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Will software patents finally become a thing of the past? Search Engine Land reports on the article of a Legal blog that argues just that, using the famous (patented) Google PageRank algorithm as an example. read more »
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The biggest list of SEO tools. Ever. read more »
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I found this review to be thorough, honest and helpful. I own the book reviewed as well and agree with the reviewer's findings. read more »
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Carsten Cumbrowski explains why you should make your content and intellectual or creative work accessible and easy to share by showing three real life examples. read more »
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John Carcutt - "Real SEOs used to go to forums all the time. As a matter of fact, I bet most Real SEOs learned the craft on those very forums. Now, Real SEOs post all of that hard earned knowledge on their own sites or friends blogs. Why give away t read more »
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200 Million times per day are people wasting about 10 seconds each time on Captcha checks that are designed to put off spammers and cheaters with automated scripts. This vasted time and energy is now put to good use to help digitizing old printed bo read more »
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Search Engine Journal - The tale uses metaphors and comparisons, but else completely fictitious. It is in part meant to entertain and in part to provide a different perspective on old and known issues. Who knows, it might triggers new ideas and a ch read more »
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In case you forgot what real world printed books are over all the blogging and feel like trying one out again for a change. Here are six recommendations for newly published books about Internet marketing. Changing the medium does not mean that you h read more »
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A great post by Patrick about ways to make sure your blog is in ideal condition to perform its duty before you guest post somewhere else ... since you'll be driving people back to your own blog.

Very interesting! read more »
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Why big brands should leverage social media and what do they have to watch out for, if they decide to jump on the social bandwagon. What are the slip falls, what are the dangers, the do's and don'ts, the possible rewards. A very detailed and compreh read more »
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The rumors about layoffs at Ask.com have proved to be true. Gary Price a familiar face at SES and SMX is one of the unfortunate ones. read more »
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This post was probably overlooked by many because of SMX in California. It raises questions about the history and future of search, the problems and challenges that come with volume and individuals who try to game the system. Problems, which will pr read more »
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A detailed questionnaire for webmasters to ask themselves about their own website. It is unlikely that you can answer all of the questions with yes, but it shows you where you stand today and where you could potentially improve on in the near future read more »
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Essential information and questions people have to ask themselves before they engage in affiliate marketing. Along the way were also some urban myths debunked and some tips provided. read more »
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Interesting analysis of what's getting dugg, when. read more »
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What does your "About Us" page say about who you are and what you're about? Is it really that important? read more »
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In response to recent posts and Sphinn threads,Rusty Brick is running a survey on SEM consultant pricing. Is ANY SEO worth $350 per hour with a 2000 hour minimum? read more »
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Wendy Piersall of emoms, left this message behind on my recent post about the SU trolls that seem to want to ruin my reputation by labeling my blog as porn. I followed the link and I thought maybe it would be something that all of us could benefit f read more »
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Dazzlin' Donna: "Think blogging and participating in online communities cannot bring about powerful change? Think again! After reading one short forum thread post, a blogger was able to pick up a big story, tell his readers about it, thereby causing read more »
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Yep, a standard is in the formation process and the big guys are on the boat, the big G, Facebook, Plaxo and even Microsoft. read more »
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Interesting way of trying to game AdWords - for now. read more »
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When link building, it's important to not only know WHAT is/isn't allowed, but it's important to know WHY, and how to avoid them. This is a guide to the common penalizations within Google, how they're detected, and how to make sure your own site doe read more »
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Blog spam gets more sophisticated. It's not automated scripts anymore or an army of people from 3rd world countries adding "me too" comments to blogs for $1/h. Spammers search selectively for blogs that do-follow comments, fit their niche and add ta read more »
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DoshDosh was asked, "How can you Measure the Success of your Blog?". There are many ways Bloggers to choose to measure success.... Find out what way Maki measures his blogging success. read more »
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The total number of Internet users in China reached 210 million people, China’s netizens has only a difference of 5 million people with the United States, ranked second in the world, WOW this is a lot of extra searches that we all need to get our ha read more »
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