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Essentially page segmentation is when a search engine looks to break a given web page down into its component parts. They could analyze a web page and assign various relevance or importance scoring for different regions of a page. Read more
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Page segmentation broken down even further into the four categories and explained in plain english. In the future the search engines might utilize page segmentation to break down a websites content and assign a point value to each segment. Read more
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Lisa Barone writes... You’re getting soft.

You’re sticking to what was once big and you’re not moving beyond that. You’re not hungry.You’re not forward-thinking. You’re out there sitting in the pit of fake celebrity and you… Read more
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The convergence of blackhat as whitehat and the outing of two blackhatters as actual whitehatters(or soon to be)! Read more
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Aaron Wall Writes:

PeterD and I recently put together the Keyword Research Flowchart. Interactive image below, with a larger image here and a downloadable PDF also available.

We hope you find it as valuable as we found it fun… Read more
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Sweet Lisa, with her influence! Read more
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"Unless you know somebody who knows somebody it’s really hard to get a break somewhere, somehow.

We want to turn SEO Scoop into that break; we want SEO Scoop to be that somebody, that somewhere, that somehow."

Question is:… Read more
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"In the first part on Google Analytics for SEO we looked at advanced segmentation and custom reporting for search traffic analysis. This time around we’re going to look at different metrics and key indicators for keywords and phrases that are being… Read more
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Google search has now added voice recognition software to their search application on Apple iPhones. Now, iPhone users can request Google results without having to type... Read more
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The idea behind Viral Conversations is putting business owners who have a product or service, in touch with bloggers who are interested in reviewing it. The difference between this website and other website review services is Viral Conversations only… Read more
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| SEO Scoop | Shortly before Marty caused a ruckus with his avatar theory post, I had embarked upon an experiment of my own. I’d been taking careful note of the “popularity” of the hot chick avatars/personas that had been sweeping the social… Read more
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Rand Outs a company ranking for SEO Company in Google sighting poor links and Aaron disagrees with the decision to write such a post. Who / where do you stand in this argument? Read more
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There’s a very small, simple, yet very important skill needed in internet marketing. What is it?

Spelling

Whether it’s a keyword, ad copy, URLs, or what, the simple fumble of a few letters can cause major damage to… Read more
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Brian Wallace guest posts on the Shimon Sandler Blog..

"Everyone has a weakness…Superman has kryptonite, and we as social media enthusiasts have time working against us." Read more
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Some insights into the data that SEOmoz revealed today about what their sources for the Linkscape tool are, and what those sources reveal about things behind the scenes. Read more
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WebProNews has just received the 44-page order and opinion from Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate regarding the seizure of 141 online gambling domain names.

Like China, Kentucky is now trampling on the freedoms of the… Read more
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Wingnut says...

"So I sent a message to ripoffreport.com asking what their policy about removing postings that are false… Not that I’m on there… just thought it would be a good question." Read more
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Donna does a great job explaining the 5 goals of SEO. It’s easy to read and understand for even those not in our field. If you’re trying to get people to understand why SEO is important, this article is a good place to start. Read more
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Search industry blogger, Lisa Barone, joins the We Build Pages team as Senior Writer. She’ll be responsible for writing, setting the direction and tone for content creation, and will serve as a brand evangelist. Read more
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Chris Brogan puts together a really great list of 25 ways to build your community. Read more
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Straight talk from Loren Feldman of 1938 on why personal branding is a made up term and a complete waste of your time. Read more
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When I enter into a discussion with my customers on the sort of topic they want to base a web business on, nine times out of ten the answer is something along the lines of "I don’t care, whatever makes the most money".

This is completely… Read more
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We’re getting ready to set up our new dedicated server and probably offering a hosting service to a few clients, so I got curious as to where the biggest in the SEO business are hosting.

Here we go: Read more
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Ohhh, I love stupid people. No, really, they make my day a lot of the time. Like the person who decided to ask Danny Sullivan to put paid links on Search Engine Land and then tried to reassure him that there are no dangers involved in such actions.… Read more
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You know there are days where you really just cant believe the things you see. Cruising on over to the Martha Stewart blog you’ll read how they are running a contest and REQUIRING a link back to Martha’s Blog to be entered … (screen shot for… Read more
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