Social Media SEOIn case you missed it during the 3rd quarter of the Super Bowl last night, Google ran their first ever TV ad for their search engine. The ad was designed to tell a story of how Google search can help you in everyday aspects of life – finding love in Paris, getting a job in […]
I just noticed this… and let me know if I’m either the first one in the world to notice, or if I’ve been blinded by this until now. This is something that I only see while using the Google Chrome browser, and it’s only when I’m not logged into my Google account. So do […]
Experian HitWise, the industry watchdog for web traffic and site rankings, has reported that Google dominated the search market with 72% of all searches originated from Google. The largest industry category that Google sends as referral traffic is the automotive industry. Meaning, people are beginning their search for new and used vehicles, car parts, etc… […]
Google is obviously a household name! And yes, Google is everywhere – all the time – gathering data and pursuing their quest to organize all of the world’s information. But has Google moved into unchartered territories with toilet paper? A Vietnamese company clearly has printed the name Google on their toilet paper packaging, but if […]
In my opinion, one of the under-rated, overlooked, sources of high quality traffic is image search – and more specifically, Google image search. Not only is the search traffic on Google image search massive (not sure exact numbers), but it’s also global. Google has image search engines for all countries that have regular Google search. […]
For those of you trying to squeeze in last minute shopping, you might find it valuable to know that Wal-Mart will be closing at 8pm on Christmas Eve. Wal-Mart Hours on Christmas Eve – Closing @ 8pm But don’t worry, even if you don’t make it Wal-Mart by 8pm, then you can always turn to […]
From Google Retail Blog: Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday showed a strong surge in online shopping searches, with searches for “Black Friday” up by more than 20%, year over year. Searches for “black friday sales” and “black friday ads” were both up by more than 50%, year over year. These notable increases indicate that consumers […]