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Avatar Went Hot: January 28, 2008 - 1:02 am
Posted By: patrickaltoft 310 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://googlespam.blogspot.com)
Category: Google SEO
How can a site with 24 million links from an automated link network be allowed to rank number one for "loans", "credit cards" and "mortgages" 6 months after Matt Cutts was aware of it? read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 6:12 am
Posted By: SlightlyShadySEO 311 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.slightlyshadyseo.com)
Category: Google SEO
When link building, it's important to not only know WHAT is/isn't allowed, but it's important to know WHY, and how to avoid them. This is a guide to the common penalizations within Google, how they're detected, and how to make sure your own site doe read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 9:16 am
Posted By: DoshDosh 311 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.97thfloor.com)
Category: News Sites
This year you need to be more creative no more using Digg for the social aspect, no more late night chats about the natural high you get when playing the game that is Digg. If you are like most up and coming “middle class Diggers” seeing your storie read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 7:35 pm
Posted By: graywolf 311 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seobook.com)
Category: SEO
When the networks screw people over it is the fault of "users" or "the algorithm," but when the central networks do not like what we do we are "criminals performing illicit acts." read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 4:14 pm
Posted By: tnash 311 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://andybeard.eu)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Title says it, posted on sphinn against Andy wishes but I was tired. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 6:01 am
Posted By: MattMcGee 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.smallbiztrends.com)
Category: Online Marketing
Maki (DoshDosh), Jennifer Laycock, and other familiar faces share online marketing secrets. This is also certain to be the only time I'm ever mentioned in the same article as Seth Godin, John Jantsch, and John Battelle. :-) read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 5:05 am
Posted By: qwerty 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.vanessafoxnude.com)
Category: Other Social Media
Vanessa Fox on using social media to point to your own content; specifically, hosting an image on Flickr and linking back to the page on which the image appears. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 10:21 am
Posted By: Mert 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.gregboser.com)
Category: Google
Greg Boser's beautiful description of a penalty to a major real estate site. His point about a site being penalized for its indirect (as well as direct actions). While I wrote a similar post on the issue at the same time, I believe his take on the r read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 25, 2008 - 7:11 pm
Posted By: pittfall 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.themadhat.com)
Category: SEO
Mad Hat follows up his first post on the topic of Shoemoney vs. SEO with his second installment:

*** Disclaimer: This post isn’t supposed to be about anyone in particular. This post isn’t about a post in particular. I may mention specific example read more »
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Avatar Posted By: mvandemar 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com)
Category: Water Cooler
So, why is it exactly that Matt Cutts thinks that anonymous employees over at Yahoo have better decision making skills than the search engine industry leaders? read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 9:25 am
Posted By: DoshDosh 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchlaboratory.com)
Category: SEM
Moving your web site into another language involves many steps and many choices. Getting this process right is critical, and this article deals with each aspect of the process from translation of the site to marketing the site on the search engines read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 8:39 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Category: Link Building
Skip the confusion that it was ALT text driving up traffic. Interesting look at how an apparently popular blog readability testing site handed out graphics with code that put links driving anchor text to a payday loans place. Not a new tactic, thoug read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 9:00 am
Posted By: baiduyou 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.jlh-design.com)
Category: Google
In light of Dazzlin Donna's recent 'Matt Cutts, why am I still being punished?' post at SEO Scoop, John Honeck suggests a scalable solution to Google reconsideration requests - Matt Cutts responds. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 2:29 am
Posted By: DaveDavis 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.redflymarketing.com)
Category: Other Online Marketing
There are a few questions I repeatedly get from webmasters and online entrepreneurs. One of those common questions is how many press releases a company should send (weekly, monthly, more?). I always give the same answer: Send a press release wheneve read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 2:57 pm
Posted By: UtahSEOpro 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.jordankasteler.com)
Category: Usability
Stoney deGeyter recently wrote a great post on when usability is more important than SEO. With this article in mind I got into a conversation with a great and well-respected Flash developer, Dan Decort, about Flash and the caveats it places on usabi read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 7:47 am
Posted By: TheNanny612 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginepeople.com)
Category: Search Marketing
Dev Basu writes this excellent post on the "How" and the "Why" of using Yahoo Answers to Capture Long Tail Searches. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 25, 2008 - 8:15 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.techipedia.com)
Category: Networking
Can I make the claim that I get my news from one source? Definitely not. Twitter, which started off as a site where you shared what you are doing, has emerged into a useful site where sharing news is only a small part of what you’re doing. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 5:15 am
Posted By: tomcritchlow 312 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.distilled.co.uk)
Category: Google Searching
RipOff Report is the virtual equivalent of someone saying it'll cost £50 not to have your legs broken. Do your bit and spread the word about their shady practices. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 7:11 pm
Posted By: mvandemar 313 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com)
Category: Google
Donna, I admire you. You sure do have some stamina, the way you've had them Louisiana lips of yours puckered so firmly to Google's evil ass this long.

They're in the wrong to make you (or anyone else for that matter) jump through hoops like that. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 1:42 am
Posted By: DoshDosh 313 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.digital-web.com)
Category: Networking
Facebook, as you’ve probably noticed, is everywhere. And with that ubiquity comes a massive audience just waiting for your web app. Whether you’re looking to make things easier for your current users, or you have the perfect idea for a Facebook-only read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 27, 2008 - 8:15 am
Posted By: northrock 313 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.toprankblog.com)
Category: SEO
While the vast majority of search engine optimization projects performed by search marketing agencies are for small and medium sized businesses, SEO for large and complex organizations takes a unique combination of finesse and consideration. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 25, 2008 - 9:22 pm
Posted By: ffnstuff 313 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blogaboutyourblog.com)
Category: SEO
Every day millions of people search for solutions to their tech support problems. This is a golden opportunity for you drive new visitors to your blog. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 25, 2008 - 5:49 pm
Posted By: aimClear 313 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.aimclearblog.com)
Category: SEM
Scope creep (jobs that expand past what you're paid to do) will EAT your face alive if you let it. Example "SEM Goals & Scope of Services" document posted for discussion. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 6:14 am
Posted By: DoshDosh 314 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://seoroi.com)
Category: Other Online Marketing
When social media experts highlight tactics such as commenting, social submitting/voting/bookmarking, sending [non-self-promotional] tips etc., they are highlighting relationship building - a means to influence based on the desire for belonging/love read more »
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