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This blog post puts forth a hypothetical situation in which a company buys links then later regrets it. What recourse would such a company have? Would it be possible to contact Google and ask forgiveness? read more »
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A viral content sharing report: Dan Zarrella's eye-opening study of why and how people share content online. It explores content type preferences, sharing methods, motivations, reach and frequency. read more »
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Simon Heseltine writes, "One of the primary determinants of a reputation management issue is the buzz about a company / product / person. If the buzz in primarily positive, then the chances are that the online reputation is fine (although the negat read more »
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SEO and SEM are challenging tasks for B2B companies, particularly in industries such as Manufacturing and Industrial Technology. Here are 7 examples of how these types of companies can increase leads and revenue through creative search engine market read more »
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"When I was asked if I was “plurking yet”, I thought it had something to do with baby vomit. But no, it is once again another Web 2.0 name and once again another lifestreaming service that tries to imitate Twitter, while at the same time it tries to read more »
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Ann Smarty looks at four free tools for tracking the anchor text used in your backlinks, and the inbound links to your competition. read more »
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The campaigns we build and the brands we manage must become platforms for users to express themselves with, each person that touches our messages should be recreating them, “applying a bit of themselves, of their own values and perspectives.” read more »
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How deep into the SEO recommendation(s) do you think SEO consultants should get?

Do you think a company should actually implement recommendations delivered (or be prepared to provide this service)

- or provide a project plan for implementa read more »
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This first graph shows the differences between the types of content non-Twitter users share individually and what Twitter-addicts share. read more »
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Matt Bailey offers up some thoughts on how the rampant twittering of conference sessions may force speakers to evaluate the way they give their presentations. read more »
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Mark throws a tiny tantrum - 8 annoying things about Stumbleupon. read more »
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Darren Rowse writes a guest post on SocialMediaMom....4 Tips for Social Media Toddlers.

So many of us as Social Media Toddlers seem to get bogged down by the way things should be done or by being concerned of how others will receive us - but pe read more »
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Mike Tighe has a great list of Twitterers who are also active Sphinners. Add your name to the list! read more »
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Most of our clients have several things in common, they are normally running Wordpress and the first indication they have been hacked is either a sudden loss in rankings or the stop badware notice appearing for their name. Now Wordpress is not inher read more »
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"I have been thinking about this for a while. There are so many new SEOs getting into the game and unfortunately many of them are clueless wanna-be’s. How are we to distinguish between these posers and the “Real” deal?" read more »
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Ann Smarty follows up on her series covering SEO branding with a look into logos of SEO companies and the messages that they communicate. read more »
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Everybody loves Shana, and for good reason too. Socialmediamom asks some fine questions so we can all learn more about Shana. read more »
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Reem Abeidoh's follow-up to her “I Am Not Your Digg Whore” post. A Do’s and Don’ts for proper IM usage with contributions from people who use it a lot. 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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A few weeks ago I published my Link Attraction Factors report over on Read/WriteWeb and the response was awesome. Never one to get complacent I’ve also developed an XML API version of my link attraction factors title checking tool and a Wordpress Pl read more »
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I apologize for the crass title, but it is exactly how I feel when I receive an IM with only a Digg or Reddit link in it. I am absolutely open to my friends alerting me to a new story they submitted. However, I am less likely to upmod a story if the read more »
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Already setting the foundation for the next generation of social media users. Thanks Kristen! (Social Media Mom) read more »
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A list of social media blogs devoted to discussions about social media, feature social media prominently within some of their posts and active in 2008. read more »
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Ann Said in her blog: "Really color perception differs from country to country and from niche to niche. Color theory deserves the whole separate blog to cover it and I outlined only some main points." read more »
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There are many articles and tutorials about how to become a top user and get on the front page of Digg but if your ultimate goal is attracting links, how do you maximize your submission’s potential to gain links? read more »
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