Blog Feed: Peter Zmijewski's Blog

Paid search relies heavily on numbers. Should you not be a fan of the basic functions of math, you may expect a tough time regarding talking with the peers for paid search marketing. But there are other metrics that are … Continue reading → > read more

“Ads Related to” New Notation of Google for PPC Ads

Published on 2012-05-24 03:35:39

Google has started testing “Ads Related to” for segments and categories for a few different search queries. They tested this last year but it quietly went away. Dream Systems Media broke the news earlier this week when they found that … Continue reading → > read more

SEO Reminders With The Passage of Time

Published on 2012-05-22 04:14:25

Staying True to Dogma Will Get You Into Trouble: Now that you have your head on SEO best practices, and made a tackling of the first e-commerce site, only to see nothing had turned out the way blogs pictured it … Continue reading → > read more

On Facebook You Can Control On What You See By Settings

Published on 2012-05-21 00:07:54

With Facebook’s IPO now well underway, you might think the company’s employees might take some time off from other aspects of its business to bask in the fact that they’re all in the process of getting considerably more wealthy. You … Continue reading → > read more

Boost Local Ranking with Local Resources

Published on 2012-05-18 04:24:14

Local SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a specialized form of SEO focused on optimizing businesses and their websites for optimal visibility in local search engines. Local search takes into consideration not only the keyword the searcher entered, but also the … Continue reading → > read more

Things to look out for in SEO on an Enterprise Level

Published on 2012-05-17 05:00:21

Just when you thought you’ve got it all figured about with regard to SEO and PPC, life throws you another curve ball. You no longer are confined to enacting PPC and SEO; you now also have to go beyond paid … Continue reading → > read more

Notorious PPC Scams

Published on 2012-05-16 02:24:03

A great driver for the growth of the digital arena had been the stoppages for coming into the industry. Anyone could start learning PPC from Google or talking about SEO and other channels. But then there comes the problem of … Continue reading → > read more

Making A Tweak For Your PPC Ads

Published on 2012-05-16 02:17:13

When you talk about the optimization of pay-per-click ads, there are a couple of things you could accomplish: Making a complete overhaul of the ad copy or make a tweaking. But there will be those being resistant to tweaking approach. … Continue reading → > read more

Making A Tweak For Your PPC Ads

Published on 2012-05-16 01:57:17

Secrets to Being Globally Competitive in SEM

Published on 2012-05-14 04:05:35

Admittedly, everyone would jump at the chance to go global with their website. With excess of 73% of the Internet users making use of the web in a language different from English, going into untested global territory will bring in … Continue reading → > read more

Optimizing for App Stores

Published on 2012-05-11 00:12:21

The app store industry copies the path of organic search results. Knowledge about app store optimization, or what is referred to as ASO, could still give an enormous advantage over competitors and it would be an effective way to make … Continue reading → > read more

Things to look out for in SEO on an Enterprise Level

Published on 2012-05-10 06:03:45

A Corporatization of SEO for the Enterprise: The trend for the last past years has increasingly begun SEO teams to scramble within huge companies. For enterprise companies to realize exceptional results for SEO, they would almost often need a dedicated … Continue reading → > read more

Revenue Making Tact with Facebook

Published on 2012-05-09 02:28:54

A webinar is going to make on 15 May’2012, Tuesday at 3.00 pm EST on the topic “10 Esential Facebook Money-Making ‘Techie’ Tips” It is hosting by Mari Smith with the statement of for many business owners Facebook can be … Continue reading → > read more

How The Wikipedia Study Would Impact SEO

Published on 2012-05-09 00:17:16

There has been a recent study made by Intelligent Positioning that raised eyebrows among SEOs. It has shown that Wikipedia shows on the initial page of Google searches for 99% of the time, and for the first position more than … Continue reading → > read more

SEO is Integrated Digital Marketing

Published on 2012-05-08 05:31:21

We sure have come a long way in the search engine optimization (SEO) business. It seems like only yesterday (actually it was 1998) I was gaming Alta Vista for search rankings. I would find pages that ranked highly for two … Continue reading → > read more

Slide Share Acquire By Linkedin For $120 Million Network

Published on 2012-05-07 01:45:54

Professional social network LinkedIn is to acquire business presentation-sharing site SlideShare for $118.8 million, as it looks to boost its content services. SlideShare provides a repository for users to share business presentations, with more than 9 million uploaded to date, … Continue reading → > read more

How PPC Can Be Enhanced Without the Use of Conversion Tracking

Published on 2012-05-06 23:21:06

While conversion tracking is an important facet of PPC management, there are times wherein you are taken away from your conversion data. Like for example, a website has revamped the codes. But with a lack of conversion tracking, you still … Continue reading → > read more

Doing Power Guest Posting for SEO Purposes

Published on 2012-05-01 22:45:30

Giving awesome content to people who are experts on the subjects would be a unique way to establish relationships with people of significance. A lot of influencers have busy schedules trying to locate good content to help them make the … Continue reading → > read more

