Twitter is a wonderful place for one-liners. To be funny on the site, you’ve got to be sharp and practice economy of language. You’ve only got 140 characters to make an impression. And what better way to wind-down the work …

SEOBook has put out a whole bunch of Google, SEO and Marketing-related lego-style art, it commissioned. We already looked at Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt as the evil ice cream man and the artist’s renditions of Matt Cutts, Amit Singhal …

Diabetes in American teenagers is at all time high, according to recent studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 1999, nearly 9% of kids either had diabetes or pre-diabetes, though that number has jumped to an astronomical …

A solid understanding of localization is now critically important for any company looking to drive into international markets.  No matter what product or service is being sold, it sure that it will face stiff competition both locally and from abroad, which is why localization – translating and adapting content for specific markets – is absolutely [...]

European antitrust chiefs are offering Google a chance to end the 18-month investigation into alleged monopoly abuses by the company. U.S. senators say the deal is a positive step forward in addressing the concerns they also have with the firm.

Remember the dulcet sounds of video game soundtracks in 8-bit format? Music from titles like Double Dragon and the first Mario Brothers? Of course you do. If not, take a moment to remind yourself. Now that that’s taken care of, …

AdWords marketers’ days of regularly refreshing on all their keywords may be over — or at least that activity may not be quite so necessary. Google is releasing a new report — Auction Insights — that helps marketers understand how their ads stand, compared to others in the... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

If you’ve been chomping at the bit for the latest Samsung smartphone, the Galaxy S III, then today is your lucky day. Amazon has posted the Galaxy S III for preorder today. You can get either the white or pebble …

Meet nearly 40 leading solution providers. Attend 2 sessions on emerging search engine marketing topics. Attend Matt Cutts’ keynote via simulcast. Connect with your next client, employer, vendor or mentor at three networking events. Search Marketing Expo – SMX Advanced hits the Bell Harbor... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

  One of the year’s most hotly anticipated award shows, the MTV Movie Awards, will air on June 3 at 9/8C on MTV. In celebration of all things irreverent at the MTV Movie Awards, Bing is presenting several behind-the-scenes stories of people doing amazing things to make movies magical. Inspired by the Movie of the Year nominees, the first of three Bing stories features fictional character Chase Larson, who leads a super-hero training class for aspiring super heroes. Whether searching for ...

Bing Senior Product Manager Duane Forrester posted five tips for webmasters to help diversify their traffic sources and avoid major losses during algorithm changes, using a poem about Google’s Penguin and Panda updates to illustrate his point.

Google just announced on its Small Business Blog a new platform to help small business owners build their Google sites, called Webmaster Academy. In a 19-step process, users can: - Learn how Google works - Make sure Google knows about …

Indaba Music bills itself as a leading community for independent musicians to show off their talents. The site, through its Opportunity Marketplace, hosts contests that involve composing or remixing music tracks. Indaba’s contest campaigns are designed to promote music brands …

Who are the most active Facebook users? What are they doing with all that time they spend on the site? How many fall into this category? This next inforgraphic from Demandforce.com answers all those questions and more. It’s packed with …

I had an interesting email hit my inbox, someone showing me how a Google employee was “100%” sure there had been no Penguin Update. There was, of course, and it’s a reminder that just because someone is a Googler, that doesn’t mean they know how Google Search works. Google... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

A new lyric video for Katy Perry’s “Wide Awake”, features lyrics and Katy Perry trivia popping up in Facebook Timeline. The song was debuted this past Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards. The video cronicles Katy Perry’s own timeline, starting …

Last night’s 16th Annual Webby Awards saw a tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The tribute was introduced by the actors who starred in some of Apple’s most well-known advertisements. Justin Long and John Hodgman, better known as the Mac …

With the trends that we are seeing in the search engines as they become more and more social, I think it is fair to assume that social sharing will be a major part (or at the very least, be a piece) of consideration in any future updates. This is exactly why it’s more important than ever [...] Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

After eight seasons on A&E, the highly popular show “Dog The Bounty Hunter” is getting the boot. Dog, otherwise known as Duane Chapman, became an unlikely hero to millions of viewers as the cameras followed him and several family members/co-workers …

Google+ has one major feature that sets them apart from Facebook – the Hangout. With the recent public release of Hangouts on Air, the value is even greater. Facebook only has one-on-one video calling Skype, but a third-party application is …