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Although last week Yahoo was rumored to be considering selling its Alibaba Group holdings for a sum of $17 billion, the latest rumor indicates Alibaba Group may be considering purchasing all of Yahoo. Alibaba Group, which has now retained the powerful Washington D.C. lobbying firm Duberstein Group Inc., has expressed interest in a Yahoo deal [...]

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This year, I resolve to… 1. Get Organized Is your idea of “keyword research” just a bunch of keywords jammed into in an excel? Effective keyword organization and keyword management is a foundational component of paid and organic search marketing. In PPC, it means grouping similar keywords and matching them with targeted ad text and landing [...]

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Last week we asked if you have the Facebook Timeline enabled and how you felt about it. These poll results are really interesting. Have it and like it – 101 Don’t have it and want it – 34 Have it and hate it – 41 Don’t have it and don’t want it – 97 The [...]

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Here is a collection of New Year’s apps you may need. We are going to start with apps to help you get a cab and avoid drinking and driving over New Year’s weekend. If you have any other apps you would like to suggest please comment below. Cabs Cab4me – iPhone and Android Call a [...]

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I have seen many complaints about the new version of Google Analytics. I have to say that I don’t like it myself and have a hard time finding what I need. I was wondering how you feel about it and if you have any tips, suggestions or recommendations for other analytics programs to supplement GA? [...]

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With over 153 million unique users per month, Nielsen research has named Google the top Internet destination. Facebook, which is the most visited social networking site and second largest Internet destination, received an average number of 137.6 million unique monthly visitors. The combination of the battle to be the top Internet destination, the inevitable Facebook [...]

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Here is a small collection of articles giving suggestions on SEO, content marketing, social media and Internet marketing for 2012. I know we are all hoping for a successful 2012; perhaps some of the information in these articles can help you plan for the upcoming year. SEO Search & Mobile Marketing Trends: SEO Apocalypse 2012 [...]

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Mobile Inquirer released this infographic, Top 5 Mobile Phone Statistics of 2011. It shows the top 10 countries in regards to mobile phone use and the U.S. is not #1 or #2. The top global smartphone operating system for  quarter 3 of 2011 is not iOs or Andriod. Check out the mobile local search stat [...]

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This IG is from AYTM. They surveyed 2,000 US nternet users about their expectations from brands using social media and created this very informative and helpful infographic. If you are considering social media for your business you may want to take a good look at this IG. Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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According to numerous sources, Yahoo is heavily considering the sale of its interests in Alibaba (the Chinese B2B Search Marketplace conglomerate) and Yahoo Japan (which is led autonomously but still part of Yahoo). Sean Ludwig of VentureBeat says that the sale could result in $17 Billion in revenue for Yahoo as it scrambles to figure [...]

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I’m writing this to those of you who have never went or have never heard of the Affiliate Summit conferences. The conference name does imply this is heavily targeted to affiliates, but the online marketing material it covers pertains to anybody. I’ve gone to quite a few over the years and have always gained something [...]

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As we all know Excel and Google Docs can be great tools for any SEO consultant. Hook Google Docs or Excel up to API’s from Google, SEOMoz, SEMRush or any other tool you like to pull in data and you can begin to automate some key tasks like keyword research, ideas for content generation, and [...]

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Embed this on your siteSource: Norad Santa Tracker : The History of NORAD, Google & Santa [Infographic]Christmas Eve is only 1 day away and that means that Santa Claus is getting his reindeer and sleigh prepped to bring presents to boys and girls all around the world. Every year around this time, NORAD launches its Santa [...]

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I am not a big fan of the new Facebook Timeline. I feel like my eyes don’t know which way to look and I can’t really quickly find what I am looking for, but I know that with time I will get use to it (I think). So we are wondering if you have it [...]

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Norad Santa Tracker : The History of NORAD, Google & Santa Which Gadgets are Topping Your Kid’s Christmas Lists This Year Happy Holidays: Holiday Season in America Where to Give in the Season of Giving by CreditDonkey Green Christmas: Santa’s carbon footprint Gift Wrap: Wrapping Up a Smile Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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Due to the competition that currently exists between Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, many analysts were predicting that Google would not renew its agreement with Firefox. Yesterday, Google and Mozilla reached an agreement to extend the partnership for another three years. For the 2010 year, over $100 million of Mozilla’s $123 million in annual revenue [...]

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Since the launch of Google’s  PPC (‘Pay-Per-Click’) advertising network, ‘AdWords’, countless reporting features have been added to the platform to give advertisers as much insight as possible into exactly what kind of traffic they’re getting. One of the more recent features to be added to the platform is the “Dimensions” tab.  Above – Where to [...]

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This video shows you how you can send your loved ones and friends a Christmas card from Santa via Google. It is really quite funny and festive. If you didn’t have time to send out Christmas cards this year Google has offered you a fun, fast and free way to do it. Take a look… [...]

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*clearspring released an infographic called Sharing in 2011: AddThis Trends. My favorite stat is Twitter makes up 52% of sharing in Japan. Check out the statistics on social sharing and the timeline of the most shared stories in 2011. At first I was so happy that the shared stories were really “news”, but the last [...]

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Google Offers, the new offering being molded to compete with the likes of Groupon, is expanding and in the process, hoping to make an impact in the increasingly crowded deal space. Google recently started presenting deals from 14 new partners, including localized businesses such as Juice in the City, Plum District, and PopSugar Shop. It [...]

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