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Very interesting, Yahoo is using Gasbuddy to show searchers the closest spot for gas. read more »
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Google has launched their own affiliate network, scrapping the DoubleClick Performics brand. This is a very strong sign that Google will be announcing a sale of the Performics brand very soon. It looks like they are keeping the affiliate part, how read more »
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Rebecca at the Moz highlights some good and some not-so-good newsletter formats. It's a great read if you ever put together newsletters for your company! read more »
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The main domain servers and related infrastructure controlling the internet will be powered down for one hour on Tuesday at 12pm, British Summer Time.

ICANN, the body responsible for maintaining the registry of domain names and IP addresses, anno read more »
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My long-time college buddy from OSU Tom Loika just posted some info about Brass Magazine, a project for young entrepreneurs that he has been working on since 2004. I know a lot of my readers would fall into that demographic so here’s a run down of read more »
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#1: Marketing Manager + trend spotting = a Six-Figure Income.

Isn't that what all SEOs reeeally are?! read more »
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I’m not sure if this is new or not, but LinkedIn.com is testing a new look and feel home page. This new version of the linkedin home page has a module based look to it... read more »
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Here's a great overview of on-page SEO factors that is a quick read, but power-packed, written by Kent Schnepp at EngineWorks. Here are 10 things you can do to help assess the SEO status of your site. read more »
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Domain tasting might sound like a leisurely Sunday afternoon activity, but ICANN isn't amused, and it has just proposed a crackdown plan that could make "tasting" and "front running" of domains an unprofitable activity. read more »
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If you're a little domain investor and can't get your hands on some big domains, try buying stock in the companies that own big portfolios! Fabulous (darkbluesea) owns some fabulous domains, I'm not an investor yet, but If their stock drops a few % read more »
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Weather.com is up for sale, along with The Weather Channel Network, valued at $5 billion. read more »
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A wrap up of the top 5 blog posts at EngineWorks from 2007. Check out the posts that plenty of readers enjoyed! read more »
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As identified by fellow search marketing professional, Kevin Lee, in an outstanding article on The ClickZ Network titled ‘Top 10 Reasons to Double Your Search Budget for 08’, an impressive trend occurring in business today is the fact the all other read more »
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I ran a check on bfads.net, thanksgiving.com, christmas.com, halloween.com - guess who gets more traffic! read more »
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Who owns Christmas.com, or how about Thanksgiving.com?

Find out now! read more »
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Pay-per-click search campaigns are the most targeted and measurable form of advertising available today. EngineWorks.com, a leader in PPC Management, has great tips on how to write compelling content with a call-to-action that will drive leads & sal read more »
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Last night all possible 4 Letter.com combinations have been registered. It's taken several years, and with 3 Letter.com's selling for $5k ea, it should be interesting to see where LLLL.com prices go. read more »
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In 1994, an MIT graduate and Patent Attorney named Erik J. Heels created the domain for the purpose of promoting his law practice using his last name. Due to the tremendous brand potential of the domain, Mr. Heels realized overtime that Heels.com co read more »
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AOL's Weblogs experience a PR devalue, hurting their monetization of content. If Weblogs has less PR to sell via text links, Google has effectively thrown a blow at AOL's cashflow. read more »
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We have discovered that recent updates from Google have made Google Webmaster tools even more powerful. Check out the latest on Top Search Queries by Percentage & Sitelinks Editing. read more »
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Google Inc. has started a validation period for a new system of calculating how online publishers are paid for displaying its referral ads.

Publishers of Web sites make money when visitors to their sites click the ads that Google places on their read more »
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I thought this was pretty interesting about some $5-$10 millionaires that really don't feel rich because of the other ultra-millionaires around them. read more »
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Google has launched Google Gadgets and they are really sweet! read more »
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The ORG for Enforcing Valid Whois is in Violation of their own rules that they are supposed to be enforcing. read more »
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Casino.com was bought for $5.5M in 2003 and has been a portal since, now they are a full fledged casino. This is an example of a high profile domain being turned into an end user simply because they own such a great domain! read more »
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