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TheNanny612 didn’t think the duty of choosing an avatar would be a difficult one. After all, what is the big deal, really? An avatar simply is a picture to help members of Online Communities know who you are…. is that really such a big deal? read more »
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The latest analysis from Nielsen’s focuses on “bounce rates”. unique visitors are a bad way to measure traffic, traffic from loyal users and search engine traffic are the kind of traffic you’re aiming for, etc. The problem here is that he doesn’t un read more »
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Tamar explains in this post that you shouldn't be canceling your Twitter account yet..... Twitter & Plurk are totally different. read more »
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There are all sorts of metaphors and analogies you can use to illustrate various aspects of link theory, from the buckets full of link juice used to explain PR flow and sculpting, through to examples where Links=Votes.

Ken has devised a new analo read more »
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What to consider when building your Website Transition Plan?

If you’re making changes to your site and you don’t want to risk losing your search engine positioning then there are some critical steps that must be taken. read more »
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Paul proclaims Plurk as the new micro blogging king, leaving Twitter in its wake. And he ponders just what micro blogging can offer an SEO. read more »
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Mack Collier writes, "More businesses than ever are exploring the possibility of using social media tools and sites to help grow their business. But many of these efforts aren't very effective, and I think that is due to many businesses simply misu read more »
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Well they might not be doing it in the nude, but it's funny nonetheless. I bet the Z-Boys of Dogtown wish they had Googlemaps back in the day... read more »
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| Collective Thoughts | Today, we’re going to have a little fun with it. We’re going to take the web 1.0 metric of time on site and go a little more touchy feely with it for a web 2.0 world. Trust me, this will be fun. Here is a list of my top 10 fa 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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Yes they are, and in some situations, probably essential. John Mueller from Google explains it all. read more »
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Featured Guest Post is by Mark Dykeman.

Everyone’s got a Top Ten list, an 8 step guide, or some other how-to post to succeeding in social media.

This isn’t one of those posts. Not exactly. Not really.

OK, maybe a little bit.

What I’ve do read more »
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ou’re interested in promoting your website and brand through social media but don’t know where to start. You don’t want to spend money hiring a marketing company and want to do-it-yourself. How do you get started? 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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Brian Wallace writes "Today, I gave a social media presentation for the American Marketing Association, Louisville’s monthly seminar. There was a great backdrop at the University Club, part of the University of Louisville where attendance was in upw read more »
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Dan Zarrella writes "I’d like to debunk a myth that has gone on, rampant and unchallenged in marketing circles, especially viral and social marketing, for some time now, but first I feel a few caveats are in order." read more »
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An excellent article showing how while we might know who's who in our industry, the internet at large doesn't and how that familiarity can harm one's Digg submission. This is a must read for anyone that hasn't played much on Digg. Bookmark it and read more »
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It seems like over the last year more and more posts have come out criticizing SEO, questioning the use of standards, and all in all, casting a dark cloud over the industry that so many of us have grown to love. I think it's time we take a stand. read more »
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Many search engine optimizers are still stuck in the past. They practice SEO 1.0 or less. These SEOs fail to adapt to the new Web 2.0 media environment and attempt to apply rules of the older web to the new situation. read more »
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After scouring the web for Web 2.0 sites both new and old, we developed a "short list" of over three-hundred sites in forty-one categories. From there, we had some of the web's best bloggers, entrepreneurs and business people vote on winners, narrow read more »
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In addition to learning so much about social media, Neil shares tips on Pronet Advertising, runs ACS SEO, and created a start up named Crazy Egg. I asked him about his rapid accent and where he sees the future of social media heading. read more »
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When use of the phrase "linkbait" first started to achieve critical mass, some dismissed it as nothing more than a fad that would be dead in a year. Some truly understood linkbait and tried to explain it while some of those who grasped it ran with i read more »
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While I don’t expect either of our viewpoints will change, I have to say I find the disclosure that Google will now be taking steps against hoax marketing an amusing bit of hypocrisy. What we have is another in long list of double standards and sele 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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News framing is the process of filtering and transmitting news through an angle or ‘frame’ in order to support specific ideologies, stimulate widespread attention or persuade an audience. They are narratives which contextualize information. As a for read more »
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