The last week’s news of Google’s targeting of guest blogs should not have come as a surprise: Google’s Matt Cutts has been discussing the issue…
The Gospel According to Matt Cutts
Quality SEOs, regardless of experience, defer to Matt Cutts, Google’s Distinguished Engineer (formerly known as Google’s Quality Control Czar) and one of the few semi-official…
Hashtags: The Most Abused Search Feature in Social Media?
Hashtags seem to be everywhere these days. No longer just used on social media to sum up a user’s feeling or the content of a…
Case Study: Progressive Landscapes
is a small business located in British Columbia, Canada. Run by a small team, they specialize in water features, lawn care, Permaculture and total garden…
Penguin 2.0: Organic Link Builders Have No Worries
“Penguins are so sensitive/To My Needs†If you’re a Lyle Lovett fan, you probably know what I’m talking about. If you’re not, should explain my…
Gearing Up But Dumbing Down
On May 2, a patent was filed with the USPTO for a smart-watch that will potentially include touch-pads, a screen, processor, wireless transceiver and communication…
Technology Changes the Chaos of Tragedy
As the tragedy at the Boston marathon unfolded, everyone who knew competitors in the race wanted to know the same things. Are my loved ones…
Elements of Google Plus – Part Seven: Authorship
You’ve probably noticed that with certain search results, an image of the author appears directly below the link. This is known as Authorship, and is…
New Changes for Google Plus
Aiming to take the wind out of the sail of Facebook’s announcement of changes to their Newsfeed later today, Google announced three changes to their…
Elements of Google Plus – Part Six: Ripples
Ripples – The New Metric of 2013 Ripples are an interactive feature that tracks how posts or URLs are shared through Google and the Google…
Elements of Google Plus – Part Five: Hangouts
The Hangout feature is possibly the most useful and underrated elements of Google’s social platform. Its versatility and ease of use make it ideal for…
Elements of Google Plus – Part Four: Communities
The community feature is exactly that – an ability to discover, interact and become a part of various communities in the Google Plus world. With…
Elements of Google Plus – Part Three: Photos
The image functions in G+ have many more functions than its social media predecessors. This installation explores the many functions of G+’s Photo section, and…
Elements of Google Plus – Part Two: Explore
In the second installment in our Google + Series, we discuss more elements that will make G+ the premier social network in 2013 and beyond….
Elements of Google Plus – Part One: Circles
Over the years, Google has made multiple attempts at creating a flourishing social media platform, with limited success. Now they have finally found a way…