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Using Twitter to Promote Hotel Business

When I looked at Twitter profiles of some hotels in Hong Kong, it appears like stakeholders tested the waters but eventually found little engagement with intended audience (few followers to notice the promotions) and apparently ran out of time and ideas to tweet (6 updates only since September). The primary purpose of using Twitter are: 1) [...]

Is the Future of Google Organic Search Not So Bright?

Have you noticed that some search results yield way too many paid search ads and local map listings above the fold? Take a look at the search results for the search phrase hong kong hotels. Note that the presence of paid search ads and Google Maps listings took almost all of the valuable browser property [...]

How To Optimize Website for Google News

You have a website you think looks or acts like CNN or BBC News. However, unlike the two media giants, your website is nowhere to be found in Google News. You have questions in your mind. Why is my site missing from Google News? How do I get my site included? Right now, in most [...]

Towngas and Sitelinks Hints from Hong Kong Websites

In many occasions, I am asked by website owners how to obtain Google Sitelinks. For those who are not yet familiar, Google Sitelinks is a set of links that appear below some site listings on search engine results. The aim of Sitelinks is to help users navigate through the site even before reaching them. Towngas Appearance of [...]

Hong Kong Internet Usage Stats in 2009

Yahoo! sites and instant messaging are winners, according to Comscore’s first Web report on Hong Kong. Most visited web property: Yahoo! reigns Last August, Yahoo! Sites are most visited by 3.92 million Hong Kong Internet users. Various Yahoo! web properties include Yahoo! Blog, the Yahoo! portal, Finance and Auctions. This is definitely good news for Yahoo! on [...]

Why Google Webmaster Tools’ “Crawl Errors” is a Misnomer

Google Webmaster Tools recently provided us with new features while removing one often-discussed one. Often we discuss about new features, deprecated ones and perhaps change in layout. What about the terms used? It’s very important that the message conveyed by Google Webmaster Tools is accurate should not provide a hint of confusion. I think that the Google [...]

Funny Google Search Questions

How to get pregnant? When will I die? Should I call him? What should I have for dinner? How to kiss? Google Suggest suggestions never fail to make me smile. By looking at the following popular question related search queries, you can safely conclude that we live in a diverse world, where Google seems to [...]

Googlebot and Malware: Google Webmaster Tools Labs Feature

This morning, I saw a simple but nice addition to the ever-expanding scope of Google Webmaster Tools. This is the “Labs” facility that features two functions: Fetch as Googlebot and Malware Details. Fetch as Googlebot This tool allows you to simulate what a page looks like in the eyes of Googlebot. Sure we have seen other tools [...]

East Asian Games Tickets Online Opportunity

If you are a scalper or someone trying to dispose of your East Asian Games ticket, you might be happy to know that a search for “east asian games tickets’ don’t display any ticket website on the first page of Google search results. This could mean that for people who fail to find relevant information [...]

Google Analytics Traffic Sources and How To Achieve Them

There are three major ways visitors reach your website. Direct traffic, search engines and link referrals. Knowing where visitors come from helps us identify areas of opportunity. At the same we can also determine weak areas that we should exert more effort on. Direct Traffic This visitor traffic source refers to visitors coming to our website through [...]