Images of SOPA Protesters

Images from a day in protest of SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act). Google, Amazon, Wikipedia, Wordpress, all combat SOPA to some extent with messages on their websites. Wikipedia goes black for an entire day.

Promoted Tweet on Pest Control Twitter Stream by WHO?

A Promoted Tweet on Pest Control term by an electrical company? “Technology has to be invented or adopted.”  – Jared Diamond Okay so this is a cool quote and all, but why? Why would GE want to promote this tweet on the pest control stream? Where is the connection? Did someone just do some keyword [...]

Google Earnings Up Again

2011Q2 Google Earnings Slideshttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/60045802/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list Google as a whole is moving so incredibly fast and so far up the revenue ladder that its intimidating. I am impressed by what google has accomplished and their record breaking growth. But as a business owner and customer, I am saddened by the lack of concern and attention I am [...]

The Best Link Placement in Twitter

So yes, twitter can be a great place to get traffic and twitter is a link building tool. Dan shows us just where to place links for optimal Click Through Rate (CTR). So the best link placement in twitter per this data is about the 25% mark, or about 20 to 30 characters in. Hmmm, [...]

Twitter is a link building tool.

Likable = Linkable Twitter is a great tool for engagement. Yes you should use twitter to build links. You find like minded individuals. You share content with them. You tweet out their good content. You make comments on their blogs. You get invited to guest post. You build relationships, you build links. The best links [...]

Why Follow on Twitter? Why unfollow on Twitter?

Do you want twitter followers? Well this a little on why I follow or unfollow people on twitter. Not claiming any secrets on how to gain followers. But perhaps a little honesty from a pest control guy could help one figure out this twitter thing.   Follow: I follow people that are willing to converse [...]

Social Media Report: Scorpion Sting Facebook, Google+, Twitter

Social media platforms are constantly put in head to head comparisons. So when Mat Siltala from Dream Systems Media did a post about his scorpion sting on all 3 social media platforms simultaneously, the intuitive nature of Mat kicked in. Between Facebook, Google+, and twitter, which platform would be most responsive to a post about scorpion [...]

Google Places Facelift – Review Button, Like Buttons, Best Ever

Google places. Best ever Badges, Liked and Disliked under reviews, Upload photos button, and the new Write a review button. All facelifts to the Google Places page.

+1 in Google Plus is not a Google Search Plus

How much plus 1 could a Google plus plus,
If Google could plus 1 Google plus?

So Google launches Google plus, and they just launched Google +1 earlier this year. So lets clarify this first. Google +1 is a search related function showing your friend’s recommendations next to search results. Google Plus is their new social media platform similar to Facebook and Twitter. Google Plus seems to have integrated +1 into their social scheme. However, items in Google Plus that receive a +1 do not show over into Google search results. Further, Google Plus is not showing in Google search results and is not searchable…. Why would a search engine take out the search function?

Taco Bell’s Lawsuit Promoted Tweet

Taco Bell is the first ever to use a promoted tweet to make an official statement about their lawsuit.