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A little bit of everything is happening in the world of tech, from CMS changes to new features and updates. Check out the latest ongoings that have been happening in the marketing world!

From preparations for holiday shopping season (no, we can’t believe it’s just around the corner either) to new insights into Google’s crawl budget, we’ve got you covered with a roundup of some important digital marketing news over the last month.

We’re happy to announce an upcoming hasOptimization training on Marketing on Social Media. Who should take it? Anyone who is managing Social Media for their company! This class is great for small business owners, marketing managers at small to medium companies, and even members of the social media team at larger companies. We’ve taught for all sizes of business–past students include the University of Michigan, the CDC, and entrepreneurs just getting launched. Where is it? Online, so anyone can join! The web conference details will be provided to all participants in advance. You’ll just need a computer with an internet…

We’re happy to announce an upcoming hasOptimization training on Marketing on Social Media. Who should take it? Anyone who is managing Social Media for their company! This class is great for small business owners, marketing managers at small to medium companies, and even members of the social media team at larger companies. We’ve taught for all sizes of business–past students include the University of Michigan, the CDC, and entrepreneurs just getting launched. Where is it? This class will be held at a greater Manchester area conference room, exact location to be determined at this time. When is it? That isn’t set…

The internet is a wonderful place. Not only does it put the wealth of human knowledge at our fingertips, it means we can access all kinds of once previously not as readily available information. With a quick Google search, you can pull up everything about a business – right down to when they are open, contact information, location, and sometimes even most popular times. Social media helps that. It’s a great way to substantiate your business page and engage with customers and potential customers, share ideas, as well as gather comments and criticisms that can help your business grow. So…

Today’s blog post is by Social Media Rockstar Aimee Cozza! Take it away, Aimee! So what are these weird things known as “hashtags”? I’m sure you see them often enough… They’re the things with the pound symbol before them. Like you might see, #mylife on Twitter. Hashtags DO serve a purpose, despite how liberally some people may use them (stylistically, that is). Hashtags are like keywords–they are a way to group and find similar topics on Twitter, Facebook and other social platforms. For example, if you post an item such as “Hello world! #tweet” anyone who searches on that platform for…

I recently launched my business and I’m working on building social media profiles. I don’t have a lot of time and I’m worried that having many profiles will spread me too thin. I sell mostly to business professionals. Does my brand need to be on Facebook? –Facebook Is Necessary? Let me preface this with the following: I’m a product of the Facebook generation. I got a profile back when you had to have a college email to join. Social media helped shape my college experience, and therefore has had no small influence on my career. I love Facebook. That said,…

Google’s latest revision to search has created a small uproar in the online marketing and SEO communities–not to mention annoyed Twitter to no end (Facebook’s probably irked as well, but Twitter needs the publicity–complaining loudly is a bid to stay relevant that Facebook doesn’t need). Here it is in a nutshell. Google has always personalized your search results, tailoring them to location, previous searches, and a whole host of other things. It’s the reason why your “ranking”–where your link appears in the search results–is not as cut and dried as many people believe. I don’t see the same results you…