Google announced yesterday it was making a significant tweak to its ranking algorithm that will impact over a third of searches. (more…)

Curious about how much mail Yahoo processes a second or the percentage of users in Oceania? Yahoo! Mail Visualization can tell you that and much more. (more…)

Some companies buy Facebook likes or Google +1′s to make themselves seem more popular than they really are. Questions of ethics aside, it could perhaps also be illegal. (more…)

If you’re not buying ads on search engine results pages, how much traffic are you missing? (more…)

Data from Experian Hitwise shows search query lengths of 8 words or more increased 3% in September. It’s a reminder that not all search traffic focuses on one and two keyword searches. (more…)

A recent survey of nearly a thousand people found 21% don’t click on online ads as they being hit with a computer virus and another 17% stated they don’t trust ads to be truthful. (more…)

I received an email recently from a company offering to post positive reviews of my sites and products. I’m sure many other folks are getting these too. (more…)

Have you every experimented with posting to your Facebook page at different times of the day to determine if it makes a difference to engagement? For retailers, it might be something worth looking into. (more…)

Three quarters of consumers recently surveyed said free shipping would encourage them to purchase more products online. (more…)

How long does a shared link get attention for? The folks at Bit.ly, a popular URL shortening service, have provided some insights. (more…)