CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2013-05-17 21:46:38 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Google+ has Launched the Ability for Brands to Offer Coupons to Followers

This is a huge plus for brands! Let's clarify here.. this is NOT Google putting ads into the stream. If you follow brands you like, they now can offer a coupon for you to check out. This is like following a fan page on Faceybook and them making a post about a coupon (just its easier to claim here) THESE ARE NOT the ads you see on the side of Faceybook.

Brands can now directly interact with fans of their product and provide value offers to them.... 

I look forward to seeing more great things from brands here on gplus. Discount tickets to events, free make up samples, or 50% off an item in their store from brands I like and follow? Sounds good to me. 

P.s. to see the offer below click here - https://plus.google.com/u/0/104111246635874032234/posts/PMXjgjR4bNt Below is just asc... more »

2013-05-16 01:43:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

When I first heard this song, I was like...  Wow, that could totally be Zelda Song...  ^_^  And then I noticed who it was, playing it... 

2013-05-15 16:40:07 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Added photos to Local Search For SMB and B2B Lead Generation.

2013-05-14 01:37:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

David Amerland is spot on! It's all about the data. A perfect algo with a small sample can't hold a candle to another algo with a huge sample, even if that algo is only mediocre.
And Google's algos seem to be far from mediocre.

2013-05-13 16:01:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Some good images and a good sound1

2013-05-09 21:09:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Content and Social Media Marketing 101 SEO Pros hangout
with host +Terry Van Horne and guests +AJ Kohn
+Miranda Miller & +Eren Mckay
http://www.seopros.org/content-social-media-marketing-101/

#seo #seotips #socialmedia #socialmediamarketing #socialnetworks #contentmarketing #contentcreation #content

2013-05-07 01:22:31 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

✰ In case you missed last weeks +SeoPros  Link Building Hangout on Air we had the awesome guests +Debra Mastaler  +Brent Rangen  and +Garrett French Check out our website http://www.seopros.org/

#linkbuilding #linkbuildingtips #linkbuildingstrategy #links #linkstrategy #linkbuildingpractices #seo #seotips #seolinkbuilding
SEO Pros Helpline

2013-05-09 14:48:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

This short Ted Talk may be the best 19 minutes you'll hear today. Or next week for that matter.

2013-04-29 16:46:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Everyone should watch this. Too many people are killing and being killed, by an insane imagined urgency to be in constant touch.

2013-04-26 02:24:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

I had a little fun writing this, but maybe there's more truth in it than meets the eye?

2013-04-25 19:35:43 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Here's an interview of Lisa Cron by Dara Girard. Lisa knows her stuff!

2013-04-25 15:44:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

SEO Training Dojo - T of the week!

We're back again and getting a little spicey this time. You spew the crap as you approach, and tell 'em what to do with it on the way out! Fer real! lol

Front; SEO is Dead. SEO sucks. SEO is bullshit. SEO is Easy
Back; STFU!

Can get one here; http://www.zazzle.com/seo_is_dead_dark_tee_shirts-235802445960415446

#SEO   #searchengineoptimization   #tshirt  

2013-04-22 01:14:04 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

I've known a lot of kids like this. It's just not right, and something needs to be done to make it right.

2013-04-20 04:22:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

What's the difference between a formal dinner party and your website? Probably less difference than you might think. If you're throwing a party and Google's on your guest-list, how should you dress?

2013-04-18 04:46:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

A little different perspective on Google's reach...

2013-04-17 05:06:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2013-04-15 16:40:59 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Woot!! Another gathering of borderline nutcases... ya'll make me look almost normal! ;-)

2013-04-08 19:30:43 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

We've been a little less than "active" in here... Let's see if we can liven things up a little.

Welcome to the newcomers! :)

2013-03-27 05:28:16 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

In a similar case, Andrew Auerheimer explored an open API on an AT&T server. No hacking, just looking through the window of an open server. Since then his life has been less than successful. No crime committed, no money lost, just made a major corporation look silly. 

2013-03-27 00:09:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

If we're hearing the entire story, this is strange, indeed.

2013-03-26 01:40:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The Latino community is remarkably easy to engage with if you do it right.

