Thomas is the CEO of a major corporation. He had supervised a recent website redesign project, loved the snazzy new look with bells and whistles created by a talented graphics designer – but was calling me to help with a Read More
Linux Mint Team Announces Definitive Wayland Roadmap
The Linux Mint team has announced definitive plans to implement Wayland in their Cinnamon desktop environment, with the first release slated for end-of-year. Linux Mint is one of the most popular Linux distributions (distros), the highest rated among those we have reviewed at WPN, and this Read More
How Local Businesses Can Overcome Obstacles To Mobile Conversion
For the growing number of consumers who rely on their mobile devices to search for local business information, their focus is on making a purchase — and fast. The latest Google/Nielsen “Mobile Path to Purchase” study, released last week, shows Read More
Yahoo Loses Market Share As Some Firefox Users Return To Google
Yahoo gives Google back some of the gains won after Firefox deal. The February US search market share numbers are out from comScore. It appears that a portion of the gains that Yahoo made since November as a result of its default search deal Read More
Google Preps “Hotel View” Interior 360 Imagery
Call it Google “Hotel View.” According to the Associated Press (via Fox), Google is photographing hotel interiors as part of an effort to enhance its travel content. Perhaps even more interesting, says the article, is that the initiative is being run Read More
Post-Pigeon Best Practice: How To Optimize For Internet Yellow Pages & Directories
The recent Google Pigeon update appears to have provided a bit of a traffic upswing for Internet Yellow Pages (IYPs) and other online business directories, at the cost of individual local businesses’ site rankings in many cases. In order to cash in on Read More
Searching For Super Bowl Ads? Watch Our Official Playlist
With all the excitement of the big game building and our third annual #Hashtag Bowl quickly approaching at our sister site, Marketing Land, we’ve put together a special page where you can watch all of the official Super Bowl ads Read More
Holiday Search Planning For Local Businesses In 5 Easy Steps
How can local businesses prepare their digital marketing campaigns for the holidays? Contributor Rachel Lindteigen lays out her formula for success. It’s almost October — which means that Q4 starts in a matter of days. Are you ready for the Read More
Experts: More Cybersecurity Firms Will Follow IronNet’s Collapse
Experts are issuing strong warnings to the cybersecurity industry, saying more companies will follow IronNet into bankruptcy. IronNet surprised the industry when it announced it would file for bankruptcy and shut down. The firm originally launched to much fanfare, boasting former NSA Read More
Take The Google Geo-Location Test: Where Does Google Think You Are?
Submit your results to a survey aiming to understand the accuracy of Google’s geo-location data. Google’s geo-location data has numerous applications for marketers. Knowing where site visitors are located can influence ad targeting to where merchants open new locations. But Read More