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Hacking: The Big Picture

Many people don’t realize just how vulnerable their information is. Hackers are always coming up with new ways of accessing personal info and penetrating cyber defenses. To make matters worse, it’s getting harder to keep security measures in place since hacking attempts are constantly evolving.

December 21, 2012 | nowsourcing | Comments 0

PubCon 2012 Las Vegas Presentations

Here are links to the slide decks for the two presentations I gave at PubCon Las Vegas. I will write up a summary later for each but at this time, I’m still quite busy with the conference itself.

October 17, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 3

PubCon Speaking Schedule & How To Save 20% Off Registration

PubCon Vegas 2012 is quickly approaching. The dates are October 15 – 18, 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It promises to be one of the biggest and best PubCons yet! Yours truly will be speaking on two panels and moderating a third. Here is my speaking/moderating schedule.

September 03, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 1

War on Free Clicks: How Paid Clicks Are Taking Over Google Search Results [Infographic]

Online advertising has gone a long way since the days of obnoxious banner ads. Slowly but surely, the scales are tipping as the shift from free clicks to paid ones occurs.

July 27, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 2

Embed Code Generator Plug-In for WordPress

I’m happy to announce a new plug-in for Wordpress that we developed that makes including an embed code within your posts a breeze. It’s simply called Embed Code Generator and can be downloaded for free at the Wordpress Plugin Directory.

July 24, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 6

A Visual Look at Twitter in 2012

From its birth just 6 years ago, Twitter has become an extremely important tool in the daily lives of so many. The following infographic takes a visual look at Twitter in 2012 with some of the most recent statistics as well as some facts about its short history.

June 26, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 1

Enhance Your Google+ Posts With Text Formatting

It’s not pretty but I did come across this handy little infographic that provides some text formatting tips on enhancing Google+ posts. Unlike Facebook and Twitter, Google+ allows you some control over the font format in your posts. This handy little infographic will show you how.

April 19, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 1

Exploring Rich Snippets: A Visual Guide

High rankings in the SERPs are nice but often they are not enough to ensure a successful online marketing effort. Rich snippets are part of increasingly enhanced SERPs designed to help users make decisions before they click. But how does one facilitate their web sites for rich snippets?

March 14, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 0

Yelp Launches Fight Against Questionable Online Reputation Management Practices

I received an interesting email today from Yelp. It wasn’t the typical recommendations of popular place in and around my community but rather what they titled as an “Important Public Service Announcement.” It was in fact a message warning Yelp users, specifically business owners, about some unsavory practices of certain online reputation companies.

March 13, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 1

10 Things You Need to Know About Facebook Timeline

The following infographic lays out 10 things you need to know about Facebook’s revamped pages. Do nothing at all, the switch will take place anyway, but if you’d like to get the most out of Timeline, these 10 tips should get you up and running.

March 06, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 0

Social Media in the Workplace

The first few years of the social media boom, various employers tried to fight the presence of social media in the workplace, especially among those staff members who had regular access to the internet at their workstations. Today, however, the employer outlook to social media in the workplace has changed significantly, partly due to the inability to filter it out and partially as a result of a more strategic approach to tapping into the power of the internet for contemporary business activities

February 16, 2012 | JLewis | Comments 0

The Four Faces of Link Building [Infographic]

A good link builder has to be many things. It’s a diverse role which requires a creative mind, with a logical approach and superior communication skills. To be a great link builder, one often times has to fulfill many roles at once and outstanding link builders can be recognized by their four faces.

January 20, 2012 | David Wallace | Comments 1