by mtraphagen | Dec 21, 2012 | Google, Google+, News, Online marketing, Paid Search, Social Media
When Google+ enthusiasts brag about their favorite social network, one of their top talking points is “no ads!” This has been fueled by a persistent belief among G+ users that Google+ leadership has promised to never have ads on the social network. But has...
by mtraphagen | Dec 21, 2012 | Google, Google+, Infographics, News, Social Media
Google+ celebrated nearing the end of its first full calendar year as a social network by publishing this infographic displaying highlights about the network achieved in 2012: The infographic covers the following highlights and achievements of Google Plus in 2012: The...
by mtraphagen | Dec 18, 2012 | Facebook, Google, Google+, News, Online marketing, Paid Search, Social Media
UPDATE 20 December 2012: The advertising option previewed in this post is now active and available to selected US Google+ brand pages in the US, according to this post by Google staffer Christen Oestlien. Google+ user Michelle Marie noticed the following tiny...
by mtraphagen | Nov 13, 2012 | Google, Google+, News, Online marketing, Social Media
According to Google+ Chief Architect Yonatan Zunger, Google+ will now send you notifications for new comments in large comment threads, but only when a new algorithm determines it is likely you’d want to see such notifications Google+ used to stop notifying you...
by ekoppel | Nov 8, 2012 | Analytics, Internet Summit, News
I was fortunate to be able to attend Internet Summit 2012 in Raleigh, NC and below are some of the highlights from this morning’s session on Web Analytics and Performance. ?The New Norm: Cross Platform Measurement Scott Calise – Director of Digital...
by pbuckley | Nov 8, 2012 | Internet Summit, News, Online marketing, Presentations
This is the session I’ve been waiting for! An expert panel discussion on Designing and Optimizing for Multiple Screens featuring?Alexandre Douzet from TheLadders,?Les James from?Capstrat,?Ryan Manchee from MediaMind,?Chris Stout from?IBM and?Aaron Schildkrout...
by pbuckley | Nov 7, 2012 | Internet Summit, News, Presentations, Social Media
What could be better than Walt Disney, responsive design and personal branding? I’m in! The Usability & Experience session is packed. Everyone is excited to hear from Joseph Dickerson (User Experience Architect), Stephen Pierchala (Web and Mobile Performance...
by Nina Martinez | Nov 7, 2012 | Analytics, News, Online marketing, Presentations, Social Media
Session Details This session is entitled “Increasing ROI with Data-Driven Decisions” and is moderated by William Grizack, Chief Strategy Officer at The Variable (@billgriz341). Panelist include Jim Davidson, Manager of Marketing Research at Bronto...
by mtraphagen | Nov 6, 2012 | Hive Digital, News, Online marketing, Presentations, SEO, Social Media
We apologize that due to reduced wifi capabilities at the conference, our live blogs will be delayed A crew from Virante will be live blogging most of the public sessions at this year’s Internet Summit in Raleigh NC, November 7 and 8, 2012. Posts will be in...
by pbuckley | Oct 17, 2012 | Google, Link Removal, News, SEO
Yesterday Matt Cutts announced the release of Google’s new link disavow tool at PubCon 2012 out in Las Vegas. The announcement was greeted with happiness, but it really doesn’t change too much of the equation. This tool is for site owners to use as a last...
by mtraphagen | Oct 16, 2012 | Google, News, Online marketing, SEO
Big announcement moments ago by?+Matt Cutts?at?#Pubcon?Las Vegas?: Google is today introducing a backlink disavowal tool in Webmaster Tools to allow sites hit by manual ranking penalties to disavow bad backlinks they have been unable to remove. Matt Shared some tips...
by mtraphagen | Sep 13, 2012 | Hive Digital, News, Social Media
Virante Search Marketing, a full-service Internet marketing agency located in Morrisville, NC, was pleased to be a chief patron of the recent 24-Hour Telethon fundraiser for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, located in nearby Raleigh NC. The...
