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Internet Marketing Blog Posts by Search Influence Alumni 
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
Mr. Spock’s guide to out-of-this-world SEO copywriting — SucessWorks Attention, Starfleet: the indubitable wisdom of Mr. Spock rings true even in the contemporary world of SEO. Join SuccessWorks’ director and lifelong Trekkie Heather Lloyd-Martin as she discusses some of her favorite Spock quotes and how everyone’s favorite half-Vulcan has wisdom …
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Facebook announces ‘Timeline’, redefines the social media experience
This past Wednesday, Facebook rolled out a couple of new updates such as a ticker in the top right hand corner of the site showing live activity and a tab that allows you to control what gets shown in your top stories. As the internet is known to do …
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Netflix splits into two companies, says they ‘messed up’
It’s safe to say that Netflix pissed off a lot of people when they announced major changes to their pricing structure this past July. The new setup went something like this: $7.99 a month for unlimited streaming and $7.99 a month for one DVD out at a time. However, …
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
The SoLoMo Landscape — Outspoken Media Are you one of the lucky search marketing professionals who’s experiencing SMX East in the Big Apple? For those of us following along at home, Outspoken Media’s Lisa Barone provides a thorough and thought-provoking overview of the topics discussed at SMX’s latest SoLoMO (social …
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Influencer Profile: Kate Voisin
After the ringing success of her Google acquisitions infographic, we’re proud to debut Kate Voisin as this week’s Featured Influencer! Kate is an illustrator and graphic designer who, before joining the SI team, worked as a freelancer. Like just about every New Orleanean, she spends much of her off-time writing …
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Courtroom & Boardroom – Google Acquisitions 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]
Full Size References List of acquisitions by Google German Govt. Says Google Analytics Now Verboten Europe Inquiry Focuses on Google Business Practice Google Says “Ciao” To Antitrust Claim In Italy Google Set For US Senate Committee Anti-Trust Investigation Google Book Search Settlement Rejected By Court Microsoft Comes Out Of Shadows …
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
How Small Businesses Can Use Google Plus — Expand2Web While Facebook is an excellent resource for small business social media engagement, Google+ is an up-and-comer that as of yet doesn’t allow business profiles. However, hope is on the way: winter of 2011 will yield the first allowed G+ commercial accounts, so …
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Google Absorbs Zagat in Their Quest for World Domination
Google has had a busy year. The launch of “Facebook killer” Google+ surely had many of their available hands busy, but apparently not too busy to keep working on acquisitions: It was announced today that Google has purchased Zagat, the well-known publisher of restaurant and business ratings. Marissa Mayer, Vice President …
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3 PPC Keyword Research Strategies to Break Free From Organic
With the “reimagining” of Keyword Research strategies focused around these three concepts (and one quick point), your ROI will skyrocket from the CTR and quality score increases that come with a well-curated keyword list. What tricks have you used to get the most out of your keywords?
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5 For Friday — Links, Stories & Posts For Your Weekend
Rethinking Deals After Facebook and Yelp Pullbacks — BIA/Kelsey Hot on the heels of the Facebook and Yelp deal eliminations, Peter Krasilovsky offers this nuanced and insightful view of the situation — as well as the suggestion that the trend may have already peaked. Twitter, YouTube, Facebook And Foursquare: Social …
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