HB Weekly Wrap 14 – 18 September

We monitor companies whose online strategy plays a very important part in their business model, combining SEO analysis with a quick take on some of their key financial metrics. Our full analysis package including actionable leads is available only to our premium clients.

For a SEO audit of your website contact us at: info@hedgingbeta.com. 

SEO Audit Material

You can download all our SEO audits at the following links:

• Amara SEO Audit: There Is A Big Problem With Indexation
• Safestyle SEO Audit: The Devil Is In The Detail
• Preliminary SEO Audit: Wincanton Vs Stobart

Articles

1. Amara — Why Amara Mining’s New Look Is Important
2. ASOS & boohoo — Are ASOS & boohoo Too Big & Complex?
3. Crawling — Lesson One: Wave Goodbye To Crawling Issues
4. Data — What If Data From Google Analytics & AdWords Do Not Match…
5. French Connection — What’s Next For French Connection?
6. Safestyle — Safestyle Is On A Roll
7. Safestyle — Safestyle’s Interim Results Say It All
8. Safestyle‘s financials for the six months ended 20 June
9. Twitter — Political Donations Won’t Save Twitter
10. Verizon — Verizon’s Warning Didn’t Come Unexpected. Or Did it?
11. Worldpay — Worldpay’s IPO Will Severely Test Market Appetite

Top News Of The Week 

19 September

• Australia: Will A Tech-Savvy PM Drive Innovation? (source: AFP, 19 September)
• Murdoch & China: Xi & Rupert Murdoch Meet Up (source: The Guardian, 19 September)

18 September

• WorldPay’s IPO: Get Ready For The Largest IPO Since 2011 (source: Reuters, 18/09/2015)
• Pentagon: Picking Up A Fight (source: Reuters, 18/09/2015)
• Adobe’s Results: Could have it been worse? (source: Reuters, 18/09/2015)

17 September 

• Pinterest Celebrates: 100m Monthly Users (source: The Wall Street Journal, 17/09/2015)
• Apple Vs Samsung: Apple Wins In Court (source: Reuters, 17/09/2015)
• More Tools For Journalists: ‘Signal’ For Facebook & Instagram (source: Facebook, 17/09/2015)
• Cloud Data Leaks: IBM Develops Cloud Security Enforcer (source: Tech Crunch, 17/09/2015) 
• Roaming: Verizon To Offer International Roaming in Cuba (source: The Verge, 17/09/2015)
• Publishers: Ad Blocker ‘Peace’ Tops Paid App Chart (source: Marketing Land, 17/09/2015)
• Press Release: Altice Buys Cablevision For $17.7bn (source: Altice, 17/09/2015)
• Intel Invests $67m In China: The Allure Of Chinese Tech… (source: Tech In Asia, 17/09/2015)
• Censorship Rules: Problems For Sony In China (source: Reuters, 17/09/2015)
• US & China: The Threat of Cyber Attacks (source: Reuters, 17/09/2015)

16 September

• Pay Promotions: Tech Behemoth Is Accused Of Discrimination (source: Reuters, 16/09/2015)
• Project Aura: Google Reshuffles The Glass Team (source: The Wall Street Journal, 16/09/2015)
• News Corp: Bolt-On Buy Stresses The Importance Of Videos (source: The Telegraph, 16/09/2015)
• Cyber Cars: US Senators Want More Details On Cyber Security (source: Reuters, 16/09/2015)
• It’s Coming… No, It’s Not! The Launch Of Watch O2 (source: BuzzFeed, 16/09/2015) 
• Privacy Rights: The Judicial Redness Act (source: TechCrunch, 16/09/2015) 
• SEO & Google Clash: Local Lighthouse Under The Spotlight (source: Re/Code, 16/09/2015)
• Workplace: Will ‘Facebook Work’ Make Your Life Easier? (source: Re/code, 16/09/2015)
• Apple’s iOS 9: All The New Features Here (source: Sky News, 16/09/2015)
• iPad: Apple Expands Into The Enterprise Market (source: Reuters, 16/09/2015)
• Uber: Are Drivers Employees Or Contractors?  (source: Wall Street Journal, 16/09/2015) 
• HP Restructures: The Tech Giant Cuts 30,000 Jobs (source: AFP, 15/09/2015) 

15 September

• FB: It Is Working On A Dislike Button (source: Business Insider, 15/09/2015)
• Snapchat: “Replays” Rolled Out (source: The Verge, 15/09/2015)
• What Is Twitter Up To? More bad news… (source: Marketing Land, 15/09/2015) 
• Apple’s iOS 9: Get ready To Download It Tomorrow! (source: Sky News, 15/09/2015)
• Is Online Data Safe? Well, UK Citizens Don’t Think So (source: Computer Weekly, 15/09/2015) 
• MODHack: How The UK Aims To Strengthen Its National Security (source: IT PRO, 15/09/2015)
• FB & Open Source: The “Code Once, Run Anywhere” Mantra… (source: TechCrunch, 15/09/2015)

14 September

• Routers Under Attack: A Warning From Cisco (source: Reuters, 14/09/2015)
• New Buy Buttons For Twitter? Twitter, Others Team Up With Stripe (source: Forbes, 14/09/2015)
• Google Vs Russia: Did Google Break Antitrust Laws? (source: Bloomberg, 14/09/2015) 
• Uber Corporate: Switch Easily Between Personal & Business Profiles! (source: CNet, 14/09/2015) 

If you want to discuss any of these topics with our team please email us at info@hedgingbeta.com.