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Since I just bought my new Macbook Pro, I had to reinstall all of my Firefox extensions, plugins and tools. So, I figured, hey, why not write a detailed post with examples about my “Top 7 Firefox extensions, plugins, and tools” that are near and dea read more »
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Previously I've covered what I dubbed Search 3.0, how search engines have evolved toward blending vertical or specialized results into "regular" web listings. Today, the step beyond that: Search 4.0, how personal, social and human-edited data can be read more »
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Yesterday, one of the world’s most trusted oil analysts predicted, with certainty, that we would experience 10-12 years of gas prices that will hover well above the price of $12 per gallon. With that said, It’s now official that the world is going read more »
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Rand and I posted a relatively amusing piece of linkbait on Tuesday night. Little did we realise that we were about to take over the top ten most searched for phrases at Google. read more »
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In social media, we are always talking about finding a way to take your service or product, and make it into something that is viral and will appeal to the majority of online users.

SEO Rapper, aka Chuck the “Poetic Prophet”, has done just that b read more »
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Dan Zarrella has been crunching some Digg stats and has compiled an extensive report on what constitutes a successful submission. He's organized several charts by cross checking the number of backlinks a story generates by title and description keyw read more »
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On many sites (Digg, Reddit, Youtube) and in many social media savvy communities (Apple fans, Ron Paul supporters) the key motivating factor is often an us versus them approach, with the users as a David versus a megalithic Goliath. read more »
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a good selection of the google blog about Knol translated into what they were really saying... read more »
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Story Highlights

# Study finds more Americans searching online for information about themselves

# Many are checking out their friends, co-workers and romantic interests

# Women are more likely to look up information about someone they are d read more »
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There are four functional types of gossip (women's oral tradition), house-talk, scandal, bitching and chatting. Here's how they apply to social media. read more »
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A great panel on Link Buying including speakers Rand Fishkin, Jim Boykin, John Lessnau, and Aaron Wall. read more »
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The Homeric poems represent a great example of oral tradition, the body of culture that is transmitted without written language. In this type of environment, ideas and stories fight for awareness, retention and repetition as resources in an evolutio read more »
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While some may see time spent on social networks a waste, it really can be a productive endeavor. The name recognition, branding reinforcement, and personal connections you can make can prove valuable in tangible and intrinsic ways down the line. Te read more »
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Aside from social media networks being one of the top ways we can achieve an online presence, we must stay on top and keep up with every network out there. Not only for ourselves, but now for our clients as well. read more »
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What's going on with social media websites in recent days? Bugs, technology issues, and hacks - oh my! A look at the last four days of patterns found related to social media technology disruptions. read more »
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Stop trying to over complicate the process. It's easy. read more »
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Title says it all. As I become more and more immersed in the world of SEO and search marketing I am noticing that it is creeping into every aspect of my life. The following are by no means comprehensive of search taking over your life but they are s read more »
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Agree? With all the graphic designers in this world, it's amazing to see the giants of the internet make such ugly logos. read more »
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Wow... just wow... for all you that lost PR today (the green Google kind) here's a cartoon that's sure to make you smile. read more »
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After pondering over a few changes that I’ve seen recently, I’ve come to realize that Yahoo is fun and games, while Google is there to provide you with the most reliable resources to get the job done. read more »
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Oh Google, whatever am I going to do with you? First you start a FUD campaign against paid links, now you go and step in a steaming pile by pimp smacking some of the biggest sites on the web. But hey, who really wants authority sites anyway right? read more »
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A unique look at the practice of link bait. read more »
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We decided to make a few of our own for fun. But if some one over at SEOShirts likes these, feel free to take the ideas! read more »
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This is the first time I found a list like this. They are all blog that will link back to you for a review. read more »
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Jennifer Laycock writes, "I can't tell you how many times I've heard an old school marketer say viral marketing is just the fancy new name for word of mouth marketing. In their mind, the two work exactly the same way. When I teach viral marketing co read more »
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