Latest Addition of Google+ Share Option by Google

Published on 2012-04-29 23:13:57

The search engine “Google” has declared the Google+ Share button. For the website owners Google has made it very easy to embed the Google+ share button on their websites and visitors that easy to share content to their Google+ page from … Continue reading → > read more

Get Attached With Social Networking Terms For Business Profits

Published on 2012-04-27 06:58:46

Financial service firms are gradually allowing their advisors and reps to have social networking privileges; however, not all firms understand the value of social networking and how to use it effectively. Compliance departments focus on creating policies about their advisors … Continue reading → > read more

Social Media Promotion Major Rules For Business

Published on 2012-04-26 01:50:17

Most businessmen are acquainted with the 4 P’s: Item, Place, Price, and Marketing. The 4 P’s are commonly used to determine a business’s “marketing mix,” a common expression used to explain the different types of options companies have to make … Continue reading → > read more

Launch of New Rebrand “Google Drive”

Published on 2012-04-25 06:24:50

Today Google Drive launched. The long-rumored “cloud” based storage officially launched this afternoon, touting the ability to keep all your stuff in one place. Google drive is the rebranding of Google Docs. It’s being positioned to compete against similar storage … Continue reading → > read more

Importance of Branching Out to Other Platforms for Internet Marketing

Published on 2012-04-20 00:28:21

Before, we just had to deal with ensuring that our website would run on a browser. It was not hard a task to do, since almost browsers have the same format in displaying their sites. But nowadays, smartphones and tablets … Continue reading → > read more

Hires Social Media Help by LeBron

Published on 2012-04-19 01:55:03

A great social media lover who has 10 million friends on FB & approx 4 million followers on Twitter is known by the name Miami Heat star LeBron James. From those numbers, it would seem that he knows what he’s … Continue reading → > read more

Jump In On Apple’s Impressive Performance For Your Web Development

Published on 2012-04-18 01:20:16

Apple, which was launched as an alternative to the IBM universe, now lords it over the competition in the mobile field. The past quarter serves as proof, with above 37 million iPhones plus 15 million iPads that had been sold. … Continue reading → > read more

Internet Marketing Insights Service

Published on 2012-04-11 04:20:33

In case you haven’t noticed the pace of Internet and social media marketing news has quickened significantly over the recent past. That signifies growth in the industry which is a very good thing. The downside, however, is that the sheer … Continue reading → > read more

Social Factors to Consider for SEO Plans

Published on 2012-04-09 22:41:25

An organized and well thought out Search Engine Optimization thinking would be the key to bring about a successful online campaign. SEO contains a lot of components having an effect on efforts for marketing, including one for social media marketing. … Continue reading → > read more

Skype Launched Ad Campaign Target FB and Twitter

Published on 2012-04-05 03:37:46

Skype launched a new advertising campaign that supports direct communication in text-based communication. The technology has de-personalized the communication way. It’s a better way to communicate with one another. The two ads, though, are drawing attention for the way they … Continue reading → > read more

Google Lost An Australian Court Case – “Engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct with Adwords”

Published on 2012-04-04 05:48:20

Google has lost an Australian court case on appeal after the original decision in their favor was overturned today. Justice Peter Jacobson overturned the lower court’s decision and found that Google “engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in four cases.” … Continue reading → > read more

Twitter for BlackBerry App Upgrade

Published on 2012-04-03 04:25:07

Today, Twitter for BlackBerry application is promotion. Latest version 3.0 is now available for download in the world BlackBerry application device software 5.0 and above. The biggest thing to come from this update is probably the new connection from the … Continue reading → > read more

Trust a Tweeting CEO

Published on 2012-03-30 04:10:20

A new study from BRANDfog (ie; eMarketer) might explain why employees are up in arms over reports that hiring managers are asking for Facebook credentials. It seems that it could boil down to a complete lack of trust in any … Continue reading → > read more

Sign In to a Google’s Account – Latest Attempt

Published on 2012-03-29 06:59:38

Google is in between the proverbial rock and a hard place these days. On one hand, you have newer competitors who have been able to build their empires with social media as the central rallying point. Facebook is the obvious … Continue reading → > read more

Organic Ranking’s Impact on Ad Clicks

Published on 2012-03-28 06:10:28

Google has released a new study to investigate how often your ad impressions and CTR is accompanied by associated with organic results and how the incrementality of ad clicks vary with the rank of those results. Google posts the following … Continue reading → > read more

Some Useful Resources on Facebook Timeline

Published on 2012-03-26 01:38:09

Facebook finalizes the transition to Timeline for brands one week from today (March 30), presenting a timely opportunity ito make your Facebook page the visual, storytelling hub of your brand. In case you missed the news, here are a collection … Continue reading → > read more

Confirmation of Google Panda Update 3.2

Published on 2012-03-23 02:12:44

It’s been a year since the first Google Panda update, and by now you either get a headache or have adjusted to it. Every SEO has already felt the brunt of this update, and now have been devising of techniques … Continue reading → > read more

The Keys To Having An Effective PPC Structure

Published on 2012-03-22 04:54:04

Campaign structure still leaves something to be desired. If you possess correct campaign structure, Google will then give you a quality score that is good. You will also be granted a reward of improved results. So that you may have … Continue reading → > read more

