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Linkbait is quality content that people want to share or link to due to its engaging layout, ideas, and concepts. Although the name ‘linkbait’ sometimes carries a negative connotation, the fact remains that it is a great way to drive traffic, get… Read more
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What color is your SEO hat? A long time ago, on an Internet far, far away (when I wrote for fun - and for free) ... Read more
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I came across a rather strage patent awarded to Google that talks about dynamically adding links to content. Now, I really don't know what it was meant to be used for, but it would make one heck of an app for anyone... it even uses personalization.… Read more
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In my [Alan Bleiweiss] latest Search Engine Journal article, Information Architecture – Rocket Science Simplified, I break down the concepts of site navigation as it relates to SEO for the purpose of strengthening sectional and page level focus. But… Read more
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Since Google announced that they were using Site Speed as a part of the ranking algorithm, it has proven to increase the pages crawled and rankings. Here is some case studies and tips on site speed. Read more
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Brent Csutoras takes a look (with plenty of screenshots) at the new "alpha" version of Digg. There are some interesting changes that may impact how search/social marketers use the site. Read more
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We're very excited to announce today that Search & Social & 10e20 have joined forces to bring together a conference like no other, BlueGlass LA. Read more
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Formerly: "10e20 Acquires Brent Csutoras, Inc. - Brent Csutoras joins 10e20 :)" This submission lead to a great discussion, please throw in your 2c. Read more
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Search specialists know a lot of link building and keyword research but how many of them are experts in the industries where they work? Read more
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The other day, in the office, we got to thinking, what would the various SEO hats actually look like? Read more
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Danny Sullivan digs into Google's history of traditional advertising, and looks at why the company may have decided to air its first major TV commercial during the Super Bowl. Read more
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But here’s the problem: the majority of the images uploaded to Imgur are stolen from elsewhere. There is zero policing and all uploads are anonymous, which means that great pictures from across the web are scraped and uploaded as ‘genuine’ content… Read more
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What's that in the source code at Digg? ASCII art to promote the upcoming Dante's Inferno game. Read more
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Guerilla marketing, digital product placement and subversive art have influenced ad patents for Google Maps, while others have used odd and extreme methods to get advertising messages into Google Maps. Read more
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Search & Social is very happy to announce this year’s Search & Social Spring Summit (formerly IM Spring Break) which is to be held in Tampa, FL May 3rd and 4th. If you missed IM Spring Break last year, or even if you attended, you will not want to… Read more
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If you are like me, then you have probably seen about every sort of advertising there is to offer on a website. Although there are some really annoying ones, like the in text mouse-over ads or the dreaded screen full of popup ads that can never quite… Read more
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Finding your perfect affiliate program is tough: more often than not this is done by plenty of testing. However the only problem with that method is lost time: you can't test each and every affiliate program that seems to be related to your niche… Read more
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Good news! Those who use Google Chrome can now enjoy all the awesomeness of the best SEO plugin! Read more
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Open Site Explorer provides a number of data points pulled from SEOmoz’s Linkscape tool and its index of the web. It shows stats such as overall link counts and a count of domains that link to a URL, along with anchor text distribution and more. Read more
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From the Page: [Dave Wallace] As time rolls on, it is becoming more evident everyday that we are living in a Google world. What began as a search engine in January 1996 has quickly evolved into many additional things. Read more
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Rebecca Kelley at 10e20 outlines different exceptions where she feels deleting comments, reviews or feedback is justified, then asks "What do you guys think? When do you think it’s okay to remove user-generated content, and when should you leave it… Read more
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Starting a new InHouse SEO position can be tough, especially when an organization doesn't really care, but, there is hope! Here are some tips and a process for moving into that new role. Read more
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Voting is now open for the top 100 online marketers of 2009. We received hundreds of nominations and boiled the final list to 223 names. Read more
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Brent Csutoras lays out 7 great tips for getting started creating link-bait in the social media space Read more
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From the page: "I wanted show how it could be used but didn’t really want to damage someone’s reputation (no one’s high enough up on my hit list for that), so I created a dummy list with only one person who didn’t actually do what the list says… Read more
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