Haiti Earthquake – How Google is Helping

Written by Omar Kattan. Posted on January 17, 2010. Filed under Google News. No comments.
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In response to the Haitian earthquake, a team of Googlers worked with the U.S. Department of State to create an online People Finder gadget so that people can submit information about missing persons and to search the database.

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Facebook #1 Site this Christmas

Written by Omar Kattan. Posted on December 31, 2009. Filed under Social Media. Tagged , . 1 Comment.
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It’s official, according to Hitwise, Facebook was the number 1 visited site in the US this Christmas. 

The news comes as no surprise as Facebook has enjoyed tremendous growth in 2009 with more and more people joining the social networking site.  

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New Year SERPS – 5 SEO Tips for 2010

Written by Omar Kattan. Posted on December 27, 2009. Filed under SEO, Search Engine Marketing. Tagged , , , , , , , . 1 Comment.

With the anticipated launch of Google ‘s Caffeine in the New Year and the focus on real time  and personalised search, 2010 is promising to be a nail biting  time for webmasters.  Here are a few tips to maintain your rankings in 2010:

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Personalised Search and It’s Impact on SEO

Written by Omar Kattan. Posted on December 15, 2009. Filed under Google News, SEO. Tagged . 1 Comment.
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So Google recently announced that it has defaulted it’s search results to “personalised”.  What does this mean in terms of the future of SEO?  I’ll try to explain.

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Social Media Optimisation (SMO) – The Dell Example

Written by Omar Kattan. Posted on November 16, 2009. Filed under Random Thoughts. No comments.

There are several ways to attract traffic to a website.  These include Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC) and Social Media Optimisation (SMO).  According to the Wikipedia, Social media optimization is

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