9 "Trends for 2013" stories worth reading

Earlier this week, I listed my top 3 trends of 2013 and continued the discussion on yesterday’s podcast . So, as we start to wind down 2012 and look towards 2013, here are a number of trend/roundup articles worth reading:

1. Econsultancy has an info graphic showing social commerce best practices .
2. Econsultancy also highlights website owners’ biggest concern: 63% of website owners say improving conversions is the biggest challenge .
3. Marketing Profs explains that email, social, and mobile are marketers’ 2013 budget priorities . I think they’re right.
4. Mashable outlines the 5 hot advertising trends of 2012 .
5. It’s no secret that the web is everywhere now. In fact, Buzzfeed claims 2012 is the year the desktop app died .
6. Amanda King at Outspoken Media offers “The New SEO Glossary: Say Goodbye to Link Condoms & Juice.”
7. Dr. Pete at SEOmoz offers his top 1 SEO tips for 2013 (not a typo; just 1). I love this one.
8. Celina Conner at Ragan shares what to expect from Google in 2013 .
9. Want a trend? Here’s one: A number of companies have started backing away Facebook . Want reasons? Well, Buzzfeed explains why one newspaper is backing away from Facebook

Have a great weekend, Big Thinkers . We’ll see you back here next week.

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