Social Media
Google Rich Snippets & Authorship: A Video Panel Discussion
Join Virante’s +Mark Traphagen with co-guest panelists +AJ Kohn and +Bill Slawski for a Google+ Hangout On Air discussion of Rich Snippet search results and Google …
How to Manage Google Plus Notifications in Gmail
If you’re a Lord of the Rings fan, you know the terrible torture that the Eye of Sauron imposed on poor Frodo. It made the ...
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Google Plus Verified Pages: Of What Benefit Is the Verification?
Recently the Virante Search Marketing Google+ Page was given “verified name” status by Google+. The only visible change this makes is that now a checkmark ...
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How Facebook Is Silencing 57% of Your Fans
UPDATE: Facebook has now introduced an update for all mobile apps that includes a share button for posts from others in your news feed. Late ...
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What Is the Difference Between Google Authorship and Author Rank?
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, ...
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Google Plus User Map Visualization
CircleCount (a Google+ user stats site) created this stunning info-map showing the locations of active Google+ users across the globe. Here’s how they describe its ...
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Cloud Computing: The Challenges and Opportunities (Video)
The latest in +John Rakestraw’s “Platform Live” Google Plus Hangout On Air conversations with +David Amerland and myself (and now with the very welcomed addition ...
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Google Plus Notifications Changed: Now How Do We Do Marketing?
Watch this recorded Google+ Hangout on Air panel discussion hosted by +Ronnie Bincer, and featuring +Fraser Cain (of Universe Today) and +Stephanie Wanamaker, with Virante’s ...
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Major Change to Google Plus Notifications
In an update that began rolling out to new users on August 22, 2012, Google+ made huge changes to the way notifications about posts are ...
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Which Google Plus Features Most Affect Search Rankings?
Watch this live Google+ Hangout on Air webinar (at bottom of this post) I did host by the charming +Yifat Cohen. In it, I discuss ...
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Google Plus Local Places Page FAQ
If you run a local business and have a Google Places account, there’s a pretty good chance you’re aware of what a mess it can ...
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How to Share to Google Plus from Safari for iPad or iPhone
If you’re a regular Google+ user and also often on your mobile iOS device, it can be frustrating to try to share a page you’re ...
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The Culture of Trust in Social Media Networks
A Google+ Hangout On Air video discussion. Participants: John Rakestraw, Life Coach and Author (moderator) David Amerland, Author and Speaker Mark Traphagen, Director of Digital Marketing, Virante ...
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