Monthly Archives: November 2013

Bing Enabled Webmaster Tools To Track Data for Pages beyond Your Website.

A new feature was announced in Bing Webmaster Tools called “Connected Pages” this new feature lets you claim and connect your official social media pages to your BWMT account so you see data as it relates to those connected locations.

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Now you can connect a full range social media pages as long as those pages have a link back to your verified website, you need not provide Bing with any special permissions for your social media accounts, so your privacy is still fully intact.

Here is the list of social media pages that Bing’s connected pages currently support:

  1. Facebook
  2. Twitter
  3. LinkedIn
  4. Google+
  5. Windows Store
  6. Google Play
  7. Apple Store
  8. Pinterest
  9. Windows Phone Store
  10. YouTube
  11. Instagram
  12. MySpace

All you have to do is log into Bing Webmaster Tools and select connected pages and complete the URL path for the various media networks associated with your page on that network and click verify. This may take a few moments, especially if you fill out multiple networks at the same time.

The feature is available to users immediately, though it will take up to 72 hours for Bing Webmaster Tools to start populating the data related to connected pages.

Google Helpouts –New Video Streaming Tutorial Service

Google has officially announced the launch of Google helpouts after several months, it’s a new offering that people and businesses can use to make money via live social video.

Google said on its blog that its goal with Helpouts is simply to “Help people help each other.” Helpouts can open a new brand new revenue stream for the Mountain View, Calif.-based search company.

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Five ways Google can make money of its new Helpout service.

  • Charge Experts

Google allows now experts to set a price for their help. When Google tested this service, it took a 20% cut of the paid Helpouts as a platform fee. It should also be noted that Google will not charge medical professionals for health care Helpouts.

  • Charges Brand

You can get help from individuals or from brands you already know and trust. Google could promote these Helpouts in search results, similar to how advertising works in Google Maps, it will be another tool Google can add to its ever-growing portfolio of marketing services.

  • Bring More small Businesses to Google Service

It will give small businesses a chance to market their expertise for free or cheap and maybe generate a few extra dollars for the company. For Google, it’s another way to get more small businesses involved in its lucrative advertising platform.

  • Traffic from About.Com and WikiHow 

Google search is the number one destination for people to answer a question or get help. With Helpouts Google can keep this traffic for itself, as well as the advertising revenue that the traffic generates.

  • More users on Google Plus 

Google continues to push its Google plus social network by requiring users to sign up in order to use other services. Gmail accounts, YouTube and Hangouts are all tied to Google plus platforms and Helpouts are no different. Google Helpouts appears to be a service that benefits everyone involved, including users, small businesses, big companies and of course Google.

The beauty of Helpouts is its simplicity and it is a wonderful simple idea, using a webcam to show someone how to do something seems blindingly obvious-but this is the first time it has really been implemented in such a way as to be accessible and workable.