Join our experts as we explore how search marketing strategies fared in the 2017 holiday season. We’ll share results of a year-end survey that reveals how marketers adjusted their search strategies in 2017 and take a look at overall results of the shopping season to see if those efforts paid …
Read More »How to reverse-engineer your online advertising strategy
Online advertising experts love to talk about the importance of matching your landing page content to your ads. And you’ll get no argument from me — it’s a great way to improve the performance of your online advertising. I mean, it just makes sense. People click on your ad because …
Read More »Unite your team at SMX West! Save big on SEO & SEM training with group rates!
SMX West will be here before you know it! The largest gathering of search marketers on the West Coast is happening March 13-15 in San Jose, California. You’ll get three days of unparalleled SEO SEM training — more than 60 thoughtfully sequenced, expert-led sessions and keynotes across eight deep-dive tracks. …
Read More »SearchCap: Google to sell Zagat, videos in Google My Business & new research
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Unite your team at SMX West! Save big on SEO SEM training with group rates!Jan 4, 2018 by Search Engine Land SMX West will be here …
Read More »How to Have a Crash Proof Retirement Plan
Experts say that a stock market crash is a question of when not if. So, you really need to start thinking about how to have a crash proof retirement plan. You probably remember the financial crisis that started around 2008. It severely impacted the retirement security of many people around …
Read More »Mills was weighing up his options from this past season
After six seasons, two NBA Finals and one championship ring with the San Antonio Spurs, Mills had to decide whether to move to another team, and potentially find himself a starting role somewhere, or remain with the most successful organization of the past two decades where he may not get …
Read More »Report: Google exploring sale of Zagat reviews
According to a report appearing in Reuters, Google’s parent Alphabet is considering a sale of reviews publication Zagat. The company was purchased in September, 2011 for a reported $151 million in the wake of a failed deal to acquire Yelp. At the time Google needed local reviews content to better …
Read More »Massive Intel CPU Bug Leaves Kernel Vulnerable, Slows Performance: Report
Intel’s CPU security took some whacks a few months ago, with well-publicized problems with the Intel Management Engine. If rumors are to believed, 2018 could kick off on an even worse year for the company. There’s growing speculation that there’s a major bug in Intel CPUs that requires a wholesale …
Read More »VIA Technologies Subsidiary Zhaoxin Announces New x86-64 CPUs
For nearly a decade, the CPU race in desktops and laptops has been a two-way fight between AMD and Intel. It’s easy to forget there used to be a third competitor in the race: VIA. While it never enjoyed much mainstream market presence, it once offered extremely low-power x86 hardware …
Read More »Early Data Shows Linux Update to Fix Intel Security Flaw Hits Performance Hard
Intel CPUs are now known to contain a serious flaw that can compromise system security. It can’t be fixed by microcode or UEFI update, and the solution — a significant set of patches applied to Windows, macOS, and Linux systems — is expected to carry a significant performance penalty in …
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