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A Peek Inside Google’s Search Algorithm

A Peek Inside Google’s Search Algorithm

  • Archive, Google®, Internet Marketing, SEO

In case you missed it, there was an interesting article in Sunday's New York Times by Times reporter Saul Hansell who was recently granted access to one of the Google search quality team meetings. While a large part of what…

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Tumblr: Microblogging Its Way Up

Tumblr: Microblogging Its Way Up

  • Google®, Search Engines, Social Media Marketing, Uncategorized

"Tumblr—which is beloved by its users for its clean interface, ease of use and community."- The New York Observer "...The smart thing to be doing online these days is tumblelogging, which is to weblogs what text messages are to email…

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SEO Checkup

SEO Checkup

  • Google®, Search Engines, SEO

You spent the time and money to optimize and promote your site, and got some really great traffic and rankings out of it. Congratulations! Now you can sit back, relax and reap the benefits. Right? Not exactly. In fact, the…

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Google & China: A Few Fast Facts

Google & China: A Few Fast Facts

  • Google®, Internet Marketing, Search Engines, Uncategorized

Just in case you haven’t been keeping up, here's the skinny: Google retreats from China because: Google refuses to cooperate with government censors after hackers stole some of the company’s source code They also broke into Gmail accounts of Chinese…

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What Social Media Users Want

What Social Media Users Want

  • Internet Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Uncategorized, Web Strategy

What are people looking for on different networks? Online advertising network Chitika, set out to analyze the interests of MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and Digg users by comparing the genres of sites that receive traffic from these social networks. 287,090 impressions…

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Voice-based App Affects International Markets

Voice-based App Affects International Markets

  • Archive, Mobile Apps, Social Media Marketing, Uncategorized, Web Design

AdAge.com goes international reporting on the latest phenomenon to take in India. The service is called Bubbly – a 30 second or so long voice recording service. Bubbly works a lot like Twitter. People sign up to follow a friend,…

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5 Ways to Build Buzz and Traffic to Your Website

5 Ways to Build Buzz and Traffic to Your Website

  • Google®, Internet Marketing, SEO, Web Strategy

The lines between PR, Marketing & Advertising are continuing to blur, especially in the online world. While there will likely always be professionals who specialize in one area or another, more and more people (especially those at smaller agencies &…

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Color Theory for Designers: The Meaning of Color

Color Theory for Designers: The Meaning of Color

  • Archive, Design, Uncategorized, Web Design

This article from Cameron Chapman of SmashingMagazine.com explains the theory behind the different color families, with examples & analysis of how these colors are used on different website designs. Summarized below, colors are categorized by Warm, Cool and Neutrals, with…

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Top 10 Most Tweeted Brands

Top 10 Most Tweeted Brands

  • Internet Marketing, Twitter®, Uncategorized, Web Design

Advertising Age's list explains the most tweeted brands from last week - featuring a mix of pop culture and current events. The original title of the article, “Do People Tweet About Brands More Out of Hate Than Love?” arises from…

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Stone Launches Software Website Featuring WinSPC V.8 for DataNet Quality Systems

Stone Launches Software Website Featuring WinSPC V.8 for DataNet Quality Systems

  • Archive, B2B Website Design, Stone Press

With the expertise of Stone, DataNet Quality Systems, a statistical software provider, recently launched a new site dedicated to the latest version of their primary product, WinSPC Version 8.0. The site features benefits of the product exemplified through actual screenshots…

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Stone Launches A New Version of <em>More Than Gourmet</em> Website

Stone Launches A New Version of More Than Gourmet Website

  • Archive, Design, Development, Services, Stone Press, Web Design

More Than Gourmet, a French stock and sauce company, teamed up with Stone to create a professional version of their website,MoreThanGourmet.com. Complimenting the original design and functionality of their home consumer-based site, this version was created for people that cook…

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A fun and useful way to think about social marketing

A fun and useful way to think about social marketing

  • Infographics

Building a Company with Social Media 

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Stone Interactive Group Creates Medical Website for United Physicians

Stone Interactive Group Creates Medical Website for United Physicians

  • Archive, Medical Web Design, Stone Press

United Physicians, a physician organization of independent and practicing doctors in the Southeast Michigan region, partnered with Stone to create an interactive website servicing member physicians. As members, these physicians receive medical staff privileges across hospitals in the region. The…

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Stone Blog Post Nominated for a SEMMY Award

Stone Blog Post Nominated for a SEMMY Award

  • Internet Marketing, SEO, Services, Stone Press, Web Strategy

Stone is nominated for a SEMMY in the Small Business category for its blog post, 9 Simple Ways for Small Businesses to Leverage Social Media. The SEMMYS are an annual awards event honoring the great content produced across the search…

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Stone Launches Corporate Website for Ann Arbor Book Printer, Malloy Incorporated

Stone Launches Corporate Website for Ann Arbor Book Printer, Malloy Incorporated

  • Archive, B2B Website Design, Stone Press

Stone recently launched a website for a book printing company, Malloy Incorporated. This local, family-owned and Ann Arbor-based print and eBook company has been in business since 1960. Stone implemented a redesign to compliment Malloy’s services, including online tools for…

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How Google Ranks Tweets

How Google Ranks Tweets

  • Google®, Internet Marketing, SEO, Twitter®

This week Amit Singhal, who led development of real-time search at Google, gave us a little insight into how Google is ranking tweets as a part of their real-time search efforts. Tweets are a main component of Google's real-time search…

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Big Changes at Google

Big Changes at Google

  • Archive, Google®, Search Engines, SEO

If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. That's what Google CEO Eric Schmidt said when responding to concerns raised about internet privacy and recent updates to…

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Don’t Sabotage Your Search Engine Optimization Company

Don’t Sabotage Your Search Engine Optimization Company

  • SEO, Services, Social Media Marketing, Web Strategy

The average search engine optimization company is in high demand, and with rising pay-per-click costs and growing exposure of SEO in the mainstream media, this is unlikely to soon subside. Unfortunately, many organizations that willingly embrace SEO as a marketing…

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Social Networks Becoming Less Social?

Social Networks Becoming Less Social?

  • Archive, Social Media Marketing

The explosive growth of social networking sites in the past few years has led to quite a bit of clutter, and people are starting to notice. Whether you choose to go on a manual de-friending spree on Facebook, or use…

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Google Analytics: Goal Tracking

Google Analytics: Goal Tracking

  • Analytics, Google®, SEO, Services, Web Strategy

A few weeks ago Google Analytics became even more useful. Instead of a measly 4 goals, webmasters are now allowed to track up to 20. It's a given that you can probably think of more than 4 things you'd like…

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