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Facebook Graph Search is here; the first big thing in 2013 :)
https://www.facebook.com/about/graphsearch

Introducing Graph Search Now you can find more of what you're looking for on Facebook and discover fun connections between people, places and things.

Stats include tech companies use of social media, digital opportunities in 2013, showrooming, LinkedIn's 200m members and the mobile web in Africa.

http://econsultancy.com/in/blog/61834-10-interesting-digital-marketing-stats-we-ve-seen-this-week-30

10 interesting digital marketing stats we've seen this week Here are some of the most interesting digital marketing stats we've seen this week.

Social thing is becoming helpful.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/jan/11/digital-marketing-trends-2013

UK's leading digital minds discuss media and marketing trends for 2013 TV 2.0, the rise of data, the widespread adoption of tablets and a host of other predictions for 2013 from the finest digital marketers in the UK

Good read:
http://searchengineland.com/13-semantic-markup-tips-for-2013-a-local-seo-checklist-143708

13 Semantic Markup Tips For 2013: A Local SEO Checklist One of the least-tapped areas of local business website optimization continues to be semantic markup. Semantic markup can increase chances that information from your website will be highlighted in search engine results pages via rich snippets, attracting greater attention and clickthroughs. So, read...

Better way to fight negative SEO:

http://imiassociates.com/blog/2012/one-of-the-biggest-concerns-answered-by-matt-cutts/

Google heads towards TV:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023284/lg-readies-google-tv-models-for-debut-at-ces-2013.html

LG readies Google TV models for debut at CES 2013 | PCWorld TV maker LG will show at CES 2013 up to seven models of HDTVs running an updated Google TV. The units will come with the Magic Remote, with a keyboard and support for voice commands.

We second that :)

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/a-web-marketing-consultants-new-years-resolutions

A Web Marketing Consultant's New Year's Resolutions 2013 will be here tomorrow! Let's take a look at some resolutions for the new year that online marketing consultants will need to consider in the coming year.

Comments please.
http://imiassociates.com/blog/2012/my-response-to-paul-boag-an-open-letter/

My response to Paul Boag - An open letter, sort of - iMi Associates My response to Paul Boag - An open letter, sort of - I was reading the article by Paul Boag on Smashing Magazine. It’s definitely a great article; observations and solutions are quite appreciable (though not something no one knew), but the way Paul has portrayed the SEO industry is not accurate 100%

Our heartfelt condolences; may peace be upon us.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/17/us-connecticut-towns-idUSBRE8BD0U120121217

Google introduces Data Highlighter for Event Data:
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2012/12/introducing-data-highlighter-for-event.html

Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Introducing Data Highlighter for event data At Google we're making more and more use of structured data to provide enhanced search results, such as rich snippets and event calendars, that help users find your content. Until now, marking up your site's HTML code has been the only way to indicate structured data to Google. However, we recognize...

'Diversify' should be the keyword in 2013.
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/top-1-seo-tips-for-2013

Top 1 SEO Tips for 2013 I was going to write a long list of SEO tips for 2013, but I realized that I can sum them all up in just one point. Actually, just one word. No, I'm not going to tell you right here in the teaser. That's why it's a teaser.

SEO Vs. User Interface - The eternal debate. SEO might change its form, but it will never die. Thoughts?

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/12/11/seo-the-inconvenient-truth/

The Inconvenient Truth About SEO | Smashing Magazine In this article Paul Boag explains why you should not spend money on SEO if you want to be number one on Google.