Google announced this week that uploads to YouTube now total one hour of video every one second! That means that in the two minutes that it takes you to read this blog post, 120 hours (two days) worth of videos have been uploaded. Wow!  Let's take a closer look at the stats and try to wrap our minds around this mind boggling news.

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Video is one of the most popular online media formats out there today. More and more users prefer the idea of watching a short video in place of reading text when visiting websites, blogs, or completing online tutorials. You cannot overlook the importance of video when implementing a good Search Engine Optimization (SEO) strategy. 

Once you have the video on your site, you want it to be seen by your audience. How can you help ensure that users find your videos? A Google video sitemap is the answer you are looking to find.

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While working on a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) project for a client the other day, it occurred to me that not all users are aware of some of the little search tricks that can help refine your online searches. I thought I would share some of these tricks with you today, and have you searching like a pro and impressing your friends and family in no time!

I have compiled a list of advanced search operators for refining your Google searches. These are my top three. I use them all daily when searching online or working on an SEO project.

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Chickity check out the fresh, new video for the latest single that just dropped, featuring Chuck the SEO Rapper, spittin' everything you need to know about Inbound Marketing! Read more to get your SEO your crunk on.

Beware! This track will get stuck in your head, especially if you're an SEO junkie!

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 As of November 4, 2010, Google Analytics added some major new features to intelligence. 

One of the features is the added ability to setup alerts to be sent to you via SMS and Email.

Now you may ask yourself why do I need an alert? Or, why would it be important to receive the alert immediately via SMS? What to know what type of analytics alerts would be useful to you? 

Take a look at these ideas from Google Analytics Help to get some ideas.

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