5 SEO Trends For 2017 [Infographic]

Digital marketing campaign uses SEO tactics and is still a very wise investment that website owners should undertake if they want to remain competitive in this competitive digital marketplace. The following infographic describes some of the most deserving SEO trends that marketers will be concentrating in 2014. Website owners must have a clear understanding of these future trends which will be useful in search engine optimization and keep their websites alive in web.

And as the year 2017 rapidly approaches and changes in customer’s search behaviors and Google’s algorithm updates continues to flock in, now is the perfect time for you to plan your winning strategy for your SEO success in 2017. In this infographic, we will explore the top trends and shifts that are likely to transpire in the SEO landscape this coming 2017.

Source: CJG Digital Marketing

Social Media Trends & Facts 2017 [Infographic]

Are you interested to know about social media facts, figures, its users and statistics in the year 2017 till date? Do you know the fact that more than 25% of marketers are investing in blogging and social media. To know more, here is an infographic prepared by Digital Insights that covers all latest Social Media facts, figures, numbers and statistics of 2017.

If you want a more in depth look at some of these trends, take a look at the infographic below produced by SocialSprout and get your company ready for the social media transition of 2017.

Source: sproutsocial

iPhone 8 Rumours & Gossips [Infographic]

There had been lots of rumors about the iPhone 5 release date. There are some reports which were saying that it might be released in September or in October while the iPhone 5 release date has been the most talked about subject in recent months. Anyway the new Apple CEO Tim Cook will officially announce the iPhone 8 during a special media event.

Hints about the iPhone 8 are rolling in thick and fast. Not long after the iPhone 7 was released there was plenty of hype around the new model because it will be the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. As of now we can ignore the date and lets see the below infographic which contains a lot of information on rumors with dates and a total guide map.

Source: repairly

Apple's Siri Is Next To Google In Mobile Search

Fivesight Research released a study on “US Consumer Search Preferences Smartphone & Desktop: Q1 2017,” that states that Siri is the most used mobile “search engine” of choice after Google. The study was based on a survey of 800 US adults split roughly evenly between iOS and Android users.

Google has been the most used mobile search engine since years. This year it holds an 84 percent aggregate share among respondents. Among Android users, Google’s search share was 90 percent. Among iPhone owners Google had a 78 percent share. After Google, however, Siri was named by more respondents as their “primary search engine” than Bing or Yahoo. (However, this doesn’t reflect query volume, just identification as the primary engine of choice.)

Fivesight Research provided a comparative study given below, that reveals that Siri had a larger share of mobile search than Bing or Yahoo.

Siri was the primary search engine of 13 percent of iPhone owners. This finding is significant because it suggests the long-term, potentially disruptive impact of voice and virtual assistants on traditional “query in a box” results. It’s important to point out, however, that these responses reflect self-reported data and many not line up one-to-one with behavior.

Siri was also the most widely adopted virtual personal assistant among the available choices, used by a higher number of iOS users than “Google Now” was by Android users. Google Assistant wasn’t one of the available choices on the survey.

A very large percentage of respondents (72 percent) said they were using virtual assistants to “supplement” more traditional mobile search.

The survey also found that Chrome was the dominant mobile browser, with a 48 percent share, followed by Safari, with 37 percent. Roughly 14 percent of iPhone owners used Chrome as their primary browser. However, Android owners reported a higher level of non-Google browser use, with 11 percent choosing a Microsoft browser and another 10 percent using “other.”

Social Media Ranking 2016-2017 [Infographic]

Companies need to communicate socially with other companies in the B2B as well as with their customers and prospects today. From Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Pinterest to Xing, here’s an illustrated look at the social media landscape. The infographic shows the list of current social networks, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Pinterest, to Xing.

Social Media is big – its user volume is bigger than some of the most populated countries in the world. Facebook has 1.55 Billion Monthly Active Users. If FB was a country it will outrank China, India and will be the most populated country in the world.

