Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons…
Hard to believe, friends, but 2011 is right about coming to a close. It seems like just yesterday, we were heading to beautiful Park City Utah, where aimClear’s Marty Weintraub spoke to enthusiastic marketers about the evolution of social signals’ effect on search engine rankings. Search Insider Summit, A Sweet Journey Home recounted a memorable time at a conference we so enjoyed last year, and we’re excited to announce Marty’s return to the Beehive State to keynote MediaPost’s must-attend online marketing event…
Social commerce is estimated to reach $30 Billion (yes, that’s Billion with a ‘B’) in the next 5 years. How is that possible?
Facebook Commerce is more than just Liking product pages. There are 7 dimensions driving Facebook Commerce that make up the “F-Commerce Ecosphere,” as shared by Janice Diner, founding partner of Horizon Studios, a social media consultancy at the Meshwest conference this week in Vancouver, BC…
Last month 350 CIOs and thousands of live stream viewers joined us for Atmosphere 2011, our annual cloud event. Leading companies from around the world came to explore how businesses are using the web to drive collaboration, innovation and growth in their organizations. In case you missed them, the keynotes are now available on our YouTube channel. You can watch the entire conference in order on the Atmosphere playlist…
We recorded the following video live at meshwest in Vancouver on December 5. Meshwest is a one-day event about what’s next online for marketers, entrepreneurs, the media and citizens.
Linda sat down with Mathew Ingram, a co-founder of the meshwest conference and a senior writer at GigaOm.com, one of the leading technology blog networks in the US. He writes about the evolution of media and content and all that involves, including social media, Google, and the web in general…
Sometimes it takes a grownup, in physical life, to remind us the basics of online community management. Celia Cohn was handling Ambassador duties at the front entrance of the Westin™ Kierland Resort, the official #SMX Social Scottsdale hotel. Her job is to greet guests in the hotel lobby, guide, engage and support.
She greeted me as I walked by, “Mr. Weintraub, how did your speaking go today, or is it tomorrow?” The familiar greeting surprised me, as I did not remember engaging with Celia prior…
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
February 28 – March 1 in San Jose, CA Attend SMX West and get expert insights and real-world-proven tactics that yield results instantly. Programmed by the editorial team of Search Engine Land, the multi-track agenda will feature 60+ tactic-packed sessions on SEO, paid search, social media marketing and more…
In our previous blog post we talked about how to create a mobile-friendly website. Now we’d like to show you how to best monetize your mobile site with AdSense Mobile product offerings.AdSense for Mobile Content AdSense for mobile content allows publishers to generate earnings from their mobile web pages using targeted Google ads. Below are some key features.
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons…
Did you know that there will be a mobile device for every person on earth by 2015, and that mobile searches have grown by 4x since 20101? That means that every day more and more of your users are looking for your content…on mobile devices. What’s their experience like? Can they easily read what’s on the screen without pinching and zooming? Do you have links that are difficult to click instead of user-friendly navigation buttons?
61% of users are unlikely to return to a site that isn’t mobile friendly2…
Yesterday I was speaking at Conversion Conference about building conversions using SEO. The slides are below.
How to Build Conversions Using SEO
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Inactive email subscribers. The ones that you mail, mail and mail again for months or years, and never an open, never a click. Removing them can help your sender reputation, as too many inactives can be a flag to ISPs and hurt your overall delivery percentage. But cutting them off prematurely could mean lost future revenue. What should you do?
The rules of engagement
ISPs track both positive and negative engagement activities which can impact your deliverability…
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons…
In May, we held our first Big Tent conference near London, where we debated some of the hot issues relating to the Internet and society with policy-makers, academics and NGOs. The term “big tent” not only described the marquee venue but also our aim to include diverse points of view.
After the U.K. success, we decided to export the concept. Yesterday we welcomed more than 200 guests in Berlin, Germany to the second Big Tent event, entitled DatenDialog…
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S so we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your dedicated participation in the AdSense program.
(artwork courtesy of Sofia Andrianakou)
Wishing our U.S. publishers a happy and turkey-filled Thanksgiving!
Posted by Jamie Firkus – Inside AdSense Team
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Well guys, gals, and gobblers– it’s just about that magical time of year again. A time when dinner means an eight hour feast, commencing dinner at 1 in the afternoon is defensibly the norm, and wearing sweatpants (or anything with an elastic waistband) to the dinner table is not only socially acceptable, but pretty much a prerequisite.
Yes! Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and while the shining star of this holiday is often a glistening turkey surrounded by a cornucopia of side dishes, both savory and sweet, it’s always important to remember the reason for the season… you know… giving thanks, and stuff like that…
The NBA season may be unusually absent at this time of year, but thankfully we can still count on Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and oh yes… preparation for taxes. Before falling asleep next to a warm fireplace with a belly full of savory delicacies and sugary sweets, be sure to log in to your AdSense account to double-check your address. To ensure that your AdSense account reflects your current tax standing, you may even re-submit your tax information…
When I did my blog post about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) last week, things looked quite grim. The fight isn’t over, but there’s been a lot of great developments in the last few days. If you’re not familiar with SOPA (and the PROTECT IP Act in the Senate), here’s a video that covers the basics:
This internet censorship under SOPA editorial by Rebecca MacKinnon also describes why SOPA would be really bad for the internet…
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons…
Welcome back to aimClear’s coverage of #SESCHI! We just didn’t feel right moving past Day #2 without paying tribute to a session that truly rocked the SES crowd, Building Brands Without Big Brand Budgets. It was positively packed with tactics and takeaways, so much so we needed a full 24 hours to digest them all.
