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Top SEO News: Week of February 6, 2012

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Check out the top SEO, search engine and Internet marketing industry news stories from around the Web this week.

Google’s January Search Update: Panda in the Pipelines, Fresher Results, Date Detection and More
Check out the latest updates from Google, including a new Panda algorithm update, fresher results, autocomplete, date detection and more.

Facebook Turns 8, and Together We’ve Grown
In honor of Facebook’s 8th birthday, Mashable takes a look back at the evolution of the social network.

Latest Google Search Revamp Brings Opportunities for Local Businesses
Google’s newest updates will likely allow local businesses to combine their SEO and social media strategies using Google+.

Social Media Ad Spend: 89% on Facebook, 39% on Twitter and 18% on Google+
See which social media networks advertising agencies plan to use in 2012 with this report from Strata.

Google Instant: Only On When Your Computer can Handle It
Google Instant now has a new default preference, it’s only enabled if your computer can handle it, otherwise Google will automatically disable the application.

Nielsen Announces Top 10 Most-Visited Websites

Last Updated On March 14th, 2024Local SEO, , , ,

According to a study recently conducted by Nielson Research, a global leader in measurement and information, Google is the number one most-visited website on the Internet. The data, gathered from a study of work and home computer browsing habits, covered the period between January 1 and October 31, 2011. An average of 153,441,000 people visited Google every month with over a billion during the 10-month span. According to the study, Facebook came in close second with an average of 137,644,000 visitors per month.

Check out the complete list of the top 10 most-visited U.S. bases websites of 2011:

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The information presented in the study goes to show just how important it is for local businesses to be found in Google. It’s not only the most visited website; it’s the most popular search engine, dominating the industry with 67.5% of the visits share according to Experian Hitwise. Local Splash can get your business on the first page of Google. Explore our services here.

Top SEO News: Week of January 30, 2012

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Check out the top SEO, search engine and Internet marketing industry news stories from around the Web this week.

Study: Reviews and Images Drive Clicks in Mobile
According to a study conducted by Mediative, a Canadian digital agency, images and reviews are very important to people using the Google app on their mobile phones.

Google, Yahoo Form Group to Tackle Phishing
The top search engines, Google, Yahoo!, Bing and AOL recently joined forces to create DMARC.org, an organization to battle phishing.

Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers
Pinterest, the social bookmarketing website that lets users share photos they like online is driving a significant amount of traffic to retailers’ websites. The site’s popularity is quickly growing and the traffic Pinterest is sending out to other places on the web is steadily increasing.

Yahoo! Shutters 10 Mobile Apps
Yahoo! recently announced that 10 of its apps will no longer be supported on both the Android and iOS platforms.

Report: Twitter Will Begin Enhanced Profile Roll-Out in February
According to BusinessInsider, Twitter’s enhanced profile pages for brands may launch as early as February 1.