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The changing face of Google SERPS – Google’s redesign

Google has recently announced it will shortly be rolling out a redesign of its search result page.

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The wet, wet Autumn social media roundup

When’s it’s cold and wet outside it’s perfect for sitting down and finding some fans on social media, so huddle up and enjoy the best of the social media news in the last month or so.

Google+ and authorship
Pinterest shizzle
what’s in a Like?
questionable adverts
social ads and YouTube analytics
Twitter finds girls
LinkedIn tarts up
Stumble upon a list

month in numbers – October 2012

Some internet type numbers to keep your inner-geek warm and toasty in the darker nights,

PPC replaced by robots:could automation force account managers out of a job?

Between automated rules, conversion optimiser, product listing ads, ad rotation settings and now dynamic search ads, some PPC account managers could be forgiven for fearing all this automation threatens to leave them redundant in their job. Some could also be forgiven for championing the belief that this was always Google’s intention – to claim back that 10-20% of the client’s PPC budget that goes to agencies instead of on more clicks.

Link Disavow Tool: Steer clear for three years

I’ve just been asked my opinion on the new Google Link Disavow tool so thought I would share my thoughts.

It was many years before Google Webmaster Tools became sufficiently good to merit engaging with.  Prior to that it was a case of “don’t let Google know you are interested in SEO”.
With [...]

Milking It! 5 graduate roles available at Attacat

We’ve got not 1, 2 or even 3 jobs available.  In fact we aren’t even stopping at 4. No. We have 5 whole lovely jobs available right now for bright, easy to get on with graduates.  Yes we did say 5.
UPDATES
15/10/2012 Revised closing dates announced:
Software developer – 28th October
Graphic Designer – Closed
Internet Marketing (PPC) – [...]

Daily Deal Sites: Part 3 – Edinburgh’s Great Deal

Continuing our series on daily deal sites, it’s time to turn our attention to one of the more established and prominent sites in our own local market: Edinburgh’s Great Deal.

As usual we will take a look at how the site works, provide tips on how your business can make the most of Edinburgh’s Great Deal and share opinions from companies who have worked directly with them. We’ve also interviewed the CEO.

Changing of the Guard: Attacat Ben to become…well…Ben

Nearly 4 years ago I took one the biggest business decision of my career to date. I decided it was time for someone else to lead the growth of Attacat. That someone was Ben Rogers. It turns out it was one of the best decisions I ever made. Letting go (to [...]

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Google’s next Penguin update will be noticeable

Matt Cutts has provided some more details on the next Google ranking algorithm update to Penguin through the SES event and SEOroundtable.com:
We’re still in the early stages of Penguin where the engineers are incorporating new signals and iterating to improve the algorithm. Because of that, expect that the next few Penguin updates will [...]

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Social media roundup: July 2012

We’ve decided to mix things up a little bit this month, with a separate Facebook and Twitter roundup. They just keep taking up too much of the bloody headlines…

Foursquare: about to be useful?
Digg starts again
Stipple-late good photography
I’m a rebel! Blur me!
Social media monitoring tools


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