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Today Google announced a dramatic change in the format of search results coming to your browser in a steady roll-out across English results. The change is called Google Search Plus the World which will present users logged in to Google with search results mingled with a myriad of socially derived results from friends on Google Plus. Haven't we Seen this For a While Now?

Social Search can be approached from two angles; both equally important for businesses. There's micro-searching " this includes using social media to connect and engage with people based on keyword, location, and niche. And then there's macro social search' essentially, how it's affecting search engines like Google. In this article I will give you three areas of mirco social searching to focus on, how best ot use them,

Well, 2011 is just about over. Thank you to all our clients, colleagues, and friends for making it one fantastic year! Our offices will be closed on Monday January 2nd, and we will be back into the full swing of things on Tuesday Jan 03 to kick off another great year. We at StepForth want to wish everyone a very safe and happy New Year! Happy New Year! is a post from: StepForth Web Marketing Inc.

When people are searching for a business in their local area, more often than not they are going online rather than flipping through the traditional Yellow Pages. Local businesses can use this to their advantage by creating a well optimized Google Places page. Google Places gives your prospective customers the convenience of getting to know you in much less time than it would take to explore your website.

Today Google's Engineering Director Scott Huffman released the first of )hopefully many( monthly updates announcing the changes Google has implemented in its algorithms . Here is a run down of what was announced along with my thoughts on each and how they will/may effect the average website: Related query results refinements: Sometimes we fetch results for queries that are similar to the actual search you type.

Today Foursquare announced their own social button to add to websites and it seems this is one many businesses should pay attention to. Yes, that's right, another button to add to your site' What is Foursquare's new "Save" button for and how does it work? Foursquare's new save button is meant for websites of businesses with physical locations )such as shops, restaurants, tourist activities, etc.

At the most recent Victoria Web Marketing Meetup we had a full house as Gil Namur, President and Creator of the popular ezine LifeasaHuman.com presented his secrets behind building his successful website. The reason Gil was chosen to speak was because our Meetup membership showed great interest on WordPress and he had a mountain of knowledge to share after creating LifeasaHuman.com on the WordPress platform using StudioPress and taking it from zero traffic to 200,

The Google we know and love is getting a significant navigation overhaul. Introducing the new Google Toolbar: Click here to view the embedded video. In short, the bulk of the navigation will now appear in a drop-down menu which will appear whenever you hover over the Google logo. The area which once had the toolbar will now be a static area for searching the specific Google application you are currently utilizing and to see any Google Plus notices as they arrive.

To all of our friends, family, colleagues and clients the Staff at StepForth Web Marketing would like to wish you a phenomenal, turkeylicious Thansgiving Holidays!! Happy American Thanksgiving!! is a post from: StepForth Web Marketing Inc. No related posts.

At the most recent Victoria Web Marketing Meetup we had a full house as Gil Namur, President and Creator of the popular ezine LifeasaHuman.com presented his secrets behind building his successful website. The reason Gil was chosen to speak was because our Meetup membership showed great interest on WordPress and he had a mountain of knowledge to share after creating LifeasaHuman.com on the WordPress platform using StudioPress and taking it from zero traffic to 80,

As web marketers, we are always trying to find new ways to generate exposure for our clients. Until recently, I've only been using StumbleUpon as a hobby of sorts )despite my boss's insistence it was a powerhouse(, viewing recipes in my spare time and my favorite category "bizzare/oddities." But recent stats from the growing social bookmarking site reveals it's underlining potential. In the USA,

A friend of mine recently asked me to comment on why I felt so strongly the rel="author" attribute would play a large role in the future of search rankings. In order to answer his question I felt I needed to take this a step further and explain how rel="author" appears to fit into a much grander plan Google is implementing around personal profiles. Please note, what I have shared with you below is merely my opinion based on experience, analysis,

The top web browser at this moment, otherwise known as the browser with the most market share online, is easily found using some really handy and freely available tools which I have listed starting a few lines below. That said, why bother? What is the use of knowing what browsers are the most popular? Browser compatibility is usually the reason.

The head of Google's webspam prevention team, Matt Cutts was kind enough to conduct an impromptu 45 minute live Google questions and answers video chat on YouTube in September which I decided was so chalk full of content it would make a great article; it just took me a lot longer than I had expected to get done! Anyway, I tie it up with a fun ode to a future Movember Matt.

Google announced earlier in the month that they will be making some changes to their quality score algorithm. They say that overall relevance and the quality of your destination URL will contribute more to your quality score than in before. For the last 5 or so years Google has been making many changes to their quality score algorithm in regards to how much weight is appointed from the destination URL. The more relevant the landing page,

One of the most important parts of online marketing is to know what the traffic on your site is doing, and finding out what changes can be made to help the performance of your site. In order to maximize the performance of your site you need to know some things like; where your traffic is coming from, what pages are the surfers visiting, how long are they on the site, where and/or why are they leaving the site, etc.

Clickable Phone Numbers with Mobile AdWords If you are one of those mobile internet enthusiasts you should be thrilled that Google AdWords now has clickable phone numbers displayed with their ads. You now have the option to allow users to call you directly just the same way as if they were to click on your ad to go to your site. By setting this up in a separate part of your Google AdWords account, you can give the option for the system to make this functional.

I dont usually write about scams, but had a fun phone call this morning and thought I would just put out a warning for the 1 or 2 readers out there who may fall victum to such a scam. I got a phone call from an unknown-name, unknown number. Well, actually my wife answered the call, and when I overheard the conversation I quickly asked for the phone before she hung up - I knew immediately what the call was about and I wanted to have some fun.

Have you ever wondered how viewers respond to a particular movie or commercial? Does it retain an audience or do people leave straight away? Wouldn't it be useful to know specifically what parts of a movie or commercial are popular so that your next video posting can be better than your previous? Within my own company, Applied Brain and Vision Sciences ,