The latest article on  ‘Marketing Land’ is titled “The New SEO = Social Engagement Optimization”. Alan K’necht says, “SEO is not dead. As with all living things, SEO is always evolving. While many in the search community are witnessing and acknowledging the evolution, they cling to the notion that SEO only stands for “Search Engine Optimization.” The concept of search dates back to the days of cavemen searching for food. So does social interaction and the exchange of information, which inevitably impacts how people search”. The New SEO = Social... [...]

The WP Quick Pics plugin has been for sale for about a week, and has sold over 1000 copies. The sale ends Sunday, March 31. Every blog and website can benefit from attractive pictures to dress it up. Visitors tend to stay longer on attractive sites, and WordPress sites are no exception. This plugin can let you browse over 50000 pictures (all of them royalty-free and public domain), select one, re-size it to meet your needs, and include it in any post or page of your choice, all in just a few moments. Usually, you would pay a royalty ($5 or more) for photos of this caliber, but Michael Formby, the... [...]

The latest article on Business Insider is titled “Twitter’s Ad Revenue Is Getting Close To The Billion Dollar Mark [THE BRIEF]”. Laura Stampler says, “Good morning, AdLand. Here’s what you need to know today: According to projections by eMarketer, Twitter’s global ad revenue is going to hit $950 million by 2014. It’s currently at $582.8 million, so that’s quite the leap. Twitter‘s mobile presence is increasing by the minute, and that will help up ad revenue. According to GroupM, online ad spending will hit $113.5 billion worldwide this... [...]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “By Making Storytelling Relevant Again, Social Media Has Forever Changed Marketing”. Ted Levin says, “Many people will tell you that marketing is a game of numbers. They’ll say it’s about researching a target audience, developing a targeted message, and using advanced statistics and metrics to determine where that message should be delivered. Of course there’s a significant amount of truth to that statement, but I don’t think it remains as true as it once was. Successful marketing is about storytelling. In the past... [...]

The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “Native Advertising Is Broken: Here’s How to Fix It”. Steve Hall says, “Native advertising is all the rage these days. Companies like BuzzFeed and ShareThrough have based their business models on the notion that in-stream, organic-like content will save the day and finally allow everyone to retire those tired and underperforming banner ads to a nice tropical island far, far away”. Native Advertising Is Broken: Here’s How to Fix It  [...]

UPDATE: Pinterest Traffic Blast will close on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 10 AM EDT. Timothy Miranda is well-known for the high quality products he releases. In fact, his last 7 products all received “WSO Of The Day” ranking. Now, he has partnered up with two Pinterest traffic generation experts, Marisa Kerr and Andrew MJ. They have created a course, called Pinterest Traffic Blast, that reveals traffic strategies that are proven to bring incredible results on a consistent basis. These results include consistent $300+ days in CPA commissions and $17000+ in Amazon commissions already... [...]

The latest ‘Entrepreneurs-Journey’ blog post is titled “Can You Become Too Old To Be An Entrepreneur?”. Yaro Starak says, “Last night I attended the Silicon Beach Brisbaneevent. This is the fourth such event I have attended. They are definitely a highlight on the Brisbane tech scene, attracting 100 to 200 entrepreneurs and people involved with or interested in launching a startup company. Brisbane isn’t exactly known as a tech hub globally, but it’s great to see so much”. Can You Become Too Old To Be An Entrepreneur?  [...]

Jeremy Schoemaker’s latest blog post is titled “eBay’s New Look”. Schoemaker says, “As you know I have had quite the relationship with eBay during my Auction Ads days. Recently they have made some changes to their site most notably their ‘Feed’ on the homepage showing auctions that are personalized to you favorite searches and displaying them in a similar fashion as Pintrest”. eBay’s New Look  [...]

The latest ‘Web Marketing Today’ blog post is titled “How Content Drives Design”. Drew Coffin says, “A designer’s job is to combine content and design in a way that delivers a cohesive message to the viewer. The question of which should come first — content or design — is a frequent topic of discussion among designers. Whether you design your site”. How Content Drives Design  [...]

SmartPhone apps are big business (about 30 Billion downloads of Apple iPhone/iPad apps and Android apps and growing daily). The definition of a smart phone app is rather broad. It could refer to a sophisticated Java program that takes months to create, or it could be a simple HTML or PDF document converted to run as an app. The main criterion for a successful app is that it be useful and that it be available from the major app stores (and choosing a clever name couldn’t hurt.) These simple apps could be, for example, a cookbook, a training guide, a restaurant’s menu or a work of fiction. Mobile... [...]