Archive for: November 2011

Partnership Buys Three San Francisco Boutiques

date 30 Nov 2011 | category Landmark Hotels

From SFGate.com: Long-Term Goal Is Rebranding, Repositioning Aspen Hotel Management Group (Aspen) in partnership with AEW Capital Management, L.P. (AEW) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a portfolio of three boutique hotels in San Francisco

Extended-Stay Segment Leads Lodging Recovery

date 30 Nov 2011 | category Landmark Hotels

The extended-stay segment is leading the lodging industry back to prosperity. The third quarter was the best in the history of the segment, according to a report from The Highland Group, an Atlanta-based consulting and investment advisory firm

Why StumbleUpon Sends the Most Traffic

date 29 Nov 2011 | category SEO Optimized

With the recent news that Stumble Upon sends the most traffic of any social media platform, marketers become wide-eyed to the prospect of getting their piece of the pie.  The truth is, this isn’t really anything new.  In the past …

Accept: Follow: Connect: Press: Like: Share: Stumble: Update: Friend

date 29 Nov 2011 | category SEO Optimized

It’s so simple, it’s just a button. One, simple, click of the mouse and the job is done. It’s easy, almost …too easy.

Google and the War on Spam

date 28 Nov 2011 | category SEO Optimized

Google has come under plenty of fire lately, and we’ve been reporting on (yes, maybe contributing to) a lot of it.  The reason is Google’s omnipresent spam.

Discover Pages Similar to the Current One with “Similar Pages”

date 28 Nov 2011 | category SEO Optimized

We’ve seen quite a few ways to search the web by similarity including similarity-based image search , Ambiently bookmarklet (that searches for “related” pages) and TouchGraph Google Browser (that works based on Google’s RELATED: advanced operator).

Facebook Advertising vs. Google AdWords

date 27 Nov 2011 | category SEO Optimized

Do You Really Have To Build A Fan Base? Not sure about building a fan base on Facebook?

Why the SEO Industry Changes So Often

date 27 Nov 2011 | category SEO Optimized

Let’s face it the SEO industry is a lot like a runaway train at times and all you can really do is just hold on for dear life and embrace the ongoing changes.  SEO changes because technology changes and the …

Branding Advantage Luxembourg, 80% Tax-Exemption for Income Derived from Intellectual Property

date 26 Nov 2011 | category SEO Optimized

New tax advantages in Luxembourg for companies able and willing to register themselves there, have provided a strong undercurrent in economic news lately. Where income from intellectual property is derived, some companies will save/earn significantly due to these new laws. …

Meta Description and Content Management Systems – SEO and Social Media Factors

date 26 Nov 2011 | category SEO Optimized

Most of us know that while the search engines no longer consider the meta description in their ranking factors, this element of your page is still important in getting traffic to your site. How Meta Descriptions are used on Search …