Google to Allow Google+ Users to Send Anyone an Email - Moz Top Five

January 2014, Issue 2 - View this email in your browser. The Moz Top Five Whew! Only one month into 2014 and marketing is moving as fast as ever. Social media news dominates the landscape and Google continues to make changes that alter search marketing strategies. Roger's robot fingers are moving top speed! Here are the five best articles in the world of marketing and SEO. Photo credit: Rich Ramos The Beginner's Guide to Social Media With more people spending more time on more social channels on more devises (not to mention Google incorporating more social signals into its algorithm) a holistic social strategy is essential. Start your journey here. Gmail Plans to Allow Google+ Users to Send Anyone an Email Google suprised Gmail users when they announced that they will allow strangers to send emails to one another, as long as both have a Gmail and Google+ account. What does this mean for privacy, and how can users opt out? Will Keywords be Replaced by Topics for Some Searches? Keywords form the basis of almost all of search marketing, but how are search engines shifting to topics? Bill Slawski examines the lastest Google patents for a glimpse into the possible future. 7 Alerts to Monitor your SEO Process Opportunities & Issues Your SEO project requires checking and monitoring dozens of metrics on a weekly basis—and you never want to miss a thing. Aleyda Solis shows us 7 tips to automatically alert us to the most important new opportunities. The Future of UI and the Dream of the '90s If you've seen Minority Report or the Matrix you know that user interfaces of the future are impressive and functional—but what about emotion, sound, and delight? Helen Tran shows us how future UIs can delight all of our senses. Want more marketing power? Check out Moz tools and resources. Need to subscribe to the Moz Top Five? Sign up here. Do you have something Top Five-worthy? Let Cyrus, our editor, know what you'd like to see. To unsubscribe please click here Moz Top Five 119 Pine St., Seattle, WA, 98101