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A simple trick but with a funny consequence. 'Gogling' something just doesn't have the same ring to it... read more »
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Yeah I know *enough already* with the Chrome posts. This is a great read though on why the much hyped features of the new browser are nothing new to the browser market. It certainly made me respect the power of Google's marketing. read more »
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Attribute-based (a.k.a. faceted) navigation systems make it easier for users to filter, sort, navigate, and buy. But this user benefit could cost you big-time in your natural search marketing performance if not SEO'd correctly. read more »
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A good post detailing 10 great search engine news blogs you really should read daily. read more »
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While we (surprisingly) seldom see accessibility issues discussed in SEO community, search engine optimizers should definitely both explore and implement accessibility standards read more »
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David Snyder shares his presentation from SES on leveraging established social media platforms to create blended SERPs for your brand/company. Good stuff! read more »
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As twitter folds under the mighty pressure of Matt Cutts Google by removing the ability to get link juice from your profile link,Did Twitter stop the bots ..NO read more »
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As John Andrews writes, bait and switch is the practice of offering something attractive to draw an audience of consumers, to which you then sell an alternative. Has Google just done this to us with Chrome/Chromium? read more »
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Kim Krause Berg was kind enough to post a guest post on the Blizzard Blog to help our travel, tourism and hospitality clients tackle some usability issues.

The tips are good ones and I thought it was something others would find useful. read more »
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Rae Hoffman writes, "As you may have heard, Twitter recently decided to “nofollow” links left of the “bio” section of user profiles. The “web” link has always been a nofollow link, but the bio links passed popularity until Dave Naylor exposed it, wh read more »
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There’s a heated discussion on Twitter today following the move to take away link juice from bio links on profiles. What do you think, is this unfairly punishing active users? read more »
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Another great one from Shimon Sandler.

Start off by downloading a Keyword Report for a previous Time Period out of Adwords report center. Sort by your specific success metric (eg: Cost-Per-Coversion, Orders, etc.). read more »
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Rand Fishkin writes, "Here are five solid reasons that compel SEOmoz as well as the many companies we work with/recommend to stay far away from any "guarantee" of search engine rankings." read more »
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What is your brand like? What do you WANT your brand to be like? During the branding process, how might mistakes possibly be of benefit to us? read more »
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Here is the interview we promised with one of Digg top users read more »
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FireFox is the most customizable browser I am aware of and hence it is my favorite one. A while ago posting a huge overview of SEO tools I promised to compile a similar list of available FireFox SEO extensions; and so here I am. read more »
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Now that Google Chrome is live, I [Danny Sullivan] spent some time looking at the search features within it, especially to see -- as I did recently with Internet Explorer 8 -- whether Google was going to try to stack the deck in its own favor. Like read more »
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The ultimate checklist to make sure your website is going to be suck-free read more »
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Search & Social's first blog post!

"What are some things you should focus on as you continue to grow your knowledge set?

First place your current current knowledge status, and for God’s sake be honest with yourself. If you are a new to the gam read more »
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Are you good at photography, “photoshopping” or graphic design? Then why don’t you use these skills to build backlinks? read more »
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Linkbait is widely regarded by many SEOs as the premier weapon in their quiver of marketing and promotional tools, and justifiably so. When linkbait is successful it can be incredibly powerful, driving an initial spike in (arguably entirely useless) read more »
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Interview by SEOMentor brings Brandy Eddings to life! Learn about this Texas cowgirl's roots and her passion for paid search, including some insights about her favorite social media interests and friends, including her favorite socnet.

Did you k read more »
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There's a beta release coming out tomorrow morning in more than 100 countries, so I've tried to collect as much information as possible tonight to help us all prepare for what will clearly be a busy week in the search industry. read more »
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Not content with acting as most people's default browser, Google actually now wants to be people's browser. It makes you wonder why they keep pumping so much cash into Mozilla (although for those guys I guess 'so much cash' is a relative term) read more »
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Hey, any list that gives me a namecheck is gonna get a Sphinn. There's a few names that should probably be up there that aren't, so drop a comment if there's a search Brit you think deserves a plug.. read more »
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