The Importance Of Google Authorship And Author Rank

If you haven't grasped the concepts of Google Authorship and Author Rank yet here is a great article from Mark Traphagen:

If you follow my writing here, on various other blogs, and on Google+, you know that I am a big fan of Google’s Authorship project, and that I do a great deal of thinking and research about it. But when you’ve got your nose deep into something, it’s easy to slip into jargon and forget that others may not have any idea what you’re talking about.

This was brought

The Importance Of Google Authorship And Author Rank

News Of Health Emergency In Greater Manchester

Potentially damaging changes to the region's NHS provision are seriously threatening the ability to offer major health services in Manchester.

The following article in The Salford Star explains more:

A&E UNITS SHUT, AMBULANCES PRIVATISED, MEDICAL STAFF SACKED…

Greater Manchester Health Emergency Conference
Saturday 16th February 12-4:30pm
Friends Meeting House, Manchester

Bleak doesn't begin to describe the future of the NHS in Greater Manchester – and the country – if

News Of Health Emergency In Greater Manchester

Bing Social Sidebar Now Includes More Facebook Timeline Results

Bing has made some major changes to its Social Sidebar resulting in more results appearing from Facebook Timelines.

Here's more information about this change:
Bing Boosts Facebook Results In Social Sidebar


Microsoft has revamped its Bing social sidebar to add more results from Facebook timelines.


Following the unveiling of Facebook’s new real-time Graph Search component, Microsoft has rolled out a new update to Bing’s social sidebar that integrates more Facebook data into

Bing Social Sidebar Now Includes More Facebook Timeline Results

Facebook Business Page Checklist

There have been some major changes to Facebook business pages over the past 12 months and many smaller changes so it's no surprise that you may be unsure whether what you are doing with your business page is correct and up to date.

Here's a great infographic and checklist from ShortStack about "How To Evaluate Your Facebook Page":


Facebook Page Checklist:

“About” section: is your website URL the first thing listed?
Additional “About” section: Are you providing links to

Facebook Business Page Checklist

How To Use Twitter Hashtags As Part Of Your Social Media Strategy

Hashtags provide a real opportunity for you to expand the presence and visibility of your small businesses on Twitter. They can be a fun way to engage with your followers and to let them know what's going on with your business and also let them know that you are listening to what they have to say.
Engaging with your followers is crucial for your small business and by making them feel included it will result in them showing a real interest in your business and what you have to offer.

Here's

How To Use Twitter Hashtags As Part Of Your Social Media Strategy

Using Google+ Communities To Help Your SEO

Google+ Communities launched last December and is described by Google as a gathering place for your passions, including:

Public or private membership to support all kinds of groups—from topics and interests to local neighborhoods to regular poker nights
Discussion categories to find the conversations you care about most
The option to start hangouts and plan events with community members
The ability to share with your community from any +1 button across the web

If you haven't yet

Using Google+ Communities To Help Your SEO

Tumblr More Popular Than Facebook Amongst 13 to 25 Age Group

With over 1 billion monthly active users, you may be led to think that Facebook is the most popular social site among the 13-25 age group. But you would be wrong, at least that is according to a new survey.
Y Combinator partner and Posterous co-founder Garry Tan, with the help of Survata, looked at the social networking habits of teenagers and young adults and it was found that Facebook is not the most popular of the bunch.
That honour belongs to Tumblr.

The survey split respondents up

Tumblr More Popular Than Facebook

11 Wordpress Plugins You Probably Arent Aware Of

If you use Wordpress you will no doubt have installed a few plugins to help you with site security, speed and analytics.

Here is a list of 11 Great Wordpress Plugins you probably aren't aware of.

How To Set Up Your Social Media Strategy Explained Simply

A lot of business owners don't know the first place to start regarding social media.


How do they set up social media accounts on the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Twitter and Pinterest and then how do they use social media effectively to increase their brand and online reputation.

Here is a great Social Media Strategy Infographic that sets out simply and clearly how to go about setting up a social media campaign for your business.