The latest article on ‘Website Magazine’ is titled “Hashtag Search at Google?”. Pete Prestipino says, “If you didn’t think Google+ was important to your digital marketing initiatives, you better think again.  Users in the U.S. and Canada that are searching on Google for a hashtag will now see a relevant set of Google+ posts on the right of regular search results (see image below). Only those posts that have been shared publicly or shared with individual users (assuming they are logged in) will be displayed. Google’s Zaheed Sabur posted about the new feature at, where... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “How Fortune 500 Companies Use Instagram to Build Their Brands”. Jessica Lee says, “Is your company on Instagram yet? If so, it joins the 123 Fortune 500s that have added Instagram to their marketing arsenal. Brands like Nike, Starbucks, Ralph Lauren, Whole Foods and more are all top players in the Instagram big brand space. TrackMaven, a competitive analysis firm, has released a study that exposes how these Fortune 500s are using Instagram, and gives tips on how you can use Instagram like a boss, too“. How Fortune 500 Companies... [...]

The latest post on ‘ReadWrite’ is titled “How Big The Internet Of Things Could Become”. Brian Proffitt says, “75 billion. That’s the holy-@$#! number of devices that Cisco believes will be connected to the Internet of Things by 2020. That’s 9.4 devices for every one of the 8 billion people that’s expected to be around in seven years. To help put that into more perspective, back in Cisco also came out with the number of devices it thinks were connected to the Internet in 2012, a numberCisco’s Rob Soderbery placed at 8.7 billion. Most of the devices at the... [...]

The latest ‘Econsultancy’ blog post is titled “Ecommerce product pages: where to place 30 elements and why”. Greg Randall says, “Tackling the topic of product detail page layouts is daunting because there is no short answer. Saying one element such as large product images increases conversion, though it’s proven, does not tell the full story.   The product detail page needs to be dealt with as a whole. This article will do just that. It will focus on the ‘must have’ page elements, recommend where they should appear on the page, explain why, and... [...]

Shawn Collins’ latest blog post is titled “Online Shopping is Broken, Cheap Affiliate Summit Tickets, and Better Search Results”. Collins Says, “On the September 30, 2013 episode of 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven podcast (listen to 7 Minutes in Affiliate Heaven), I talk about making a change to the Affiliate Summit site after some feedback, low rates for Affiliate Summit West 2014, and a new book about online shopping. I also talked about improving your search results, Affiliate Summit in NYC in 2014, and how affiliates find new affiliate programs. Please review 7 Minutes in Affiliate... [...]

The latest article on Mark Ling’s ‘Affilorama’ blog is titled “Halloween Costume Affiliate Programs: The Tricks To Get the Treats”. Cecille Loorluis says, “The 100-day countdown to Christmas may have begun, but before we celebrate the most wonderful time of the year, we need to celebrate the scariest, creepiest, most sugar-laden time of the year: Halloween! Yes, time to bring out the creepy costumes and the bowls of candy … and time to make money off them, too!”. Halloween Costume Affiliate Programs: The Tricks To Get the Treats Mark Ling’s  ’Affilorama’ Blog  [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Is Your Business Spending Too Much Time on Facebook?”. Nellie Akalp says, “ Countless articles and studies have focused on the negative psychological consequences ofFacebook. They include everything from depression (seeing friends’ awesome vacation photos while you’re sitting at a computer can spark FOMO, or “Fear of Missing Out”) to relationship problems (a British survey found that nearly one-third of divorce filings in 2011 mentioned Facebook). Researchers in Norway have even published a new psychological scale to... [...]

MarketingSherpa has released a case study titled “The ROI of lead nurturing”. Daniel Burstein says, “”Webinars and white papers sent to our nurture lists draw prospects’ interest, and open the door for our Sales reps.” -Marketer insight on most effective lead generation tactics You probably know you should have a robust lead nurturing track for prospects below a certain lead score. You also know you should floss every day and eat organic vegetables instead of processed foods. The question is: do you? To encourage you to invest your time and budget in lead nurturing,... [...]

John Chow’s latest blog post is titled “3 Powerful WordPress Plugins to Download”. Chow says, “Truth is, plugins are essential because it can aid navigation, improve conversion rates and help send the right traffic your way. But which plugin should you use? Too many of these plugins can slow down the speed of your website. In the same vein, when you don’t have enough of them to support the foundation, there could be a perpetual struggle to optimize and grow your blog eventually. In the past 4 months, I’ve been experimenting with the plugins I’m about to share with you”. 3 Powerful... [...]

The latest ‘MarketingExperiments’ blog post is titled “Lead Generation: Perceived value and cost of free incentives”. Erin Hogg says, “At MarketingSherpa Lead Gen Summit 2013 in San Francisco, marketers will have the chance to participate in a live test, straight from the event. As tradition, MECLABS will offer an exciting live test with transferrable takeaways marketers can apply to their own lead generation efforts. This year MarketingSherpa teamed up with Act-On, premier sponsor of Lead Gen Summit 2013, to conduct a landing page test to discover which incentives are more effective... [...]