The photo of Ann Dieleman posted on SexyExecs.blogspot.com.(Photo: The Des Moines Register) Story Highlights Exec’s photo posted on SexyExecs.blogspot.com Google refused request from company to remove photo Case illustrates growing pushback against those who post photos without permission, observers say DES MOINES — A photo posted to a blog that mocks corporate headshots has pitted...Read More
If you’ve ever searched for song lyrics online, you have probably noticed a wide range of sites offering lyrics, along with associated ads for ring tones and downloads. In such a competitive web space, lyric sites do whatever they can to gain an edge in the search rankings. Unfortunately for startup Rap Genius, all it...Read More
SEO experts and webmasters spend a lot of time worrying about Google algorithm changes. In 2013, the search engine giant tweaked the algorithm 15 times, and in 2012, it was updated 37 times. Worrying about algorithm updates may make sense for SEO experts and webmasters, but content creators don’t have time to keep up with...Read More
STW WordPress plugin WordPress is the world’s leading CMS platform and many of our users were asking for a way to embed screenshots via shortcode. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 06, 2014 WordPress users have been searching for an automated website screenshot feature to populate their portfolios of websites and for other similar implementations. However, the...Read More
Rap Genius returns to the first page of Google search results after being removed due to misguided SEO strategies. After a dispute in which Rap Genius self-deemed themselves as overstepping their boundaries and deserving “to get smacked,” Google reinstated Rap Genius’ SEO rankings. The lyric website giant issued a statement recently explaining their actions saying:...Read More
Under Larry Page, Google has had the stated strategic goal of putting “more wood behind fewer arrows.” The company may dabble in robotics, but the company has steadily reduce the number of products it supports for public web users. Simultaneous with these efforts, I noticed the demotion of Scholar among the company’s offerings. Product updates...Read More
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Adopting a successful mobile SEO strategy in 2014 will undoubtedly give your organization a competitive advantage. To underscore the importance of implementing a mobile SEO strategy in 2014, a recent Mobile Path to Purchase Study performed by Nielsen on behalf of Google found that 74 percent of mobile users utilize a search engine during their...Read More
Google Self-Driving Car (Photo credit: romanboed) What will your next car be like? Google, Apple and other giants of the smartphone business have plenty of ideas. In fact, Google alone has 310 U.S. patents relating to areas such as car-based smart devices, navigation and route guidance. Apple has another 35. Meanwhile, five other smartphone players...Read More
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