Expedia Launches Hotel Booking Smartphone App

date 27 Jan 2012 | category Landmark Hotels

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How to Cluster a Generic Search Term Using Google’s Wonder Wheel and Image Swirl

date 27 Jan 2012 | category SEO Optimized

Machine has its own logics (based on the search behavior) and you will see that you would cluster results differently than either of the tools listed below – this is why these tools do need a second look. Let’s take a look at a quick example. How would you cluster the meanings of the generic word [apple]?

Google’s Domain

date 26 Jan 2012 | category SEO Optimized

“This guy comes up to me His face red like a rose on a thorn bush Like all the colors of a royal flush And he’s peeling off those dollar bills Slapping them down One hundred, two hundred…”U2 “Bullet The Blue Sky” The Cincinnati Kid I attended our recent Portland  SEMpdx Event on “Link Building in 2011”.  The speakers were …

Ad Text Optimization – What to Test (and When)?

date 26 Jan 2012 | category SEO Optimized

When you tell someone new to paid search marketing that they’ll be getting instant feedback, that they’ll have a sea of data at their fingertips, and that the ability to test test test everything you do are powerful advantages to the channel, they invariably want to know “so what, exactly should I test?” AdWords text ads are small and in …

Would you report a competitor to Google?

date 25 Jan 2012 | category SEO Optimized

I was recently involved with an interesting situation with (yet another) large brand falling out of the good graces with Google.

Google Maps Adds Twitter & Hotpot Functionality

date 25 Jan 2012 | category SEO Optimized

Here’s what we know about Google Hotpot: It’s a lot more visual and functional than the previous Places setup; it’s getting more promotions than any other Google product right now; it’s integrated with all of Google’s other local featuers; It’s so “full-service” that data providers, such as Yelp, are getting upset; and it’s surprisingly social. Some of that social functionality can …

Accor Eyes 2010 Core Profit Rise, Shares Up

date 24 Jan 2012 | category Landmark Hotels

Aug 26, 2010 11:35 AM From Reuters: Accor Eyes 2010 Core Profit Rise, Shares Up French hotel group Accor tapped into recovering global demand for rooms and business travel with a doubling of core profit in the first half and forecast significant earnings growth for the full year. Click here for the full story. Want to use this article?

Hotel Chains Try Training With Improv and iPods

date 24 Jan 2012 | category Landmark Hotels

From The New York Times: Hotel Chains Try Training With Improv and iPods Before two luxury hotels, the Andaz 5th Avenue in Manhattan and the Elysian Hotel in Chicago, opened their doors in recent months, both added something extra to their usual employee training practices: they hired improvisational comedy experts. Click here for the full story.

How to Re-Purpose Your Content to Optimize it for Traveling Season

date 23 Jan 2012 | category SEO Optimized

I feel lucky enough to work from home for about 3 years now and to be able to travel wherever I want with my family.

On Branding, Blogging, and Link Ponds

date 23 Jan 2012 | category SEO Optimized

To those of you who are still wary of allowing your ideas and stories to traverse the web, this one’s especially for you.