UI
5 Vital Facebook Reports Every Community Manager Should Know
Learn how Facebook Insights reports and public data sources can help you understand, at a granular level, the way your community consumes the stories you create, your fans demographic information, and how users are engaging with your competitors.
5 Invaluable (And Free!) Tools Every Online Marketer Should Get to Know
We live in a world with no shortage of tools. We’ve assembled a list of some of our in-shop favorites tools, ranging from streamlined image editors to dynamic databases, from unassuming to in-your-face, as well as various practical uses for each.
Google+ Redesigned With New Navigation, Profile Pages
Google today announced a number of new features for Google+, including navigation and design changes to create a “seamless social experience.” More than 170 million people now have Google+ accounts, but what do people think of the update?
When Will Social Search Engine Volunia Deliver its Quantum Leap?
Volunia is the brainchild of search engineer Massimo Marchiori, credited with inspiring PageRank as we know and love it with his Hyper Search algorithm concept. Marchiori shares an update on the new search engine’s progress and upcoming features.
Bing Testing New SERPs Design, Local Search Layouts
Bing’s new search engine results page design, with the sidebar moved to the right of the page and prominent user account controls, is rolling out to more users. They’re also testing new local search results layouts and placement.
Why Search Marketers Must Use AdWords Ad Extensions
In the world of SEM, you have to juggle many methods to make sure a PPC account is running efficiently. Throwing Ad Extensions into that mix will add an extra edge to any PPC account. Let’s review AdWords Ad Extensions and why you should use them.
Blekko Gets New User Interface & Ramps Up Auto-Slashing
Blekko has announced a major upgrade to their UI and increased the number of categories covered by automatic slashtags to 500. Co-founder Mike Markson spoke with us to explain how Blekko curates results and what auto-slashtagging means for users.
Google Maps for Android Adds Indoor Mall, Airport, Store Maps
Google Maps has added indoor maps of malls, airports, and many other locations. These indoor maps are available by simply pinch-zooming in your Google Maps mobile app. Google Maps also has a new UI with easier access to Places and other features.
New Google Redesign Ditches Black Navigation Bar
The Google+ Bar – that black navigation bar containing links to Google's properties – is going away soon. Google is trading in the black nav bar and Google+ sharing tools introduced five months agoin favor of a less cluttered looking "Google Bar."
Negative Keyword Functionality Now Available in adCenter
Exact match negative keywords are now live in adCenter. This release is expected to help simplify account management, performance, and work much like how AdWords handles negative keywords. Here's a quick overview and some early results.
