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Here is the interview we promised with one of Digg top users read more »
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What do hot dogs, tanning and sex on the beach have to do with ecommerce? gotta read the list read more »
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Funny thing the site has 19 000 links pointing to it but that not even 5% of it is legitimate! read more »
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Eric Goldman and Mark J Rosenberg speak out on the common myth of domains = real estate, as well as SEOs' legal duties to clients and whether kw research = intellectual property. read more »
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It just couldn't get worse. I mean, the top banner, all the wasted space (when I say wasted, it is really because it is, I do like clean and minimalist designs).

Well, what do you guys think about it, after having played with is a couple weeks? read more »
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Hamlet Batista has a great write up here about how automatic ranking software (WPG, WebCEO, SEO Studio) is being blocked by Google. He goes on to say why you shouldn't fixate on ranking reports and offers a solution(s). read more »
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The goal of this type of comment spam isn’t linkbuilding directly - it’s finding linkspam victims to increase the conversion rate when the real spam gets dropped. "My guess is that it all goes into a database. The strings are then pulled from the da read more »
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WebCEO, WebPositionGold and other automated rank reporting software may be going the way of the Dodo. read more »
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The analysis is in, and you can send all the validators home. W3C HTML Validation shows little to no impact on search rankings on Google, Yahoo, Ask or MSN Live. read more »
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Collective Thoughts announces new blogger Brendan Picha of Squareoak, and also trying out a new format where the CT team shares a thought for the week as well. read more »
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3 nice tips from Gabriel Goldenberg on how you can make use of Archive.org read more »
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This post is mainly about a ranking experiment but contained within there is a huge list of pinging services and Wordpress plugins that will assist in content distribution when publishing WP posts. read more »
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Digg was sending users to a hacked blog displaying hardcore porn, some of which was illegal. Oops Digg. read more »
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How does linkbait work from 10,000 feet up? If you look at the big picture, linkbait works because of distribution. And email marketing can be just as great - if not greater - a vehicle for promoting linkbait than social media, because the distribut read more »
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If you happen to visit Google today, Saturday March 29, 2008, you will notice they have turned the lights out on their homepage, in an effort to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour. read more »
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Spend enough time as a webmaster, and you start to think and look at the world differently. Here's a look at some of the ways. read more »
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Google has gone and added search boxes in the search results. Based on how often people show they have desired a more specific search result, the boxes will show under the site links on the search results page. read more »
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I’m aka "Bookworm-SEO". So I’m reasonably well-placed to give out some Charity Awards for for Search Education. The way it’s going to work is that everyone who wins an award gets a shiny badge and has their name added to the donation I’m making to t read more »
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Do you know your SEO consultants? Read this through for your guide to the good, the rad and the sexy of internet marketing’s most in demand professional - the SEO consultant. read more »
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Greg Boser's beautiful description of a penalty to a major real estate site. His point about a site being penalized for its indirect (as well as direct actions). While I wrote a similar post on the issue at the same time, I believe his take on the r read more »
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Dan Zarrella has created a great social media tool at VOTRS.com that allows you make a short url with all the top social communities included, that you can send to a friend or colleague and influence the actions you desire. read more »
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Whether starting out w/SEM or involved for years, understand: NOT everything you read is true. Separating truth from speculation is about TRUSTING blog authority. read more »
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Some are embarrassed by that very first blog post. Some are pretty cool. Check out kickoff blog posts from Rand to Andy to Aaron to well...even Matt Cutts. read more »
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Pretty good post on what the card is, how he got one, and what other perks come with being in the Black. read more »
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:) It's the MUSIC ARGHH! Here @ SMX Social New York we just heard "Eminence Front" by the WHO for the 27th TIME (including Denver)as session kick off music. Pretty soon I'll star to drool! Oh well, the chairs don't make or butts numb cause they're n read more »
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