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new GMail is really weird

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on February 17, 2014

 My "Promotions" tab in Inbox only shows 8 messages all from 3 or more years ago. My "Promotions" category has thousands and thousands of emails. Cant figure out how to make these sync.  Painful #gmail   Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Reading between the lines can be dangerous:

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on February 14, 2014

"Determine how much content to include on each page.* Be sure that if a searcher came directly to this page, they could easily find the exact item they wanted (e.g., without lots of scrolling before locating the desired content).* Maintain reasonable page load time." [bolding added] IMO that's a strange statement… Embedded Link Official Google […]

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Good read, and not just for the travel focus:

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on February 13, 2014

Good read, and not just for the travel focus: Embedded Link Broken down, how OTAs are eating hotel business Fact – online travel agents are taking everyone’s lunch, apparently charging pretty high commissions and have become pretty good at hotel distribution Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne […]

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Irish company who are making waves in the fraud prevention area – first online, and…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on February 11, 2014

Irish company who are making waves in the fraud prevention area – first online, and now in the real world: Embedded Link Going Offline with Trustev It’s been an incredible twelve months for Trustev. August saw the EU Commision name Trustev, Europe’s Top Technology Startup which was incredibly humbling and December saw us named one […]

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merriam-webster.com are doing some very funky detection based on Google referrals….

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on February 9, 2014

merriam-webster.com are doing some very funky detection based on Google referrals. Visit a definition page, then a second (e.g. linked from first). You'll be prompted to sign-up. Now to go to Google and search for the word defined on the second page. Google will present a result from this domain it thinks has content, but […]

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Useful macro economic data if you're investing in Thailand.

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on February 7, 2014

Useful macro economic data if you're investing in Thailand. Reshared post from +Guido Vanhaleweyk Thailand : Trade Balance, Imports and Exports by Category, Destinations of Exports, Origins of Imports. Embedded Link Thailand : Trade Balance 1991-2013. Imports and Exports by Category and Value. Origins and Value of Imports into Thailand. Export Destinations for Thai Products. […]

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So who knows which DE agency got hit?

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So who knows which DE agency got hit? Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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 OK where have Promotions gone in Gmail?

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on February 4, 2014

Most of my notifications go in there, and now I cant find them anymore :sadface: Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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One of the best reads you'll find this weekend, especially if you make money…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on February 1, 2014

One of the best reads you'll find this weekend, especially if you make money online: Embedded Link The Landing Page Optimization Guide You Wish You’ve Always Had Tweet Tweet The Landing Page Optimization Guide You Wish You’ve Always Had by If you enjoyed this post, subscribe to updates Get actionable conversion advice in your inbox. […]

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Any competition to Google's monopoly over web search has to be welcomed:

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 31, 2014

Any competition to Google's monopoly over web search has to be welcomed: Embedded Link Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Will Compete Directly Against Google As A Search Engine Facebook will take on Google directly for dominance of search, Zuckerberg said, pointing out three facts about the company that have gotten little attention in the media so […]

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Cant really tell if FITSO.COM is a good or bad domain name…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 27, 2014

Cant really tell if FITSO.COM is a good or bad domain name… Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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It's a shame that testing still hasn't quite made it to the mainstream

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So much upside, and very little risk: Embedded Link How We Increased Landing Page Conversion by 16%: Lessons Learned from Redesigning the Buffer Home Page  – – The Buffer Blog A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to design a totally new landing page for Buffer. I had the green light to get creative and […]

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You have to love the tumbleweed on their mobile site cart when it's empty

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 26, 2014

It's actually a super mobile site. Super responsive site to be exact. Embedded Link B&H Shopping Cart | B&H Photo Video Shop Digital Cameras, 35MM Camera Equipment, Photo Printers, Home Theater, DVD Players, Authorized Dealer Canon, Sony, Nikon, Apple, Olympus, Panasonic, Kodak, JBL, Mino Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on […]

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Well worth considering this facet of content.