Trends Show That There Has Been a Decrease in Blogging Activity: Implications on SEO

Published on 2012-03-21 08:01:37

In the past couple of years, there has been a sighting of great upheaval in marketing. As a shift begins to take place from traditional marketing to a mix between ways of marketing from the past 20 or so years. … Continue reading → > read more

Official Google announcement: changes in the algorithm

Published on 2012-03-02 00:32:52

Google announced 40 changes in the ranking algorithm. The most important changes were another Panda update and changes in the way Google evaluates links. How do these changes affect the rankings of your web pages? Google’s Panda 3.3 update: “Panda … Continue reading → > read more

Actionable Campaigns For Content Creation

Published on 2012-03-01 01:22:50

There is still good news, though. If your job, company or project involves any type of content creation, Quora can be very effective.Quora is essentially a more hip Yahoo answers. It lures tech savvy-crowds and niche experts . If something … Continue reading → > read more

3 Reasons Why I LOVE the adCenter Desktop Tool

Published on 2012-02-29 02:21:39

This morning I am speaking at SMX West, in the “Best Practices With ad Center For Bing & Yahoo” session. Specifically, my presentation will focus on the different features of the ad Center desktop tool that I love. To accompany … Continue reading → > read more

SEO: Four Trends in 2012

Published on 2012-02-28 01:25:46

What SEO trends are important to watch in 2012 for enterprise-level SEO? Many colleagues, clients, and prospects are keenly interested in the answer to this question.Here are what I think will be four enterprise SEO trends to watch in 2012. … Continue reading → > read more

Why Every Business Blog Needs Evergreen Content

Published on 2012-02-27 03:04:44

When it comes to the different types of content you can publish on a business blog, there is a world of possibilities. But among all those variations of blog content is a very important one that often gets overlooked. That, … Continue reading → > read more

Site Optimization with PPC Analysis

Published on 2012-02-23 04:57:15

While managing the campaign PPC managers are entirely busy which does not show that productivity cannot be increased. One core tactic to get more to do while managing PPC is to get a zen-like focus while data analysis. More focused your … Continue reading → > read more

Some Influencers on Google+ in SEO

Published on 2012-02-17 02:54:18

Latest ideas, tools, news and all covered under Internet an ongoing discussion. The discussion is an ongoing conversation which is always running but now by Google+ is the great spot for interchanging of thoughts. For social media marketers, it is … Continue reading → > read more

Google Screenwise Program with Ordinary Market Search

Published on 2012-02-09 03:42:04

In this morning we brought you the news Google Screenwise program. The participants of the Screenwise set expansion in their browser Google Chrome that allows Google to track their online activity. The participants of the compensated with $ 5 gift … Continue reading → > read more

Tweet Study Niceties & Conclusions from Twitter Researchers

Published on 2012-02-03 05:09:11

The people behind who give Tweet website and study reports that Twitter users find more than one third of tweets they received valuable. In 25 per cent of cases, the tweets that not worth reading at all, according to a … Continue reading → > read more

Twitter Users States About Facebook’s IPO

Published on 2012-02-02 01:03:57

News broke this afternoon that Facebook filed their S-1 with the sec. The company plans to sell shares to the public under the trading symbol FB and is trying to increase to 5 billion. Filing news caused crash SEC site … Continue reading → > read more

Make Effective Social Media Campaign with Some Strong Fundamentals

Published on 2012-01-31 22:35:25

Nothing is worse than replication delays. The key to an effective campaign is creative ideas is facilitated by the preparation and execution. Similar to a marketing or public relations effort, a social media plan should contain all the essential components … Continue reading → > read more

Tips To Keep On Rational In A Tech Demented Social World

Published on 2012-01-30 06:18:15

With all this evolution of technology is important, that we must not lose sight of why you’re spending time on social first! I hope most of you are spending time on social networks to: • Connect with real people • … Continue reading → > read more

Adwords Express Can Now Be Availed of in UK and Germany

Published on 2012-01-27 03:36:31

Great news for PPCs and SEOs based in Britain and Germany! Google has stated that AdWords Express would now be available to these markets. As we all know, the AdWords Express feature was released in the year to aid local … Continue reading → > read more

The Playbook Guide: “YouTube for Good”

Published on 2012-01-24 02:59:47

YouTube announced some updates to its nonprofit program. One is the “Playbook Guide: YouTube for good”. This is described as a “how-this source specifically targeted at nonprofits with sections on how to create content, collect resources, connect with other members … Continue reading → > read more

The Playbook Guide – “YouTube for Good”

Published on 2012-01-24 02:44:17

YouTube announced some updates to its nonprofit program. One is the “Playbook Guide – YouTube for good”. This is described as a “how-this source specifically targeted at nonprofits with sections on how to create content, collect resources, connect with other … Continue reading → > read more

AdCenter – In Search Volume Data No New Update

Published on 2012-01-19 03:40:09

It was reported in November 2011, where advertisers using Microsoft adCenter haven’t seen search volume data update since the beginning of November. The matter is specifically with Ad Intelligence Excel plugin, where there is no new data since November and … Continue reading → > read more

