Social Media Marketing – NOT for Everyone?

After 10 years of preaching the merits of search engine optimization to sceptical business owners, I’ve found there’s a new challenge in online marketing and it’s a funny one. Nearly all business owners I meet think they should use social media marketing to promote their businesses, but a good number have a real aversion to Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Social …

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NHN to Drop Yahoo’s Ad Service, Use Own Technology

NHN Corp., owner of South Korea’s largest Internet search engine, will discontinue using Yahoo! Inc.’s online search-advertising service and replace it with its own technology.

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Search Marketing Expo – SMX East Early Bird Rates Expire September 10

SMX East features more than 60 sessions on search engine optimization, paid search, local/mobile, and social media marketing. Programmed by the editors of Search Engine Land and featuring over 100 top experts in search and internet marketing. Ticket prices increase 11:59PM on September 10

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Google Launches Separate Real-time Search Site

Internet search giant Google launched a new website Thursday for users who want to find news, comments and other information on the Internet in real time, allowing them to follow conversations from different social-networking sites all in one place. The move expands Google’s efforts to compete with Microsoft’s Bing search engine in letting Web surfers track up-to-the-minute comments and postings …

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Triangle Direct Media Ranks No. 247 on Inc 500 List with 3-Year Sales Growth of 1,236%

Triangle Direct Media, an industry-leader in Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing solutions, has been named the 31st Fastest Growing Marketing/Advertising Company in America.

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Baidu’s ad growth seen slowing

China’s top Internet search engine operator fell 3.4% to 79.37 after Deutsche Bank downgraded it to hold from buy, saying “monetization momentum” from its new advertising system has peaked, and ad growth will likely ease. Baidu (SCM:BIDU) implemented a new Phoenix Nest advertising keyword system, which provides a more sophisticated way to track user traffic. The company has in recent quarters …

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