Are Google Map Results Changing? While doing a recent localized search, I noticed an anomaly in the map results interspersed within the regular search results. Now, we’ve all seen the “map packs” – subsets of around seven mini results sans-description with a location, phone number and map pin labeled by a letter that corresponds to …
Is the new Google+ notification icon a way to look like Facebook and LinkedIn? Or is it an indication that more notification icons may be coming soon?
Two SES conferences are in the books for 2013. Last week, I teamed up with my good friend Garry Przyklenk from TD Bank Group to present Analytics Attack: Tracking Campaign Performances. The Web analytics session was focused on improving campaign performance through proper measurement and analysis. Our one-two punch gave the attendees reasons why you …
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Chrome apparently had an update that added better spell checking features. To notify me, this little pop-up appeared: There’s one thing you can say about the Google development team – they truly have a sense of humor. It might be subtle. But it’s that little subtle humor that makes you smirk and picks you up even if …
Adding Facebook-like Personalization to Your Rich Snippets While doing a quick search for the Google Rich Snippets testing tool, I saw this in the 2nd position of the SERP. It’s a page that lets you put annoying graphical characters into your rich snippets of data – specifically the rich snippet markup for breadcrumb links on …
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SES Day 1 is in full swing. I started this morning giving a little tough love in the Express Clinic mini theater. Taking volunteers who were up for the critique, four lucky received a 35-point inspection of their site broken down by six different categories. For each inspection point, they received a grade (A, B, …
It’s time again for the of the best search and digital marketing conferences of year. From the city that never sleeps, it’s time for SES New York! Once again, I’ll be presenting, moderating and otherwise imploring knowledge to the masses. Here’s my schedule for this year: Monday 25-Mar: ClickZ Academy Training How to Collect, Interpret …
I saw this promoted tweet today. It was crafted enough to entice me to click through. Good right? Not really, keep reading… All coupons save money. Naked Juice coupons do #gooddeeds. Grab this coupon & learn how you can make a difference at http://t.co/EA1RqHoaKg. — Naked Juice (@nakedjuice) March 7, 2013 The problem is, I …
How NOT to Create a Landing Page – A Mobile Lesson Read More »
I was mucking around with Microsoft privacy settings in my Outlook.com account and came across this page. It essentially describes Microsoft’s privacy policy with respect to ads and other services. From a user design standpoint, it makes certain sections stand out and corresponds with their three subheadings of knowing, learning and doing.What struck me was …
I was amazed at the one word that kept coming up: proactive.