BBC To Ban The Staff And Talent To Use Twitter

Published on 2011-07-05 06:48:12

According to reports, The BBC is to take action against its authors and actors using social networks to discuss their work. The public broadcaster is understood to have begun talks to prohibit their talent for using social networks like Twitter ̷ > read more

Chinese are more conscious about social sites

Published on 2011-04-29 05:38:56

China is in number one position on the world because of population, but it is surprise anyone that china has much more broadband user that the United States, it is noticeable and also very surprise able that the Chinese are … Continue reading & > read more

Google Map Maker U.S. Open

Published on 2011-04-20 06:56:34

Google Map Maker is a community maps specializes in chorography, which allows users around the world and update their location to the dark corners, and in places simply not touched by the world of online mapping. According to Google, only … Con > read more

Pagination on Google Doc

Published on 2011-04-13 05:43:05

Talk to any student for a very long time and you can see that the page numbers to govern their lives. They will celebrate receiving a measly half-page task, for example, or a whim in a 40-page document to be … Continue reading → > read more

GroupMe Featured Groups Promulgate

Published on 2011-03-29 06:26:52

For those of you who are not familiar with GroupMe and another group messaging applications that allow users to create groups of relatives, friends or colleagues who will all receive a text sent by a member of this group by … Continue reading & > read more

Latest Ranking Alarm- Google Preview

Published on 2011-03-28 05:17:30

Google did an awesome job in creating new signs for himself. Two recent events have caught my attention: In creating latest signals, Google again has showed its powerful efficiency. Recent news have caught my attention: Google Preview: To see this: & > read more

5 IPhone Rumors Surface

Published on 2011-03-23 03:04:55

The speculation about unreleased Apple products may be a full time job, if you want it to be. For those who wish to circulate the rumor, there are some gems out there at this time. The New York Times, the … Continue reading → > read more

IPhone T-Mobile Is Not In the Cards Right Now

Published on 2011-03-22 04:29:01

When AT & T / T-Mobile announced a lot, one of the first things that came to mind of many people was something like: “Well, I think T-Mobile get the iPhone, too.” This may be the case, but either way, … Continue reading → > read more

Gmail for iPhone Gets Connection Bar

Published on 2011-03-17 03:48:56

Most people will do anything to avoid running apps through Safari. If there is a way to launch directly from the home screen, it will be found. I am most definitely one of those people. There is one exception however, … Continue reading & > read more

LinkedIn Announces Feature Phone App

Published on 2011-03-16 04:21:51

Smartphones may be omnipresent in college classrooms and certain offices, but the reality is that many, many people still own more basic devices. So LinkedIn, which used to take some pride in the fact that the average member’s income was … > read more

Google Makes Whitelist Admission

Published on 2011-03-15 04:58:31

Google’s often made a big deal about using automated solutions to handle problems. The search giant hasn’t tried to address every single Google bomb individually, for example; it’s preferred to make algorithm changes that can tackle lots of w > read more

TED Opens API to Developers

Published on 2011-03-14 05:53:12

TED Media Executive Producer June Cohen says TED follows a concept of “radical openness,” which is the basis for opening up the TED API. “We’re going to allow developers around the world to build their own TED apps,” she sai > read more

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Published on 2011-03-14 02:08:34

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Published on 2011-03-14 02:08:31

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Published on 2011-03-14 02:08:24

Block Domains in Google Search Results

Published on 2011-03-11 02:26:45

Google just made a huge move that may have heavier ramifications on search quality than even the Panda Update. Google has basically taken the ability to block sites that it released in a Chrome extension recently, and simply added it … Continue > read more

iOS 4.3 Available for Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

Published on 2011-03-10 00:37:18

iOS 4.3 was announced on March 2nd, when Apple announced the launch of the iPad 2. Both the new device and the operating system were supposed to become available on Friday, March 11. Apple went ahead and let device-owners get … Continue reading > read more

Google Faces $600,000 Fine in France

Published on 2011-03-09 02:10:01

Over the years, Google’s had to appear in French courts several times, and it now looks like a recent case didn’t go so well. Google’s been found guilty of breaching copyright laws, and unless something changes, the company faces a … Cont > read more

Google Will Help You To Avoid Traffic

Published on 2011-03-07 23:36:59

Google has announced that Google Maps Navigation will now automatically route you around traffic. Google is pitching the feature as rending the traffic report obsolete. “Ever been stuck in traffic, only to find out you’d have been better off goin > read more

Google Gives PyCon 2011 Special Nod

Published on 2011-03-07 04:14:04

PyCon the largest annual conference related to the Python programming language is almost here, and Google wants everyone to get excited about it. The company made clear today that it will have a significant presence there and considers Python an &# > read more

Google Introduces New AdSense Mobile Interface

Published on 2011-03-04 07:10:53

People who make a serious amount of money using AdSense will now better be able to keep track of their earnings while on the move. Today, Google introduced the beta version of an AdSense interface designed specifically to complement mobile … > read more

