Wow! Everything has been so busy lately.  Here’s a roundup of what’s going in in international SEO, search, and social media.

China has blocked YouTube, Twitter, Bing, Flickr, and a host of other social and email sites (especially those from Microsoft).  The block occurred in the countown to the Tiannamen Square anniversary, but is likely to [...]

I’ve been writing a lot about off-site techniques and news lately, so I thought it’d be best to return to on-page factors that can affect your website’s visibility in the search engines. One of the most important is content. I recently wrote about this for the Ecreativeworks newsletter, but it’s worthwhile covering here [...]

The global financial crunch (or crisis if you prefer) is hard to ignore at the moment, and there are certainly many people and governments scrambling to protect their investments and financial industries. At home, people are cutting back on their expenses and doing what they can to weather these uncertain economic times. You [...]

The Olympics are in full swing, and if you’re watching or keeping track of them, there have been a lot of great moments so far. I decided to pick the next country to do an Internet profile on by looking at the medal count. Behind the US and China is South Korea, with [...]

Customer inquiries and requests for quotes are some of the most important communications between a customer and an industrial website. RFQ’s allow potential customers to describe their projects or needs or begin the process of ordering services or equipment.  These inquiries are just as important for your international website.  So it goes without saying that [...]