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Finally: the AdWords Killer May Be Here - Early Results In
Avatar Went Hot: November 7, 2007 - 6:04 pm
Posted By: flyingrose 186 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blog.wired.com) my network
Category: Paid Search
Facebook launches killer application - easy to use - fast and efficient. Demographic targeting. Early indications are conversions are there. More soon. read more »
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I, Cringely. The Pulpit: Is GoogleThe Next Microsoft
Avatar Went Hot: November 5, 2007 - 6:18 am
Posted By: flyingrose 189 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.pbs.org) my network
Category: Google Other
From the page: "Google is on a tear, that's for sure, but I see a few potholes ahead that the company could avoid but probably won't. Part of this stems from Google starting to look, in some ways, a bit like Microsoft. Uh-oh.

I think Google has i read more »
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PPC Engines ARE Intentionally Diluting Traffic Quality!
Avatar Went Hot: October 26, 2007 - 9:25 pm
Posted By: flyingrose 199 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.whizzbangsblog.com) my network
Category: Paid Search
If you rely on PPC traffic you better read this. This is precisely what I have been warning is going on - especially with AdWords - written from the perspective of a domainer.

From the page: "Ultimately, an advertiser's dream is that 100% of cli read more »
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Interview: Developer of Wordpress Secret E-Commerce Weapon
Avatar Went Hot: October 12, 2007 - 9:40 pm
Posted By: flyingrose 212 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://nowsourcing.com) my network
Category: Blogging
WordPress and eCommerce converge with this shopping cart plugin for WordPress. Brian Wallace interviews the maker Dan Milward about current capabilities and gives us a sneak peak at the new version being developed. read more »
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AimClearBlog [as good as] Live from SMX Denver - Search Marketing has Gone Mobile - Be Ready or Be Left Behind
Avatar Went Hot: October 3, 2007 - 3:50 am
Posted By: flyingrose 222 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.aimclearblog.com) my network
Category: SEM Industry
AimClearBlog is offering almost live coverage of SMX (Search Marketing Expo) Denver including photos, exclusive interviews, and this exceptional strategy on taking our search marketing local and mobile. read more »
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Marketing Isn’t Bullcrap
Avatar Went Hot: September 28, 2007 - 8:00 am
Posted By: flyingrose 229 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.internetmarketingmind.com) my network
Category: Other Online Marketing
Sales and marketing earned bad reputations in the minds of many that still exist today. High pressure sales techniques, outright lies, and deceptive practices all contributed to that and they may still exist in some places. What we all must realiz read more »
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7 Reasons To Use StumbleUpon To Gain Traffic
Avatar Went Hot: September 16, 2007 - 11:42 pm
Posted By: flyingrose 239 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://mgarrett.xeroclix.com) my network
Category: Other Social Media
Want to know more about driving traffic from StumbleUpon? Check out this post by Michael Garrett where he links in the top seven articles he used to increase his abilities there. I'm definitely going to subscribe to his blog.

From the page: "I ha read more »
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Are You a Sphinn User or a Contributor?
Avatar Went Hot: September 13, 2007 - 3:48 pm
Posted By: flyingrose 241 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion my network
Category: Sphinn Zone
Where you spend your valuable time at Sphinn tells you whether you're contributing to the community or just using it. A contributor seeks out excellence among the What's New submissions to ensure that everyone benefits from them.

A user focuses read more »
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Google Writes A Bad Check!
Avatar Went Hot: September 10, 2007 - 8:46 am
Posted By: flyingrose 245 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://mobilejones.com) my network
Category: Google AdSense
From the page: "Are you sure? Do you know who Google is? You’re kidding me, right?” She says she does know who Google is, but that this particular account doesn’t have enough funds to cover my check."

More from the page: "I say to the teller, “Ho read more »
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Google As Vegas Casino: What Professional Blackjack Players Can Teach You About SEO
Avatar Went Hot: September 10, 2007 - 7:42 am
Posted By: flyingrose 245 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.smallbusinesshub.com) my network
Category: Google SEO
Awesome follow-up article to the "Google as Casino" post Lyndon Sphunn. From the page: "1. Google is the house and the house makes the rules. The only choice you have is whether you want to play or not, you can't really change their rules.

2. The read more »
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Link Building, Make Money Online Blogs and Wordpress
Avatar Went Hot: September 10, 2007 - 4:28 am
Posted By: flyingrose 246 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.doshdosh.com) my network
Category: Networking
I can't believe I get to be first to submit the latest post from my favorite blog doshdosh. What I really enjoy is the way they find great sites and then offer so many great suggestions on how to make them even better.

From the page: "While some read more »
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Storm Worm Trojan Hits Blogger
Avatar Went Hot: September 6, 2007 - 4:08 am
Posted By: flyingrose 252 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net) my network
Category: Blogging
A must-read post for those using Blogger, especially if you use the mail2blogger function that allows you to post via email:

From the post: "Hackers are attacking Google’s Blogger with the Storm Trojan virus. The virus is showing up on blogs that read more »
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Technorati Meat & Potatoes Every Blogger Should Know
Avatar Went Hot: September 3, 2007 - 11:32 pm
Posted By: flyingrose 251 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.aimclearblog.com) my network
Category: Networking
Marty has been teaching me the importance of Technorati. When we share what we know and others start using the tools we can then bounce ideas and strategies off each other. We also realize that blogging is a far more effective use of our time than t read more »
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Expanded Broad Match Goes Loco On Local
Avatar Went Hot: September 3, 2007 - 9:34 pm
Posted By: flyingrose 254 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blogs.mediapost.com) my network
Category: Google AdWords
Here is yet another article on the major financial losses hitting advertisers due to Google AdWords expanded broad match. Every person running an AdWords campaign - and especially those using geo-targeting or who have brand names, model names, or m read more »
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How to Backup a Blogger Blog
Avatar Went Hot: September 3, 2007 - 1:19 pm
Posted By: flyingrose 252 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net) my network
Category: Blogging
This post is on how to back up a Blogger Blog. If you're using Blogger you may really wish you'd seen this if the worst happens. Rose (not me - another Rose) has many other posts of interest to those using Blogger. read more »
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So Many Members - So Few Votes - No Opinion?
Avatar Went Hot: September 2, 2007 - 2:40 pm
Posted By: flyingrose 253 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion my network
Category: Sphinn Zone
Given the type of membership here, so many members, and lots of Sphinns, it is a mystery to me that there are so few votes on the comments.

Even if many aren't actually reading the comments most of the time and are Sphinning the article only, ev read more »
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