Most SEOs Negatively Impacted By Google's Penguin Update

About a month ago, we polled our readers asking how they were impacted by the Google Penguin update. We have well over a 1,000 responses and I wanted to share them with you. Keep in mind, those who were negatively impacted are probably more likely to take the poll...

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Oustanding Brochure Design by Matt Simpson

A brochure for a SEMDA conference. View Matt Simpson's portfolio and other creative design portfolios in the DesignFirms™ portfolio directory!

Job: Seeking Highly Motivated, Talented and Experienced Art Director

Salt Lake magazine is looking for a detail-oriented art director with a great eye, excellent type design skills and the ability to capture the reader\'s attention through engaging layout and design. Serious candidates will have a good knowledge of Salt Lake City and Utah, will have worked on and managed multifaceted design projects, possess the technical skills to create a wide range of elements across consumer and custom publications and will be fluent in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Factors Associated with the Google Penguin Update

It is essential to have an up to date knowledge of Goggle’s latest updates and understanding the aspects associated with it.

$3,000 - $5,000 Lead: Java, MySQL Developer

Looking for a very experienced Java, MySQL developer for an exciting and challenging project. We are building a search and analytics web tool that incorporates multiple very large databases and advanced search capabilities...

Firm Spotlight: Lounge Lizard

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Top 3 Editorial Calendar Uses when Blogging for Business

Don’t fall behind when blogging for business. Keep the blog fresh by creating a plan of action. Our simple suggestion is an editorial calendar!

DesignFirms™ Job: Retail Interior/Furniture Designer

Looking for a new job? DesignFirms™ can help. This position at Sheridan and Co, located in New York, NY is a great opportunity, so be sure to request more information from the employer.

How the Design Process Feels

Today, this doodle made me chuckle, because it very accurately portrays my own design process.

$15,000 - $30,000 Lead: Website for Brazil Entertainment

Integrate a blog for a corporate company. Customers will be able to interact with the blog, make purchases online and watch streaming concerts and events/. The site will be in 2 languages.

School Website Lead with $15,000 - $30,000 Budget

I need a completely custom site. I would like a custom design created for my site. I need a several stock photographs integrated. I need a short custom Flash animation. I need 1 pages of copy written.

smashLAB is Looking for a Motion Designer

A mid-level role that involves conceptual thinking and implementation, while ensuring that client goals and strategy are addressed, and that timelines and project budgets are met. Motion Designers are also called upon to interact with clients and present their work compellingly and accurately.

5 Ways To Improve Your CTR and Raise Your Quality Score

Last week, we discussed what Quality Score was, what factors Google uses when determining it, and what it helps determine for your PPC campaign. This week’s installment in our Quality Score series teaches you how to improve your Quality Score and showcases 5 techniques to raise your Click Through Rate (CTR).

Investors File Lawsuit Against Facebook, Morgan Stanley

Three investors sued Facebook and its Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, along with Morgan Stanley and a host of other underwriters, for allegedly withholding negative information about the initial public offering.

30 Mind Numbing YouTube Facts, Figures and Statistics

YouTube since its inception in 2005 is one of many social media channels and social networks that allow anyone with passion and purpose to display and spread their ideas and express themselves to a global audience. It is providing the quiet introvert with media platforms that provide a soapbox to shout at the world.

10 Deliciously Creative Food Art Creations

It's always said not to play with your food, but when you can play creatively with it, then they have to change the statement. For artists, food is not just a thing to eat.

Firm Spotlight: White Media

In this digital age, a business without a website is like not having a business at all. White Media offers full-scale, custom web design and development for all of your business needs. Brand your business to success, through custom web design, development, and online marketing.

Is This The First Logo Based On Touch-Screen Gestures?

There’s been a lot of talk about the New Aesthetic since this year’s SXSW. If you haven’t heard of it, that’s okay! This overview is a good place to start. Some argue that the New Aesthetic is the digital world crossing into the analog world, but I think it might be best summarized as making art from digital tools we didn’t have until about 25 years ago--it’s art that a pre-Nintendo generation might not have understood, ranging from creating portraits from Google Maps to dresses from polygons.

Award Winner: Vilsone Creative Agency Website

Existing community with the digital world and ubiquitous mobility have changed consumer behavior, and with them the ways to reach customers. We don't press the customers and do not take their precious time. We are committed and support in achieving the goal. We try to adjust our capabilities to expectations. We are committed to creating a customer relationship with the brand, from simple activities to complex procedures.

Award Winner: EFK Group Website

“We are a creative, customer service, technology-driven agency. We channel all of our energies into helping companies grow. We also happen to be a bunch of friendly people who love what we do and give it 100% every day – this has been a very successful formula for us and for our clients.

Top Five Blogging For Business Topic Ideas

Just diving into the business blogging world? Or have you been hesitant for lack of content ideas? We have 5 simple ways to get started blogging today.

Award Winner: Where Did My Tax Dollars Go Website

An easily digestible way to see how your tax dollars are spent. You can enter your income for the year and then see how it gets converted into your taxes in each bracket, along with a pie chart of how it gets spent. In addition, you can click on each spending category to see exactly how many dollars you have contributed to each area of government spending.

Highly Creative Use of Art & Typography

Branding and illustration for cultural curators and city guide publishers, Original Makers Club created by Jon Contino, Alphastructaesthetitologist.

Award Winner: Marcelo Levy Design Portfolio

Clean, fast and easy to navigate Marcelo Levy Graphic and Web Design Portfolio. Does your site have what it takes to win our coveted award? View the submission criteria and apply today!