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I'm continually amazed at how people go barreling into social media sites like a bull in a china shop and then wonder why they aren't well received. They hear social media is changing the way people do business and they make the mistake of thinking read more »
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But from a search engine perspective, syndication can cause a bit of a condundrum. If what you wrote is a relevant result for a search, the search engine wants to show it to the searcher. But not show it twice (or three times, or maybe even a thousa read more »
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The title pretty much says it all. Don't conform to a "SEO in a box" strategy for everything. Doom will follow. read more »
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Maki writes... Darren Rowse recently wrote a series of posts about increasing your Twitter presence, in which he mainly talks about how to use Twitter by adding value in order to increase your Twitter following. While Darren made several good points read more »
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Jeff Quipp writes, "Ever wanted to become a power Digger? Come on now … sure you have. Here’s how to start." read more »
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Seriously, each item below came right off the top of my head! Are you as big an addict? A few of those were straightforward, but many are from the land of Google geeks, how did you fare? Are you partying with any Google dust I missed? read more »
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Three years ago, Seth Godin published this list, which was very much a riff, not a carefully planned manifesto. It has held up pretty well. Obviously, knowing what to do is very, very different than actually doing it. read more »
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Great discussion at Chris Brogan's blog about the use of avatars, what they mean to each person and preferences regarding faces, images, logos etc. read more »
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Ian Lurie's unfortunate experience with Alaska Airlines leads to an insightful post on 10 ways a business can best apologize if they screw up. read more »
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It's now after midnight so this makes it the official day of the search patent guru's entrance to life.

Happy birthday Bill and many more. read more »
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What is linkbait and what are some of the reasons for it's failure? read more »
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I will be doing several reviews of a newly launched SEO software RankSense by Hamlet Batista. To make the most of my reviews I encourage you to download a free trial version and test the options I’ll be describing. That’s very easy: just download th read more »
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Ann Smarty writes, "The best things about niche link building is that it is (1) highly effective, (2) looks natural, and (3) lets you find targeted audience and like-minded people who will then cite you and link back to your site." read more »
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Recently, a story announcing an incorrect fact got way popular on Sphinn. How did it happen among the field of smart marketers? Read on (and voice your opinion, too). read more »
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A webmaster's work is never done. What may have worked a few years ago when could be outdated today, so it's important to constantly improve your Web site. However, a massive overhaul is just too much work to undertake at one time. Instead, tackle t read more »
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Common complaint: “Sure I have web analytics data, I have no idea what to do! I swear I have really tried hard and looked at all possible reports. I can’t find anything interesting“. Does this sound like something you would say? Know what the single read more »
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Google employee says "Webmasters who rely heavily on bookmarking their own sites to gain traffic will likely see a drop in pagerank before the end of 2008, and we will be working closely with two major social bookmarking sites to find a solution tha read more »
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Wicked MAD = Dumbass of the Week by Ask Kalena: "EVIL site scraping bastards STEAL content from this blog within hour of me posting it. They scrape Marty & Niall Kennedy’s blog and others, listing us all as “contributors” F'Wads. WTF? read more »
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The ubiquity of the internet, the ease of publishing and the rise of online advertising has lead to the emergence of new kinds of websites: productivity, how-to and advice/Q&A sites that broadcast, scale and monetize that kind of information. Then t read more »
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Amex was saying SEO is a waste, well it reflects on how they make websites themselves. Their whole website is a waste. *LOL* read more »
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Implementing a Blog is relatively simple to do…the tough part is getting the client to agree to one.

Jennifer Osborne shows us how to sell a client on a Blog Strategy. read more »
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I just wanted to take a moment (having just reached 200 submssions) to say YOU ALL ROCK! I have only been around Sphinn since last fall, but in my time here I have met a TON of new friends and working partners alike. As a guy working from his home o read more »
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Google is offering a service that allows you to put your Adwords campaign on autopilot while they find the best way to spend your money. This sounds great to the small advertiser who may not have the time or expertise to manage their Adwords campai read more »
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You have to see it to believe it. read more »
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Aaron Wall highlights the latest example of the the disconnect between Google's stand against Spam their actions.

Today's installment: Adwords advertisements for software to Spam MySpace -- a Google partner. Extra irony for the fact that one o read more »
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