Google Game Developer Central Launches

Published on 2011-03-03 06:50:25

Games make people happy. They also, as anyone who’s seen a guy glued to a controller or a mob the morning of a major release can attest, make people willing to sacrifice lots of time and money. Google may be … Continue reading → > read more

Bing Shopping Gets Natural Language Price Constraint Feature

Published on 2011-03-02 06:12:13

Bing has announced a new natural language search feature for Bing Shopping results. With the new capabilitiy, users should be able to use words like “under $100″ or “under $50″ along with their keywords to get relevant results > read more

Published on 2011-03-02 06:12:08

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Google Ventures Invests In Weather Insurance Start-Up

Published on 2011-03-02 05:59:34

Google Ventures and Khosla Ventures have invested $42 million in a weather insurance start-up founded by former Google employees, called WeathrBill. WeatherBill’s technology platform compiles large amounts of weather data from a variety of sour > read more

AT&T Launches Location-Based Shop Alerts

Published on 2011-03-01 07:40:22

AT&T has partnered with location-based mobile marketing platform Placecast to provide users with ShopAlerts, special offers sent to their mobile phones when they are near a store or brand. The location-based mobile messaging service will be avail > read more

Published on 2011-02-25 07:22:06

Google Gets Cooking With Recipe View http://amplify.com/u/brqig > read more

Google Gets Cooking With Recipe View

Published on 2011-02-25 07:22:06

Google has introduced a new way to help people better find recipes with a new feature called Recipe View. Recipe View allows users to narrow their search results to show only recipes, and it displays ratings, ingredients and pictures on … Conti > read more

Netgear Talks Ramifications of Transition to IPv6

Published on 2011-02-25 07:07:56

It was recently revealed that the pool for IPv4 addresses had been depleted, meaning that the protocol for the Internet as we know it has been used up, and the transition to the next-generation IPv6 is beginning. Drew Meyer, Senior … Continue r > read more

Google describes “Three Laws of Display Advertising Physics”

Published on 2011-02-24 07:47:19

If anyone’s in a position to write the rules of advertising, it’s Google, the company that was founded in 1998 and now has a market cap of $197 billion. Marketers may want to pay attention, then, as the search giant … Continue rea > read more

Facebook Hires Google’s Latin America Head

Published on 2011-02-23 07:26:37

Although Google’s famous for being one of the world’s best employers, Facebook has been able to lure workers away on a regular basis, and the social network’s starting to get quite aggressive about it. Indeed, the latest switch in > read more

Verizon Updates V Cast Music App for Android

Published on 2011-02-22 05:59:48

Verizon said today it has updated its V Cast Music app for Android smartphones. The new version of V Cast Music is available for Android 2.1 or higher. The service allows users to buy full-track songs in an MP3 format … Continue reading → > read more

Google Music in 2 Months?

Published on 2011-02-21 07:25:00

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Published on 2011-02-21 07:24:56

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Google Music in 2 Months?

Published on 2011-02-21 07:24:49

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Is Human Google Phone Support the Internet’s Bigfoot?

Published on 2011-02-18 00:04:48

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Published on 2011-02-18 00:04:47

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Is Human Google Phone Support the Internet’s Bigfoot?

Published on 2011-02-18 00:04:43

Everyone wants to believe that something spectacular and mysterious is true. Among the many ‘legends’ are Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and more. Well, for the Internet marketing set one of these legends is the mysterious monster that isn’t so > read more

Google Says: We Don’t Use Bing Data to Influence Our Search Results

Published on 2011-02-17 23:26:33

I thought this was already made fairly clear, but Google has said again that it does not use Bing data to influence its search results, the way Bing apparently uses Google data to influence it’s search results. Danny Sullivan has … Contin > read more

HP Buys Vertica, A Data Analytics Company

Published on 2011-02-15 07:18:51

HP announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a real-time analytics platform company Vertica. HP says the pick-up will enhance the company’s capabilities for information optimization, and that Vertica’s platform will help its cu > read more

Bing Needs Users to Break the Google Habit

Published on 2011-02-14 06:58:49

One of Bing’s Facebook fans brings up a good point about the search market. Google is simply ingrained in so many people’s online habits, Bing’s biggest challenge is to simply keep Google users from being sucked back into the Google > read more

Facebook Pages Get Profile-Like Redesign Treatment

Published on 2011-02-11 06:50:26

Facebook announced some new changes to Facebook Pages today that effectively make the Page design more like the recently re-designed profiles. For one, you can now navigate and interact with other areas of Facebook. “This means you can choose t > read more

Published on 2011-02-10 06:29:12

Microsoft Search Head Gets Big Promotion http://amplify.com/u/apqb6 > read more

Microsoft Search Head Gets Big Promotion

Published on 2011-02-10 06:29:10

Microsoft announced today that Satya Nadella has been promoted, gaining the title “President of Microsoft’s Server and Tools Business.” Nadella used to be a senior vice president, and was previously in charge of the Online Services > read more

Apple is entering a new phase for the iPad

Published on 2011-02-10 06:16:02

Apple is entering a new phase for the iPad … competition. On the heals of HP announcing the HP Touchpad today, Daring Fireball blogger John Gruber speculated that Apple could release an iPad 3 about the same time as HP … Continue reading > read more

