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Hrmm... so what about all thos DNN, Joomla, TYPO3 rewrites i've written, do i have to change them back? read more »
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Unbelievable post on the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog telling us to NOT use URL rewriting as it has no advantage and is too dangerous. Uh, hello?! The post itself uses URL rewriting. read more »
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An interesting post that would get a Sphinn from me for the inclusion of an arse gag if nothing else (although that's not the headline they used). But it is worth reading for more than just that as it has some great info on why shorter URLs tend to read more »
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Glen Allsopp writes a great list about how to effectively use social media as a marketing tool and how to engage properly within the communities. Before jumping into social media with client objectives the people performing the tactics need to under read more »
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So, why is it exactly that Matt Cutts thinks that anonymous employees over at Yahoo have better decision making skills than the search engine industry leaders? read more »
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Traffic from socially driven news sites has been called many things. There are people that love it and call it a godsend (SEO 2.0), and there are others that hate it and think that it's useless. Regardless of what you think, there is no doubting the read more »
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Traditional marketing is usually a head on approach where marketers carpet bomb screaming messages fighting for the attention of their community. Today, social media is really a lateral strategy. The most savvy brands will figure out how to “energiz read more »
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Although we are all encouraged to comment as much as possible on other blogs, Problogger has outlined a few words of warning for the more zealous commenters out there. read more »
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We've seen quite a few StumbleUpon article compilations recently. Aaron shares with us his own collection of great StumbleUpon articles and categorizes them for easy reading. read more »
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Danny strikes a blow for the Good Guys…er...uh... Bad Guys… Say, is Google the good or the bad this week? Either way, a very nice write up (as always:0).

Search Engine Land - In two weeks, we've had two "open" initiatives from Google: OpenSocial, read more »
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An interview with the creator of stumblerank.com Muhammed Saleem. read more »
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Well, I never really was a big fan of Digg…..Until yesterday when I finally cracked how to get consistent diggs to the front page.

I spent a lot of time analysing what works on Digg & what doesn’t. However what a lot of people fail to notice is t read more »
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Why can't every article on social networking be like this, sigh! If you like your online reading to consist of no more than a 300 word blog capsule post, this is not for you. A nice overview on the history and definition of social networks. read more »
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Do you have a long list of ways you’re planning to distribute your company messages via social media? Stop. You’re doing it wrong. Instead, consider all the ways you can use social media as *input* mechanisms to increase your surface area and cre read more »
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Many of the blogs highlighted in the update just a couple of days ago seem to have reverted to their previous position. Now for anyone who might be thinking otherwise, there are still some obvious penalties on place for a few sites, but it is less o read more »
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In today's socially connected online world, reputation management is becoming more and more a concern for any business. Sure, most companies are able to secure the number one spot in the organic search results for their brand via their company web s read more »
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"As many of you know, I spoke for the first time at SMX Social Media. It was an exhilarating and nerve-wracking experience all the same. In the end, however, I’m glad that I did it...." read more »
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Danny shows us how to be Sexy Search Marketers read more »
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In-depth interview on cutting edge PR and linking strategy. "If Google wins what’s going to happen is the market will go underground. You’re going to have to "know a guy" to get you links." read more »
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The interview appears to have taken place on September 24th, but was published today.

Covers following of links (mentions javascript being followed)
Robots.txt (pages blocked can be returned in search results, and can accrue PageRank)
Noindex a read more »
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We've had several threads here on Sphinn debating whether Google will hurt a site for selling links. Now an official answer: yes. If you sell links, Google says it might drop your PR score, penalize you in the rankings or potentially ban your site a read more »
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But why is this quiz so wrong? Too many of the questions go beyond the science and into the art of SEO, where things are fluid and changing and open to interpretation. The quiz is more accurately a test of how much of your personal SEO philosophy ma read more »
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Back by popular demand - one year later! read more »
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I may not read 400 SEO blogs every day, but I read at least 50-100 one day per week and these are the things that can make it a pain in the rear experience. Listen up! read more »
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I know I will take some heat for this one, especially as many will view this as some sort of personal attack against the SEO Community's Golden Boy. I feel, however, that since many people won't even recognize a spin job when they see one, that some read more »
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