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 24, 2014

Well worth considering this facet of content. Reshared post from +Samuel Scott How can you use Google's In-Depth Articles to demonstrate your thought leadership in search results? My latest essay for +The Cline Group has the #SEO answer. Thanks to +Rand Fishkin of +Moz, +Aleh Barysevich of +Search Engine Watch, +Ben Holbrook of +Verve Search, […]

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Wonder will TripAdvisor ever get pulled up for their dodgy widget follow links?

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 22, 2014

Wonder will TripAdvisor ever get pulled up for their dodgy widget follow links? Embedded Link Expedia Lost 25% Of Their Search Visibility In Google Possibly Over Unnatural Links The major travel website, Expedia, seems to have lost 25% of their search visibility in Google according to Search Metrics. It appears that drop was due to […]

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Great read

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 Gets you thinking about what you could create to engage with users: Embedded Link Behind the dialect map interactive: How an intern created The New York Times’ most popular piece of content in 2013 | Knight Lab | Northwestern University Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ […]

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Someone will surely come along and tell me this isn't new, but I've never…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 20, 2014

Someone will surely come along and tell me this isn't new, but I've never before seen IDNs and non-roman characters on Google.ie: Someone will surely come along and tell me this isn’t new, but I’ve never before seen IDNs and non-roman characters on Google.ie: Google+: Reshared 1 times Google+: View post on Google+ This post […]

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Now who wants to give me odds that the US spooks get all the US SMS data from Canada…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 16, 2014

Now who wants to give me odds that the US spooks get all the US SMS data from Canada or the UK in much the same way the UK gets it from the US to circumvent UK law? Embedded Link NSA collects millions of text messages daily in ‘untargeted’ global sweep • NSA extracts location, […]

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Flying with +Etihad Airways

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Flying with +Etihad Airways. Flight from BKK delayed twice now, with latest arrival time later than connecting flight departure. Zero help from BKK ground staff. They gave us 2 250THB food coupons and told us nothing for our son, sorry. Email updates are a joke when they include flights that can no longer connect and […]

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What was it I was saying about Google becoming an OTA? This looks like one more step,…

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What was it I was saying about Google becoming an OTA? This looks like one more step, and I'll bet it will be pay-to-play for the airlines. Embedded Link Google will ‘change the way people buy airline tickets forever’, says Ryanair boss – Telegraph Google will launch a price comparison site for airline tickets that […]

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That's all we need

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Lower the barriers to spamming the web Google. Embedded Link Google Publisher Plugin (beta) The official Google plugin for publishers. Supported products include AdSense and Webmaster Tools. This is a beta release. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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This guy posts lists of deleting brandable domains (tongue twister that..)

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 15, 2014

 Quite useful if you're starting something new and looking for a decent domain that is about to drop: Embedded Link Available Brandable Domain Names Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Oh Phantom 2 I just cant wait…

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Oh Phantom 2 I just cant wait… Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Who isn't worried about what Google does with all the data they hoover up on…

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Who isn't worried about what Google does with all the data they hoover up on us?   Embedded Link Google’s deal for Nest turns off fans of ‘smart’ thermostat Some consumers fear the search giant will use the Internet-connected home device to gather more information about them. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was […]

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G'wan, say you're not jealous…

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G'wan, say you're not jealous… Embedded Link One Guy Figured Out How To Make Millions In 8 Months — Here’s Why He Might Auction His ‘Easy Money’ Startup Away Most people dream of getting rich instantly…. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Not sure if overall productivity will increase or dive, but this is a super expiring…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 12, 2014

Not sure if overall productivity will increase or dive, but this is a super expiring domain tool.  Did I mention it's free? Embedded Link NameCatch.com NameCatch.com Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Really nice resource:

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Really nice resource: Embedded Link GoodUI A Good User Interface has high conversion rates and is easy to use. In other words, it’s nice to both the business side as well as the people using it. Here is a running idea list, which we try on projects. Try A One Column Layout instead of multicolumns. […]

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Interesting article about naming your business:

