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Is Organic Search Dead? Dying? Yes. And No.

by Dustin Diehl March 30, 2012

Here at Sitewire we enjoy a good debate, especially when it gives us the chance to show off our smarts and flex our brain muscle. Here’s a little glimpse of one such debate. With Google’s continuous updates, increased emphasis on content strategy and the overall shift in digital media of late, the question of where and [...]

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Google’s Search Plus Your World: What is it?

by Chris Corak January 14, 2012

Google’s search results are undergoing one of their most radical transformations ever, as a new “Search Plus Your World” format began rolling out on January 10th. It finds both content that’s been shared with you privately, along with matches from the public web, all mixed into a single set of listings. When logged in to Google.com, [...]

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Avoid Black-Hat Like The Black Plague: Ask Questions

by Travis Unwin February 18, 2011

By now, you’ve heard the story about how retailing giant JC Penny got caught up in the perils of “link building.” Google is applying little “negative feedback” (my term) which will likely prove more costly than the fees they paid to the black-hat-wearing SEO firm that did the deed. Several SEO pundits, including Search Engine [...]

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Qwiki: Is This The Lazy Man’s Search Engine Or Is It Perfect For TV?

by Andrew Bagley November 22, 2010

Is Qwiki the next generation of web-based TV search?

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Retargeting: The Minority Leader

by Tina Perez November 8, 2010

Nielsen recently announced that they’ve been under-reporting web traffic by as much as 22% for years now. Apparently their systems weren’t tracking any visits to websites with URLs that were more than 2,000 characters. This may not seem like a big deal (how many URLs are more than 2,000 characters, right?) but in some cases, [...]

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The Difference Between Data and Information

by Katie McNally September 20, 2010

I often find the words “data” and “information” get used interchangeably, when to me, they mean very different things. Data is just numbers. With all of the technology, targeting and tracking capabilities around today, there is a wealth of data available.  However, data alone doesn’t drive strategy. What drives strategy is the information ascertained from [...]

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