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Google's Udi Manber votes for SEOs, at least that's how I read it. read more »
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This is a rebuttal to Jill's 'We Don't Need SEO Standards' post at: http://sphinn.com/story/37119. I am in agreement that we do indeed need standards. read more »
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The US 700MHz auction is now over; the winners were announced yesterday. The spectrum is becoming available as television broadcasters make the mandated switch to digital signals in early 2009. The big winners (no surprises here) were US carriers Ve read more »
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I appreciate PPC and understand its importance. But hey, we organic guys optimize for landing pages too. read more »
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"I guess Yahoo is trying to cut costs wherever they can, including security."

Hahahahahha.....ahem.....hahahahaha.... read more »
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The discussion has come up before. As an SEO, should I not out an attempt at rankings or attention from an SEO making use of gray or black tactics?

To this vague question I say no. I'm very fond of black hatters, mostly because the ones I've had read more »
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Do you hire a new guy, or do you hire a veteran? Re-reading this, I hope I don't step on anyone's feelings. I just tried to share what I've seen. read more »
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Man, I really hate doing this so informally, but I can't find an old post on Sphinn that I was really interested in. I've convinced a number of co-workers at my full time to take part in Sphinn, and wanted to show an old post that someone had made a read more »
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The Director of Search Marketing for Vizergy chimed in for his belief on SEO, art or science. Spoiler: he thinks it's science, but appreciates the art approach. read more »
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"Just wondering if anyone else noticed Twitter showing up on tonights episode of CSI (Las Vegas..."

"...having Twitter show up during one of the biggest shows on television is not enough to convince you, then I don’t know what is." read more »
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It's about F'ing time. read more »
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In reference to the recent Google news that patrons of some gas stations will be able to take advantage of Google Maps at the pump, for the convenience of directions and finding local businesses.

I broke into the Googleplex this weekend, and foun read more »
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If you blog, you’ll find that many of your posts, no matter how great they are, may end up being somewhat temporary in terms of drawing traffic to your site...I do think, though, that we can successfully predict often enough to make a difference. read more »
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I had to learn something new to stop this guy from taking all my posts. I hope I implemented the IP block appropriately, and if anyone has more insight on this that would be extremely appreciated. read more »
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I would like to further promote the rebellion with a shirt. We don't need no Page Rank. read more »
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I wanted to find an original story about this after I heard it on the radio this morning, but to no avail. I hope I covered it in a decent way. read more »
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Tex-Links-Ads has a tool in which you can input a URL, and you will be given an approximate worth of a link purchased. However, there are a few that return funny results, due to the site in question’s status. For example... read more »
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I'm not an angry guy by nature, so my little rant is lacking in the dramatic appeal that others achieve. Still, this is a subject that really gets to me. read more »
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The trends say it all. "Google" is searched for in Google more than "sex." read more »
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I know GA isn't the best in the world, but it's free, and just robust enough for a start. 3 new features coming were reported as upcoming. read more »
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Everyone else had one. Thought I would add mine. I would also like to see the list of others, so please leave a comment on the post or here with a link to your post. read more »
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I hope this isn't too much of a known use for comment spam. I was so giddily proud of myself for using my noggin this morning. read more »
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I'm not picking sides or anything, but I wanted to bring a little humor to all this. I mean....it's Friday. read more »
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This is completely immature, but I chuckled. read more »
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I didn't stay for the end of the whole ordeal, but I saw a few posts this week. How does the rest of the community feel Rand handled MVandermar's (valid in my opinion) opposition? read more »
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