Election Day 2012 – Google, Foursquare and Your Vote!

The Role of Social Media and Search on 2012 Presidential Election Day Amidst what many have called one of the most important Presidential Elections in United States history,

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Southwest Facebook Flash Sale = Epic #FAIL

Southwest Airlines Website #Fails Amidst Facebook Flash Sale – A Teaching Moment Please see update below. Note: I delayed this post pending a request to Southwest Media to

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How Google Knowledge Graph Changes Search and SEO Forever

How Google Knowledge Graph Is Impacting Search and SEO In February  2012 I wrote a blog post covering Google’s shift from word-based index to the knowledge graph. I based my presentation

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Agency iAcquire Banned by Google for Covertly Buying Links for Dunn & Bradstreet Brand

Google Blacklists and De-Indexes Agency iAcquire for Covertly Buying Links Reminiscent of the early days of search when SEO’s more frequently publicly about websites they’ve worked on being de-listed,

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Google Penguin Gives Black Hat SEO The Cold Shoulder

Google Penguin Update Rewards White Hat SEO Over the past year we’ve seen continuous efforts by Google update its search engine algorithm to improve quality of search engine

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Will Your Brand Sustain the Test of Time in Any Light?

How Timeless is Your Brand Story? This morning I came across a stunning time-lapse video called Yosemite Range of Light by Shawn Reeder (shared below). [vimeo 40802206] If you’ve ever

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Your Personal Brand in the New Social Economy

Your Personal Brand in Today’s Social Economy We’ve evolved from the industrial revolution to the information age, and now the social economy where your personal brand has become

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Who Owns Your Social Media Relationships?

Owning  Social Relationships You have invested hours, weeks, months and years into building your social network. The connections you have established likely reside on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or

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Perception is Reality – What Does Your Brand Say About You?

Perception is Reality in Branding Chances are you’ve heard the saying: “Perception is Reality”. In Branding This is Absolutely True. What people think of you will impact their

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