Study: TV Networks Not Ranking In Key SERP Positions, Losing Valuable Search & Traffic Opportunities.
After evaluating the organic search performance of America’s most popular television networks, SEO research firm RankAbove discovered a majority of the networks are missing out on significant search and traffic opportunities. The study examined four key areas of search, including keywords, rankings, traffic potential and Universal SERPs.
According to the findings, not only are a number of networks performing poorly in their SEO efforts, some are actually performing worse than they were a year ago.
Got a burning question and need a fast answer? ChaCha is your best bet.
A study published yesterday by Indiana-based Butler University compared the performance of a range of search engines and Q&A sites on mobile devices. It found that “ChaCha delivered the highest quality responses consistently across the largest group of categories and question types.”
Source: searchengineland.com
According to a report from GlobalWebIndexOne, Pinterest may have dominated U.S. Growth in 2012, but Twitter had the largest global growth.
According to a new report from the Nielsen-owned company, Vizu, 64% of online marketers say their budgets for paid social advertising is increasing this year.
According to a recent report by GlobalWebIndex, Google+ has passed Twitter and is now the second-biggest social platform worldwide with 343 million active users. But the stats are confusing.
Facebook Still Top Search Term In 2012 As One-Word Searches Rise 16 Percent [Experian]
For the fourth straight year, “facebook” was the most common search term in the U.S. this year — part of an increase in navigational searching that saw one-word searches rise 16 percent in 2012.
That’s according to Experian Marketing Services, which announced its list of 2012′s top search terms yesterday. The data covers search activity on more than 60 search engines and website visits between January and November of this year, but doesn’t include mobile searches or traffic.
Source: searchengineland.com
Nielsen’s 2012 Social Media Report is out and the big winner is (drum roll please)… Pinterest. With a 1,047% increase in unique PC visitors, the platform is aiming to surpass LinkedIn this year.





![Facebook Still Top Search Term In 2012 As One-Word Searches Rise 16 Percent [Experian]
For the fourth straight year, “facebook” was the most common search term in the U.S. this year — part of an increase in navigational searching that saw one-word searches rise 16 percent in 2012.
That’s according to Experian Marketing Services, which announced its list of 2012′s top search terms yesterday. The data covers search activity on more than 60 search engines and website visits between January and November of this year, but doesn’t include mobile searches or traffic.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/6bae24e93fa933dd70d722c181b569bd/tumblr_mfe01ipd3o1rpu6rao1_1280.png)


