<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress/2.9.2" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>The Harken Group Blog &#38; News</title>
	<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog</link>
	<description>Blog &#38; News, Commentary and Perspectives on Search &#38; Recruiting</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:05:04 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>Happy Social Good Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All around the world, it's been proven that influential social media networks can be used to make the world a better place and make a significant difference.]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/09/23/happy-social-good-day/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Facebook Movie Coming Soon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone's heard of Facebook. Unless you've been living under a rock in a very deep hole.]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/09/01/facebook-movie-coming-soon/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Marketers to Start Focusing on Budgets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to a study released last Wednesday, "One-third of U.S. companies plan to maintain or increase marketing budgets in the 2010-2011 fiscal year, and a higher percentage will set up guidelines and metrics to prove accountability."]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/08/06/marketers-to-start-focusing-on-budgets/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Google Named #1 Malware Engine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barracuda Labs, which is a worldwide multi-area research analysis team that evaluates the "threat ecosystem and creates security intelligence to defend Barracuda Networks customers," is releasing an interesting finding in a recent study.]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/07/30/google-named-1-malware-engine/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Google Adwords Reporting Hiccup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a part of the search marketing world, odds are you’re familiar with Google Adwords. If you’re an SEM agency who actively uses the program, odds are you’ve had a bit of trouble the past few weeks.]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/07/09/google-adwords-reporting-hiccup/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Paid Search: Leading the Global Ad Race in First Place</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“According to MAGNAGLOBAL, a division of IPG's Mediabrands, global online advertising will rise by 12.4% in constant currency terms during 2010, to $61.0 billion dollars globally. Accounting for actual and expected changes in currencies over the course of 2009 and 2010, online advertising will grow during 2010 by 13.0% in US Dollar terms or by 21.1% in Euros." ]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/06/25/paid-search-leading-the-global-ad-race-in-first-place/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Caffeine Side Effects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How is caffeine relevant to search marketing? Well, just in case you didn’t know, Google has announced a new version of the world’s largest search engine.]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/06/11/caffeine-side-effects/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>SEO, PPC, Keywords, Oh My!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday The Faster Times published an article titled “Keywords, SEO, and PPC: 5 Tips” on its site, which definitely caught – and will catch – the eyes of those who are familiar with online marketing.]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/06/04/seo-ppc-keywords-oh-my/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Forbes Media and True/Slant Join Forces</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t already heard, Forbes acquired the original content news network True/Slant.]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/05/27/forbes-media-and-trueslant-join-forces/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>Five Helpful Tips for Creating a Successful YouTube Channel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like Facebook and Twitter, YouTube has become an integral part of both small and large companies’ online marketing efforts. Whether you already have an existing YouTube channel or want to create one for your business from scratch, here are five helpful tips:]]></description>
		<link>http://harkengroup.com/blog/2010/05/19/five-helpful-tips-for-creating-a-successful-youtube-channel/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>

