Wow, the 100 largest Fortune 500 companies are finally accepting, and integrating social media, into their marketing strategies. However for many of them, it’s a one step at a time approach. After years of mass use of social media plus gurus such as Gary Vaynerchuck shouting its benefits from the roof tops the big boys have adopted a “can’t beat em join em” mantra. Read more »

The RF intent Index is a beautiful visualisation and metaphore of internet data covering 500 American internet users quarterly. It is an ongoing online study providing analysis of the deeper reasons and motivations people go online.

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Once opon a time, if you wished to make order of large sets of data, you would need to do two things: Firstly, create a meticulously manganed and maintained database, using tags and catagories as data land-marks. Secondly you would need a very large computer, to sift through your data using complex query.

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Often when meeting clients, we are asked to prove the value to Search Engine Optimization, as well is describing the many elements and methods involved with ranking a site high in the SERPS. SEO is often hard to quantify the success of, before the event, meaning proving its value before a site has been ranked is a constant challenge.

So we did some digging, and compiled a list of 9 web statistics proving the value of SEO, to take to with us meetings. Feeling generous we have decided to share these stats we you guys… oh how nice huh? Read more »

So I came across this artist the other day, Francoise Nielly, and her vibrant use of colour and shadow knocked my off my chair. The French canvas painter, creates some of the most amazing portraits i have seen in many years. She paints with oils and her palette knife to create massive, vibrant portraits from photographs. She seems to have simply jaw-dropping knowledge of how to render light and shadow.

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Are you aware of In a duplicate content penalization by Google?  In a perfect world there would be only one version of every document but in real life this is not true. A great example is online versions of newspaper sites. In one form or another they all publish exactly or close to the same information about events and facts.

This also applies to many other areas, say, recipes, fitness programs, diet programs, definitions, explanations and many others.

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What does it take to succeed in Affiliate Marketing? What makes an affiliate marketing success story? Are there any shortcuts to Affiliate Marketing glory? All these questions float around in the minds of affiliate marketers who want to make it big. Many people refer to affiliate marketing and online advertising, as one of the easiest and most effective ways to earn money online, but its not always as easy as it sounds. To be a success you need to plan every action and execute it to the best of your ability. You also need to maximize potential earnings by utilizing the correct tools and resources that are necessary to succeed in this business. We have consulted with a few of the most successful affiliate marketers around and below are the top three tools for a successful internet marketing business.

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Google and Yahoo are in the process of drastically altering their search results, the reaction has catalyzed one of the biggest paradigm shifts the search industry has experienced. Search is evolving as Google Universal Search has arrived, and has obviously stirred up mixed emotions within the Search Marketing community, but our view is that in the wake of this change hides untold opportunity for agencies, Maketeers and brands. Gone the days where Googles SERPS are just a list of ten blue links, and meta descriptions. Users will have to sift through a diverse set of content such as video, images, shopping, feeds, book recommendations, twitter and blog feeds and much more.

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