JC Penney got out of the dog house, Batman launches a crazy Twitter campaign, and  59% of men at least think they have some decision making power.  What do we ... » Continue

Just in time for your Easter weekend, here’s the search and social developments we here at Anvil (and Formic!) have had our eyes on this past week… PPC The Yahoo Search ... » Continue

While Google and Bing argue over who gained or lost a percentage point last month, here’s the far more interest stuff in the world of search and social that we here ... » Continue

Here it is, your Big Picture for April 8…all the search and social news that’s been bouncing around the Anvil offices this week!  PPC Google AdWords and the New +1 –  With ... » Continue

After watching folks around the office go nuts rating their favorite places on Google Hotpot, talking to more than one client about the importance of online reviews to their local SEO efforts, and of course reading how Facebook and Twitter are already exerting influence in SERPs, I have an unofficial prediction of my own to add: 2011 will see the first major dust-up over social media or online reviews being used to game the search engine rankings. » Continue

A few short months ago, Facebook changed the online landscape by introducing like buttons & social plugins.  In a flash, Facebook’s domain moved beyond the 500+ million users of its ... » Continue

I know, I know, another post about social media tools. Are you getting sick of hearing about these tools? If you’re a small business owner, you might want to pay ... » Continue

Ev Williams took the stage for todays SXSW keynote to discuss twitters newest change.  There were rumor abound that Tiwtter would finally announce an Ad Platform to generate non-search engine ... » Continue

I am sure you have been wondering where #FollowFriday has been the past couple of weeks (wink, wink)!  Well, if you must know, we have been making a slight shift ... » Continue

The last time we met, Kurtis gave us an amazing list of ski resorts on Twitter.  And while we are all looking forward to fall and eventually winter, Portland is ... » Continue