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At Pixable, we — like almost every digital property — are in the eyeball game. We are one of thousands of media companies competing for attention, and, in our case, we seek the attention of young, highly social readers with seemingly infinite interests. It goes without saying that attention grabbing begins with a catchy headline, but the real challenge is this: After getting the… Read More... →

Google introduced a new search feature today which will show when local stores are at their busiest. The post Google to Display Busiest Store Hours of Local Businesses by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

Google is looking to build a fourth data center along the Columbia River in The Dalles, Ore. The tech giant yesterday submitted a proposal for a 15-year tax exemption in connection with the proposed data center expansion. Local officials will vote on the proposal next week, Nolan Young, The Dalles’ city manager, told VentureBeat in […]... →

Posted by Isla_McKettaQuick note: This article is meant to apply to teams of all sizes, from the sole proprietor who spends all night writing their copy (because they're doing business during the day) to the copy team who occupies an entire floor and produces thousands of pieces of content per week. So if you run into a section that you feel requires more resources than you can devote just now, that's okay. Bookmark it and revisit when you can, or scale the step down to a more appropriate size for your team... →

Vacation rental startup Tripping announced today that it took in a $16 million investment from multiple investors, including Singapore-based Enspire Capital and Steadfast Venture Capital in New York. Company founder and CEO Jen O’Neal describes the company as “the first vacation rental search engine” and says Tripping has multiple partnerships with stay-booking websites worldwide, offering everything from budget […]... →

Legacy Republic, which is building a freelance workforce to help families digitize their photos and videos, just acquired competitor Yarly. Digitization company YesVideo launched its Legacy Republic initiative last fall. Yarly, meanwhile, has a similar mission of digitizing photos (or as Legacy Republic Brian Knapp put it, of “preserving family memories”). Knapp said that by… Read More... →

SEJ Wrap Up: SEJ news and updates about retaining SEO clients, optimizing images, and popular posts over the past week. The post SEJ Wrap Up: How to Make Images SEO Friendly & Retain SEO Clients appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

It looks like whistleblower Edward Snowden might be renewing his lease at his Moscow apartment. Today, the White House responded to and dismissed a nearly two-year-old petition asking for the pardon of Edward Snowden, and cited that his decision to “steal and disclose classified information had severe consequences for the security of our country and the people who work day in and… Read More... →

by Kevin Johnson When it comes to the world of Web development, it seems that trends and opinions on the most effective options are constantly in flux. Responsive Web design? Parallax? But at the end of the day, only one thing should really matter for small businesses hoping to improve their online business efforts: making conversions. Just like any other aspect of a small business, a website's ultimate goal should be to spur potential consumers to action.... →

Etsy has more than 30 million items for sale from more than one million sellers globally. There are no SKUs and most of the data is unstructured, creating a messy and massive discovery challenge for both Etsy and its users. Accordingly the company is today rolling out more sophisticated search... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.... →

Technology and porn always seem to work well together, and SugarDVD wants to ensure it has a place in the VR and AR future.... →

Google effectively kills off the Google+ social network in everything but the name.... →

Launched earlier today, ypPresence Starter serves as a central dashboard for its local advertisers to manage their content, reviews and social activity.... →

BRUSSELS (By Julia Fioretti, Reuters) – Facebook may not prevent its users from using fake names, a German privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, in the latest privacy setback for the U.S. company in Europe. The Hamburg data protection authority, which is responsible for policing Facebook in Germany, said the social network firm could not unilaterally […]... →

Multiple New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink stopped by The Writer Files to chat about his secrets for getting words onto the page. Mr. Pink is the author of five provocative titles on the subjects of business, work, and human behavior " including To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others " and has written for the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Sunday Telegraph, Fast Company , and Wired.... →

VB WEBINAR: Mobile publishers are investing in engagement and marketing solutions as it's becoming increasingly clear that mobile engagement is the new customer engagement.... →

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. The post SearchCap: GoogleBot Blocked, Bing SSL & AdWords Dynamic Search Ads appeared first on Search Engine Land. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.... →

HBO today announced its second deal with a pay TV provider, in this case Verizon*, to make its over-the-top streaming service HBO NOW available to broadband customers who don’t have a cable TV subscription. In addition, the terms of the deal also reference making HBO NOW available to Verizon’s other “digital platforms,” including its upcoming mobile video… Read More... →

Google effectively kills off the Google+ social network in everything but the name.... →

Two Twitter employees announced their departures right before its second quarter earnings dropped today. The first, Christian Oestlien, was a VP of Product Management focused on growth. Oestlien came from Google and spent about two years at Twitter. I am thrilled to be joining @YouTube! I can’t wait to start work with the team and our partners building the future of video… Read More... →