http://www.wired.com/insights/2013/09/local-search-why-its-not-working/ Time again for the curmudgeon hat because I think I know something about Local Search. Its just the Social part I think is a dead end now – and has been for a long time (for someone in the Local Search game) (BTW, the article is on target, its just that its a waste … Read more
http://www.gartner.com/technology/research/digital-marketing/digital-marketing-spend-report.jsp Since I do not have permission to reproduce any of this, I hope the link above is quid-pro-quo. I recommend reading the whole report at the link above. Here are two points that I believe are accurate and relevant. Figure 3 shows that marketers allocated 12.5% — the biggest share of their digital marketing budget…Content … Read more
Sites that come under the spell of Darkleech redirect certain visitors to malicious websites that host attack code spawned by the notorious Blackhole exploit kit. The fee-based package available in underground forums makes it easy for novices to exploit vulnerabilities in browsers and browser plug-ins. Web visitors who haven’t installed updates patching those flaws get silently … Read more