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Where we set forth the Internet's "Power 15" for brand influence. If your brand rocks on these 15 sites, your sales should rock as well. By contrast, bad news on these sites can really hurt your business. read more »
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Where I've asked many of my SEO friends to share with me an example of SEO Fraud, an SEO Scam, or something other example of shady behavior that they've encountered.

Contributors include Matt Cutts, Aaron Wall, Rand Fishkin, Chris Winfield, Van read more »
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I can't believe that google have come out and said they are use people's IP and Cookie data for search relevancy read more »
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Twitter is a fun Web 2.0 communications tool that allows users to deliver quick messages of 140 characters or less. Twitter has become more than a communication tool — it's a source of angry, funny and awkward messages that would be sometimes best l read more »
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Where I demonstrate how widely and deeply Twitter has permeated so many different facets of people's lives.

Sphinn users that are included in this story: @leeodden, @dannysullivan, @mattmcgee, @lyndoman, @audette & @onreact_com. read more »
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Google is one of the Internet's darlings, universally loved by just about everyone. Everyone, that is, but webmasters who've had their domain networks wiped from Google's results. Some sites deserve it and some don't, but the bottom line is that a G read more »
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There are plenty of business models that should engage the service and it definitely plugs into the broader Internet audience strategies of most businesses. But it’s like Instant Messaging and nobody “got into the IM game” to make money directly. read more »
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Becoming an authority site is a lofty goal, but with the right amount of dedication and expertise, you can achieve it. Building authority means staying on top of news, networking and proving that you know your stuff better than anyone else in your n read more »
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If your Web site gets great traffic but no sales or sign-ups to back it up, it's time to take a good, hard look at it. Follow these tips to make your Web site more friendly to customers and encourage better conversion rates. read more »
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Competition is the lifeblood of any industry. Without competition, there’s no initiative to put your best foot forward and push yourself to constantly better your business, and if you’re not pushing your business you’re probably missing valuable opp read more »
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This year, Apple generated $400 million in free publicity with the iPhone. How did they do it? By creating a newsworthy product and putting on a show for the media. With a little ingenuity, you can get this kind of free advertising, too. Read on for read more »
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Google, as everyone knows, excels at helping users find information scattered across the Web. Leveraging this fact, a hacker group known as cDc, or Cult of the Dead Cow, has created a tool that uses Google to automatically scour the Web for compromi read more »
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A webmaster's work is never done. What may have worked a few years ago when could be outdated today, so it's important to constantly improve your Web site. However, a massive overhaul is just too much work to undertake at one time. Instead, tackle t read more »
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Brian has always been one of my favorite bloggers and I'm glad he too the time to answer some of my questions. read more »
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The changes in the Digg algorithm over the last week have resulted in a lot of chatter among marketers, bloggers, and media. Giving credit where credit is certainly due, I do think that Digg ’s update definitely made it harder to push through non-or read more »
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Awesome view from 20,000 feet of the on line marketing business. Take a step back, and have a think about where you fit into this pseudo Maslows hierarchy? read more »
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Thinking of tapping into the Facebook crowd for some high-profile advertising? Take a look this list of 100 tools & tips to help maximize all Facebook applications & opportunities. read more »
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A great inspirational post from Brian over at Scoreboard Media:
"I don’t know about y’all, but I’m sick and tired of this “make money online” ecosystem that is monopolizing the online marketing blogosphere. I spent some time this weekend catching read more »
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Graywolf holds whiney Jason Calacanis' hand and walks through an informative mini site audit/analysis of the poorly structured mess of Mahalo... read more »
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Cowboys.com sold for $275K at the TRAFFIC conference, apparently to a bidder representing the Dallas Cowboys. They don't appear willing to go through with the deal, thinking they were only bidding $275 for the name.

Can they actually get away wi read more »
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Get the one-stop down and dirty facebook API programming skinny. From technical to tactical this softwareDeveloper.com masterpiece is a blow away how-to-tutorial! I printed it and distributed to our staff. This is the hottest topic on the Internet. read more »
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Brian's take on the whole "blackhat vs. whitehat" thing. I really hate the argument, but his take on it is so funny, it's worth sharing :)

Be sure to stick around (it's a very short post) for his answer to, "WWJLT?" read more »
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Jason Calacanis wrote that social media optimization (SMO) is "the worst thing I’ve ever heard of". A quick look at Mahalo.com on Digg makes it seem like Mahalo.com is quite active with social media optimization. It's easy to say that "Anyone who read more »
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Rae Hoffman throws down on Shari Thurow for some ignorant takes on Black Hat SEO's. read more »
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Viral articles are word of mouth worthy, and will grow your site more so than any other kind of content. Previously, I examined six strategies you can use when you want to create content with a decent chance of going viral. In this post, I want to f read more »
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