Search, meet social. Social, meet search. Although this is not a new concept, and we see search results pull up Facebook profiles to click on, or where to find a company on LinkedIn, Google has entered the social networking space and has raised some eyebrows on how they are managing the connection between the social accounts they've acquired, and search results they serve to these users. Google+ is Google's social network. Social Media Plugins For Google+. Google handles about two-thirds of the Internet search requests made in the U.S. MORE >>

According to this recent infographic developed by OfficeArrow.com, while the majority of small business owners use social media personally, and acknowledge its usefulness, very few of them plan to invest heavily or hire anyone to help them with Social Media Marketing in 2012. Additional insights: Because of the increasing number of social media outlets and the sheer amount of conversation, small businesses feel overwhelmed by the prospect of undertaking a significant social media strategy. MORE >>

What is your favorite thing about your smartphone; the music, the games, social media, email, camera, or the ability to have all the services you want all on the same device? Adults spend more time on mobile media than they do reading newspapers and magazines combined. Whatever benefits you derive from mobile technology as a consumer, they correlate directly to opportunities in the mobile space that one business or another is taking advantage of. Is your company taking full advantage of its mobile opportunities? So, what’s in store for us this year? 2] [3]. releases. MORE >>

Use Social. Engage your target audience on the social platforms they use. Utilize your social media channels and ask the audience for desired features and a wish list. Whether or not your company should be making an investment in the mobile landscape ( See our blog from earlier this year ) is an important topic of conversation for your marketing department. Surely you can't just build something and expect a windfall of users to fall into your lap and great success to spring forth from thin air. online and offer value, you'll be just fine. and U.K )? For U.S. MORE >>

The following infographic comes from HUA marketing and illustrates some tactical steps to developing a social linking strategy. Blog Content Management Digital Strategy Infographic Link Building Optimization SEO Social Media social mediaAs search engine algorithms continue to become more and more sophisticated, they are getting better at ranking web sites based on the web of connections leading both inward and outward. Improving your search rankings by undertaking a link strategy will take some time and attention. MORE >>