Three new Google Search features are part of their "next generation search" project, Knowledge Graph. Info boxes, segmented results based on query context and suggestions based on popular queries negate the need to even click off the SERP for info.

I once read a provocative question by Eric Ward (that I will paraphrase): "If the search engines went away tomorrow, how would anyone find your website?" Now, you might say, "That is a big 'IF'- Google isn't going anywhere anytime soon." Then again, if you were hit by one of the recent algorithm changes, Google .

Posted by Designbysoap Ltd This post was originally in YouMoz , and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc. It doesnt matter whether youre an on-site SEO consultant, a link-building specialist or an all-round internet marketer, content creation should be particularly high on your list of priorities.

As we mentioned on Twitter last week, the Bing team have been busy over recent months bringing a new experience to Bing users to help them do more . In this behind-the-scenes video you'll hear the inside story from Online Services President Qi Lu and his team as they explain the new features and how Microsoft is taking search "beyond 10 blue links". "Like" what you see? The please "Like" it above or share with your followers!

Twitter may further separate itself from the social media crowd by doing something that some might think is anti-social media (at least from a business point of view). That something is allowing users to opt in to a 'Do Not track' mode when using the Firefox browser. The New York Times Bits blog reports It's no secret that Facebook is worth about $100 billion because it collected personal data about its users. A lot of data.

Ever since Google rolled out Penguin 1.0 on April 24th, I've been heavily analyzing websites that were hit by the update (I've now analyzed close to 75 websites hit by Penguin). Based on my analysis, I have written several posts covering my findings. In my latest post, An Update from the Over Optimization Front Lines, .

Google Analytics users are part of a passionate community. Many of you go beyond using the product and actively seek a connection with Google team members and other GA users to stay at the edge of what's next. For example, more than 80,000 readers subscribe to the Google Analytics blog through our RSS feed , our videos on YouTube have been viewed more than 3.5 million times and well over 100,000 people follow us on Twitter .

Websites would always want to generate more leads in order to improve their page rank in search engines. This is the web master's way of making sure that their content will have the exposure that it deserves. Good thing, posting blog comments is one way to boost a website's search engine optimization efforts. Search for .

Is anyone really willing to admit that in the Internet marketing space the hype from agencies is far exceeding the reality at this point? I know it may be heretical to even imply this but I prefer to dabble in the truth rather than BS. In the Internet marketing space that point of view earns me the title of 'contrarian'. Well, I accept that title and look to results like those found by PulsePoint (reported by eMarketer ) to further make the point.

Using social media to complain about your brand can easily tarnish your identity to a wider audience. But it also goes the same for reaping compliments for your customers. In order to take advantage of social media for your business, it is best that you know how you can properly integrate it to your customer .