Source: thewebsitegroup

Social Media Image Sizes Guide 2017 [Infographic]

The need for strong social media presence has soared in 2016 and will only increase in prominence in 2017. This is why you really need to keep up to speed with your business / brand / personal profiles, and to optimize them with the right images to represent you!

“2017 Social Media Image Sizes Guide” below explains to you what the best image sizes are for each social network and the image types to use. Every major social media platform is listed on here so you’re up-to-date with social media platform optimization.

Source: ConstantContact

How Does A Mobile App Development Process Work [Infographic]

As we already know that mobile application development is considered as a progressing business today and businesses are opting for their mobile apps made, so that they could bring more ease to their customers and can connect with them on a continuous basis. But what businesses fail to realize here is the importance of timeline in a mobile app development process. Being a mobile app agency, we often come across clients that come to us with a unique idea of a complex app and wants it done within few weeks only.

Mobile apps developers are keen on making different types of apps depending on the demand from people and also based on the requirements or needs. Here is a nice infographic which show the scenes behind the mobile apps development timeline.

Courtesy of: Branex

Social Media Comparison [Infographic]

Social media platforms have been popular since few years now. It would be nice to come up with an infographic that breaks down each of the most popular social outlets demonstrating advantages of each and how they can be best utilized. Let us see how to best leverage each platform with this social media comparison infographic.

Pinterest

• 70 million users
• Social site that is all about discovery
• Largest opportunities are in decor, crafts/diy, cooking, health, and fashion
• Users are 20% male and 80% female

Twitter

• 289 million active users
• Micro blogging social site that limits posts to 140 characters
• Largest penetration in the US but spreading slowly and steadily
• 9,100 tweets happen every second

Facebook

• 1.5 billion monthly active users
• Mobile is Facebook’s cash cow – 1.31 monthly active mobile users
• Mobile ad revenue makes up 76% of all ad revenue ($2.9 billion in Q2 of 2015)
• Users share 1 million links every 20 minutes

Instagram

• 300 million active users
• Social sharing site all around pictures and now 15 second videos
• Many brands are participating through the use of hashtags and posting pictures consumers can relate to
• Most followed brand Nike

Google+

• 300 million active users
• Social network built by Google that allows for brands and users to build circles
• Not as many brands active but the ones that are tend to be a good fit with a great following
• Hangouts and Photos have been separated from Google+ but posts remain as ‘streams’

LinkedIn

• 380 million users worldwide
• Business oriented social networking site
• Brands that are participating are corporate brands giving potential and current associates a place to network and connect
• 79% of users are 35 or older

Comparison Among Google’s Pixel & Pixel XL and Apple's iPhone 7 & 7 Plus [Infographic]

While both the iPhone 7/ 7 Plus and the Pixel/ Pixel XL offer incredible top-of-the-line features that have never been integrated in phones before, each has a number of strengths and weaknesses that users should evaluate before deciding which is the best fit product.

Apple and Google stand as the industry leaders in smartphones. Apple is the top smartphone manufacturer with a 43.9% market share, and Google’s Android is the top software platform with a 52.7% market share. At a standstill, both Apple and Google have released new products this year, the iPhone 7 & 7 Plus and the Pixel & Pixel XL, to vie for industry domination. We’ve created an infographic to compare the features, size, camera, etc. of the iPhone 7/ 7Plus and the Pixel/ Pixel XL.

Source : APCodes

Google Digital Assistant Now Supports More Android Devices

Google’s digital assistant will be available to more Android devices. Google has already announced its presence on Pixel, Google Home, Google Allo and Android Wear. Google Assistant will soon be available on Android handsets running 7.0 Nougat and 6.0 Marshmallow.

Google Assistant product lead Gummi Hafsteinsson said in a blog post, “Whether you need to know how to say ‘nice to meet you’ in Korean or just a simple reminder to do laundry when you get home, your Assistant can help. With the Google Assistant on Android phones, you have your own personal, helpful Google right in your pocket.”

