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Local Search: strong growth and high conversion rates

September 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Comscore is a trusted authority on internet traffic patterns. Their press release from yesterday reveals the findings of an analysis of data from July and accompanying surveys (U.S. only).
Summary:
- Local search is growing very fast: 63 percent of U.S. internet users (approx. 109 million people) performed a local search in July (an increase of 43 […]

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Flash animation and SEO: All that glitters is not gold

July 14th, 2006 · No Comments

I received this cry for help yesterday from a web design firm:
So, we did this website in flash, and now the client is completely freaked out that he is not registering on search engines….now what? This is so f**ked up!, I hate not being educated on the pros and cons of why [to] do something!
Its […]

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Tags: Usability · Trends · The Basics

Real Estate Industry Online

July 3rd, 2006 · No Comments

Search Engine Optimization for Real Estate

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Tags: Trends · News

The new normal.

May 9th, 2006 · No Comments

A recently released study from the reputable Pew Group reveals some interesting gems on internet usage in the US:

73% internet penetration among US adults (over 140MM people) - up from 66% in ‘05. This is comprised of 71% women and 74% men

Three-quarters of white adults (74%) go online, compared to 61% of African-American adults. Fully […]

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SEO - Out of the geek creek and into the mainstream

April 25th, 2006 · 2 Comments

Finally business leaders are connecting the dots. A recent series of articles (thank you Tracy) in the New York Times (free registration required) and elsewhere point to an emerging realization of the importance of search engine optimization (SEO). Face it. We are now in a world where more and more of our interests and activities […]

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Tags: Trends · Writing for the web · The Basics

Coming soon…

February 13th, 2006 · No Comments

The following trends have emerged over the past year or so and have gradually built up a head of steam among net pioneers. More and more these trends are being adopted by corporations, progressive businesses and organizations.
In the coming days and weeks I will discuss discuss how these (relatively) new net phenomena can support and […]

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Tags: Trends