Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results. In general, the earlier (or higher ranked on the search results page), and more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine's users. SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, video search, academic search, news search and industry-specific vertical search engines.

How Facebook Graph Search Affects User Privacy

Posted: May 10th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation Company | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

As Facebook Graph Search is being rolled out to it user base, it’s important to be aware of the “searchable” content you post. Public information is sure to show up in search queries and may create problems if you are posting content on Facebook that you don’t necessarily want the world to see. In this [...]

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David Wallace

David Wallace

David Wallace, co-founder and CEO of SearchRank, is a recognized expert in the industry of search and social media marketing. Since 1997, David has been involved in developing successful search engine and social media marketing campaigns for large and small businesses. In additions to his duties at SearchRank, David is editor in chief at Infographic Journal, a blog featuring some today’s best infographics and data visualizations.

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Google, Twitter, LinkedIn Earn Top Ratings on Data Privacy

Posted: May 4th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation Uk | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s annual Who Has Your Back? report lauds a number of major companies for their efforts to help preserve user privacy and report to the public the extent of their cooperation with government groups.


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Is Google’s Unified Privacy Policy Illegal in Europe?

Posted: April 4th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation Uk | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Google’s revised privacy policy is under investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and five other European agencies. The search giant has so far refused to take any action to appease privacy and data protection concerns.


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Pinterest: Privacy, Clipix.com and What’s Next?

Posted: December 17th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation Company | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

In today’s digital world, communications and consumers move quicker than ever before. Once something is said or done, it’s hard to put that genie back in the lamp, so to speak. As king of the imagery hill, Pinterest naturally faces a lot of challengers – but by voicing certain shortcomings of the site they may [...]

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Facebook Leaves the Privacy Barn Door Open to App Developers

Posted: October 27th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation Company | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Updated Post Yesterday afternoon, Miranda Miller of Search Engine Watch broke the news about how some Facebook app developers are exploiting the private information of social media users. In her article, she relates the story of Bogomil Shopov, an Internet marketer and blogger. On October 23, Shopov posted to his blog about a deal he spotted [...]

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Facebook Privacy Settings Easily Exploited

Posted: October 12th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation Company | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

When it comes to social networking, one golden rule seems to apply: If you share it with Facebook, you share it with the world.  Whether or not Facebook makes it crystal clear, the onus is on the user to protect their personal information. This fact was plainly demonstrated over the weekend and confirmed by Facebook. [...]

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Discussion of Personal Privacy and Facebook on #SocialChat

Posted: September 14th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation Company | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

#SocialChat is a weekly discussion of the best practices in Social Media Marketing hosted every Monday night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern by Alan K’necht (@aknecht) of Digital Always Media and me (@SocialMichelleR). We started the chat in January of 2011, and since then it has become an event that many of our core participants look [...]



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Google Hiring Privacy Professional

Posted: August 28th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Search engine optimisation | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

You may recall the announcement recently about Google’s agreeing to pay a $ 22.5 million fine because it violated the privacy of users of Apple’s Safari browser. That’s one expensive mistake the search giant doesn’t want to repeat. You can check out the listing for the Data Privacy Engineer, Privacy Red Team if that’s up your alley – or if you’re interested in seeing what Google has learned from its privacy debacle. Privacy Red Team members independently identify, research, and help resolve potential privacy risks across all of our products, services, and business processes in place today,…
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Google Hiring Privacy Red Team

Posted: August 27th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation Uk | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Google has begun hiring for a crack team of data experts – code named Red Team – to help resolve privacy complaints, following the $ 22.5 million fine it had to pay the Federal Trade Commission after issues relating to the Safari browser.


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Google Job Listing Reveals Plan to Protect Users’ Privacy

Posted: August 25th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Search Engine Optimisation Company | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Tweet Recently, a Google job posting was discovered that reveals the world’s leading search engine is planning on creating a ‘Red Team’ to protect users’ privacy. The posting, which was first discovered by Kaspersky Lab, indicates that Google is heavily investing in ensuring its products simultaneously comply with legal requirements and market expectations moving forward. [...]



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