SMX West: Social Media And The SEO

Fickle yet valuable, traffic from social media sites represents a way of generating lots of page views in a very short, and profitable, period of time.

SMX West: Managing Your Online Rep

Managing your organization's online reputation is no easy feat. It takes a lot of organization and keen eye for strategy. There are lots of people, in-house and out, that are talking. Marketing Pilgrim's Andy Beal has some tips for knowing who's saying what about you. (Coverage of the SMX West Conference continues at Webproworld Videos. Keep an eye on Webproworld for more notes and videos…

SMX West: Personalized Search Taking Stage

When someone searches for the term "dog," they're very likely interested in our furry friends.  But a few folks might be curious about digital on-screen graphics, and won't want to dig through stuff about rottweilers and retrievers.  So personalized search remains as important as ever.

Blogger Busts Chinese Propaganda Photo

It's no wonder the Chinese government doesn't really trust the Internet. It makes it a lot easier to call them out. Darn those democratic institutions! Chinese bloggers and forum members forced a photographer to admit he doctored a photo for the good of the State. It's not that there aren't pregnant chiru antelope in Tibet, it's just that they're usually not pregnant in June. And…