The news all us Google plus fans have been waiting for… http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/google-pages-connect-with-all-things.html

As of today, Google are rolling out (and you have to be pretty special to get one) their business pages.

A number of pages are already available (see below), but any organization will soon be able to join the community at plus.google.com/pages/create.

As you can see… you have to be special, the rest of us mere mortals will have to wait.

Now Linked In have created a “Company Status Update” that goes to your Company Followers, rather than appearing on your connections status update area.

I guess this means we now have to work on gaining Company Followers too.

Linked In are also allowing us to see stattistics about your status updates, like Facebook, showing the number of impressions a post received, and the percentage of interaction.

All this additional information should make us all much better Social Media Marketers, as we understand our online user visitor behaviour more and more.

Thank you Linked In for giving us more to teach on our training courses, and another new slide to create.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/making-search-more-secure.html

Google announced a few days ago that they would be making changes to search, by simply adding an SSL …

Simply?

What does it mean for you as a business owner? It means dramatic changes to the information that Google collects and shares, and it also means dramatic changes for those of us who are offering Search Engine Optimisation to our clients.

Potentially, when we work with a client, the information on Google Analytics (which helps us drive your business forward in the right direction that your company needs) may not all be available… there is an option however for us to look at the analytics through Google Webmasters, but this will not be stored foreever, just for a certain number of days, meaning more intensive manual research for annual trending will be required.

We are watching the comments and the blog posts and working with our Google Analytics experts to try to understand the coming changes in more detail, and we will keep you informed of course.

What we recommend in the interim is that every website owner verifies their ownership through Google Webmasters in order that they can continue to receive that fantastic data that they are used to receiving from Google.

Of course, if you need help, you know you can contact us on 01604 652006 or email info@totalwsinetsolutions.com

http://www.totalwsinetsolutions.com

Leave your condolences here: http://www.apple.com/stevejobs/

With Google Analytics, it is really good to also understand what is happening offline, so that you can understand why you have peaks and troughs with your visitor engagement graphs.

So why not try annotating.

You can backtrack simply by referencing against your diary too.

For more information on how we can help your business grow by using Google Analytics (an amazing free tool), give us a call now on 01604 652006

For the full article written by Search Engine Land, please click the link below:

http://searchengineland.com/official-google-sitelinks-expands-to-12-pack-89555

Googles new layout should make understanding your customers online user behaviour even more simple than before.

To find out more, give us a call.

“As of June 7th, the Bing Webmaster Tools site that you know has changed.

Bing has been investing in building its Webmaster Tools for a while now and we have recently launched a revised webmaster experience that offers expansion in tools, data coverage and content. The site redesign makes it easier for you to find content, tools and data to help meet your needs. Our new features include expanded functionality, and the data that coincides with these new features. With over 40 new self-help documents on hand, publishers now have access to a wide range of help and guidance content across various topics such as how to use our tools and search engine optimization.

As part of our investment, we’ve built new functionality to help publishers find relevant data and control their accounts. Here are some of the major features and improvements Bing Webmaster account users will see:

Beyond the updated and enhanced features, Bing Webmaster Tools has also launched detailed self-help guides and how-to documents. We’ve covered a wide range of topics, from how to accomplish tasks within Bing Webmaster tools, to what you should be focused on when performing search engine optimization. Here’s a quick peek at some of the new content topics in the 40+ new guides and how to documents launched:

Watch for new content to appear monthly as we invest further in explaining features and highlight areas of work webmasters are focused on.

Visit Bing Webmaster Tools to see the new features in your account, and to access the new content. ”

I hope that helps…

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