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Bing, Organic Search Traffic On The Rise?

Posted By Gary Gorelik in Internet Marketing on 2009-12-09

As we all know, the top major searching engines on the Internet today are Google, Yahoo and Bing. It’s a no brainer that Google is at the top of the three.  But what about Bing (MSN)?

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As an Internet Marketer for a web design and development firm, one of our main objectives is to use different analytics to monitor the amount of users visiting the websites from all three search engines. Full Article

Email is not enough for effective marketing campaigns

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Efficient Web, Internet Marketing on 2009-12-02

We all know that email is an efficient, low cost, and tractable Internet marketing medium.   But if response rates are of utmost importance to your marketing campaign, you will need to do more.

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Holiday Themed Logos Bring More Than Just Good Cheer

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing, Web Design on 2009-11-10

Often around the holidays or changing seasons major search engines will modify their online logos to reflect customarily celebrated occasions and events.  Could corporate websites benefit from doing the same? We believe so. Full Article

Farewell to One Degree

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2009-10-22

We are sad to hear about One Degree’s recent departure.  It will be missed. Full Article

New Facebook Application Lets Members Pay for Events

Posted By Ezra Silverton in What's Buzzing on 2009-10-21

Canadian Facebook members who want to sell tickets or share the costs of an event, gift, or group vacation now have a web application solution that takes care of it. Full Article

Guest Writers Wanted for Canadian Web Design, Development & Internet Marketing Blog

Posted By Ezra Silverton in What's Buzzing on 2009-10-19

9th sphere’s blog is a destination for website best practices and Canadian related news for website owners and web specialties.  We have focused on providing valuable content about the business of web, with supported case studies, news stories, and examples. Full Article

Distinguishing your website must-haves from nice-to-have.

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Best Practices, Efficient Web on 2009-10-13

We often get asked by clients if they should add a CMS, blog, forum, web form(s), or the like, to their website; should they send out email newsletters, setup a company Twitter account, and so on. Full Article

Google Street View Comes to Canada

Posted By Ezra Silverton in What's Buzzing on 2009-10-07

After much speculation, Google’s street view has come to Canada.  Alas it’s finally live. Full Article

Diminishing brand recognition with online feeds

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing on 2009-09-23

When interviewing new candidates for web related positions in our company, I often ask them how they keep up-to-date with what’s going on in the industry. Of those who do read regular news publications, blogs, websites, etc., most can’t name the publisher. Full Article

Canada’s Privacy Act – the World’s standard for social networking sites?

Posted By Ezra Silverton in Internet Marketing, What's Buzzing on 2009-09-15

Over the last 14 months much discussion has stirred up about Facebook’s privacy policy and its non-compliance with Canada’s privacy act, PIPEDA. Full Article

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