Google, Bing Reps Talk Best Practices

Google and Bing employees know tons of useful stuff about search engines, and many people find their tips useful.  But let's admit: a lot of SEO experts have seen the same pieces of advice repeated at conference after conference for years, and so at SMX East, two speakers went a little bit off the beaten path into the subjects of speed and security.

Mobile Subscriptions To Reach 4.6 Billion

Global mobile subscriptions are on track to reach 4.6 billion by the end of the year, and mobile broadband subscriptions are set to surpass 600 million in 2009, according to a new report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). More than a quarter of the world's population is online and using the Internet, as of 2009. Increasing numbers are opting for high-speed Internet access, with…

The Most Loyal Traffic Comes from Facebook

There's no question that search engines can be a tremendous source of traffic. Social networks are also proving to be big traffic generators for a lot of content producers, and Twitter is one of the big ones. However, it is Facebook and Digg that are driving the most repeat readers according to a study conducted by online ad network Chitika. Traffic is great, but traffic…

Yahoo’s Twitter Releases an API

Yahoo has released an API for Meme, the company's microblogging service, which is still in beta. If you're not familiar with Meme, it's kind of like Yahoo's version of Twitter, minus the enormous amount of hype.

Elizabeth Taylor Twitters Her HEART Out

 In what is becoming not so unusual, a celebrity announces news on Twitter in order to beat the mainstream media. Late today actress Elizabeth Taylor announced to her 156,673 Twitter followers, "I am going into the hospital to have a procedure on my heart". Read from the bottom...