2013-03-25 16:13:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

The end of the month is coming up quick. If you want to help Save the Manatee Club by buying jewelry, now is the time! 

http://animalcharms.net/fishjewelry/manatee.php

20% of every piece of jewelry sold this is being donated to help those adorable manatees. You can get a dog, cat, horse or even dragonfly jewelry, and still help!

But remember, it all ends on March 31st.

#jewelry   #manatee   #manateelove   #manateewednesday  

2013-03-20 15:58:08 (2 comments, 4 reshares, 4 +1s)

Brilliant!

2013-03-17 22:03:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Are You a Content Creator and Want to be More Visible on Search Engines? Learn about SEO  w/ +Gabriella Sannino  on Sun 8:30PM ET http://buff.ly/RqGFqz   #SEO   #seotips   #ptvlive  

2013-03-14 18:15:18 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

A textbook case of en masse criminal negligence!

2013-03-13 23:14:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

 ☆҉‿↗⁀☆҉   Sparking Innovation and Inspiration by +Steve Gerencser
http://steveg.com/sparking-innovation-and-inspiration/
#inspiration #business #businesstips #innovation  

2013-03-01 17:44:41 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Nice interactive that shows how search works

2013-02-21 21:53:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Terry, I think you saw this the other day in the Dojo?
They seem to have some sharp folks involved. Time will tell how well accepted it'll be, of course. I agree, even an independent set of standards that members can pledge to meet, and a reference point for consumers to gauge risk by will be a plus.

2013-02-19 17:18:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

New Post:

2013-02-14 04:28:45 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

This is what I used to do in my spare time... back when I had some...

which I can only vaguely remember. :-(

2013-02-13 22:14:11 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

So true in social media..

2013-02-07 22:45:16 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

#somethingtothinkabout  
The New (Ab)Normal

Portion sizes have been growing. So have we. The average fast food meal today is more than four times larger than it was in the 50s. And adults are, on average, 26 pounds heavier. The culture of “supersized” meals has been growing slowly but surely re-educating us in the process of what a single meal portion actually is. Today, many of us have no clue. 

Why did it happen in the first place? Essentially, it all comes down to the amount of money the manufacturer can make of a single purchase. It very soon became clear that selling more of the same with a slightly increased price but in a larger quantity could give a higher profit margin rather than the same item bought twice. Think about the production and delivery costs and the paper work it takes to service one single item in your menu. It costs less to sell you a biggerburge... more »

2013-02-02 17:30:04 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I've fairly well stepped in it in the comments here, which have broached a very emotional issue - one that deserves a lot more attention than it apparently gets. And I owe +Jane Copland and her BF an apology.

2013-02-02 06:49:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Without a doubt, the finest accommodations in Tijuana, truly five star. Centrally located, secure, with world-class service, I highly recommend it for business or pleasure.

2013-01-30 17:12:39 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Your morning dose of feel-good:

2013-01-29 16:54:01 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Our baby's growing up! <3

2013-01-28 16:57:58 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Cleaning Up Your Link Profile Before You Disavow Those "Bad" Links

When Google released the Disavow tool it was hailed by many as the ultimate solution to all of their link building woes. It appeared to be the easy way out of years of link building abuse. Unfortunately for many, this hasn't been the case at all. Many people have filed Disavow petitions only to be told that they need to do more, or be told nothing at all. 

The problem comes from not being able to contact many of the sites that link to you. Whether you were responsible for gaining those links, or they were placed in an effort to instigate some form of negative SEO is irrelevant to Google, the links remain, therefore the penalty remains. What is a webmaster, or hired gun SEO, to do when there are still links to be removed but no way to do so?

I took a comment from John Mueller in... more »

2013-01-24 05:01:39 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Introducing: BLOG+

We have a new website at www.logit.net as of today, but we don't have a website blog, nor do we ever plan on having one.

It's obviously not because we couldn't build ourselves one, or open an account with Wordpress.com, no.

It's because our personal experience is telling us we'd be better off blogging on Google+. Why on Earth, you might ask yourself, when Google could just take this toy away from us?

