Fast Five in Search – Week 33, 2013

fast-fiveThe Future of User Behaviour – Whiteboard Friday by Will Critchlow
We all know the rise of mobile devices and location apps means that Google knows a lot about us. In this post Will Critchlow explains exactly how explicit and implicit queries are determined by Google and how this will continue to change the face of SEO.

Social Search Engine Topsy Has Indexed All Tweets in Existence by Kelsey Jones
Seven years ago, some of were wondering what this new Twitter thing was all about. Now there are half a billion Twitter users and over 400 million Tweets sent out each day. Topsy has put all this data together in a searchable format, which means social media analyst’s can build reports and study key influencers like never before!

These 7 Brands Prove that Snap Chat Can Be a Useful Tool by Albert Costill
My teenage daughters and all their friends are avid Snap Chat users, but I have to admit until I read this post I never realised it could be such a useful marketing tool. Albert lists seven businesses that have had great success with this new tool.

The Art of Writing Great Google+ Posts by Demian Farnsworth
I love these kinds of posts and this one’s worth a look for the links alone. Although specifically aimed at Google+, Demian provides the kind of solid writing advice that will work for any platform.

And in a similar theme…

How to Write Your Way to the Top of Your Industry by Pamela Wilson
Another great post from the team at Copyblogger, full of solid writing advice – this one also contains links to treasure.

Happy reading and writing everyone!

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