
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There’s nothing like rumours of a new Google tool launch to get the industry tongues wagging, and today there’s lots of hype building.
According to the grapevine, Google is on the verge (potentially even today) of releasing a new social app or toolwhich is believed to involved social networking and Gmail.
As there has been no official talk or leaks from the Google office, we’re left to industry…
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In a recent post on the Bing Search blog, it appears that the search relationship between Microsoft and Facebook is expanding.
Microsoft secured the Facebook search deal back in July 2008. Under the terms of the agreement, Facebook integrated Live Search (which was Bing’s brand back then) web and sponsored listings into the site, providing users with a way of searching the web without leaving.
Under the newly…
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Google is the first to tell us that links from relevant and important sites are always a great way to get more traffic and increase your ranking in the search engines. But what about links from new platforms such as Twitter and Facebook?
Popular Googler (and recently clean shaven) Matt Cutts shared his thoughts in a recent video below.
Google treats links the same irrespective of where they…
Happy New Year to one and all! It’s hard to believe it is 2010.
The web is full of predictions about what is going to happen in search for 2010 – some good, some obvious and some way out there. In the past, I have cast my predictions and even managed to get some right.
This year, I thought I would do something different – not what I thought…
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It’s pretty safe to say that the buzz throughout the latter half of 2009 surrounded real-time search.
With Google rolling out real-time search results into its regular results page in early December, there is now even greater opportunity to get more exposure for your business.
So, how can you get found in real-time searches?
It’s all about Twitter & Facebook, so here are some tips that will get you on…
Nielsen have shared their predictions for the advertising market in 2010, with smartphone and social networking advertising set to provide new sales channels.
Here’s a look at their top 5 trends from the Nielsen blog:
Most of the talk recently from Microsoft has been around Bing, but what about the MSN portal? Have they forgotten about it? The answer is no, it has actually just undergone a cool new facelift.
The MSN portal is one of the top 5 most visited sites on the net (about 100 million visitors per month) and seeing as though it’s been 5 years since its last…
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