Building a Business
This Is Google’s Achilles’ Heel — And Startups are Targeting It
Could hungry entrepreneurs take a bite out of the tech giant in this particular area?
By Ari Levy
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Business Operations & Logistics
Google’s HTTPS Search Algorithm Update, Keeping User Data Safe
By Jason Fell
Business News
Google Gunning for Amazon With Expansion of Same-Day Delivery
Google is planning on expanding its Shopping Express nationwide. The company is looking to go head to head with Amazon with product search, while expanding its dominance in online search and advertising.
Online Presence
8 Tips for Successful Lead Prospecting With Twitter Advanced Search
Advanced Search is a powerful tool for data analysis available to every entrepreneur with a Twitter account. Think of it as a Big Data for everybody.
Online Presence
LinkedIn Just Launched a Discreet, Standalone Job Search App
All activity on the job search app will be private making it easier to search for a new job while at your current one.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
We Are Flawed, Erring Humans. Don’t Blame Google.
Google is being forced to erase the worst of who we are. We should be embracing that side of us.
Business Operations & Logistics
Google’s Latest Search Update is a Reminder to Focus on Quality
The search giant recently rolled out a new version of Panda, which routes out spam and websites stuffed with keywords.
Online Presence
Foursquare Doesn’t Want to Be Just ‘That Check-In App’ Anymore
Looking to take on sites like Yelp and Facebook, the location-based social networking service is revamping its old app and adding a new app called Swarm.
By Nina Zipkin
Tech
What Pinterest’s New ‘Guided Search’ Feature Actually Does
Pinterest has released a new mobile search feature that works loosely akin to a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' novel.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
How Local SEO Works and Why It Matters for Small Businesses
Now is the best time to start creating a local strategy and to start building up your presence on search engine results pages.
Building a Business
Optimizing Your Website for Local Searches
With good content and quality links, you can attract more visitors located closer to home and increase your business' sales.
By Jon Rognerud
Tech
Lazy Customers Can Now Search Yelp Using Emojis
Fewer characters? Sure. More convenient? Probably not.
By Kate Taylor
Business Operations & Logistics
Yahoo Unveils Massive New Encryption Scheme to Protect Users
Online privacy champion Alex Stamos is making it a lot tougher for hackers and spies to snoop around Yahoo's insides. Here's what you need to know.
Online Presence
The Hashtag: The Search Bar for the Social Web (Infographic)
How the popularity of hashtags mirrors the rise of search in organizing and aggregating social media.
By David Bunker
Building a Business
The Underrated Marketing Machine Entrepreneurs Should Be Using
Think Facebook is your only option for spreading brand awareness? Think again.
By Jeff Davis
Building a Business
6 Steps to Take Today to Improve Your Google Search Results
Start building the foundation of successful reputation management with these improvements to your website.
By Lori Culwell
Building a Business
How to Protect Your Website From Negative SEO
Ways you can prevent unethical SEO techniques from harming your site and your business.
Entrepreneurs
And the Best Time to Book a Flight Is…
Travel deals site Kayak analyzed the best days to book airfare.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Start Preparing Your SEO for the ‘Internet of Things’
Google's recent acquisition has big implications for search. It's time to get ready for the coming changes.
Tech
Yelp Listings, Reviews to Be Featured in Yahoo Search Results
With the partnership, Yahoo's data on local businesses is about to get a lot more detailed.
By Jason Fell
Building a Business
Your SEO Checklist: 4 Steps to Optimizing Your Website
If you're looking to increase the number of people who find you online, use this four-step process as your primary strategy in the SEO wars.
By Jon Rognerud
Building a Business
Biz Stone’s Answer to the Search Engine Has Arrived, But Will Anyone Use It?
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has launched a Q&A app called Jelly with the mission of making the world 'a more empathetic place.'
By Nina Zipkin
Online Presence
Pinterest Buys Startup Specializing in Visual Search Technology
Pinterest has announced its acquisition of VisualGraph, a San Francisco-based purveyor of image recognition and visual search technology.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Lyrics Site Rap Genius Returns to Google Search
The site explains how it practiced bad SEO and then fixed its issues and returned to Google.
By Jason Fell
Building a Business
Apple’s iPhone 5s, Royal Baby and Nelson Mandela Make Google’s Top Searched-For Terms of 2013
A look at what people worldwide were searching for most online this year.
By Jason Fell
Building a Business
Are You ‘Layering’ SEO? You Should Be.
To make sure your content delivers value, you need to integrate search-engine optimization with all aspects of your business. Here's how to do it.
By Brad Miller
Building a Business
Apple Improves App Store Search Engine to Recognize Typos and Misspellings
This update should increase the number of apps that turn up in a user's search, in turn increasing app developers' visibility.
Building a Business
Google, Microsoft Take Steps to Block Searches for Child Porn
Ahead of an internet safety summit in Britain, the two companies announced their plan to tighten online searches.
By Laura Entis