1. Google+ ain't going away any time soon. Rumors about the Ghost Town are written by people who don't (know how to) use Google+.
2. It's a thousand times easier to get sharing and interaction, and therefore exposure, on Google+ than it would be on our new website.
3. Everything you need in a blog, is already implemented into Google+: ma*r*kd-o-wn, powerful commenting... more »

2013-01-21 17:46:10 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Aaron's Law - Balancing Criminal and Civil Law in Computer Crimes

By now every one knows, or has at least heard, the story of Aaron Swartz.  Arron was a brilliant person how fought for what he believed in and in the end, paid the ultimate price at his own hand. 

Aaron was prosecuted under felony charges for what any one with a reasonable view of life and computers would view as an incredibly minor issue. Even JSTOR, to site involved, stepped back and was content to let the issue drop. But, a federal prosecutor was hell bent to make her bones on the back of some kid who committed a computer crime. It didn't matter that no one lost anything, it didn't matter that it would ruin him financially, it didn't even matter to her that the people who were wronged felt the issue was over. She used the law to make a name for herself. 

American law has become atw... more »

2013-01-19 18:46:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Here's me being interviewed just before my RI talk. 
Sean Carroll Interview - Beyond the Higgs Boson

2013-01-18 18:02:16 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

The Right Way To Use Press Releases

There has been a lot of debate the last couple of weeks about Press Releases and their value since Matt Cutts made the comment that they have almost no SEO value. https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/webmasters/O178PwARnZw/discussion

This was, of course, followed by "tests" that showed that they did work. The test used a nonsense word on arguably one of the more powerful personal blogs out there. (Matt's blog). Since the blog now ranked for that term they declared victory and moved on. Too bad they were wrong too. 

We've used press releases for years, not for SEO (although that was a great perk) but for real traffic and outreach. For example, a few years back Elkhart, Indiana, was declared the white hot center of the economic meltdown and was even visited by President Obama. The RV industry had beenn... more »

2012-12-16 16:23:30 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 5 +1s)

This is Victoria Soto. She is a hero. Share her story.


"She took her kids, put them in the closet and by doing so she lost her life protecting those little ones," Soto's cousin, Jim Wiltsie.

"She was found huddled over her children, her students, doing instinctively what she knew was the right thing. I'm just proud that Vicki had the instincts to protect her kids from harm," he continued.

"It brings peace to know that Vicki was doing what she loved, protecting the children and in our eyes she's a hero," he added.

Source: http://is.gd/victoriasoto

2012-12-14 20:02:02 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

It was a great hangout today, Matt! I'm looking forward to the Optimize for the Apocalypse Hangout next week!

2012-12-13 21:26:23 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

HI, all! +Ann Smarty +Gerald Weber  good to see you two strangers! (actually, of the two, Gerald is the strangest! ;) )

2012-12-13 21:17:03 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Boo-yah!

2012-12-13 03:59:09 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

I didn't see that anyone had dropped this one in here. An interesting way of allowing the less technically inclined to make use of rich snippets. Limited to events for the moment, but should be expanding soon to other categories.

2012-12-13 03:44:54 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Okay, let's kick this hoe-down off, folks! I know everyone here except Mary Mac (Hi, Mary!)

2012-12-11 04:35:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Some things communities need pronto:

1. The ability to 'lock' a category from anyone posting in it.
2. The ability to quickly move a post from one category to another.
3. The ability to add a sticky 'Category Description' at the top of each one.
4. The ability to "turn off" spam notifications.

Other than those things...they are working out well for me so far!

2012-12-08 17:39:02 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Talk about the stuff that makes you see red! Just received an email, peddling a spinner. The things you see when you don't have a thermo-nuclear device!

2012-12-08 03:01:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hello, all-

I'm 60 years old, retired from my business management consulting career in 2008. I started studying SEO in 2003, when I built my first site for a client. I built several more and started putting into practice what I was learning, and of course, I made a lot of mistakes along the way.

As a total noob to SEO, I wasn't comfortable charging for it, so I focused on SEO copywriting and after a couple of years of freelancing, I opened my full-time copywriting service in 2010. My partner and I founded a new venture the end or 2011, and expanded our offering to include full-service SEO as well as content strategy and copywriting. (http://topshelfcopy.com)

I've been spoiled for years, working for myself, and frankly, I'm a bit of a curmudgeon, so it's probably just as well. But I'm enjoying the SEO game immensely, and have every intention of... more »