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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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A well laid out infographic cheat sheet.  Is it missing anything foundational? Read more
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If you’re doing any kind of professional Search Marketing, you need the right tools for the job. Below are tools I’ve either used, tested or heard really good things about with added commentary where applicable. Read more
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A great interview with one of the top social media experts, including a comparison of some of the top social media spaces and their users. Read more
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Hash tags were cool for about 10 minutes. But then they started to remind us of IRC, Meta Data, and reading a book written in another language.

When Twitter hit the big time, just a couple months before the landmark “@oprah” show, all… Read more
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But starting June 25th, Adify has decided to stop allowing publishers to manage their network memberships through one account and one ad script. This means that we will now have to create one additional account for each network we’re part of (and new… Read more
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Patrick Gavin made a huge impact in the world of SEO starting in 2001 and since he sold his company in 2007 everyone has been wondering what was going to be his next big thing. Now we know Read more
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The newest member of Collective Thoughts puts out an excellent post discussing the gender differences observed in social media participation. Includes quotes from some of the best and brightest. Read more
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The oft-discussed Seven Deadly Sins apply to Social Media as well and are worth exploring. Here’s a quick lesson to keep you from the sure perils of committing these deadly sins and making sure you get the most out of your social media campaign. Read more
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Ever since Kevin Rose stood on television talking about his new site Digg.com, social news aggregation sites have been about trying to be as democratic as possible... Read more
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What separates man from ape? Perhaps the same thing that separates journalist from blogger. Read more
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The major change is that anyone who is not logged in as a Digg user, will not see the DiggBar, on or off Digg.com. They will instead be 301 redirected to the publisher’s site. Logged in users will see the DiggBar, unless they choose to opt-out through… Read more
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"What does it take to be an SEO? What do you need to know and be good at? Last week, Edward Lewis aka pageoneresults wrote an article called HTML 4 SEO that listed out 50 or so HTML elements related to SEO. Does one actually need to know how to use all… Read more
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Interview with former NFL lineman Tony Mandarich who now runs an internet marketing company. Tony struggled with addiction and recovered and is now a successful online marketer and mentor to others struggling with addiction. Read more
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My experience tells me that this post is spot on: the best writers are going to be the ones who are passionate workaholics. And the most important thing to keep in mind is that there need to be structures of accountability: either a performance based… Read more
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Ann smarty does an amazing job, as usual, writing on how to combine google search with twitter search.

"No one says Twitter search is better than Google; instead, it is different. You can’t compare them but you can combine them. This post… Read more
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Superb post from Chris Garrett on the real route to better Google rankings Read more
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Michael Gray (@graywolf): Rule Number one of operating a web 2.0 user generated content website, if you don’t have someone involved in your development process who thinks about how to abuse the system, and put steps in place to prevent it, someone… Read more
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All stories at Digg are now wrapped in an iFrame. The implications of this could be far more significant than meets the eye. Links will now point to the digg url, rather than the source url and we all know what that means - less SEO value. Read more
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The basics of Twitter for someone who is just getting started, including what to add to your profile, how to find people to follow, and what to tweet. Read more
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Interesting chat about naming books, products, sites and businesses using online patterns from Adwords and such. Read more
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Aaron Wall takes on Google...See more in the article ...

Go Aaron!! Read more
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The average SEO is like an average chess player, seeing things only on the surface (links & keywords). The best SEOs think like advanced chess players, looking ahead, and making decisions that don’t have immediate effect. Having a good design is… Read more
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Once you know something is a quality indicator, don’t waste time asking whether it’s really worth the effort. Just get busy collecting heaps and heaps of quality indicators until there is no longer any question about whether your site is… Read more
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Twitter Search has its faults, and is kind of a boring example as the best way to tap into the Twitter Search API. Various 3rd party applications do a much better job of using Twitter Search to the best of its abilities. Read more
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