There are seemingly endless ways to make your content stand out when it comes to content marketing. Maybe you can provide a unique perspective or voice that others in your industry don’t have. Maybe your content will get attention because it’s fun and entertaining.
It’s that time again. Google’s Penguin 3.0 update has officially rolled out after about a year of silence, and the reactions so far have been mixed. Webmasters and SEOs will likely be doing one of three things as the update takes effect: enjoying a surge in rankings due to a clean link profile, seeing no change in traffic, or scrambling to fix low-quality links.
Between programs like The Daily Show and comics sites like The Oatmeal, we’ve been seeing it for years: people love to get a spoonful of humor while learning about important or otherwise “dry” topics. It’s no different with content intended to drive sales.
Apple’s iPhone 6 recently broke sales records, with over 10 million units being sold in a matter of days. This was a big win for Apple, but it’s also a huge opportunity for a much lesser-known company: DuckDuckGo. DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that Apple is now allowing users to easily set as their default search tool in iOS 8.
Forget everything you know about Google for a second and just ask yourself this: what is Google’s core purpose when it comes to search? Many would agree that, at its most basic level, Google’s job is simply to help users find information that is most relevant to their queries.
Last week, Microsoft introduced Sway, a content aggregation program that allows users to develop visually appealing,
Pierre Far, a Webmaster Trends Analyst for Google, announced last week that an update to the Panda algorithm has begun rolling out. For those that aren’t aware, the Panda algorithm is Google’s way of penalizing spammy sites and moving high-quality content upwards in search engine results.
Earlier this month, we reported how smaller social networks might be the future of social media. They potentially offer more intimate connections with like-minded members, without forcing users to maintain a profile that’s acceptable to hundreds – if not thousands – of different people.
