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I always start marketing interviews with a phone screen of some variant of the following question: “Let’s say this is your first day at Urbanspoon and I show you the following data. We’ve just launched an A/B test of that I’d like you to evaluate. 
Aaron Barr, CEO of security firm HBGary Federal, spent a month tracking down the real identities of the hacker collective Anonymous. But when he prepared to go to the FBI, Barr and his company were viciously attacked—in part by a 16-year old girl. 
Google has confirmed a new Panda update at the same time that it’s announcing 40 search updates that happened in February (or are in progress right now). 
Bing has launched “Linked Pages,” which allow people to link sites related to themselves in search results for when people search for the person’s name.
Pretty interesting, especially since Bing allows users to simply add links that they just like.
“Search for yourself,” suggests Ian Lin of Bing Social Search. “Try including your city, school, or employer – for example ‘John Smith Bing’ – to find more results and start linking. Links can include your blog, a personal website, organizations you’re associated with, activities you’re involved with or just sites you like. And as your interests and activities change, you can easily link more. So now when your friends search for you, they’ll not only see trusted results from Bing, but also the pages and sites you’ve linked.”
"With Linked Pages on Bing, you can decide how you look to your old roommate, your first crush, or a new friend".
You can add your links at bing.com/linkedpages.
The Linked Pages are in Beta and US-only at first.
Read More: http://www.webpronews.com/bing-linked-pages-bings-answer-to-googles-profiles-2012-02 Via Antonino Militello, Robin Good 
People are managing their privacy settings and online reputations more carefully than they did two years ago. 
When it comes to on-page optimization and increasing your conversion rates, you have to place the important things above the fold. But being above the fold is not just for on-page optimization. 
Want to take your social media campaigns to the next level? These tools can help you get there. 
"Kanye don't care about your audience!"
"The responsibilities of SEO practitioners have changed to include far more of the digital ecosystem, yet for so many, much of the SEO process remains the same." ![Facebook Profiles Accurately Predict Job Performance [STUDY] | Rocketts' Review | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/KF6fPr3W0XyrEx3SgEWfxDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
Your Facebook profile may accurately predict your job performance, a new study contends,. Via Sakis Koukouvis 
To understand how Google became the world’s most popular search engine, think of it as a giant vote counting machine. That’s why there’s so much attention these days on Google’s competition with Twitter and Facebook. 
Google has confirmed reports of a Panda update with us. Thye company told us they have done a data refresh of the Google Panda algorithm about a week ago, and added that there were no additional signals or algorithm changes. 
"There is no doubt that foodie bloggers are becoming increasingly important in the broadcasting landscape. If you look at the top twenty individual writers in the Wikio rankings for gastronomy you will see that PR companies and media marketing directors in FMCG sectors are using the algorithms used by the website to calculate blog popularity, links, backlinks and social media interactions. They then target a chosen niche of influencers to promote and sell their brands." |
A managing partner at a VC firm said this to me several months ago. It solidified, in my mind, something I’ve been wanting to scream at Seattle entrepreneurs for a while: Users aren’t free. 
Klout measures influence. But why is this useful for a business? 
Google’s searchbots have long relied on humans to endorse relevant and useful links. Recently, however, Google upped the human ante by introducing Google Social Search. 
Getting a nice, shiny new iPad tomorrow? If you buy content to consume on it, chances are it will be music, books or movies, if you’re in the US. Those were the most popular purchases according to new stats from Nielsen. 
There are rules for these sorts of things. They are how civilizations are built and maintained. 
An excellent article on how to strategically generate more traffic for your blog by targeting the right audiences for your content. Very useful for businesses who want to capitalize blogging as a tool for driving up more profits.
It took me 101 days to hit 1,012 subscribers. I did it by using a very simple strategy that was free from overwhelm and stress.
Most bloggers never get past the 1,000 subscriber mark, or create a profitable online business, not because they aren’t good, but because they are afraid to use the most effective tools available.
I worked hard during those 101 days, but I loved every second of it. Looking back, I can still see where I made mistakes, but making mistakes is not the problem, not taking action is.
If you can consistently take action, you will achieve your goals. And the way to consistently have the fuel to take action is to find and follow your passion.
We all have something like this inside of us. If you can find a topic you could die for, you’re on the right track. If someone had a gun to your head and you had to choose one topic to write about for the next few years, what would you choose?
Read more: http://www.wakeupcloud.com/blog-subscribers/ Via Martin Gysler 
Imagine searching on your own company’s name and finding a competitor’s ad that said you were “Sold Out” right on your business’ most important holiday. 
Some have tired of the voice-recognition personal digital assistant; others depend on it.
"Ginny Geer of Memphis says she has to repeat her request to Siri too many times and ends up 'just typing in a phone number or looking something up for myself. I had a sassy teenager, I don't need a sassy phone.'" 
"In their new book Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think, Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler explain how 3-D printing and infinite computing will change everything." 
Google is reportedly developing a wearable computing display that resembles a pair of Oakleys. The company is said to be considering the possibility of moving the product out of its secret lab and launching a beta pilot program later this year. 
If you're still getting used to Pinterest, like many of us, take a few minutes to review our tips and tricks for the hottest new social network. 
A century's worth of astronomical photographic plates have revealed a slew of new variable stars, many of which alter on timescales and in ways never before seen. |
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