Eddie Shleyner

About Eddie Shleyner

Eddie studied English, Rhetoric and Jedi mind tricks at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Enthralled by all things editorial, Eddie loves his work as a copywriter and as Editor-in-Chief of the Spectrum blog. In his free time he likes to run and take photographs, although he no longer does so at the same time. Follow Eddie on Google+ and Twitter @eddieshleyner for more great content!


If the there was ever a communications business marketing dragon with two identical heads, one brain would be social media oriented while the other would focus solely on blogging. It's the truth. Both forms of online marketing are equally important to the success of any business marketing plan. Alth...


Business owners, more than anyone else, understand the importance of precise, accurate data and the impact it can have on a company's success. Marketers have long relied on concrete data to make impactful decisions that would truly resonate with the goals and objectives of a business, both long- and...


Somehow, Facebook has a way of giving every new adaption of their site a profound feel while simultaneously making their recently changed version seem old, tired and utterly out-of-date. Yesterday's unveiling was no exception. When Mark Zuckerberg revealed the News Feed design and functionality chan...


In light of Google's recent algorithmic adjustments, the search engine leader has released some hints intended for users who want "to get ratings, reviews and recommendations that are relevant, helpful, and trustworthy." Google also notes that the changes they've made are there to "protect both busi...


In late 2012, we published an article about responsive website design, or RWD, a revolutionary new approach to crafting sites, which delivers an optimal viewing experience for users regardless of the device they're using. Consider this your 2013 update. Unlike regular websites that aren't able to di...


Still in beta development, Graph Search isn't accessible to the public yet. However, in anticipation for the launch of its latest product, Facebook invites users to join a waiting list and sit tight until the world's first social search engine drops. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder and CEO, call...


There are many fundamental parallels between successfully running a small business and properly executing search engine optimization. Dedication, discipline and a strong knowledge base are all required for both business and SEO success. While business owners undoubtedly have the chops when it comes...


Does Google See Your Website?

How Google Finds Websites: They go by several titles. Generically, they’re referred to as spiders or crawlers or bots – specifically, Google calls them Googlebots. These are programs that scan, or crawl, the Internet searching for new and/or updated pages to add to the Google index. In fact, every s...


Entering most anything into Google Search will yield you ten organic results, which are made up of ten separate component, or parts – though when it comes to influencing the click-through patterns of potential business leads, some of these parts are more important than others. In this two-part artic...


Search engines, like the stock market, are constantly changing because their algorithms are directly influenced by the people who use them. And as long as The Times Keep On A-Changin’, so will the Internet search game. For example, Google handles approximately 100 billion searches every month. Those...


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