Two stories came across my FriendFeed feed back-to-back this morning: 1. Compete: Facebook US Traffic Nearing Google, Yahoo – http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/compete-facebook-us-traffic-nearing-google-yahoo/ (via http://ff.im/3Lnxo) 2. Study shows only 10% of Twitter users tweets – Cnet Asia – http://asia.cnet.com/blogs/infochat/post.htm?id=63011357&scid=rvhm_ms (via http://ff.im/3Lnxh) So when will we have some accurate assessments of exactly how much traffic is being driven by [...]
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$300 or Free…um, er…Give Me a Moment
May 19, 2009 – 6:18 am
“You get what you pay for” is usually a pretty good dictum to follow. But the Internet often negates that truism. Certainly one of the most startling aspects of 21st century life, if you stop to think about it, is the amount of free resources available on the web. So it amused me yesterday when [...]
AdBloc Considering New Meta Tag Standard Proposed by Virante Blogger
May 11, 2009 – 11:01 am
AdBlock Plus, provider of the leading browser plugin for blocking display ads on web sites, has announced in a blog post today that they are considering introducing an option that would be a modified form of a ad-blocking meta tag first proposed on Virante, Inc.’s blog, TheGoogleCache. Read about this development here. Virante is an innovative, [...]
Website Launch Flowchart
May 11, 2009 – 6:32 am
This flowchart is a detailed guide that covers optimized website design, development and multichannel marketing integration. Web design doesn’t exist in a vacuum nor does marketing. The most optimized, easiest functioning and best performing sites are those that find a balance between design, content, business tool complexity and marketing integration. Download this free chart.
Is Your Social Media Marketing Breaking the Law?
May 6, 2009 – 12:19 pm
[From seomoz.org] The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has some rules about online marketing that may surprise you – they certainly surprised me. Recently, SEOmoz’s own Sarah Bird was interviewed by Eric Enge on a wide variety of contract and legal topics. As I was proudly browsing through the piece, I was especially curious about what [...]
The What, How & Who of Selecting an SEO Firm
May 5, 2009 – 7:25 am
From searchenginewatch.com – Buying into SEO is a difficult process. Without at least a basic understanding of SEO, it’s really tough to tell the difference between someone who knows their stuff and someone who talks a great game without backing it up with results. Many companies looking for SEO help — even those with a [...]
April 27, 2009 – 9:57 pm
Virante is a leading interactive marketing agency that assists high potential start-ups and established Fortune 1000 organizations launch brands and build sales on the web. Its focus is in designing and launching integrated search marketing, CPC, email, blogging, and online advertising campaigns as a catalyst to the web positioning efforts of high potential new brands [...]
