Google Checkout Going Out of Business in 6 Months
Google Checkout will be retired in six months, Google has announced. The service, which has been used by many web merchants as an alternative to PayPal and has been the default payment option for Google Play developers, is going away Nov. 20, 2013......»»
Foster User-Generated Videos with Buzztala
Obtaining video testimonials from customers is simple with Buzztala, which is a social content marketing company that just released an updated version of its platform that includes a self-service portal for businesses with a website. Buzztala’s Soc.....»»
3 Reasons to Like Nimble"s Updated Social CRM
With a name like Nimble – its product better be quick, agile and smart. And anyone logging into this social CRM for the first time will quickly see how Nimble lives up to its namesake and more. For the unacquainted, Nimble helps professionals.....»»
E-Commerce Social Traffic Declines, Tablet Traffic Grows
A new report from marketing and website optimization solutions provider Monetate is shedding some light on recent social commerce trends, the growing importance of mobile devices and the opportunity retailers have with U.S. military online shoppers. .....»»
Surprise! Teens Love Using Social Media to Share Things
It looks like teenagers love to share things more than we thought – it just so happens that they prefer to do it on the Internet. According to a new study from Pew Internet, teens are more than willing to share a bunch of information about themselv.....»»
Does Your Performance Marketing Program Need a Tune-Up?
:: By Jason Hulott, SpeedieConsulting :: Running an affiliate program is a lot like running your website. Simply having one doesn't mean you will suddenly see a huge amount of business from it. Even a program that has been running for a year or two.....»»
Elance Offers More Reasons to Work Online
Want employees that are happier, more productive and can fill part-time needs? Elance’s Annual Impact Report, conducted with third-party research firm Imperative, provides insight into online work’s effect on these areas and more. &ldqu.....»»
Smartphone vs. Tablet Commerce: 3 Essential Behaviors You May Be Overlooking
There are many unique differences in user behavior by device that can provide marketers with insights on not only the when and where – but how consumers use smartphone and tablet devices for their specific research and purchase-related needs......»»
A Fly Platform for New gTLDs
So now that you’ve cleared that pesky ICANN hurdle and been approved for that new generic top-level domain (as if there were millions of you out there), how exactly are you going to control the distribution, the customization and expansion of your p.....»»
Transactional Email for Drupal
Email deliverability is a big issue for all senders of email – but not nearly as important as it is to those whose transactional messages represent a make or break digital opportunity. Sendgrid recently announced that it partnered with Pantheon,.....»»
What’s GoDaddy Got Up Its Digital Sleeve?
The USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) has issued two patents to Godaddy for appraising domain names using comparative data and a domain appraisal algorithm. The domain name related patents essentially cover a process of “spinning.....»»
How to Turn Events into Link Building Opportunities
With a little planning, everything that happens in your industry can create link building opportunities. This template for planning is simple yet extremely effective in helping your public relations and link building activities work together......»»
Marketing Automation & Search – 3 Strategies for Mutual Success
Marketing automation can have a huge impact on your conversions and new business. It can improve the way your organization handles prospects and help improve activities and performance from initiatives like SEO, SEM, social, and content marketing......»»
Google+ Page Management Comes to Sprout Social
As a regular Sprout Social user, I was pleased as I can be about yesterday’s release of the new Google+ Pages API integration, which gives Sprout’s 10,000 customers the ability to manage Google+ pages. Finally! “Today’s Google+.....»»
Social Strategy for Regulated Industries
Brands in financial services, insurance, health care and other highly regulated industries must adopt compliant social media strategy and processes or risk big losses in search visibility. Here's how brands can harness the power of social signals......»»
Inside the Mind of Email Unsubcribers
Email can be a tricky marketing practice. It’s not just about the focus your enterprise puts on deliverability, or the quality of the content, or how snappy your subject line is – it’s usually a combination of many of these… and o.....»»
A Fly Platform for New gTLD’s
So now that you’ve cleared that pesky ICANN hurdle and been approved for that new generic top-level domain (as if there were millions of you out there), how exactly are you going to control the distribution, the customization and expansion of your p.....»»
4 Backlink Myths Busted
:: Travis Bliffen, Seo Proz :: SEO is the magic of the digital marketing world with experts promising to pull rabbits out of hats for first-page search engine results. But as search engine providers continuously update their ranking algorithms, SEO suc.....»»
Accept E-Commerce Pre-Orders With… Celery?
Sometimes you have to wonder about the naming conventions of the digital companies you encounter around the Web. But not the technology, and certainly not the technology’s usefulness. Case in point, Celery from AirBrite, which provides a way for.....»»
Article: Ad Agencies See Effectiveness in Online Video
Ad agency executives expect strong growth in their use of both online and mobile videos in 2013, likely because they now consider these channels equally or more effective at reaching audiences than traditional television. Agencies have also seen an evolut.....»»