Ryan Urban, Director of Acquisition at Bonobos and Michael Mothner, Founder and CEO of the SEO & PPC Management Firm WPromote Inc tag-teamed this super actionable session, and while these two like having big Fortune500 brands with big budgets, they claim to have the most fun taking new, smaller brands, such as Bonobos (which has Awesome Mens Pants, BTW!) and getting creative while staying lean…
Welcome back to aimClear’s coverage of #SESCHI! Day 3 is already roaring by with great speakers and presentations, and we’re ready for more! Diving into Smart Mobile Marketing this morning, moderator Angie Schottmuller, Founder of Interactive Artisan, got the conversation going.
This session covered really innovative strategies for mobile marketing that effectively convert mobile traffic using mobile SEO, PPC and apps…
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
Learn tactics you need to be successful on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and more. Attend SMX Social Media Marketing for two jam-packed days of cutting-edge content and intimate networking, Dec 5-6 in Scottsdale, AZ…
Welcome back to aimClear’s coverage of #SESCHI in the Windy City! Day 1 of Search Engine Strategies Chicago flew by with a flourish of excitement revolving around a host of untamed, wily marketers frolicking throughout the conference rooms. Day 2 is well underway, beginning with, among other events, Crossing the Digital Divide: The Leap from Search to Display. This lively session featured speakers Alan Chapell, President of Chapell & Associates, Dax Hamman, Chief Revenue Officer of Chango, and Marc Poirier, Co-Founder and CMO of Acquisio…
As AdSense has developed over years, the Help Center has also grown to help you answer your questions and learn more about AdSense. With continuous updates and articles being added regularly, however, the Help Center became increasingly difficult to navigate. Today we’re pleased to announce a redesigned Help Center, making it easier for you access materials to answer your questions. We’re excited to share some of the changes we have made to make the Help Center more user friendly…
(This is post is my personal opinion.)
Normally I don’t like to ask people for help, but I could really use your assistance. If you’ve ever watched one of my webmaster videos, or if I’ve responded to you on Twitter, email, or somewhere else online, please take 5-10 minutes to help me out today.
Here’s what I need: 1. Take a few minutes to learn about the SOPA/E-PARASITE/PROTECT IP bills…
Ah, SearchEngineStrategies Chicago has commenced and the feeds are jamming! One hallmark of SES conferences is the virulent tweet stream of fantastic insights, anecdotes, data and other brilliant tidbits that titillate and tantalize via Twitter for all the world to consume in a learning frenzy. For those online marketers who were not tuned into the #SESCHI hashtag all day, here are some of our favorite tweets from day one
By far, my vote for awesome tweet of the day came from our friend Kevin Lee…
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
During a panel at SMX Advanced 2011 in Seattle, I remember hearing a question about Schema.org tags. More specifically, I remember Greg Boser remarking about how search engines have come full circle…
Any seriously social online marketer will tell you that, for better or worse, life never slows down. Right as you wrap up one project, another one begins. While this client engagement winds down, that one skyrockets out the gate at full-force. And just when you come down off off the figurative high of a week in Las Vegas, soaking up deep knowledge from thought-leaders and networking with industry pals in the middle of a jewel-studded desert, it’s time to head to another shiny city for another week at another beloved conference…
Ever wanted to learn how to run usability tests?
Learn how to do usability testing with my beginner’s guide. Watch my case study video below to see how I ran two rounds of remote usability testing in 30 days, and generated a 5% conversion rate for my advanced SEO book… which costs roughly $100!
(Ecommerce sites average 2% conversion rate, and a lower average price…
Every week we feature a set of comics created exclusively for WDD.
The content revolves around web design, blogging and funny situations that we encounter in our daily lives as designers.
These great cartoons are created by Jerry King, an award-winning cartoonist who’s one of the most published, prolific and versatile cartoonists in the world today.
So for a few moments, take a break from your daily routine, have a laugh and enjoy these funny cartoons…
You're looking at my set of tools. The custom search engine helps me find the answers to questions more quickly. The RSS aggregator keeps me updated with industry news that matters. And, in the near future, I plan on documenting the major steps and considerations used in SEM as a check list (although it will also work well as a list of tutorials).
While I built (and am improving) the above tools for myself, it seemed like a waste to keep them to myself. After all, good will breeds good will, and perhaps you'll even help me find more great blogs to follow.
In the name of good karma, all my outgoing links on this site are followed. Treat others as you wish to be treated, right? Besides, I think the authors who we read daily deserve all the thanks (links) we can give.
I hope you find the SEM News feed and the free SEO search tool helpful.
- Brett at SEMNewsDaily.com
