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You all might have been wondering why there has been very few posts coming out of HybridSEM over the last month. The reason being is that we have been going through an acquisition stage and most of our efforts have been focused around merging HybridSEM.com into the 360 Enterprises Inc family. The family consists of TextLinkBrokers.com, SponsoredReviews.com and now HybridSEM.com.

Our entire staff is very excited  with the acquisition and we look forward to many new developments that this acquisition will bring.

A press release was released and can be found on yahoo here.

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Today I released a post on SearchEngineJournal.com about video analytics by youtube. I also included a video which I have posted below. If you are not a subscriber to our RSS or Youtube Channel please do so now!

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Back with this week’s round up of Internet Marketing News. Enjoy the read!

SEM Confirms Google Feb Weakness, March Slightly Better - Silicon Alley Insider

Recession: PPC Threat or Opportunity? ClickZ

Who’s Spending on Social Networks? - eMarketer

Google’s Ad Click Growth Slows as Economy Worsens - Bloomberg.com

What’s the Fuss Over Local Search Anyway? - ClickZ

Can You Take Your Yahoo Search Marketing Data With You? - Search Engine Roundtable

Why Does Your Search Traffic Suck? The 7 Most Likely Reasons - seomoz

The Long Tail Not Always Good, If Quality Score is Your Thing - Traffick

Analytics Why Do You Make Me Distrust You - GrayWolf

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A common mistake I see repeated over and over again with search engine marketers is the lack of competitive intelligence. Not performing even basic competitive intelligence analysis for your clients can mean the failure of your campaign. We have included some powerful competitive intelligence tools below for you to review and use if you are not already doing so.

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It’s true…Vimeo has released a Facebook application! (…which you can get here) (more…)

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Releasing API’s seems to be a HUGE trend these days. Google released open social and facebook released their api and the wave continues with the introduction of the Youtube API. The YouTube Blog had this to say: (more…)

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Hola! My name is Garrett Leyenaar and I’m here to announce that I’m your newest contributing blogger here at HybridSEM.com - I’ll be sharing my perspectives on search marketing, industry news, and what I’ve learned from countless hours of trial and error in the field of internet marketing, SEO, Video Marketing, and Business Development. (more…)

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While my team and I where at SMX West in Santa Clara I had some time to sit down with Mike Mcdonald over at Web Pro News. We talked about targeting social media and the importance of targeting for conversions on social sites and also talked about doing video marketing and how HybridSEM has been successful with their clients doing video marketing. See the video below:

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Here’s a quick round up of the news stories that have been buzzing around the Internet Marketing Industry this week. Enjoy the read!

Google, Microsoft Said To Be Preparing Bids For Digg - TechCrunch

TV, the Next Big Internet Application? - eMarketer

Search’s Impact on Brand Metrics - ClickZ

Online Video Advertising + Search Engines = Opportunity For Small Businesses - search engine land

Practicing What We Preach: A Social Media Marketing Lesson - Search Engine Guide

Q&A With Google’s Matt Cutts About SEO and the Future of Search - Wired

SEO Analytics - Tracking Data Essential to Search Marketing Campaigns - SEOmoz

Test Your Page Load Time Before Google Does it For You - search engine roundtable

5 Common misconceptions about the Google Website Optimizer - SEO Scoop

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Rambo the movie was released today. I remember the older rambo movies when I was a child and my older brother more than I. With the large lineage that Sylvester Stallon has left (rocky, rambo ect) across multiple different generations its very interesting that the marketing team for Rambo chose break.com to host their theatrical trailer.

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