For all of those who are unfamiliar with Facebook Connect, this is something which enables your blog, mobile device, or software to integrate with Facebook and give you Facebook functionality. There are plugins which you can use to utilize Facebook Connect easily with your site. One of the most comment implementations of this I see …
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Social media optimization refers to optimizing your websites and content in terms of sharing across social media and network sites. I’ve talked at length about the importance of social search and social proof; search engines are putting ranking progressively in the hands of its own users who themselves are users of social networks like Facebook, …
Slideshare is a media site, now owned by LinkedIn which, unlike YouTube, whose focus is mostly on presentations, though you can upload videos, as well. Slideshare can be a valuable source of traffic, in fact it’s one of my 70 sources to increase website traffic. Rather than talk about why and how to use Slideshare …
There are lots social networks out there, some of which are worth your time and some of which probably aren’t. There are social networks mostly dedicated to friends/entertainment, and then there is LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a social network which puts the emphasis on making and maintaining professional connections as opposed to social friends. I’ve neglected …
As the forthright nature of this title suggests, Google has a long way to go if they’re going to catch up to Facebook. You’ve got to give them the handicap of getting into this game well after Facebook asserted itself as the number one game in town, but right off the bat here are 4 …
Google Plus Versus Facebook – Why Google Has a Long Way To Go Read More »
A couple of weeks ago I identified what is Google Plus 1 and specifically covered how to use it to help you rank. If Google Plus 1 is to Facebook’s “Like”, then Google Plus itself is to Facebook itself; this is Google’s answer to the social network. Google obviously are no strangers to the effect …
It’s Day 5 of Rankings Week and today we’re going to talk about social network ranking. Social network ranking refers to using social networks to help your web pages rank. Social networks like Facebook are more instrumental in determining how your web page ranks than ever because search engines are placing more of the burden …
Facebook likes act as a metric which is used to gauge the quality of content by search engines, so the more likes you have, the better and more likely that your content will appear higher in the SERPs. Don’t believe me? Check out this post on social search for more info. People can either like …
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I’ve been talking about how social networking has become more important in terms of integrating it into your marketing strategy for some time now. Social proof continues to play an increasing role in SEO, and now Google has just announced that it is expanding its use of social search to more users around the globe. …
What Is Social Search and How It’s Hurting Or Helping You Rank Read More »
Foursquare is a location based service, an LBS if you will, which everyday people and customers can use to shine a light on and help promote their favorite businesses. If you are a business owner who has any kind of location based business, so an offline business essentially, you should get on Foursquare and start …
