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We caught up with Kerry Parkins at Mixx.com to get her views on social news and how it effects politics and business. read more »
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Wow wow wow, Big news. Buy some shares now :) read more »
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Very good list of things NOT to do for SEO... but if you really think SEO is a waste of time, you SHOULD do these things, because they can't hurt, right? read more »
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12 easy questions to separate the can-do's from the no-clues. So many great SEO consultants out there... make sure you get the best!

I rarely promote my own posts, but this has had such great traffic in the last few days, and some superb comments read more »
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Pierre has a great piece here about the people who are helping to build the street views you see in Google Maps, along with some funky pictures too! read more »
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A great overview on how to best use the software you're paying for to get the most out of your paid search campaign. Last click attribution is so 2007... read more »
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Thoughtful and well written response to the last few days in the SEM industry by Andrew Goodman. Beyond the events, he addresses the ethics of Marty's technique and argues that this courageous "candy ass" may end up walking away with the clients. read more »
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"There seems to be a growing misperception in the industry that I must have parted with Rand Fishkin on bad terms or something in 2006 after blogging for SEOmoz for almost a year. Nothing could be farther from the truth, and after read more »
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This is a guest post by Brandy Eddings. She is one of the brightest young minds in paid search and SEM. The is the owner of New Edge Media, an SEM company based in Texas. She is also speaking at Scary SEO in October. read more »
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Part 2 in a series on keyword research, this post explains how you can find negative keywords with the Google Keyword Tool, Google Suggest and Google Product Search (with screenshots). read more »
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Though he writes that he dislikes writing about this topic, Barry was right to cover it. We have a collective problem of our own making... read more »
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Agencies are facing a growing number of challenges differentiating themselves from their competitors given the number of search marketing agencies in the market today. Ken Clark suggests agencies begin employing the Net Promoter Score (NPS) as a way read more »
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Donna Fontenot writes, "I’m done. I’ve had all I can take of the vicious, nasty, cr@p that has been going on in our little industry. Sure, SEOs have disagreed with one another from day one, usually on forums. That’s nothing new. Sometimes it got nas read more »
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Privacy International is seeking more information from Google - odds are the search behemoth won't be giving up technical data any time soon. After seven days, the group says they'll refer it to the Privacy Commissioner, which could mean the suspen read more »
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Let's step outside the echo chamber and hear what business owners think about using social media. Good experiences: blogs, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more. Concerns: Time commitment, ROI, etc. Anita Campbell collects the stories from a conference this w read more »
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It's time to lock up your daughters, and here's why: The roving spycar of Google's Street View has been spotted prowling the mean streets of London... [photo] read more »
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I want to do it the right way, so am reaching out to you Matt for some advice. I could do a hoax press release about some gossipy fake story - hey include a porn star and a search industry leader (Danny smart move introducing me to your wife now I c read more »
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Back in April at the beginning of that month I had the opportunity to travel to Dublin, Ireland to speak at Search Marketing World 2008. It was my first time in Ireland but my friends from the search industry like Motoko Hunt, Dave Davis & Mike Gre read more »
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A marketing blunder by a Papa John's affiliate quickly spread across the blogosphere, leading to a potential PR nightmare for the entire brand. This story's got a bit of everything (but hold the anchovies): the power of bloggers to shape a story, a read more »
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SEL - It's not entirely clear if this marks the end of the whole episode but it certainly appears to (at least on the surface.) A skeptic might see this as a power play to deflate Yahoo's stock and then come back with a tender offer or another try t read more »
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You are probably familiar with the rather rocky relationship that Digg has with its core community. Fueled partly by a need to counter false accusations from disgruntled community members who claim that Digg is rigged, partly by the desire to encour read more »
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Excellent and insightful outline of the behavioural habits that are important for making a success of blogging. read more »
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Here we go again. SEO guidelines or advice that sucks, is not true or is just poop on a page being published on a big popular website. read more »
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A Florida court made judgment that requires including negative keywords in search advertising to ensure broad match does not include their trademarked term. read more »
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