by mtraphagen | Aug 6, 2013 | Authorship & Author Rank, Content Marketing, Google, News, Online marketing, SEO, Social Media
Google today announced that “In-depth Articles” are to be featured in Search. The Official Google Webmaster Tools blog today announced that Google is beginning to roll out a new feature in Search (US first) that will highlight “in-depth...
by mtraphagen | Aug 4, 2013 | Authorship & Author Rank, Content Marketing, Google, Google+, Online marketing, SEO, Social Media
UPDATE: Google Authorship Intelligent Author Attribution? 21 August 2013 – My friend Mike Arnesen yesterday published what looks like a possibly amazing revelation about how Google may be moving forward with both Authorship attribution and author subject...
by mtraphagen | Jul 15, 2013 | Content Marketing, Google, Online marketing, SEO, Social Media
Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Land recently wrote about a fascinating hint at Google Subject Authority Ranking from Google’s Matt Cutts in a recent Google Webmaster Help video (video will start at the relevant portion.) Every time I do a Hangout or...
by mtraphagen | Jul 8, 2013 | Google, Google+, News, SEO
There’s a new Google Maps coming. Google is rolling out a complete overhaul of the look and feel of its popular browser-based mapping program. Everything is designed to be more intuitive and one-click away. I applied to preview the new Google Maps interface...
by mtraphagen | Jun 14, 2013 | Authorship & Author Rank, Content Marketing, Google, Google+, SEO, Social Media
UPDATE: rel=publisher & Google In-Depth Articles 12 August 2013 – Google’s recently introduced In-Depth Articles search feature includes a special role for rel=publisher (verified brand page) connections. If the web site hosting an article featured in...
by Russ Jones | Jun 10, 2013 | SEO
Update: There is a reason why I put the disclaimer below, and I am very glad I did. After further analysis, we revealed a bug in the data causing several fields to display as blank. This skewed the responses towards the tail of the dataset such that it appeared the...
by pbuckley | Jun 10, 2013 | Content Marketing, Online marketing, SEO, Social Media, YouTube & Video
In 1970 Honda unleashed the N600 sedan on the American consumer. The car featured front wheel drive and an air-cooled, four stroke, 31 horsepowered two-cylinder engine, which was borrowed from the Honda CB450 motorcycle. Honda didn’t think the N600 would replace...
by mtraphagen | Jun 7, 2013 | Free SEO Tools, Link Removal, SEO
We’ve just added a free Anchor Text Over Optimization Tool to the site for our Remove’em bad backlink removal tool. This tool will quickly tell you if you have over-optimized links pointing at your site that could cause you to get a Google penalty. What Is...
by seanmurray | May 2, 2013 | Google, Google+, SEO, Social Media
or Leaving Google+ In Order to Enhance Google+ In the last week, diehard Google fans discovered that a new commenting feature added to the Blogger platform had a stunning loophole: the feature could be applied to other platforms. Whether an unsecure API call was left...
by bjensen | Mar 29, 2013 | Authorship & Author Rank, Content Marketing, Google, Online marketing, SEO, Social Media
Content marketing is all the hype these days and understandably so. A well thought-out and researched, content marketing strategy is an effective way to target and reach new audiences, build brands, and increase online visibility and traffic. Like other online...
by mtraphagen | Mar 27, 2013 | Content Marketing, Online marketing, Presentations, SEO, Social Media
Want to learn more about Content Marketing? Join our Google+ Content Marketing Community! A live blog of the presentations of three incredible content marketing ninjas at the Raleigh SEO Meetup, 26 March 2013. Casie Gillette @casieg KoMarketing Associates Amy Lewis...
by mtraphagen | Mar 20, 2013 | Authorship & Author Rank, Content Marketing, Google, Google+, Hive Digital, Online marketing, Presentations, SEO, Social Media
Virante’s Mark Traphagen was the guest of +Max Minzer for his Max Impact Hangout On Air show, discussing the topic: “Author Rank: Facts and Fiction.” Mark shared his views on the distinction between Authorship and Author Rank, whether or not Author...
