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In an earlier post, I [Greg Sterling] solicited questions for Google about local search. My intention had been to present them at the What’s New in Local Search panel at SMX East this morning. But I didn’t get my act together to distribute them at t read more »
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laura callow gives some much needed insight into SEM during an economic downturn read more »
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Well, strike me dead for hubris, I'm pretty proud I got to 1,000 Twitter followers in just 6 months. See the graph of that journey on Twitterholic. read more »
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7 reasons from onreact why you should NOT submit your own stuff (yes, I've learned that now ;)

Good reminder, specially for the newbies. Be patient, it just takes time. read more »
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Some direct evidence countering the suggestions Google Webmaster Central blog made yesterday. read more »
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David Naylor does the Calcanis dance, saying "I Quit!", but of course he then mentions he'll be back later. His frustration with whatever Google glitch / penalty / error / ban is affecting his blog's indexing has prompted him to throw in the towel. read more »
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Meet Meso-the-Lioma, the US champion in cost per click: Approx 50$! There are several contenders from the DUI team though. Check out the top 100 of the national PPC league. read more »
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Quick run down of the three types of "super affiliates" as we see them and the one thing they all share - a work ethic that would make James Brown blush. read more »
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Tired of all the bad news economy? 7 reasons why what’s bad for Wall Street is good for SEO. read more »
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Great little URL shortening service found by Donna that has some very nice extras built in, not the least of which is that it has it's own analytics package built into it. This is truly something all search marketers can use. read more »
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Anyway as I said above I am good friends with the owners of BOTW so obviously I am biased. I am curious to hear your thoughts on the deal if in fact BOTW is the new owners of the DMOZ directory. read more »
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Jane Copland recently complained about the lack of specific advice on how to create good Web content.

So, what makes good content? Who decides it’s good content? What are the standards for good content? Are there metrics we can use to determine w read more »
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Based on the GetClicky Global Marketshare Statistics, google chrome now stands at the 4th position beating Opera. Your webstats can show you actual numbers, see what percentage of your visitors are using Google Chrome... read more »
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A series of questions that I would like answered honestly about the workings of Google Chrome. 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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Donna uncovers Google being more than a bit rude: "I dug around the source code and saw that Money-Hacks is using Google Adsense, Google Custom Search, and Google Analytics. I don’t know which of these error'd out and caused the redirect, but that’s read more »
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Pierre has an interesting tale on how to Pre-classify your web pages so Eskimos don't receive refrigerators as
gifts and your hard work won't be mis-classified and given a thumbs down.

It's quite a charming tale... go on, read it, it'll make you read more »
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According to Google themselves, their goal is to hire people who are "as passionate about their lives as they are about their work" - so why is it that a company that's concerned about the quality of their employees can’t seem find anyone decent for read more »
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David Mihm brings you everything you need to know from last week's SMX Local conference. He says: "I've just returned from SMX Local in San Francisco and my head is still spinning. Chris Sherman, Greg Sterling, and the rest of the Third Door Media t read more »
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Dan Zarrella writes "I’d like to debunk a myth that has gone on, rampant and unchallenged in marketing circles, especially viral and social marketing, for some time now, but first I feel a few caveats are in order." read more »
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Well, the issue of whether or not search marketers report their competition to Google if their competitors are practicing gray or blackhat tactics has shed a new light on the issue, or on the difference between some SEO blogs and our audiences. 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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OUCH! Hard data proves that the recent Digg algo change had a HUGE impact on the chances of getting a story to go hot, and that impact justifies the initial outrage that ensued. Totally great to see actual numbers for things like this. read more »
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Everything you ever get noticed by will have a headline to go with it. Think about that, it means that even if you have a collection of photos, people will find it by searching for words in the title. It means that new visitors skimming your blog or read more »
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On the same day that comScore reports a large downtrend in Google's paid click performance, their Senior Vice President decides for some reason to dump a very large chunk of his stock in the company. read more »
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