Welcome to part three of this three part series on SEO tools and resources. In the last two articles we discussed the variety of Firefox extensions used for SEO as well as an assortment of other free or affordable SEO tools. In this article we'll discuss some of the resources you'll want to access on a regular basis to keep up to date and informed on the goings-on in the search engine and SEO realm.
Back in June, Microsoft launched the Bing Toolbox. This is pretty much what you might consider a one-stop shop for Bing webmaster, developer, and advertiser resources. Microsoft described the Toolbox as an organized set of tools for the entire Bing community, and a one-stop portal to all of the services you need to drive traffic and increase engagement with your site and applications.
The other day, Twitter Co-founder Biz Stone hinted that the company was working on a document that would provide uses cases and best practices for Twitter use by businesses. Now, Twitter has already put that document up for viewing, and called it Twitter 101 for Business.
Mozilla has launched a new directory with the goal of providing a one-stop shop for open web tools and resources for developers. It is called the Open Web tools Directory.
The reason Mozilla says it decided to start this directory is simply because there isn't one like it. "There's no central index of these tools," the company says in a blog post.
A recent study showed that spending for mobile advertising was expected to reach over $760 million in 2009. That's about 20% more than last year. Do you dedicate any portion of your budget to mobile marketing? Let WebProNews readers know.
Over the weekend, YouTube made a couple news-oriented announcements. It would appear that the site is looking to become more of a resource for news content than ever before, and that means news from established publishers as well as amateurs.
Publishers Invited to Become YouTube Partners
Microsoft announced the Bing Toolbox today, which is a new portal for webmasters, publishers, developers, and advertisers. Basically it is a resource for finding useful Bing-related tools. Here's the official description:
The Toolbox is an organized set of tools for the entire Bing community. It's a one-stop portal to all of the services you need to drive traffic and increase engagement with your site and applications.
Google has launched a site called Google for Advertisers, which was created as a place where advertisers can find a wide range of info regarding all of Google's marketing products. It should also prove to be a useful resource for finding ways to use Google's tools to increase the success of you campaigns.
According to Google, the four best ways to get the most out of the site are:
Google announced today that it has expanded the beta testing for the new AdWords interface. It is now available in ten languages to most active AdWords accounts.
As a report from Michael Stelzner recently made abundantly clear, although the majority of marketers are using social media, most still have many questions about how to use it.
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