Published on 2011-02-09 07:42:41

More Yahoo Search BOSS Details Released http://amplify.com/u/apjbj > read more

More Yahoo Search BOSS Details Released

Published on 2011-02-09 07:35:36

Sometime this summer, the latest version of Yahoo Search BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service) will launch, and on March 1st, Yahoo intends to provide lots more technical details. But this morning, Yahoo shared what many developers really need to &# > read more

Most People Have Abandoned Brands on Facebook And Twitter

Published on 2011-02-09 07:25:49

The majority (91%) of consumers have abandoned atleast one brand on Facebook, email or Twitter because of irrelevant or boring marketing messages, according to a new study by ExactTarget and CoTweet. “Consumers remain willing to engage with markete > read more

Published on 2011-02-08 06:30:39

Google hotpot spreads to a global scale http://amplify.com/u/apcda > read more

Google hotpot spreads to a global scale

Published on 2011-02-08 06:30:33

When it comes to the world of modern technologies, Google has a thriving grasp of almost every major division. However, there are two “areas for improvement”: local, where Google’s failed Groupon bid and lack of features make it a weak … > read more

Google I/O Sells Out in Record Time

Published on 2011-02-08 05:30:07

Whenever Google gets around to planning its I/O 2012 event, someone should really consider either hiking ticket prices or finding a bigger place to host it. This afternoon, people were invited to register for Google I/O 2011, and within one … > read more

The Daily: An e-Paper For The iPad

Published on 2011-02-03 07:29:12

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has launched The Daily, a e-paper-based daily newspaper exclusively for the iPad, and the early results are about what you’d expect: rich, iPad-friendly content delivered with a subscription-based model. In regards to > read more

Published on 2011-02-03 07:29:06

The Daily: An e-Paper For The iPad http://amplify.com/u/aob63 > read more

Android Market Website Debuts

Published on 2011-02-03 07:20:41

Using an app on a smartphone can be both easy and fun. Browsing through dozens or hundreds of them, on the other hand, might result in an unscheduled trip to the optometrist. So this afternoon, Google introduced the Android Market … Continu > read more

Random Video Chat Comes to Facebook, Courtesy of Rounds

Published on 2011-02-02 06:36:03

Last summer, Rounds launched an interactive video chat platform for Facebook. “We created Rounds to give online social networking and social gaming more of a real-time, fun, and collaborative feeling,” CEO Dany Fishel told WebProNews. > read more

Baidu to Expand Social-Networking Services in China

Published on 2011-02-01 02:15:42

Baidu Inc. said it plans to develop more social-networking services, as the owner of China’s biggest search engine follows Chinese Internet rival Tencent Holdings Ltd. in widening its product line to win users. The commercial value of social produc > read more

Twitter Teams Up With the NFL for Super Bowl 45

Published on 2011-01-31 06:05:37

If you’re having a hard time keeping up with all the NFL/Super Bowl XLV-related tweets, a new partnership between Twitter and the NFL will alleviate these issues. A post on the official Twitter blog reveals the details, which will allow … Con > read more

Published on 2011-01-31 06:04:53

Twitter Teams Up With the NFL for Super Bowl 45 http://amplify.com/u/ao390 > read more

Using Google Latitude for Business

Published on 2011-01-31 05:53:37

Using Google Latitude is and should be a personal thing – only to be used with people you trust. I use Latitude with my friends and make sure to only confirm close friends. However, recently I met a woman that … Continue reading → > read more

Amazon Launches Kindle Singles

Published on 2011-01-28 21:12:49

Amazon has officially introduced its Kindle Singles, short format ebooks that it announced plans for back in October. Kindle Singles are between 5,000 and 30,000 words and are available in the Kindle Store for between $0.99 and $4.99. Amazon said > read more

Published on 2011-01-28 12:24:23

Skype for Mac – New Version Available for Download http://amplify.com/u/antqk > read more

Skype for Mac – New Version Available for Download

Published on 2011-01-28 04:52:38

New Skype for Mac Gets More Compact Design, Full Screen Mode Skype just released a new version of Skype for Mac, which no longer carries the beta label. It also introduces group video calling (as part of a premium package). … Continue reading & > read more

LinkedIn IPO On the Way

Published on 2011-01-28 04:35:08

LinkedIn Corporation announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range > read more

Published on 2011-01-27 06:49:43

Amazon Launches Kindle Singles http://amplify.com/u/anriu > read more

Google’s fflick Aimed At Making YouTube More Social

Published on 2011-01-27 06:26:40

Could fflick Approach Be Integrated Into Google Search Later? Yesterday, unofficial news came out that Google had acquired fflick, which is a site that lets you log in with your Twitter account and see what your friends have said about … Contin > read more

Bing Makes the Image Search More Interesting

Published on 2011-01-25 07:13:21

Bing has introduced a new landing page style for its image search feature. Now when you go to Bing, and click on “images”, you will be presented with a page that graphically displays the top 20 current image searches and … Continu > read more

Published on 2011-01-25 07:13:13

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Facebook Credits to Become Universal Currency on its Site

Published on 2011-01-25 07:03:19

A currency – whether real or virtual – is only as good as the extent to which it’s accepted. So to increase the value of Facebook Credits, Facebook will soon make them a mandatory option in social games that use … Continue r > read more

Where Can Groupon-Like Services Go with Geo?

