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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 70 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: Social Media
Is it a "real" recommendation? Is it just an ad? Is it a sponsored click? Is it an invasion of privacy? Is it really Todd?

These sort of recommendations are "interesting", to say the least, and I think it warrants some discussion... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 129 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Hallie Janssen gives a nice summary of one of the sessions that I would have liked to attend at SMX, but couldn't because it was scheduled at the same time as the "Analytics every SEO needs to know". Looks to me like it was pretty good, and the lin read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 195 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: Water Cooler
We think this tool gives marketers exactly what they need, and puts all other tools to shame. Please help with our testing... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 207 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Several members of SEMpdx got to spend time in New York, and this is President Kent Lewis's well rounded coverage. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 214 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.wolf-howl.com)
Category: Link Building
Great Post, and Michaels humor really sparks the imagination -

How long can it be before creative internet marketers are teaming up with PR agencies and spin doctors to do detailed analysis of projected reputation damage .vs the upside benefit o read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 222 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.pdxtc.com)
Category: Google Other
Google's SSL cert is expired ;) heh read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 236 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blogs.mediapost.com)
Category: Google Other
good points in here - Made clearer by the fact that I couldn't decide what category to Sphinn it. Google > Other? Is it ads? Is it search?


I hadn't seen the NY times story either. Has anyone seen these ads in place for a search? got examples? read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 236 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.aimclearblog.com)
Category: Other Search Marketing
Todd Mintz has interviewed and written about all of the panelists for this year's Searchfest and he did it last year as well. Thanks Marty for giving him some digital ink - he deserves it!

Also, thanks Todd, for pointing out that post "Do it F-i read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 266 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: Google AdWords
When did this happen? I was able to merge my AdSense account this morning right into my IGoogle page... sweet!

Maybe some day I can pick and choose what's shown at IGoogle, huh? read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 286 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchmarketingstandard.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Kent Lewis makes some interesting predictions for 2008, although he still seems to think that 2008 will be the year mobile takes off (seriously, this time).

Personally, I don't think so, at least not until speeds improve for users ... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 290 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.syzlaksem.com)
Category: Other
Nice post - I never before realized the exact reason I became a search marketer!

My fascination with a coin-op PONG video game in the 70's led me through Atari, Intellivision & NES in the 80's. That led to PC gaming, then working in computer rep read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 339 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: Other Search Marketing
I think Rand brings a lot to the table, and I'm glad he was chosen. We're excited to have him, and happy that he accepted the offer, which Todd extended today. Portland was put on the SEM map with last years Searchfest, and I think this takes it up read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 353 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.pdxtc.com)
Category: Google Other
I'm so appalled by this that I had to Sphinn my own blog post...

Have there always been porn videos showing on the public IGoogle page in the Youtube gadget as "most viewed"? That seems incredibly thoughtless to me. Maybe I need to sign out more read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 374 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.pdxtc.com)
Category: Yahoo Paid Search
I'm pretty certain that the visibility of my original post on Sphinn is what caused Yahoo to change their policy about identifying these paid advertisements that were appearing at the top of the rankings. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: October 5, 2007 - 3:21 pm
Posted By: searchcommander 375 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: SEM Industry
A nostalgic look at days gone by...

But how many people still haven't figured this one out? -

"Or, I could try to adapt to doing what they wanted to do and succeed by following their rules instead of breaking them." read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 378 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Anyone in Oregon interested in attending SES Los Angeles might want to spring for a ticket to the October 11th SEM Hot Seat Event... read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 25, 2007 - 12:34 pm
Posted By: searchcommander 384 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchengineguide.com)
Category: SEM
Todd Mintz has put together another compilation of input by various SEM firms explaining the SEO value proposition. If anyone doesn't yet "get it", then reading this should help clarify why it's an important thing to consider in today's co read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 431 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: Jobs Offered
I don't know too many search marketers with a Masters degree, but perhaps there are some that would like the security that having a "job" can offer. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 434 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: Water Cooler
SEMpdx board member Todd Mintz offers up a way to get publicity for you or your business in exchange for purchasing him some alcohol at the Seattle Domain roundtable conference next week.

Is this a "violation" in Google's eyes? If his post incl read more »
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Avatar Posted By: searchcommander 449 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.pdxtc.com)
Category: Google Searching
I wrote this as a follow-up to my post on Friday about "Yahoo Selling Out" after Rand Fishkin commented on my blog that Google was doing the same thing for the travel industry.

I REALLY think that this is an important issue, and we're going dow read more »
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