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Even more evidence that Google is about to make a radical shift from pure text ads, to image based/enhanced ad placements. Major implications for advertisers and agencies. read more »
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Hrmm... so what about all thos DNN, Joomla, TYPO3 rewrites i've written, do i have to change them back? read more »
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Unbelievable post on the Official Google Webmaster Central Blog telling us to NOT use URL rewriting as it has no advantage and is too dangerous. Uh, hello?! The post itself uses URL rewriting. read more »
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While I liked the fact that my WordPress login and registration pages were seamless with the rest of my site design wise due to a plugin, that ugly non matching user profile page was driving me nuts. So I enlisted Joost de Valk's programming skills read more »
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I thought this was a pretty fascinating story about how an outdated SERP in Google News created some pretty damaging buzz for UAL Corp.

FTA: The Tribune Company, in a press released late today, said that “the confusion surrounding a 2002 Chicago read more »
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SEL's coverage of the Google News / United Airlines stock price debacle. read more »
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One of the easiest things to do in SEO is to poke holes in someone else's SEO strategy. I proudly admit to having done this on countless occasions when someone asks me to look at their site and give my "expert opinion." It's very easy to take a look read more »
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Lee Odden writes "Lists and ranking resources can be tough and controversial. A while back we ranked top blogs on the topic of search engine marketing (SEO and PPC) that publish their RSS subscriber counts via Google’s Feedburner.

With changes in read more »
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I'm doing a talk at Gnomedex about how search continues to be part of our everyday lives -- and the issues that come with it, such as privacy. This post looks at some of those issues. I'm hoping to spark some discussion that will feed into my talk. read more »
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Can any start-up search engine "be the next Google?" Many have wondered this, and today's launch of Cuil (pronounced "cool') may provide the best test case since Google itself overtook more established search engines. Cuil provides what appears to b read more »
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Barry Schwartz is seeing quantitative data in the Google keyword tool. read more »
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Google has added a new feature to the external keyword tool, they have added approximate search volume numbers. For example, I conducted a search for SEO and the results returned showed columns for "Approx Search Volume: June" and "Approx Avg Search read more »
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An often overlooked content optimization opportunity concerns customer service related information. So much effort is put into optimizing content to “make the sale” or “capture the lead”, but not on making content that is useful to existing customer read more »
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Danny Sullivan writes, "You have no privacy on YouTube. So effectively declared a US judge yesterday. And now somebody in the US government better stop grandstanding about search and privacy protection and actually get some laws enacted now. Yesterd read more »
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Google has updated their "What's an SEO page", adding services SEOs provide and questions to ask a potential SEO firm. read more »
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Search Engine Land - So what am I trying to accomplish with this article? Honestly, I would really like the search industry to re-evaluate what they consider to be advanced SEO skills. I do not believe that advanced SEO skills are necessarily "black read more »
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Search marketing and SEO go to Washington - Rob Snell's Congressional testimony, the video. read more »
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Lisa Barone writes, "... don't be so quick to let go of the traditional search engine optimization techniques in favor of the big Web 2.0 buzzwords. White hat SEO is evolving and is all the advanced SEO you need to rank well in the search engines an read more »
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As an SEO recruiter with many years of experience, I simply have to ask: if you have not jumped on the LinkedIn bandwagon yet, what are you waiting for? read more »
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I was saddened to hear one of my favorite comedians, George Carlin, passed away Sunday. Clearly he touched many people. A quick look at Google Trends shows searches related to him have spiked up as well as for his famous "seven words you can't say read more »
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Rob Snell tells his incredible story of how he was asked to testify in a congressional hearing on the impact of the Internet on small business. read more »
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'All sounds like a big “duh,” right? But it is surprisingly difficult for digital agencies to understand the technology trends that are and will fundamentally impact their business. As the idea that “the Web is social” permeates the digital agency w read more »
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There's a right and wrong way to include SEO in your internet marketing mix. Throwing it in as an afterthought after your shiny new site launches is the wrong way. Here's the perfect SEO workflow. read more »
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Time to honor Gary Price for his accomplishments as an informational professional. He's been one of the guiding lights of the search industry and deserves all the kudos he's receiving. read more »
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Good question posed by Stan Pugsley. Very good question indeed. read more »
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