Published on 2011-01-24 07:10:35

Ok, I’ll admit it, I’m liking Groupon, SwarmJam, and other email-driven and mobile local coupon deals.. heck, what’s not to like about the service? Indeed, I’ve been pretty skeptical about the insane valuations being thrown ar > read more

Google Gives a Bunch of Free Resources, $100K in Ad Spend

Published on 2011-01-22 03:13:55

This year, Google says it is going to “help businesses, great and small, get the most out of the Internet.” The company has selected five small businesses from different areas and given them $100,000 in AdWords spend for the year, … > read more

Starbucks Launches Mobile Payments in All U.S. Stores

Published on 2011-01-20 06:29:39

Today, one in five Starbucks transactions is made using a Starbucks Card and mobile payment will extend the way our customers experience and use their Starbucks Card,” said Brady Brewer, vice president Starbucks Card and Brand Loyalty. With mobile > read more

Published on 2011-01-20 06:29:34

Starbucks Launches Mobile Payments in All U.S. Stores http://amplify.com/u/bmz9o > read more

eBay announced Impressive Q4 Earnings Report

Published on 2011-01-20 06:23:25

The fourth quarter of 2010 – which of course coincided with the all-important holiday shopping season – was a pretty good period for eBay. The company reported its financial results this afternoon, and managed to come in above analysts& > read more

Published on 2011-01-19 06:35:37

Like the UFC On Facebook And See Two Free Fights http://amplify.com/u/bmqm2 > read more

Like the UFC On Facebook And See Two Free Fights

Published on 2011-01-19 06:35:20

The Ultimate Fighting Championship said today that people will be able to watch -for free two live preliminary fights from its Fight for the Troops 2 event on Saturday, January 22 at 8 p.m. ET by clicking the “Like” button … Continue readin > read more

Google spot Search Ad Gain in China

Published on 2011-01-19 06:32:20

Early last year, it looked like Google might leave (or get kicked out) of China. Then, in a business sense, the best-case scenario appeared to be a series of embarrassing losses to Baidu. But a new report from Analysis International … Conti > read more

Private Facebook Offering Closed To Americans

Published on 2011-01-18 04:42:22

Often enough, products, services, and contests that originate in the U.S. are just available and/or open to American citizens. Now, in an unusual reversal of that custom, Goldman Sachs has announced that only clients who aren’t based in the U > read more

Private Facebook Offering Closed To Americans

Published on 2011-01-18 04:29:39

Google supremacy In Czech Republic Disputed

Published on 2011-01-18 04:22:12

Last week, reports indicated that Google had become the top search engine in the Czech Republic, leaving it not number one in just five countries. Jaws dropped and people applauded in response. Only now, Seznam.cz – a competitor in the R > read more

Tips for Logo Designing

Published on 2011-01-17 06:22:01

Logos are important in establishing a company’s name in the market. Although logo designing is not very difficult, there are certain things that even the best of designers sometimes forget. To be a professional in logo designing, you need to &# > read more

Bing annoys MSN Partners

Published on 2011-01-17 05:59:13

Microsoft’s devotion to Bing is straining some of its MSN partner relationships—and has even cost the company some cash. The portal’s sales staff has been peeved for some time by Microsoft posting myriad links to Bing on the home page … C > read more

Published on 2011-01-17 05:59:06

Bing annoys MSN Partners http://amplify.com/u/bmccb > read more

Published on 2011-01-14 02:44:50

Foursquare Launches Quest to Get More Local Businesses http://amplify.com/u/blvnw > read more

Foursquare Launches Quest to Get More Local Businesses

Published on 2011-01-14 02:44:50

Foursquare announced the expansion of its “Ambassador Program”, a pilot program the company launched last year that lets users get their favorite venues signed up for the Foursquare’s Specials platform. The program is designed to ge > read more

Bing-Yahoo Transition Moves ahead In Australia, Brazil, Mexico

Published on 2011-01-14 02:43:58

Australia, Brazil, and Mexico have populations of 22.5 million, 190.7 million, and 112.3 million people, respectively. Which adds up to 325.5 million potential users, all in all. It’s a big deal, then, that the Bing-Yahoo search transition > read more

Bing Adds improved Auto Search Results

Published on 2011-01-13 07:20:08

Bing has added a new feature to its search results in enhanced auto results, which show information about automobiles right on the search results pages. The Bing Team writes: Now you can search for your favorite car and Bing will … Continue rea > read more

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Published on 2011-01-13 07:08:51

Android Surpasses iOS on Millennial Media http://amplify.com/u/bls2r via Ping.fm > read more

