Social Networking More Effective Than Websites

Social networking is more effective than websites in generating targeted traffic according to an article in CMS Wire. The article actually outlines a 130-page report by the Gilbane Group called “Collaboration and Social Media 2008- Taking Stock of Today’s Experiences and Tomorrow’s Opportunities.” What caught my eye is that social networking came in at 59-percent [...]

Major Retailers Not Being Proactive in SEO

There’s an article over at WebProNews by Jason Lee Miller that caught my attention today. He chronicles his Google search for the new Polaroid T730 Compact 7mp digital camera that has just been introduced to the marketplace. When doing the search, the Polaroid website did not pop up on the front page of results for [...]

Google Says Speed Matters to User Behavior

At the recent Google I/O Conference in Northern California, the search giant said that speed matters. Not in so many words, mind you. But, what Vice President of Search Products Marissa Mayer did say was that users were asked whether they would like 10 or 30 results per page and they chose 30. But, when [...]

Wal-Mart Takes on Craig’s List with Online Classified Ads

As if Wal-Mart weren’t the low cost leader among brick and mortar shops, the nation’s largest retailer wants consumers using their Internet services as well. Since Wal-Mart is not the number one destination online as it is for many offline, the Walton family has decided to cut into the market share of Craig’s List and [...]