Google+ and what it means

{EAV_BLOG_VER:02c806a026996905} For a while now, we’ve noticed the spread of the “Google +1″ button as Google rolled out their rival to Facebook “Likes” both in their search results and by providing the code for webmasters to add the button to their own sites. And it has also been announced that we’ll

Black or White Hat? #Linklove teaches us that it’s better to be Grey Hat…

A while back, Red or Blue went to SES London, and while that was a great conference, with plenty of interesting seminars, Distilled’s event blew it out of the water in terms of new ideas, tips and tricks to try out. While the overall theme was “linkbuilding”, what we really

Measuring Social Media Success

Businesses and individuals with a personal “brand” to promote are urged to make their social media presence known on sites like Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, and other more industry specific sites. On these social networking sites, people can engage with others and create a strong network simply through sharing resources

How Facebook Helps Your SEO Strategy

Facebook may have started as a place for teens to connect, but since it launched it has grown to be a staple for all things online – including marketing! As a result, Facebook can play a major role and help your SEO strategy in a number of ways. Some are

Are Social Networks Taking Over as an Information Resource?

A recent UK study shows that an increasingly large number of people are relying upon Facebook and Twitter for information rather than using a search engine to find details about news or search for other basic resources. Search engines still seem to be leading the race in the UK at

Will Facebook’s Like Button Change Google Search?

At the recent F8 conference in San Francisco, Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg introduced Open Graph’s new social plugins, including Facebook’s Like button. Mr. Zuckerberg stated “We are building toward a web where the default is social”. Facebook partnered with 75 big name companies and since then, 50,000 additional websites have