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The karma system at Plurk is much too needy in its current state. It’s no surprise that some sources claim plurks numbers are down. This same piece also mentions that those that are into it are really into it. read more »
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For those that are playing in PlurkWorld here are some toys and tools to start broadening your experience. I haven't played with them all much yet, so do share any experiences here if you could... read more »
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"I used to hear this question from prospective clients around 3 years ago whilst heading up the SEO department at a London based marketing agency. The question was usually asked by SMEs, in the belief that either Google recommended the agencies in t read more »
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Are you kidding me? This must be a mistake. This is just way confusing in my opinion. read more »
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Last year, we looked at the impacts, if any, of negative SEO on websites, a discussion which arose from a Forbes article on the saboteurs of search. One year later, we're still discussing the consequences and seeing if negative SEO is still possible read more »
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AdSense turned five just a few days ago. I remember when it was still in diapers. ;-) read more »
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Open source politics at its finest. NetSquared interviews Eric Odom about mass collaboration efforts to bring transparency and crowd power to government. read more »
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In preparation for a presentation this week on the importance of link building and steps to an efficient and effective link building strategy, I am putting together blog posts this week which reflect my philosophy on link building, and what I have l read more »
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Ok, maybe I am being a tad cheeky today, but Matt decided to highlight the interview he did, so why not? Reading the article on USA Today he mentions;

“In a nutshell: Google ranks sites based on popularity. If authoritative sites link to you, you read more »
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Chris Bowers is trying to push in certain articles into the Google search results for a search on [john mccain]. His goal is to "Google Bomb" these articles into the search results before Labor Day.

What is interesting to me is that the site in read more »
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Twitter has 3 million indexed user feeds.
Writing applications to automatically post to twitter is super-easy. They suggest doing it with their twitter api.
Twitter posting apps get dofollow links.

Sounds like Twitter Fox and Twurl are goi read more »
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These are some really good tips regarding how to get more fans on social media. read more »
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I recorded the whole thing, hope sound quality is okay. Also, exported the full Q&A session as text, tons of details. Enjoy! read more »
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At the moment there is one thing which I think needs improving within the community : no one seems to cast negative votes on article suggestions. read more »
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Love it, hate it or indifference; Karma is talked about more than enough - some perspective on the road to Nirvana

- Plurkable - Now, real quick, I would like to say that I think the ALGO is good for new Plurkers, but I think it stinks for more e read more »
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Lately, there's been a lot of buzz about a new Twitter competitor called Plurk.
In my opinion this new micro-blogging platform has taken the conversation to a whole new level.
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Great example of about every single social media rule on Digg completely broken..

I believe everyone should get into social media and become a Digg and Reddit user... Right after you read a few articles from the Social Media column on SEL.

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Yes this is true .. Mozzers got there Webs2.0 page back into Google index !! Congratulations rand for this achievement. read more »
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Yes they are, and in some situations, probably essential. John Mueller from Google explains it all. read more »
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My latest fascination is Friendfeed..."Easily searching content created by people you trust."

If you can just search just what your friends think and prioritize it over everything else, you have a very powerful recommendation engine.

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Kinda interesting as I was just whining about the double edged sword that is *Karma* - nice to see some activity from the developers

Plurkable - Many dedicated plurkers will attest the Karma system is cool but at the moment it basically just rewa read more »
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If you're an AdSense publisher, and you're not using the free widget, it's time to update your privacy policies again. :) read more »
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Rishil writes "As I have often stated, I work with many small clients, especially in the medical field. There are few problems associated with this market, none of them unique, but they're a pain to deal with for the revenue that you make on taking read more »
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Joost de Valk gives us his final guide to WordPress SEO. read more »
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Web 2.0 has been a nichy phenomenon with hundred and thousands of microcap efforts addressing one of the Cs, lately, Community being the most popular force, producing companies like MySpace, Facebook, Piczo, Xanga, and Flixster. read more »
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