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Avatar Posted By: MiriamEllis 55 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.solaswebdesign.net)
Category: Link Building
How my socio-political blog got wonderful links while I was too busy writing to think about link acquisition. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 12:42 pm
Posted By: Gab 55 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blumenthals.com)
Category: Google Other
Mike Blumenthal published a fascinating interview/case study into how one personal injury lawyer in LA got himself banned while the competition continues to spam. As usual, Google is unresponsive on the whole (Maps guide Jen is the tiny exception). read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 8:47 am
Posted By: DoshDosh 55 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://sethgodin.typepad.com)
Category: Other Online Marketing
Three years ago, Seth Godin published this list, which was very much a riff, not a carefully planned manifesto. It has held up pretty well. Obviously, knowing what to do is very, very different than actually doing it. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 22, 2008 - 4:27 pm
Posted By: vangogh 75 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Local & Maps
A fully optimized Local Business Profile contains a well-crafted business description, containing a unique selling proposition based on market and keyword research, domain name and email cross branding (including generic domains), authentic testimon read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 28, 2008 - 8:06 am
Posted By: mblumenthal 101 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.ibegin.com)
Category: Local & Maps
An thoughtful response by Ahmed of iBegin to the recent Yahoo Affiliate Mapspam reports asking:

•What is mapspam?
•What is a reasonable approach to to the varying forms of it?
•How do we respond to it?.
•What are the technical and human limits read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 25, 2008 - 12:02 pm
Posted By: nowsourcing 103 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://collective-thoughts.com)
Category: Other Social Media
Do you think it is possible to take a vacation from social media? All those sites and feeds? Not likely, once it is in your bloodstream. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 26, 2008 - 3:10 pm
Posted By: Gab 103 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com)
Category: Google SEO
If Google works this deal, they will likely end up with a lot more usage data - and a strong starting point to triangulate other usage data against. With links becoming a commodity, how hard would it be for Google to find a better signal? In 5 years read more »
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Avatar Posted By: wanderer 103 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Google SEO
I just noticed over the last two or three days that in Google's organic search results, related keywords (e.g.law for a search phrase containing lawyer, dentistry for a search phrase containing dental, surgery for a search phrase containing surgeon, read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 24, 2008 - 1:39 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 103 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: SEO
Ann says "Yes, I know there are much more great FireFox plugins but I am sharing only those I am using myself and find really useful." read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 24, 2008 - 2:10 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 103 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Yahoo Other
Search Engine Land - There is a cautionary tale for Yahoo, Google or any company that allows user generated content in their local product. These affiliate spammers are deceptively providing a "service" that is unneeded and unwanted. Whatever they a read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 24, 2008 - 7:32 am
Posted By: mvandemar 104 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com)
Category: Blogging
Different from the hidden links injection reported earlier this month, this one involves the attacker creating a new physical directory in your Wordpress installation, and populating it with HTML files that then use Javascript to redirect visitors t read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 19, 2008 - 10:19 am
Posted By: Rhea 109 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
We’re starting a new ongoing series here on Search Engine Journal of SearchToons, farside style cartoons depicting events in search engines and the search industry. Today’s, the controversial Calacanis and the Mahalo work ethic, inspired by Jason’s read more »
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Avatar Posted By: aimClear 109 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.aimclearblog.com)
Category: Other Search Marketing
There’s a Marketing (r)evolution underway. Old marketing used Pavlovian methods. Passive consumers, like dogs, would salivate & buy when marketers pushed ads. Today’s consumers are cats that don’t come when called, they take a message & get back to read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 18, 2008 - 7:35 am
Posted By: DoshDosh 110 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.reemabeidoh.com)
Category: News Sites
Greg Davies aka cGt2099 is a social media addict, who first jumped into social news at Digg. In September 2007, he was permanently banned from Digg, and made the move over to Mixx. Greg Davies has graciously agreed to speak with me about best practi read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 19, 2008 - 4:37 pm
Posted By: aimClear 110 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.aimclearblog.com)
Category: SEM Industry
Daily SEISMIC search marketing shifts = NO such thing as studying too much! :) Starts TODAY! Come on SES make yourself heard! Let em' hear ya' shouting outside People! read more »
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Avatar Posted By: aimClear 111 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://actsofvolunteering.blogspot.com)
Category: Water Cooler
A loving "news" Piece sharing history of IM-NY BOTW Charity Party (which warms the heart). Again the event benefits Lymphoma. This new blog is about acts & values of volunteering...cool idea. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 14, 2008 - 11:19 am
Posted By: aimClear 114 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://perfcast.performancing.com)
Category: Other Social Media
A scintillating interview podcast with "Mr. Twittering in the Bath" himself. You heard it here first :) read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 13, 2008 - 11:16 pm
Posted By: aimClear 116 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://successcreeations.com)
Category: Networking
Over-tweeting, only twittering LINKS, etc... The age ol' freakin' tragic tweet-story if ya' ask me. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 11, 2008 - 12:40 pm
Posted By: aimClear 117 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomoz.org)
Category: Other Search Marketing
Covered by SEOmoz: Rand's first US Keynote Address at SEMpdx Portland. It was charming and technically amazing. Any city in America would be proud of what SEMpdx has accomplished. 2 training tracks, and over 250 conference attendees! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: March 7, 2008 - 10:47 am
Posted By: billslawski 122 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seodesignsolutions.com)
Category: SEO
A nicely done high level overview of search algorithms and the role of SEO in optimizing sites. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 24, 2008 - 7:41 am
Posted By: TheNanny612 134 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blog.searchenginewatch.com)
Category: SEM
Every professional needs someone. This timeless axiom is especially relevant to both those who consume and those who provide search marketing services. aimClear interviewed over 20 marketing companies and solo practitioners for this article. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: timcohn 134 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Other
Blumenthal's update on Google's plan to address their Local Business Center categorization issues which have affected small businesses since LBC's inception. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: andrewsho 135 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blumenthals.com)
Category: Local & Maps
Some observations and theories about why a company's Google Maps profile has been merged with the profile of the company it rents office space from. read more »
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Avatar Posted By: MiriamEllis 138 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.solaswebdesign.net)
Category: Local & Maps
Part II in my series of interviews with Local SEOs. Meet David Mihm whose hands-on work with local clients yields tips and thoughts you don't want to miss! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 14, 2008 - 9:58 pm
Posted By: aimClear 144 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.copyblogger.com)
Category: Blogging
Copyblogger: It "boils down to basic psychology and an understanding of what truly motivates the person you’re trying to reach." read more »
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