I was interviewed by WCCO TV reporter Jennifer Mayerle earlier this month for a segment about who Googles you and what you can to do to present yourself in the best possible light online. Created a positive online image is as much about content marketing and personal branding as anything. 6 Tips To Help You Manage Your Reputation Online Here are some essential things you … [Read more...]
2013 Search Engine Ranking Factors [INTERACTIVE CHART]
Moz has released their biennial survey of 120 leading search marketers' opinions on the top ranking factors for search engine visibility, totaling more than 80 overall. The results of Moz's 2013 Search Engine Correlation Study are shown in the chart below. Select one of the ten categories to filter just those characteristics: … [Read more...]
The Lifecycle Of A Link
THE SHELF LIFE OF A WEB PAGE StumbleUpon LISTEN To The Daily Numbers podcast [MP3] StumbleUpon drove 50.3% of the social media traffic referrals in the US from August to September of this year. Facebook drove 37.4% of the social media traffic. Reddit drove 4.26%. Twitter drove 3.23%. YouTube drove 3.19%. And Digg drove .44%. THOUGHT: Oh how the mighty … [Read more...]
The Sharing Information Overload
SHAREPOCALYPSE Summify Infographic LISTEN To The Daily Numbers podcast [MP3]. Users share 4 billion items in Facebook every day. In 2012 that number will double. In 2013, we will share 16 billion items in Facebook daily. By 2014, that number will be 32 billion. THOUGHT: We will, as you see, experience exponential growth every year in the number of things people … [Read more...]
Social Photo Sharing
INSTAGRAM BY THE NUMBERS Followgram Infographic LISTEN To The Daily Numbers podcast [MP3] Instagram reached 7 million users this year. 37% of them have never uploaded a photo. 25% of them upload an average of 1-3 photos. 5% of users have uploaded more than 50 photos. THOUGHT: Instagram's 150 million uploaded photos pales in comparison to the 100 billion photos … [Read more...]
Google News Most Shared Feature
Google News has introduced a new "Most Shared" feature that highlights the popular stories being shared in social media. Google News Most Shared found at YouTube from estrategy. … [Read more...]