Google Assistant will roll out this week to English users in the U.S. English speakers in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, and German speakers in Germany are next on the access list. Google has promised more languages will be made available over the coming year.

Hafsteinsson said, “The Google Assistant will automatically come to eligible Android phones running Nougat and Marshmallow with Google Play Services.You’ll also see the Google Assistant on some newly announced partner devices, including the LG G6.”

Google Assistant can perform Internet searches, answer questions and perform tasks like updating your schedule or booking a reservation. It can also give you the weather forecast, offer travel directions and surface requested photos and a lot more.

Please find the below Google Assistant video:

Social Media Marketing Trends For B2B Companies [Infographic]

Social Media Websites are meant for communication and it may be personal, professional, business related. These sites help in engaging customer communication, more brand exposure and draw traffic to the websites or blogs. Several social media platforms provide an opportunity to offer quick resolution to issues. Because the customer base is typically smaller in a B2B model this can be a manageable task.

There are trends and shifts that are looming the social media marketing sphere that B2B marketers should watch out in 2017 to remain competitive in the marketplace. In this infographic, Digital Marketing Philippines will present to you the top trends that will shape the world of social media marketing landscape for B2B organizations in 2017.

Source: Digital Marketing Philippines

Top 10 Essential WordPress Plugins For Your Blog [Infographic]

Most of the bloggers choose WordPress platform for their blog because of its useful plugins. With the right plugins, your WordPress blog can reach out the huge audience according to your niche. SEO opportunities will become easy if you use some essential plugins.

There are many reasons webmasters should adopt WordPress as their content management system. Having access to thousands of plugins available for this platform is a pretty good reason. Plugins can enhance your site’s functionality and enhance your visitors experience on it. Let's look into this inforgraphic that explains the top 10 WordPress plugins uses and features. 

 Source: OnlineMediaMasters

How To Be More Successful On Twitter [Infographic]

How to be more successful on Twitter? Tweets with photos receive engagement rates twice as high as tweets that do not. It's also been found that the more you tweet each day, the less engaged your fans are likely to be.

What you don’t see are the little details that matter to marketers. You don’t see active hours, you don’t see click-through rates, and so on. Yet, this is all important information for brands.So keep your tweets fresh and timely. Here is a nice infographic which shows the states of Twitter.

Source: Follows.com

The History Of Android [Infographic]

Android has been one of the very hot and happening topics. Most of the smartphone users in the world use an Android powered device only. 

Here is an infographic which explains how the Android was introduced and till date journey.

Source: mobilescout

Benefits Of Cloud Computing [Infographic]

Cloud Computing has been booming day by day and this technology has been adopted by Amazon, Google, Salesforce, IBM and many more companies. People prefer because it is available anywhere, anytime access to data. SaaS is totally a new concept which was introduced on cloud services. SaaS stands for Software As A Service. Instead of using software from desktop or server, use the third party software via this service on cloud platform. Following infographic explains what are the advantages of cloud computing and the concept of SaaS precisely.

By making the right choices for your cloud computing technology you stand to benefit from improvements in profitability, improved time to decision, improvements in complete and on-time delivery and reduction in downtime.

Source: TSG

50 Things A Geek Should Know [Infographic]

To be considered a true geek in today's geek friendly world, you can't just be smart. You have to dedicate yourself to the right movies and TV shows. You have to be curious about all kinds of computer and technology. You need to know which video games to play, which superhero to root for, which quotes actually matter. But probably most important of all, you need to know how to Internet.

There are 50 things described in the following infographic. Each of which is essential and must know factors. If you want to find out how geeky you really are – or put your friends to the test – see how much of the trivia below you’re familiar with.

Source:  https://html.com/blog/

Facebook's Oculus Launches Touch Controllers

Facebook has something to offer you all just before Christmas. Facebook owned Oculus is going to launch its touch controllers for virtual reality. 