Android Surpasses iOS on Millennial Media

Published on 2011-01-13 07:08:41

Millennial Media has released its monthly Mobile Mix report looking at the smartphone market for the month of December. For the first time, Android surpassed iOS as the largest smartphone OS on the Millennial network, with an 8% increase month-over-m > read more

Published on 2011-01-13 07:08:40

Android Surpasses iOS on Millennial Media http://amplify.com/u/bls2r > read more

Mobile app maker Bump CEO Talks for Future Plans

Published on 2011-01-12 06:41:14

Mobile app maker Bump Technologies has raised a $16m series B round of funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz, and including investments from Sequoia and others. Netscape founder Marc Andreessen will also be joining their board along with Greg McAdoo fr > read more

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Published on 2011-01-12 06:32:11

EA Sports Launches Free Golf Game On Facebook http://amplify.com/u/blltd via Ping.fm > read more

EA Sports Launches Free Golf Game On Facebook

Published on 2011-01-12 06:32:08

EA Sports has launched a free PGA Tour Golf Challenge on Facebook. PGA Tour Golf Challenge features real time 3D game play and allows users to play with their Facebook friends. Users can play rounds of golf to earn experience … Continue reading > read more

Published on 2011-01-12 06:32:04

EA Sports Launches Free Golf Game On Facebook http://amplify.com/u/blltd > read more

Google launch a new version of Goggles

Published on 2011-01-11 07:16:36

Google has launched a new version of Google Goggles, the application that lets users point their phone’s camera at a variety of things and get search results by taking a picture. The new version, version 1.3, is faster and smarter, … Cont > read more

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Published on 2011-01-11 07:11:54

Groupon Raises $950 Million to Continue its Growth http://amplify.com/u/ble7u via Ping.fm > read more

Groupon Raises $950 Million to Continue its Growth

Published on 2011-01-11 07:11:50

Groupon announced that it has completed its $950 million round of financing, which has been discussed in the tech press over the last couple weeks. The company says it will use the funds to fuel global expansion, invest in technology, … Continu > read more

Published on 2011-01-11 07:11:45

Groupon Raises $950 Million to Continue its Growth http://amplify.com/u/ble7u > read more

How Will Quora Handle Being Both Twitter and Wikipedia?

Published on 2011-01-10 06:59:33

You’ve probably noticed that Quora has been getting a lot of press here in early 2011. As a result, the site is getting a lot of new users. As a result of that, there is growing concern that Quora will … Continue reading → > read more

Google and Caffeine, the Latest Search Engine Update

Published on 2011-01-10 06:40:48

Google has revealed its latest update to its massively popular search engine, a web indexing system that software developers and engineers call as Caffeine. When Google’s Caffeine was still under its testing phase, the Internet giant said that it h > read more

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Published on 2011-01-07 07:14:05

Google Android Edges Apple In Smartphone Market http://amplify.com/u/bktqj via Ping.fm > read more

Twitter records a New Record Of 6,939 Tweets Per Second

Published on 2011-01-07 07:14:02

The start of a new year can cause people to think about many things, including family, friends, and personal opportunities. And Twitter, apparently, as the company announced today that Japanese users set a global record moments after the official e > read more

Published on 2011-01-07 07:13:52

Google Android Edges Apple In Smartphone Market http://amplify.com/u/bktqj > read more

Google Android Edges Apple In Smartphone Market

Published on 2011-01-07 07:12:46

In the U.S. 61.5 million people owned smartphones during the three months ending in November, up 10 percent from the preceding three-month period, as RIM led with 33.5 percent market share of smartphones. After several months of strong growth, Google > read more

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Published on 2011-01-05 06:54:24

Netbooks Set To Overtake Laptops and PCs http://amplify.com/u/bkm9o via Ping.fm > read more

Published on 2011-01-05 06:54:16

Netbooks Set To Overtake Laptops and PCs http://amplify.com/u/bkm9o > read more

Netbooks Set To Overtake Laptops and PCs

Published on 2011-01-05 06:52:17

Purchase rates for personal computers and mobile phones will decrease by 39 percent and 56 percent this year compared with last year, respectively, according to a new survey from Accenture. By contrast, buying rates of 3DTVs (three-dimensional TVs) a > read more

Dell announce to buy IT security firm SecureWorks

Published on 2011-01-05 06:52:17

Dell has announced its intention to acquire IT security firm SecureWorks, which offers managed-security services, security and risk consulting services and threat intelligence solutions. Dell says the buy would expand its IT-as-a-Service offerings an > read more

Google Adds Vizio as New TV Partner

Published on 2011-01-04 06:02:20

Google has added Vizio as its first TV partner in the new year, joining Sony and Logitech. The official Google TV Blog offers more details. “We’re kicking off the year with a new partner, Vizio, a leading TV maker in … Continue reading > read more

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Published on 2011-01-04 05:57:01

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Chrome Ends 2010 with Market Share Of 9.98%

Published on 2011-01-04 05:56:53

Most recollections of 2010 will cover both ups and downs, or at least acknowledge that bad stuff occurred while focusing on the good. But the Chrome Web browser enjoyed an overwhelmingly positive year, gaining market share 11 months out of … > read more

Published on 2011-01-04 05:55:54

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