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Google's terms of service, while ignored by the vast majority of users, contain a pretty shocking clause: Under 18's are not permitted to use any of Google's Web properties. That's right, kids--no search, YouTube, Gmail, news, or images. read more »
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Now that a savvy online marketer can build a profile, continuously grow a network and strategically contact said network with updates about the company and products themselves, it is time to bring in the advertising. This post lists 5 things to know read more »
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Here are some quick and easy fixes you can make to your blog, and you can each one into the same amount of time it takes you to have your coffee break… yes, seriously, each one should take you 15 minutes or less! read more »
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Currently in Beta 1.0 Hated or Loved is like Digg or Mixx with a cool twist. Rather then stories being buried they will be featured as "Hated" or "Loved" hence any story that gets a reaction will end up being featured. It is good to be loved but i read more »
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A look at some ways of gaining additional leverage with your newly powerful pages 'after' you've gone popular on Digg or reddit. read more »
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With Cyber Monday just wrapping up, it's time for all of us procastinators to get to work finding the perfect gifts for the geeks in our lives... read more »
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Does your message have what it takes to get more than a lonely link? How about a boost in social networks from those with influence? Lee Odden sends you in the right direction with this article. read more »
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Its one massine link in wp console! read more »
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Do girls get Sphinn favors for T_TS? FYI Wingnut, so far I've congratulated Chris, Lyndon, Dosh, and Shana. Only Shana is a Girl. The facts don't support your conspiracy theory :) PS, It's not her fault that she's...you know...

Congratulations WI read more »
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Shimon Sandler gives out a download of his “basic” PPC Performance Report in Excel format which has many self-calculating formulas within the cells. read more »
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With SES Chicago coming up I asked Seth Godin if we could chat about his new book, which is also the topic of his keynote at SES. The interview was entertaining as always, including a discussion with Seth about his opinions on SEO. read more »
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YAY-Super Sphinner web designer/master Shana Albert blogs her desire to learn everything social media and web 2.0. Posted in Lee Odden's TopRank BIGLIST Search Marketing Blogs Update Friday. She's an engaging blogger and deserves the honor. read more »
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Use these five questions during a phone screening to spot those few good ones in the big bowl of candidates and to save you from wasting your time. read more »
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DazzlinDonna wades through the spam in her inbox to bring you the scoop on the latest marketing campaign that's guaranteed to be a miserable failure.


It truly makes me wonder what the people who send this stuff are smoking. read more »
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NAUGHTY BOY! "The secret? He won $19 million in the Florida lottery jackpot!" "She Googled to learn about winnings...suing him for $600,000...filing for a divorce." read more »
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Some interesting thoughts and ideas on using Twitter for marketing and business building. read more »
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TopRank's BIGLIST of 400+ SEO blogs is a great resource, but even Lee Odden says it's a bit overwhelming...too much to monitor. He recommends news aggregators & sites via RSS or on the web. Here are a few tool he suggests. read more »
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A poll that pits two social media applications against one another. read more »
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Google is my shepherd, /
I shall not want /
for page views and ad revenues. /
It helpeth me find what I seek ... read more »
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Blogging diva Dana Larson recaps the SMX Social Media conference this week highlighting the overriding messages of community, contribution and common sense networking in order to be successful at marketing with social media. read more »
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Ok, look, I realize the word “blogging” was probably never uttered by any character during the entire 8 year run of the Sopranos, but that doesn’t mean HBO’s hit show didn’t dispense more than a few pearls of wisdom about the subject. So, here they read more »
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When you start reading down the list, you might think Michael has gone absolutely bonkers, until you get to his explanations further down the page. read more »
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It is no coincidence that Google chose not to update toolbar PageRank scores in a great deal of time before spreading more propaganda against paid links, and then launched a partial data push (how often do they do that)? This way when they finally u read more »
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I usually ignore most contests in our industry because a) the company isn't reputable b) the prize isn't anything to write home about. That's not the case here so I am hoping a sphinner can be the lucky winner :) read more »
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“Why should we have a blog and what will it do for us?” Answering that question in the most effective way possible starts with understanding the business and marketing goals of the company. read more »
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Save the date for:
SMX Local & Mobile - San Francisco, CA (July 24-25) See the agenda, and register now!
SMX Sao Paolo - Brazil - (Aug. 7-8)
SMX China - September 23 & 24, 2008
SMX Stockholm - September 23 & 24, 2008
SMX East - NYC - (Oct. 6-8) Registration is now open.
SMX London - November 4 & 5, 2008