This is the week of conferences. You may be at Affiliate Summit East or heading over to SES. Whichever one - take notes and business cards and remember to follow up! If you're at home, take in a webinar and stay sharp. Have a good one! Is it Time to Say No to SEO? August .

On May 18th, Facebook held the biggest initial public offering )IPO( in history. The stock, which had a peak market capitalization in excess of $104 billion, debuted at $38 per share. However, shortly after the stock went public, concerns over mobile monetization and a multitude of other problems have nearly cut the new stock's value .

With the advent of social media and online review sites, it is easier than ever for consumers to give praise for their favorite products and/or services. And this is good... at least when consumers are giving out praises. But what about when they are not happy? Often, all it takes is one unhappy client to write a negative review and they end up trashing the reputation of an otherwise legitimate company's product or service.

Google recently announced that they will be testing incorporating Gmail into their search results. "Sometimes the best answer to your question isn't available on the public web"it may be contained somewhere else, such as in your email. We think you shouldn't have to be your own mini-search engine to find the most useful information"it should just .

When Pinterest was first launched in 2010, it was an unknown little cranny of the internet. Amassing a small following, mainly of micro-bloggers who wanted a more visual experience, it remained in relative obscurity. That is, until 2011 when a surge in popularity put it in the top ten list of social networks. Then, between .

On Monday afternoon, Google announced that it had launched a custom URL feature for a select few Google+ profiles and pages. The change, which was desperately needed and over three years after Facebook offered its users this same functionality, will allow big brands and personalities to replace strings of more than 20 random numerical digits .

Today we have a guest post for Search Meme Monday. Andrew Agnello sent us five memes he liked and we want to share them with you. Check out SEJ's past search and social memes. Thanks Andrew!

With Internet use on smartphones set to overtake desktop browsing by early 2013, it is surprising that businesses"big and small"are not taking full advantage of mobile search. A recent study by telecommunications giant T-Mobile indicates that 46 percent of local businesses are not visible when users search via smartphones. For those local businesses that took the .

Have you seen a recent drop in your website's traffic levels? Perhaps you've received a notification of unnatural SEO practices in your Google Webmaster Tools account? Unfortunately, SEO penalties can happen to any website, at any time. While it is possible to repair the damage incurred by these negative effects, it's ultimately much more effective .

In a recent announcement, Google stated that they plan to begin penalizing websites that receive a high number of valid copyright removal notices. On Friday morning, Amit Singhal, who is a Google Fellow and the Senior VP of Engineering, posted the following regarding the algorithm update: "Starting next week, we will begin taking into account .

Google humor is something we all understand. I know we have posted on Google humor before, but Google humor will never end. I thought I might share some more funny items we have found recently on this little thing called "Google". This video is exactly one year old today, but pretty funny. Source: google.com via .

We all know content marketing is extremely important for an infinite amount of reasons, but do you know how much various forms of content are shared? Copypress created The Content Omniverse which offers statistics on social sharing, video, images, and "copy content". You can use the data below to help you )or your boss( decide .

There are not many link building resources and experts I really trust and can recommend. Eric Ward is one of those few people I have been following for as long as I am involved in SEO. I have been subscribed to Eric's "LinkMoses Private" and I can hardly recommend it highly enough. Note: I am .

According to recent reports, Facebook is testing a new feature that will allow users to easily turn Facebook photos into printed postcards. The new feature, which is named "Mail a Postcard," was initially built during a Facebook Hackathon and is only available to a few test users at this time. If a Facebook user is .

10:30 - 11:30am: Understanding the Mobile Customer Journey Jason Wells, CEO ContactPoint, Twitter 1. Tell us about your first SES conference experience. When was it and what did you take away from it? My first time speaking at an SES conference was at SES New York earlier this year, just before we launched LogMyCalls. And .

"Ummmm, I think you've been hacked." It's the phrase that strikes fear into the hearts of social media managers and Facebook junkies alike. Hacking attempts are incredibly common, and as hackers get more sophisticated, it's much easier to fall prey to malicious attempts. Luckily, it's easy to get back to normal with minimal disturbance. Here .

In the last few Google updates, there have been some significant changes to how the search results are displayed. The media machine has covered these events extensively as these updates have unfolded. Because of the unique position I'm in, I have an inside look at the ranking trends of thousands of pages and keywords around .

Exposing a Link Selling Network in a Matter of Minutes As we all know by now, a big part of the major blog link networks were de-indexed by Google shortly before the penguin update. I'll show you how you can uncover a big link network in a few minutes )without joining the network(. We'll use .

On Tuesday afternoon, the courtroom battle between Google and Oracle took yet another unexpected turn. U.S. District Judge William Alsup indicated that he is "concerned" the technology giants or their lawyers may have compensated reporters, bloggers, and journalists to influence what was published by the press. Even though the trial is currently winding down, the .

It's no secret that guest posting is becoming one of the most popular ways to earn quality backlinks. Contributing a guest article in exchange for a link back to your site not only improves your SEO, but it helps your company gain visibility and credibility in the industry. However, there are a few known rules .