The latest MOZ blog post is titled “Using The New Adwords Keyword Planner For Local SEO Keyword Research”. Casey Meraz says, “Let’s face it. Local keywords research hasn’t been easy since the Venice update. While we have always been able to use the Google Keyword Tool to find search volumes for keywords with Geo Modifiers such as “City Name + Keyword,” we have been lacking some reasonable data regarding keywords that do not already have a Geo Modifier”. Using The New Adwords Keyword Planner For Local SEO Keyword Research MOZ Blog  [...]

The latest post on ‘Copyblogger’ Blog is titled “How to Push “Send” and Grow Your Business”. Brian Clark says, “Twitter. Google+. Facebook. Tumblr. Pinterest. These (and many others) have become the darlings of social media. The press loves to rave about their features, droning endlessly on about upgrades, acquisitions, VC rounds, and user numbers. Though you can gain a lot of good market information and make valuable connections from participating in social networking sites, don’t expect to sell much. The dismal conversion rates for social media pitches make sense — people... [...]

John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “The 5 Steps To a $2000 Monthly Income Blogging”. Chow says, “Why $2k and not $10k per month? To answer your question, I want you to understand that this blog is not for hype or marketing tricks. John Chow only shares what works for him and how much he makes. When he says he’s making over $40k monthly from his blogging business, I understand and I’m happy for him. But I haven’t even earned $20k in a single month myself – so why should I share the 5 steps to making that amount”.  [...]

The latest MOZ blog post is titled “The Evolution of Search”. Danny Sullivan says, “Search has been around for long enough that some of us don’t remember its humble beginnings. In today’s Whiteboard Friday, Danny Sullivan leads us on a tour through the history of search, from those beginnings to what he calls “Search 5.0″ and beyond”. The Evolution of Search MOZ Blog  [...]

The latest article on Business Insider is titled “Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest ‘Drive As Much In Store Purchasing As Online Purchasing'”. Ishbel Macleod says, “Networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest drive as much in store purchasing as online purchasing, but affect purchasing behaviour in sharply different ways, research from Vision Critical has found. This research gathered more than 5,900 responses over a series of four online surveys to determine how social media influences the consumer’s path to purchase”.  [...]

‘Business 2 Community’ is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, July 9 at 2.00 pm ET. The topic of the webinar is “The Secrets to Successful Search and Social Integration”. The ‘Business 2 Community’ team says, “Search engine algorithms continue to evolve, and one of the most important factors influencing your current rankings are social signals. Join OMI and Bing Webmaster Tools July 9 at 2pm ET for the webinar, “The Secrets of Successful Search and Social Integration”. Bing Webmaster Tools’ very own Duane Forrester will talk about the state of search and social today. He’ll... [...]

The latest article on ‘Business 2 Community’ is titled “Should You Use Twitter DM for Marketing?”. Kyle Lacy says, “Yes and no. No, if you automate your DMs (i.e. write generic DMs to respond to anyone who follows you). There’s nothing more annoying than getting a DM from someone that says: “Thanks for following me. I look forward to reading your tweets.” “Download a free copy of my ebook, ‘How to Supercharge Your Network Into a Profit Machine!’” “Thanks for the follow. Be sure to connect with me on LinkedIn too.” (and there’s no URL) I know a lot of people... [...]

IM NewsWatch has always had a problem with the time it takes to load: Usually, just under 4 seconds for the home page. It’s understandable because of the large amount of data included; understandable but still a problem. Google favors fast-loading sites. Even more important, real people also want the sites they visit to load quickly; waiting is boring. So IM NewsWatch has embarked on a page-speed improvement regimen, and we’re about half-finished. We are seeing improvement, with more to come. How about your site? How long does it take to load? The faster, the better. That’s why... [...]

The latest article on HubSpot blog is titled “Bye Bye, Google Reader: 3 Viable RSS Reader Alternatives You Can Use”. Corey Eridon says, “On July 1, 2013, Google Reader will be shutting down for good. It seems like forever ago that wewrote about this (in reality it has only been about 3 months), but since most people do things at the last minute, I figured it was pretty likely you haven’t switched your RSS reader over to something else. I certainly haven’t”.  [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “Microsoft Sees Its Next Big Thing In The Internet Of Things”. Brian Proffitt says, “It’s not often that you see Microsoft ahead of the curve. Its recent history is replete with stubbed toes and dropped balls — such as, for instance, missing the early significance of the Internet. Or mobile. Or tablets. But the company’s news that it is opening up its Bing search engine to developers is a major clue that Microsoft thinks it’s onto something big. In short, Microsoft is staking out a major claim on the nascent Internet... [...]