Tag Archives: Social
Optimising Avatars and Logotypes for Search & Social
Posted on 20. Jan, 2012 by Michael Thomson.
Google and Facebook are the most visited websites in the world, according to Alexa [1]. They both present the opportunity to brand your digital operation with avatars in Google Search, Plus Your World and Facebook’s Wall, but are you optimising your avatar to its best ability, and how do logotypes influence the process? Owned media [...]
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No. 3 – SEO Advent Tip
Posted on 03. Dec, 2011 by Ally Steele.
Day 3 of the bigmouthmedia SEO Advent Calendar. You can read day 2 here. Social Media considerations for SEO Social media is becoming more and more ingrained in today’s society. You may find that it is mostly used for finding funny videos of cats, telling your mates how you’re not a fan of Mondays and [...]
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Blogging for Google Fresh …
Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by Natalie Hamilton.
Forget Panda. Google’s latest algo overhaul – Google Fresh – means that well written, well-timed and regularly updated blogs and news services are more valuable than ever before. If you’re not blogging already, read on for 4 ways to get fresh with blogging and more about Caffeine, Fresh and how search is shifting.
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Google Using Gmail to Increase Author Annotations
Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by Michael Thomson.
With 260 million Gmail users worldwide [1], it’s obvious why Google allows email to be used in verifying authors of content; to increase the produce of social search annotations. Today Google announced that authors can claim content via email. Simply link your email address from content you’ve authored and verify that email account via your [...]
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Social Media and the impending Zombie Apocalypse
Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by Emily Puddephatt.
I’ll admit I am something of a TV addict – American drama and cookery shows being my greatest weaknesses – and like many people I follow conversation online during and after programmes have aired to get a feel for the impression others got of whatever it is we watched together as strangers, miles or even [...]
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Read all about it! Content’s key for SEO rankings …
Posted on 21. Oct, 2011 by Natalie Hamilton.
It’s official. Blogs, news and web copy are driving SEO results – especially as more major search engines get content-savvy and user-experience orientated. Read on and find out how and why blogs, news and web copy are really ramping-up rankings.
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Reciprocal Shares, Likes and +1′s to Replace the Link Exchange?
Posted on 30. Sep, 2011 by Michael Thomson.
For years websites have exchanged links with one another to enhance their search engine rankings, but are we about to see reciprocal shares, likes and +1′s replace the reciprocal link exchange. Back in the early days of search, reciprocal linking between websites was a worthy tactic to enhance ones websites rankings. That was until Google [...]
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Social Media Week | What’s next… in blogging
Posted on 28. Sep, 2011 by Danielle Reed.
Last week saw Glasgow host Social Media Week 2011 and what a week it was. Glasgow was the largest event of all the 12 cities and the largest single social media gathering ever held outside of the USA. Bigmouthmedia held their Social Media Week event, What’s next… in blogging, at the trendy Blythswood Square Hotel. [...]
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Business blogs, how personal is too personal? … #smwbmm
Posted on 26. Sep, 2011 by lynseysutherland.
Social Media Week 2011 is raising the profile of all things social, but when can your business blog become more or a hindrance than a help? There’s such a thing as TMI for business, as some brands are sure to learn at their peril.
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Why your blog’s not working … #SMWbmm
Posted on 22. Sep, 2011 by Natalie Hamilton.
It’s Social Media Week 2011 and the web’s literati are talking blogging. Blogging badly? Don’t Panic. Read on and find out why your blog’s not working … and how to fix it.
