Google Expands Offers with Groupon Like Features

The daily deals keep rolling in. Google now allows users to subscribe to email notices, in some important and selected cities only, for at least 50% savings on all kinds of things.

The ups and downs, starts and mis-starts as Google continues to lunge at local market discount leader, Groupon, just get more interesting.

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Google Expands Offers with Groupon Like Features – Mike Blumenthal

Why Every Online Business Needs To Publish Original Content | Google Search Is Serious About It.

You’ve heard the grave predictions about Google’s Panda algorithm – and you’ve probably heard the “It’s not that big of a deal” side of the story, too.

Does it spell doom for auto-bloggers and article spinners once and for all? Or can your business get away with adding so-so content and stellar product descriptions like you’ve always done. Maybe you really shouldn’t wait around for your latest Google Analytics report this time.

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Why Every Online Business Needs To Publish Original Content | Google Search Is Serious About It. – Small Biz Technology

Will Facebook kill Google?

Video may have killed the radio star, but can Facebook really kill the new more social Google?

It’s not easy to say, but if you want to venture a speculative wager, you better keep your eye on the ball. Certain kinds of searches will likely go away, but then again, certain kinds of searches may be going away all the time.

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Will Facebook kill Google? – Biznology

What You Should Know About Google Canonicalization URL Issues

What is link canonicalization and how can you use it to solve URL problems? Is it best left up to your webmaster?

The process of standardizing URLs can cause problems for search engines trying to determine exactly how many and what kind of sites you’re running. You don’t want that to happen, and the solutions are easier than you might think. Don’t leave this one around for the Google police to sort out.

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What You Should Know About Google Canonicalization URL Issues – Social Media Today

Will Google Finally See Coupon Success With Latitude?

Google’s Latitude is another stab into the Foursquare and Yelp mobile arena. The coupon and local discounts that Google’s been pursuing may finally be within reach of their persistent and formidable grasp.

Or maybe Latitude is just another small misstep from Google’s rather big feet in the sometimes delicate local coupons market. See if what’s in store for your own local business with Google Latitude is really worth it.

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Will Google Finally See Coupon Success With Latitude? – SmallBiz Trends

Will QR Codes Gain Mass Adoption?

Will QR Codes Gain Mass Adoption?

Interactivity is everywhere, and those crazy-looking alien, device-scannable QR codes (you’ll them see if you start looking) are the next level of mobile connectivity and, maybe, “marketing genius.”

Will they catch on and break the bank? Or are they doomed by the lack of scanning cell phones and too deeply engrained consumer behavior?

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Will QR Codes Gain Mass Adoption? – Top Rank

Google Adds Facebook Fan Page Videos to its Search

There was a time when your Facebook Fan Page videos were lost in the world of Google search. Things change quickly though.

Today Google is not only indexing Fan Page videos, they’re showing up in Google search results like never before. If you’ve been holding off on the seemingly closed world of Facebook video, now’s the time to get your video optimized and uploaded.

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Google Adds Facebook Fan Page Videos to its Search – Matthew Loop Blog

2010 SEO Predictions That Came True | A SPN Exclusive Article

Still catching up with Google’s latest algorithm change? Lot’s of predictions actually came true in the last year, and as fast as you think business is moving today, the SEO landscape is moving just as fast.

Here are seven SEO predictions that came to pass and that will exert significant influence over how every successful SEO strategy is going to be decided in 2011. By this time next year, you’ll be glad you paid attention.

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2010 SEO Predictions That Came True | A SPN Exclusive Article – SitePro News