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With the potential power of directories for SEO currently in hot debate, I thought that it was the right time to unleash this list. (For the record; yes they are still powerful!) read more »
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As previously mentioned in part 1 of this series, it’s extremely important to be able to evaluate the power of a directory for link building. Especially when you consider that the power of a directory listing is much more complicated than just looki read more »
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Personalization of search results is very important to the future success of any search engine, and its an effort well underway with many of the big 3 search engines as we speak. read more »
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Kate Morris and Lisa Barone write "Idea so stolen from On365’s 21 Signs a Geek Girl Likes You. This is coming from a couple of the apparently few single SEOs. As I’ve said before, almost all SEOs are married! I realized this while stalking people be read more »
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Paul at Search Engine People continues with the 2nd part of Link Building basics.... in this post he explains how to find .edu and .gov backlinks as well as dofollow blogs that you can comment on. read more »
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OK, I’ve had it with link building; I’m done. Tossing in the towel. Waiving the white flag, no fight left in this link ninja. Google, you win! read more »
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A great post discussing 10 unusual truths about social media. read more »
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This is a pretty funny image of Matt Cutts. I think the first diagram is actually funnier. Pick one ball and follow it for a while.

**Note: This is a humorous post and does not contain any real SEO value other than giving Matt Cutts a hard t read more »
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Jeff Quipp writes, "Have you ever had a client come to you in a state of desperation, begging for help to remove a blog post that ranks for their business name, and portrays them in less than a positive light?" Jeff goes on to list 50+ social sites read more »
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SEO is becoming a bigger piece of the marketing pie. Jenn Osborne writes "Those who have been in the industry since the late 90’s have seen huge changes in SEO. The industry has really matured. But in the grand scheme of things, if you were to plot read more »
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Need a cheat sheet that covers most of the SEO tasks that go into your web development projects? This guide covers just about all of the basics...and then some. read more »
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Dazzlin' Donna explains how new SEOs evolve, in her typically witty manner. read more »
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Jeff Quipp writes... If its in fact true that “actions speak louder than words”, and “problems are merely opportunities in disguise”, we should be able to read a lot into the personality and philosophy or various social communities by looking at how read more »
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Wow ... this is a big announcement. Previously, Google was not able to get past simple forms, but now it can. Great development. read more »
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A great post by Patrick about ways to make sure your blog is in ideal condition to perform its duty before you guest post somewhere else ... since you'll be driving people back to your own blog.

Very interesting! read more »
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BOTW snagged over 30 ex-DMOZ original editors as their newest group of employees, affectionately dubbed "The Nerd Herd" read more »
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I'm pleased to announce that we've now taken on 2 new Sphinn moderators, helping us to manage the staggering growth of our site.

Brent Csutoras and Jeff Quipp have kindly volunteered to take up this challenge, and I hope that you all join me in w read more »
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So I previously made fun of Twitter, but there was something about it which kept my attention. One thing which kept me connected was the fact that my peers were spending time there and a conversation existed. Not knowing what the conversation was ab read more »
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The competition is getting ugly. read more »
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Full Disclosure Confession: I don’t get the whole social networking phenomenon. Perhaps it is because I am a gentleman of a certain age. MySpace is mine and I have no real desire to share it with anyone beyond my other half… and my dog. I leave the read more »
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The auditorium is packed with spectators there to cheer on their favorite contender! In one corner, weighing in as the largest search provider the world has ever seen, with creative genius that seems to never falter, and a “the sky is the limit” de read more »
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If you haven't heard of human powered search engine, Stumpedia, you might want to give it a whirl. It is essentially a human-powered search engine with a social aspect to it. Stumpedia allows content producers to submit and profit from their work an read more »
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Interesting post by Lisa Barone regarding hiring SEOs for In-House positions. She lists the most important attributes an applicant should have with details.

Highlights:
Technical Acumen
Analytical Mindset
Mad Research Skills
A Think Outside T read more »
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This month in SEO - Steven Bradley (a.k.a. vangogh)'s absolutely awesome round-up of must read blog posts from last month. read more »
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Kirsten has a great post revealing some findings and insights of her interviews/discussions with other Moms in the social media space. It also gives some insights on coping with work/life basis.

Is it just me, or do 4 of the 5 moms have 3 kids? read more »
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