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Show 80 : Michael Alden, author of Ask More / Get More

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#EDGETALK : Michael Alden, Author of “Ask More / Get More”

We’re talking to Michael Alden the author of a brand new book “Ask More, Get More” that is due to be released February 18th…..next week!

A whole new way of thinking about hat we want and how to get it.

Also: we have the second segment of the Definitive Guide to get your site removed from the Google penalty : all this and much more on the Edge!

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Michael Alden – Ask More / Get More

The Definitive Guide to Recovering From a Manual Search Penalty

Two-thirds of Americans now have smartphones

The US has officially become a smartphone nation — at least, if you ask Nielsen. The research group’s latest Digital Consumer Report estimates that 65 percent of all Americans owned one of the devices in 2013. That’s a big step up from 44 percent in 2011, and smartphones are now more common than game consoles (46 percent) and digital cable (54 percent). Americans are also increasingly tech-laden, with an average of four devices per person; 29 percent of them have a tablet versus just 5 percent two years ago.

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By : Jon Fingus

Report: Mobile Drove More Than $200 Billion In 2013 Retail Sales

Mobile ad network xAd has released its 2013 year-in-review report. The data and findings are drawn from “more than 400 billion location-verified ad requests on xAd’s platform last year.”

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By : Greg Sterling

Mozilla Will Sell Ads In Firefox To Create A New Revenue Stream

Open-source browser Firefox announced in a blog post that it is considering selling ads for its new tab page. Publishers will be able to purchase sponsored tiles that will appear alongside normal tiles, with a clear “promoted” label.

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By : Romain Dillet

Exclusive: Lithium Technologies to Acquire Klout

Klout, the online popularity contest startup, is poised to be sold to social customer service company Lithium Technologies.

The deal is signed but not closed, said sources. And, while the numbers are fuzzy given they account for a mix of cash and Lithium private stock, the acquisition is “in the low nine figures” — that is, at least $100 million.

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By : Liz Gannes

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