Among SEO professionals, there isn’t always consensus on precisely which and to what degree site factors contribute or detract from rankings on Google because the factors actually vary by industry. There are indeed, a number of contentious issues: markup and content quality, use of title tags, site organization and even arguments that Google Analytics data factors in to site rankings. Not likely (yet), but certainly up for debate among SEO professionals.
What Some Twitterers Might Be Missing About #FollowFriday
Murdok has investigated the origins of the popular #FollowFriday trend on Twitter. It began over 4 months ago with a man named Micah Baldwin, and snowballed from there. Do you use #FollowFriday on Twitter? Let us know.
Easier Than Ever to Video Tweet
Why tweet in 140 characters or less when you can Tweet in full color video all day long? So query the video sharing sites like 12seconds.tv and twitvid.io which allow users to share video updates through their favorite microblog site—Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, friendfeed, et. al., ad nauseum. Whether you want to use your webcam or your mobile device, sharing video is only a couple of logins and a wee bit of hassle away.
A bit too much hassle, apparently, for some.
Comments Make Content More Valuable
Comments are the backbone of the social web. Everything is going social if it has not already been that way for some time. Why is that? People are social by nature. It’s how we communicate. It’s how we learn. It’s how we teach. Do you find comments to be valuable resources? Share your thoughts.
Newspaper Execs Discuss Strategies For Future
About two-dozen newspaper executives met in Chicago Thursday to discuss the future of the struggling industry and come up with ways to charge for their online content.
The gathering was part of the Newspaper Association of America’s annual event and included top executives from the New York Times, Gannett, E.W. Scripps, McClatchy, Hearst Newspapers and MediaNews Group among others.
Winners Of Competition Receive Big Help From Facebook
You have to give Facebook credit. They get in the news more a lot. Maybe it’s investment. Maybe it’s a look at their numbers. Maybe it’s someone on the executive team has a hang nail. You name it they are there.
The Ever Changing Demographics Of Facebook
Question for you rock and roll historians: Do you remember Sammy Hagar (The Red Rocker prior to his days as the front man for Van Hagar Halen)? Do you remember the song that made him just famous enough to replace David Lee Roth? It was “I Can’t Drive 55”.
Google Dispels Ten Analytics Myths
Like anything, Google Analytics has its fans and its critics, and both sides may distort the truth a little to support their position. But Google recently named ten specific myths about Analytics and embarked on a special effort to debunk them.
Microsoft’s Bing – News Other Than Its Announcement
Microsoft announced that while its new search engine Bing will be rolling out gradually over the next several days it will be available to all on June 3rd – Wednesday. We covered the announcement here, but a few other things regarding Bing are worth noting as well.
Bing vs Bing
Microsoft’s New Search Engine Bing Rolling Out
Update: Bing will be rolled out over the coming days, but will be available to all on June 3rd.
Original article: Steve Ballmer is speaking at the All Things Digital Conference aka D7. Microsoft’s new search engine is widely expected to be announced. Sources say it is to be called Bing. Here’s a nice video look at Bing: