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9 Tips and Resources for Brands using the new Facebook Timeline

by Nate Devore Marketing
9 Tips and Resources for Brands using the new Facebook Timeline

Facebook is giving brands until March 30th to completely transition to the new timeline for fan pages. It’s important for your business to understand the changes and learn how to make the most out of your fan page. Facebook has completely removed the “forced fan gate” option where you could require ...

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Facebook Timeline Dimensions Cheat Sheet for Brands [PDF]

by Nate Devore Social Media
Facebook Timeline Dimensions Cheat Sheet for Brands [PDF]

As you probably know, Facebook made the decision to bring the timeline to brand pages last week. In addition to numerous other changes,  the way you design your fan page has completely evolved. I decided to create a Facebook timeline dimensions “cheat sheet” to make it easy for you when re-designing ...

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7 Tips to Test Website Speed and Decrease WordPress Load Time

by Nate Devore featured
7 Tips to Test Website Speed and Decrease WordPress Load Time

A fast website matters. In fact, Google has learned even one second is too slow for some web users. According to a NY Times article, “These days, even 400 milliseconds — literally the blink of an eye — is too long, as Google engineers have discovered. That barely perceptible delay causes ...

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New Google Plus Page Analytics Coming Soon

by Nate Devore Social Media
New Google Plus Page Analytics Coming Soon

One of the issues for brands when it comes to adopting and using Google Plus is the lack of in-depth analytics and other features available. But Google wants to change this. Google+ for Business is a new site dedicated to showcasing the current and future features of Google+. Among those features? Analytics. ...

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New Pinterest Infographic shows huge potential for marketers

by Nate Devore featured
New Pinterest Infographic shows huge potential for marketers

If you didn’t know already, Pinterest has become a major social media powerhouse in recent months rivaling Google Plus, YouTube, and Twitter. Over the last year, Pinterest has seen a 2,702.2% increase in traffic. The average time users spent on Pinterest rivals Facebook, Twitter, and even YouTube for time spent. 28.1% ...

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Facebook Removes Custom Default Landing Tab Feature and Replaces it with Timeline

by Nate Devore featured
Facebook Removes Custom Default Landing Tab Feature and Replaces it with Timeline

Facebook is finally rolling out the new changes to Facebook fan pages bringing over the timeline layout released earlier for personal pages. Among the many changes, the most notable change is the removal of custom landing tabs or “fan gates” where marketers could offer something in return for a “like” before landing on the wall. This method ...

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Infographic: Google Panda a year in review

by Nate Devore featured
Infographic: Google Panda a year in review

2011 was the year of Googles algorithm change that shook the foundation of SEO for good. Yup, Google Panda. Like it or hate it, it’s here for good. But let’s look at how panda evolved over the course of 2011. Google has confirmed Panda 3.3 and is making sure quality content trumps all. ...

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Google Panda 3.3 Update Changes Local Search Rankings and How Google Evaluates Links

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Google Panda 3.3 Update Changes Local Search Rankings and How Google Evaluates Links

Search marketers might want to pay close attention to some of the changes announced by Google in Panda 3.3. Google hasn’t completely released all of the details surrounding the new changes to link evaluation, but instead we are left scratching our heads with the announcement that Google is getting rid of a link ...

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Did Google change their user account menu?

by Nate Devore Nate's Google +
Did Google change their user account menu?

Did anyone notice that Google changed the location and feel of the Google account menu when logged in? You can now post directly to Google + from any tab inside of your Google Account. If you are in Gmail, Google Docs or even on Search you can post directly to your ...

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The Best Google Plus Bookmarklet

by Nate Devore Nate's Google +
The Best Google Plus Bookmarklet

2012 is the year of the bookmarklet. Scoop.it, Storify, WordPress and others all have their own. If you don't know what a bookmarklet is, it's a piece of JavaScript code that you can drag onto your browser's bookmark bar. Most times it's a shortcut of having to go to the application ...

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