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 10, 2014

Interesting article about naming your business: Embedded Link How to Give Your Business a Name That Sticks Everyone instantly recognizes the big company brand names. Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Target, and Google are no strangers to the media or to us; since these names are so well regarded they’re at household item status. But the question is […]

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So how long before Google actually becomes an OTA?  Lot of money in that space,…

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So how long before Google actually becomes an OTA?  Lot of money in that space, and Google loves the $$$s Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Always some great Thai statistics from these guys:

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 9, 2014

Always some great Thai statistics from these guys: Reshared post from +Guido Vanhaleweyk Our yearly update of Thailand's tourism statistics. A record 26.7 million visitors in 2013. Embedded Link Thailand Tourism Statistics. Tourist Arrivals 1998-2013. Influence of Political Events, Thailand Floods on Tourist Arrivals The Number of Touris Arrivals increased to 26.7 Million in 2013. […]

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Am I the only one who thinks this whole iBeacon thing amounts to lots of spam getting…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 8, 2014

Am I the only one who thinks this whole iBeacon thing amounts to lots of spam getting sent to customer handsets? I can see it being valuable, but not going to be easy to market unobtrusively to your customers methinks. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ […]

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Nice new WHOIS tool with some free historical WHOIS data:

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Nice new WHOIS tool with some free historical WHOIS data: Embedded Link Whois Search, Domain History, Reverse IP/NS Lookups and more – WhoisRequest.org Whois Lookup Domain and IP Reverse IP Lookup Sites hosted on certain IP Reverse NS Lookup Sites using certain NS Domain History Domain changes since 2002 · Whois Lookups, Reverse IP, Reverse […]

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This is where Google has taken organic search:

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This is where Google has taken organic search: Embedded Link Negative SEO Implications – Google Product Forums Has anything changed in recent months in terms of possible solutions for negative SEO (specifically spammy backlinks)? Is the only “solution” still a disavow file? Does anyone know of ANY way to find out where the links are […]

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What's especially disturbing about this is that sites which used directory and…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 6, 2014

What's especially disturbing about this is that sites which used directory and article links are still punished by Penguin 2 years later, but these guys who used the spammiest of tactics get off after 10 days. Life's not fair, and nether is Google. Reshared post from +Kieran Flanagan Nice take on  RapGenius getting back into […]

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Feedback please on proposed new brand for my services:

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 3, 2014

Netuity.com Do you think it would make a good brand for web-related services e.g. CRO, website development, UI stuff and dare I say it SEO (blah… dirty acronym these days…) Thoughts welcome Google+: Reshared 1 times Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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Great post!

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Great post! Reshared post from +Alistair Lattimore Breakdown the volume of traffic you're site is getting from each of the Google universal search results, such as traffic from sitelinks, images and so forth – very cool. Embedded Link How to Use the Information Inside Google’s Ved Parameter With much of the information about where visitors […]

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The Phantom 1's last photo shoot

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 2, 2014

The SD card came back to life after drying in some rice, and here are the dying shots #aerialphotography   #Phantom   #Phuket   #PhuketAerial   Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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RIP Phantom :(

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Andaman Sea: 1    Phantom: 0 Looks like the rubber grommits holding gimbal may have failed, the camera fell down but stayed attached, and the copter lost balance and dropped into sea. Recovered once tide went out, but everything is dead from salt water. Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on […]

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Here's an hour-long video that you'll probably watch right through to the…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on January 1, 2014

Here's an hour-long video that you'll probably watch right through to the end.  Rather incredible what the NSA are actually doing, and a shame that this isn't used for the common good: #NSA   Google+: Reshared 5 times Google+: View post on Google+ This post was first made on the Richard Hearne Google+ profile.

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When I saw this I very quickly decided it was THE worst pricing/comparison table…

Posted in: General by Richard Hearne on December 29, 2013

When I saw this I very quickly decided it was THE worst pricing/comparison table I've ever seen.  It might be that they never finished the page, but it really beggars belief: When I saw this I very quickly decided it was THE worst pricing/comparison table I’ve ever seen.  It might be that they never finished […]

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