Image Credit : Oculus

The device will be available both online and in stores, This device will be used by touch that gives you the sensation of your virtual hands being your own physical hands.

Facebook's blog post stated that “Touch lets you bring your hands into VR for the most immersive experience possible. You can gesture intuitively and manipulate digital objects with precision — making your VR experiences more seamless and comfortable for a deeper sense of presence.”

Each controller has a traditional analog thumbstick, two buttons, an analog trigger and an input mechanism called the ‘hand trigger.’ Precise tracking combined with an ergonomic handle design bring hand poses and social gestures into your virtual world. A diagonal grip lets your thumb and index finger move autonomously, helping to eliminate accidental triggers.

Touch will be priced at $199 in the U.S. or for $798 when paired with the Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset needed for Touch to work. In Canada, the price rises to $279 or $1,128 for both the Rift and Touch.

Oculus is offering a chance to try Touch out, as well. Demonstrations are available at more than 500 retailers in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, and the U.K. Participating stores can be found here. You can schedule an appointment for a demo via the link.

Facebook Launches Instant Games To Messenger

Instant Messenger companies are trying to attract its users in different innovative ways like introducing video call facility, providing animated emoticons etc. Now Facebook Messenger has introduced "games" on its app which will engage you even more time on its messenger.

Facebook announced games such as Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Galaga, EverWing, TRACK & FIELD 100M and Words with Friends: Frenzy and another few are now available on the latest version of its Messenger app. It is very easy option to start with as you just have to open a conversation with a friend, tap a game controller icon and then select what game you want to play.

Messenger product manager Andrea Vaccari said in a blog post, “After you finish a round, people in the conversation will see your score and will have the opportunity to challenge you back.” The blog also revealed that “People can also discover games within the Messenger search field, or on Facebook News Feed where they can play solo or challenge friends back in Messenger. Games on Messenger are the first to be rolled out on Facebook’s new Instant Games cross-platform gaming experience.”

The following video will explain how it works.

One-Tap, Video and App Promoted Pins For Pinterest

Pinterest has recently announced three innovative ways to advertise product or services on its platform: One-Tap, Video Pins and app Promoted Pins. Please find below the new pin line-up options.

1. One-Tap Pins

With the option for one-tap Pin in your feed, you will be taken directly to the site it came from. 

Pinterest blog reveals that “We’ve only just started showing these Pins on Pinterest, but people already seem to be loving how much easier it is to get right to the products they’re looking for almost twice as many Pinners are finding items to buy through these new Pins.”

2. Video Pins

Video Pins will be available for viewing right on Pinterest. So you don't have to click a link to take you to another site to watch the video. There is also a selection of ideas related to the video to give you more product and information options.

3. App Pins

Lastly, with the option Promoted app Pins that “make it easier for you to find out about the apps and app-makers you want to hear about most.” The pins are directly linked to the store so you can download the app for immediate use.

As of now, Promoted Pins have only been available to U.S. businesses and it has recently launched for businesses in the U.K. as well. Pinterest said they are coming to “even more parts of the world very soon.”

How To Make Your LinkedIn Profile Irresistible [Infographic]

Do you want to make your LinkedIn profile more attractive to recruiters? LinkedIn continues to be the most important social media network for job seekers and recruiters. Having an impressive LinkedIn profile is essential for the job seeker.

5 key points to remember:

1. Keywords in your profile – if recruiters can’t find you, they won’t hire you!
2. Who do you want to be seen as? People will sum up your personal brand in seconds.
3. Tell us your story – story telling is story selling as we all know.
4. Peek-a-boo, we see you – people are visual and will definitely judge you by your picture.
5. Your LinkedIn URL, this will take you seconds to optimize and will look great in your email signature.

Find the below infographic which states 5 ways to make your LinkedIn profile irresistible.

Source : Dashburst