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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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So you've got a new website, great you're now a step ahead of those without one but a small hop, skip and a jump behind those who have been online for a while. What can you do to catch up with those who already have plenty of traffic, links to their read more »
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With social media it is imperative to be very meticulous about how you tread and interact in social communities. There are unwritten laws of the land in terms of participation, voting, noise, comments, shouting, sharing, and more. I want to talk abo read more »
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I love Google as much as the next guy or maybe more than most… Not only the search engine and many apps and services I play with, but I also enjoy how the engineers think, but the whole link FUD has finally started to irk me.

I have yet to write read more »
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Case study about Empire Today and Best of the Web on how old school branding techniques like mascots, jingles and logos build brand loyalty among customers who then indirectly promote the brand via user generated content like YouTube and Flickr. read more »
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Never undermine the importance of testing and analyzing your site. On the most basic level, analytics data will help ensure whether or not you’re on the right track. And if the data is reviewed and utilized on the site it will help you increase conv read more »
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Google has proven that they can monetize conversations with GMail and GTalk. Should we be expecting a test of AdSense on Twitter anytime soon? read more »
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So you say you want to be a part of the answer not the problem? Have you considered a Green Web Host? The lady Able has a great round up of Hosts that are environmentally minded...

Great read... and worth promoting methinks ;0) read more »
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Twitter can give instant feedback from your followers. Use it for brainstorming, like a human network version of your subconscious. read more »
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Loren Baker Recently I was contacted by a site owner who wanted to know why their site is not ranking highly on Google for certain terms, despite years of building relevant and valuable links, and wanted some tips on building better links. read more »
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When usability reviews are presented from the perspective of marketing, it becomes easier to understand the importance of user experience design. read more »
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A look at the challenge of getting social media users to visit more than one page on your site. read more »
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"The Google Adwords search query report is designed to help you see the entire phrase your visitors searched for, when that search matches a ‘broad match’ or ‘phrase match’ - in other words, when what the user searched is not exactly what you were b read more »
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"I’ve just been reading a great article by Clive Thompson on Twitter over at Wired.

He says that Twitter is giving members a sort of Sixth Sense about their community:

Twitter and other constant-contact media create social proprioception. They read more »
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Whilst social media has been incredibly valuable for helping me to grow my blog over the past year, I think it is also critical to understand its boundaries. Here are 10 limitations of social media... read more »
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A while ago I posted a widely discussed article on indirect promotion on how to grow your site power by building links to pages linking to it. XMCP posted a great piece on how to make the most of your social media profile in terms of link juice. A f read more »
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Wow: colossally bad planning on the part of MS: you'd think they'd know better. Report from Wired. read more »
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"I really don’t view Google’s role as judging the truthiness of the web. That is, after all, what Stephen Colbert is for. :) But if someone is sloppy enough to get caught (or to admit!) making up a fake story, I don’t think Google has to blindly tru read more »
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Lisa Barone writes, "The sensational outrage over Lyndon Antcliff's fake news story has officially reached a level that can now only be described as Utterly Ridiculous. Sparked by a comment by Matt Cutts over at Sphinn, Search Engine Land and others read more »
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I have compiled a list of what I believe to be the top 100 domains based on estimated monthly visits. These are the companies that have found the success that most SEOs are striving for. To identify them, I downloaded lists of the most popular (US) read more »
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Matt Cutts, head of Google’s Webspam team, has finally waded in on the issue of fake linkbait. read more »
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I’ve prodded, poked, cajoled and bugged my friend, Alejandro Reyes, to provide YOU with a webinar on super-sized social networking.

But this isn’t the old boring “How to Use Twitter” or “How To Comment on Someone’s Blog” stuff.

See, Alejandro read more »
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Larger companies with a strong web presence have an easier time pushing down negative publicity than the small business owner.
Why? The key is the existing strong web presence. If as a small business owner, a search on your name only brings up the read more »
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Some cool insights into the domaining world by an expert. I've never seen all the info in once place like this. read more »
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