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Avatar Went Hot: October 21, 2008 - 3:39 pm
Posted By: MikeDammann 44 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.ericonsearch.com)
Category: Domaining
More and more companies and organizations are now deciding that they have a claim to own your domain after you have used it to brand your online identity for many years.
Real estate organizations now want 50k domain names handed over to them after read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: October 20, 2008 - 11:22 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 46 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Link Building
After Linkscape launched, some people didn't want to be included in it. Eventually, we got information posted for exclusion. But then there was a debate on whether that will exclude you or not. So, a discussion about how it works. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: October 17, 2008 - 2:35 pm
Posted By: mvandemar 48 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Some insights into the data that SEOmoz revealed today about what their sources for the Linkscape tool are, and what those sources reveal about things behind the scenes. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: October 4, 2008 - 3:15 pm
Posted By: beussery 63 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.beussery.com)
Category: Google SEO
Google removed "directory submissions" from their Google Webmaster Guideline suggestions earlier today! read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Mert 63 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://pop-pr.blogspot.com)
Category: Networking
Just a brilliant set of rules for Twitter usage and a what to do list by Jeremy Pepper. A definite must read. I think he just coined the term Twitteriocy" for Twitteridiocy. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 12, 2008 - 6:56 am
Posted By: toddmintz 85 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com)
Category: SEM
I liveblogged David's Local Search Presentation at the SEMpdx Hot Seat last night. Here's what he said... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Mert 86 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.metroseo.com)
Category: Google Other
After a week of tensionful debate on the Twitter nofollows and Google "conspiracy theories" (John Andrews rocks), I just wanted ease the tensions. I thought I would make you laugh (or cry) by rewriting lyrics of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails to talk ab read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Mert 101 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.mediapost.com)
Category: Google SEO
A very funny article by Search Insider's Kaila Colbin talking about of the psychological abuse SEOs take in the hands of Google. You will nod your head the whole time reading this article. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 28, 2008 - 8:52 am
Posted By: northrock 131 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com)
Category: Google Other
Why do I get enraged by this sort of activity? I remember when one of my sites was voted against, and Google paid someone to steal it and wrap it in AdSense. The person who stole my content outranked me for my own content because a Google engineer t read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 25, 2008 - 11:35 am
Posted By: justin 134 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Other
After six months of testing, Google has formally rolled out Knol, a service designed to let people create pages of knowledge on any topic they choose. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 27, 2008 - 1:44 pm
Posted By: JGFox 161 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.bramblog.com)
Category: SEO
From the story: This is pretty cut/dry - we found a couple of cloaked redirects on Trulia’s site. It looks like they’re doing it simply to pump the PR of specific pages, and to get some good sitewide one-way links. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Bluebonic 230 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://firetown.com)
Category: Other
Greg Boser claims to not be competing in the real estate SEO contest, but some funky stuff happening on his sites indicates that he has his hand in it in some way. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Mert 237 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.metroseo.com)
Category: Microsoft Searching
Hi Guys this is about MSN/Live Organic Search reaching a new low. By the way PLEASE read the WHOLE article including the DISCLAIMER at the end. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 2, 2008 - 12:29 pm
Posted By: St0n3y 247 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.emarketingperformance.com)
Category: Link Building
Rand asked his readers for three of their best link building techniques. Here are three that I have on very good authority works wonders. (And yes, it's all tongue in cheek!) read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 18, 2008 - 9:52 am
Posted By: SlightlyShadySEO 262 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.slightlyshadyseo.com)
Category: Other Online Marketing
Clickbooth has been a bit lawyer-happy lately. In response to online criticism, and in an attempt to salvage reputation, they've been passing out cease and desist orders like candy. This details the whole drama, what they [allegedly] did, and how th read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 4, 2008 - 8:05 am
Posted By: DazzlinDonna 276 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.polepositionmarketing.com)
Category: Link Building
What happens when you ask some of the world's foremost link building experts to dish out one of their most guarded secrets to the world in a single collaborative effort? They respond! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 29, 2008 - 11:55 am
Posted By: SlightlyShadySEO 281 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.slightlyshadyseo.com)
Category: Google SEO
This entry covers why there is such a sudden surge in negative SEO, how it's done (filtering out details), and what few things you can do to protect against it.
All information was retrieved from my own test results(using my OWN domains as targets) read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Mert 294 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.gregboser.com)
Category: Google SEO
Greg Boser says no to a real estate industry Google SEO Contest that is mainly going on between real estate related seos and agents. He ironically has optimized the blog post for the keyword "The Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World". Let's help read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Mert 314 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.metroseo.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
This is about a classic tactic with live current example about how to spin a negative article about your website/company and try to come out like an angel still using Sphinn. I call this spinning Sphinn. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 10:21 am
Posted By: Mert 314 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.gregboser.com)
Category: Google
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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Avatar Went Hot: January 22, 2008 - 6:11 pm
Posted By: webuildpages 317 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.jimboykin.com)
Category: Link Building
I hate beating a dead horse, but I think it's all in our best interest to try to understand where are the lines that have been drawn when it comes to purchasing links. I reference comments from Matt about paying for a Yahoo Directory listings to sho read more »
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Avatar Posted By: jansegers 318 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.bigmouthmedia.com)
Category: Searching
This is indeed the challenge to look at.

Pieter Jansegers
http://searchengines.ning.com

Always looking to find out about next gen search engines... read more »
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Avatar Posted By: Mert 318 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.metroseo.com)
Category: Blogging
This article discusses the disadvantages blogging under other website domain names or third party platforms with a great comparison to Ronald McDonald. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 21, 2008 - 8:59 pm
Posted By: Gab 318 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomoz.org)
Category: Online Marketing
XMCP/Shady hits it out the ballpark with a great look into the world of porn promotion and SEO, showing how they've become Google-independent, while still leveraging it for the long-tail. Some topics Shady covers:

Why Is the Pornography Marketin read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: November 21, 2007 - 8:52 am
Posted By: aimClear 380 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.netbusinessblog.com)
Category: Google AdWords
Potential SEM clients doing their own PPC are probably making HUGE expensive mistakes and they KNOW it. Get their PPC gig by pointing basic errors out in these very simple terms. read more »
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