Sad news, web merchants: if you relied on Google Wallet to process the online payments for your feline subculture e-zine (or any other digital product you’ve got kicking around), you’d better start looking for something else to do the job. On March 2, 2015, Google will officially pull the plug on its Wallet for Digital...Read More
Hello, SEO friends and colleagues. It’s time for us to have an important conversation. Recently, I read two posts by Larry Kim which detailed an email outreach campaign by Hotels.com in which they apparently solicited paid links from travel bloggers. After reading both articles, it occurred to me that we’re long overdue for a conversation about the concept of...Read More
Facebook has become a real force in small business marketing. And Facebook plugins for WordPress can allow you to make the most of this social network. From sharing Facebook updates, fans, events and images on your website to automating updates and adding a handy image share feature, you’ll find a lot to like in the...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO—Google Inc. has signed a long-term lease for part of a historic Navy air base, where it plans to renovate three large hangars and use them for projects involving aviation, space exploration and robotics. The Internet company will pay $1.16 billion in rent over 60 years for the property, which also includes a working...Read More
The year is almost over, and many businesses are starting to look forward to 2015 and discuss their marketing plans. Luckily, David Mihm, the local search guru at Moz, just released his annual Local Search Ranking Factors survey, which helps give us local marketers more insight into which ranking factors matter the most. The survey shows...Read More
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google has been on an astonishing real estate spree in the last several years, buying or leasing dozens of buildings across a wide swath of the South Bay. What’s even more astonishing: It’s been adding new space even though it has not yet filled buildings it already has, giving the company the...Read More
Trending: Juniper doubles down on virtualization Apple universe reacts to WireLurker threat Cisco joins Open Compute Resources/White Papers network world Security All Security Access Control Application Security Compliance Malware/Cybercrime Mobile Security Network Security Security and Vulnerability Management LAN WAN All LAN WAN Ethernet Switch IPv6 Internet of Things Router Service Providers WAN Optimization SDN Unified...Read More
USA TODAY/Stanford’s panel discussion on diversity in tech included (from left to right) moderator and USA TODAY editor Dave Callaway, Stanford law professor Richard Thompson Ford, Vyv founder Laura Gomez, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Nancy Lee of Google and Maxine Williams of Facebook.(Photo: Martin E. Klimek, USA TODAY) PALO ALTO, Calif. – Silicon Valley isn’t...Read More
Automattic, the company behind the popular WordPress blogging platform, has acquired a startup in the UK to build out its VIP enterprise operations internationally, putting to use some of the $317 million it has raised in funding. Code For The People is a bootstrapped WordPress development agency, and while the terms of the deal are not being...Read More
The year 2015 is nearly upon us, and every marketing department is forecasting and planning how to make a new splash next year. How is your SEO strategy looking? Now is a good time to dust off your (possibly outdated) SEO strategy and get it ready for the new year. Make sure it’s pointed at...Read More
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