SEO.
New Logo, New Decade!
We’re 10 years old! The new logos up on The ClickZ Network and Search Engine Watch today mark a pretty enormous landmark. Both sites launched in 1997, which…
Keep an Eye on the Traditional
Sometimes, success in search marketing rests on your ability to keep up with the latest cutting-edge tactics and outpace your competitors. But…
Loren Baker on the Warpath Against NoFollow
Loren Baker gets on the warpath today with this rant against the NoFollow tag. Loren lists 13 reasons why he is against…
Where the Influencers Roam
While getting the most buzz, “YOU” are not the only influencer out there. In addition to what’s happening on social sites, let’s…
Blogs & Social Media Drive Traffic and Search Rankings
ClickInfluence’s Nick Wilson just spoke in a social media session at SES London, and he’s posted an extended transcription of his presentation,…
Beyond “Technical SEO”
I’ve said before that I believe a lot of the recent issues with SEO (see Jason Calacanis, Dave Pasternack) might be resolved…
Google Webmaster Tools Loophole closed
Not to long ago, Philipp Lenssen at Google Blogoscoped reported that Google’s new link count tools would show the link counts for…
Voices of the Few
The “voices of the few” seem to be setting the social search agenda, or at least influencing what we find on social…
Facebook on the Rise
Social networking success story Facebook came up with a one-two punch of announcements over the past two days, as it looks to…
Has Powerset Found Its Edge?
Semantic search startup Powerset has apparently licensed some natural language search technology developed at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in Silicon Valley,…
Jason Calacanis Hates SEOs, But Loves What SEOs Do
Jason Calacanis is back stirring the pot and bad-mouthing the SEO industry. As he did during his SES Chicago keynote, Calacanis is…
Don’t take the (link) bait
Actually, I don’t have a strong objection to link bait. I do have a strong objection to the term, and its unfortunate…
Want to Succeed in SEO? Think Like a Search Engineer
Understanding the way search engineers think can help you decide whether or not a new idea is worth trying. Knowing when you…
Diller Sings Praises of SEO
Speaking at the McGraw-Hill Media Summit in New York today, IAC’s Barry Diller poked user-generated content, stated his designs on the “short…
Rand Fishkin, the SUPER Man
Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz comes clean with a super secret… he was “that guy” who wanted to propose to his girlfriend during…
Super Bowl Advertisers Missed Opportunities
I know, I could use all sorts of football metaphors here, but I’ll skip that to get to the story. Reprise Media…
Linkbait Rules As Linkbait — Masterful
Oh what a recursive world we live in. Andy Hagans has successfully baited links from several search marketing blogs with his Ultimate…
Can Mainstream Media’s Adoption of RSS and Web 2.0 Spur Consumer Adoption?
Alex Iskold in Read/Write Web surveys the number of prominent mainstream media publications that have added Web 2.0 buttons to their pages.…
Keyword Research Industry Still Lacks a Clear Choice
Keyword phrase research is perhaps the most important part of any Search Engine Marketing campaign. The ability to pinpoint the phrases used…
Plan Your SEO for the Long Haul
In her latest ClickZ column, “Short- vs. Long-Term SEO,” Shari Thurow proposes that most SEO firms can be divided into two camps…
Brand Advertisers Not Warming Up to Google
It seems many brand advertisers are not happy with Google’s attempts to appease them. According to ClickZ, Google’s outreach to brand advertisers…
Reed’s Zibb.com asks competitors to participate in its vertical search initiatives
Marrecca Fiore of Folio Magazine reports that Reed Business Information is inviting all publishers, including its competitors, to be a part of…
The PPC Challenges of B2B Marketers
Are business-to-business marketers being penalized by pay-per-click networks for following a sound marketing strategy? They may be losing out if they’re not…
Wikipedia External Links Now “Nofollow”
Per a directive from Jimbo Wales reported in Wikipedia Talk, all external links in Wikipedia are now “nofollow.” This is intended to…
The Huffington Post testing Digg-like section
Kevin Roderick of LA Observed reports that The Huffington Post has added HuffIt, a new beta section “where readers can indicate (Digg-style)…
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