The Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo SA bank of Brazil was attacked by hackers, taking the institution offline for a portion of the business day. In what is becoming a growing trend, banks around the world are falling victim to concerted mass hacks. Although warnings were issued, the bank either did nothing to try to stop [...]
SEO NEWS: Hackers Call Tango Down on Brazilian Bank
February 2nd, 2012SEO NEWS: Mexico’s Mobile Industry in Trouble
February 2nd, 2012Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helu has been alleged to be at the head of an overcharging epidemic that is estimated to cost Mexicans some $13.4 billion (USD) every year for phone and internet service. The specific charge under investigation is for overcharging for communications services between 2005-2009 for a total of about $67 billion. The [...]
SEO NEWS: Facebook’s Subscribe Feature a Loser
February 1st, 2012Facebook’s subscribe feature is being called a loser by many of the same people that are benefiting from it the most. Benefiting so far as traffic, but not necessarily being connected to friends. With the Facebook subscribe feature, it is possible to build a large following fast. The Facebook ranking algorithm is such a joke [...]
SEO NEWS: Google Search Plus Your World Confuses Users
January 23rd, 2012If the new Google plus world search is confusing you, stand in line – even professional SEOs are thrown for a loop with Googles massive restructuring. On the surface, as advertised, G+World, when logged in, should show you returns that are tailored to you based on who is in your circles. That doesn’t quite seem [...]
SEO NEWS: Recap for the Week of Jan 16-20
January 20th, 2012The seizure, closure, and subsequent arrests surrounding the Megaupload debacle, apparently the DOJ got something wrong – aside from the obvious. Swizz Beatz is not the CEO of Megaupload. True enough there were plenty of negotiations surrounding him taking over, but nothing official ever happened. The DOJ has a little egg on their face after [...]













