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Chrome plays the same role as Internet Explorer and Firefox, but it plays the role very differently. How? Here's a list of five features that set Chrome apart. read more »
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Taking a look at Seth Godin's book 'Purple Cow' and how it relates to blogging. Includes a number of real-life examples. read more »
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Stuck for something to write about on your blog? Here are a few suggestions of things that might help get the creative juices flowing. read more »
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Google recently added search volume estimates to their keyword tool. They also recently launched Google Trends, Google Hot Trends, Google Trends for Websites, and the Google Ad Planner. And now Google hits the competitive research market with yet an read more »
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There are some strategies most popular bloggers have followed which has driven them to success and popularity. They have tactically applied their strategies to elevate their content to take their blogs to the next level and set themselves apart from read more »
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To keep the integrity of this list, we only recommend things that we have a good understanding of, and which we recommend to our clients. So this is not one of those cynically-compiled lists, where the author just does a Google search, then publishe read more »
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An interesting interview with Drew Curtis, the founder of the social media site Fark. read more »
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It's a battle between monsters - the might of Google pitched against some of the largest brands in the world. Anyone see Godzilla vs. King Kong? This is Amazilla vs. King Goog (well, Amazon et al - think any large online retailer).

I believe ther read more »
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A interesting comparison of Facebook and MySpace using Google Trends, looking at traffic figures and overall ad revenue in various international markets. read more »
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If you’ve been in the search marketing industry for any length of time, you’ve undoubtedly encountered a wide variety of conflicting or outdated advice. Since “how to” information in so many other industries is often presented as an absolute, many p read more »
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While SEO 2.0 always offers top 7, 10 or more lists, this list here is just a top 3 as for the task of finding out how a blog performs over time you need just these three tools... read more »
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Just in time for everyone’s britches to get sideways and uncomfortable over Twitter’s foul-ups and failures, here comes the commando microblogging platform of the moment in Plurk.

So here are five reasons why Plurk is better than Twitter and five read more »
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A couple of minutes ago Reddit made the interesting decision to open source their algorithm:

"We’ve always strived to be as open and transparent with our users as possible, and this is the next logical step. When we say ‘open-source’ we mean spec read more »
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An interesting side-by-side comparison of the Yahoo-Google deal and the Yahoo-Microsoft proposed deal. read more »
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There are so many free applications and services available for bloggers that many of us get into a mindset of being anti paying for anything. However sometimes you get what you pay for in life and as a blogger wanting to build your blogging into a b read more »
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Viral marketing campaigns are an amazing way to generate a huge amount of buzz and brand awareness whether they are carried out online or offline.

In this post we have honored the best viral marketing campaigns of all time. read more »
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The time has come for every marketing professional to understand the basics of search engine optimization (SEO). You just can't trust SEO to the webmaster anymore. SEO is one of the core responsibilities of marketing, and there are a number of rea read more »
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Here are 5 power tips for all those who are planning to use or have been using StumbleUpon... read more »
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Perfect findability and web standards can be achieved with the same means when it comes to coding. Thus I collected a very simple list of 10 coding guidelines for perfect findability and web standards everybody can easily memorize and implement. read more »
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Part of me wants to simply answer this question with a ‘no’ answer and give a long list of answers why it’s not possible (because to answer ‘yes’ will mean some will accuse me of painting an unrealistic picture of blogging for money). However I have read more »
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1. Be Generous
2. Don’t Expect too much too Quick
3. Be Transparent
4. Work with Bloggers on Your ‘Level’
5. Prove Yourself First read more »
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A detailed look at the search market share numbers over the past year, including the latest figures for April, with Yahoo! actually turning the corner and posting a small gain in market share. read more »
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Taking a look at FriendFeed - the clean, fast social networking tool amid the cluttered and over-burdened social web 2.0 sites of today. FriendFeed is taking on Digg and Reddit, FriendFeed is taking on Twitter, and FriendFeed will take on FaceBook. read more »
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Pictures from the world of search, including Google's special parking spots for expectant mothers, their branded disposable coffee cups and paper towels, and Yahoo! chefs in training. read more »
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You see a lot of posts about how businesses are using Twitter but most of them talk about the strategic approach, not the tactical application. Here are a few ideas on how to start twittering tactically. read more »
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