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Businesses are starting to more readily adapt to the concept of employees working remotely. And if you’re a consultant, freelancer or entrepreneur this topic likely applies to you as well. Frankly, since most interaction happens via email, it makes plenty of sense. And where SEO is concerned, it’s all about being online! With the advent [...]

There has been discussion about a filter bubble lately. Leading the discussion and revealing the idea that search is so personalized, largely for marketing and advertising purposes – is Eli Pariser of MoveOn.org. MoveOn.org, a nonprofit organization, is engaged in a campaign to reform the media and other work aimed at bringing real people back [...]

On Mashable this morning, I read a short post, How 7 Black Hat Hackers Landed Legit Jobs. First, it’s important to point out there is a difference between a “hacker” and a “black hat hacker”. A hacker is valued as a developer with precise, maybe even magician-type skills in the high tech world. Black hat [...]

For those of you interested in algorithmic changes, Google has made improvements to the February ”Panda” update that was supposed to free the SERPs from low-quality content farms. Last month, an update was rolled out that brought Panda to worldwide English searches occurring outside of the google.com domain.
Google Fellow Amit Singhal, in a press release dated [...]

Guest blogger: Tara Cuccia
Workers Leaving the Googleplex from Andrew Norman Wilson on Vimeo.
Really bizarre. An ex-Google and Transvideo (contracted with Google) employee began an investigation into what scan ops workers do and why they are excluded from Google perks and benefits. In his video, he points out differences he experienced as well.
He filmed non-scan ops [...]

Walker Digital, an interactive R&D firm and founder of Priceline.com, has dropped the lawsuit hammer on Google, alleging that the search company’s Offers service has used intellectual property without permission. The patents in question are:
•7,039,603: “Settlement systems and methods wherein a buyer takes possession at a retailer of a product.”
•6,249,772: “Systems and methods wherein a [...]

Guest blogger: Tara Cuccia
I recently came across a great article by Ashlee Vance on Bloomberg Businessweek: “This Tech Bubble Is Different: Tech bubbles happen, but we usually gain from the innovation left behind. This one—driven by social networking—could leave us empty-handed.”
Vance talks about how geniuses from the most reputable colleges in the world came to [...]

So the 2011 annual SXSW festival commences in Austin, TX this week. Although known for its music component, SXSW also includes dedicated film and interactive schedules. Most people will rave about a couple of music acts I’ve never heard of, who will be the de facto headliners in a schedule chock full of filler bands. What I’m less [...]

Since November 19, it has been speculated that Google has been in negotiations with Groupon about a possible acquisition. Groupon is a relatively young company that uses collective buying power to offer discounts to e-mail subscribers from local businesses. Though both parties have remained silent, VatorNews received an anonymous tip on Monday suggesting Groupon had been purchased for $2.5 [...]

The interaction between online and offline shopping habits is nothing new. Customers have been using the internet to research buying decisions before going to the store for years. In fact, a landmark Forrester research study concluded that more than 46% of offline purchases were researched on the web beforehand, and this number is sure to [...]