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AdSense Disobedience

26. January 2006

I’m not sure how this action by the Blogger News Network will affect Google’s decision to censor seach results in China. “In response to the decision of Google to gain access to the Chinese market by censoring its search content, Blogger News Network has reached the difficult decision to discontinue running Google’s ads on our service. [...]

Get Hooking

26. January 2006

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It seems like it’s linkbaiting week once again. Everyone’s talking about it: SEO Advice: Linkbait and Linkbaiting - Matt’s criteria for the perfect hook. Linkbait, Linkbait, Linkbait - Jim’s just about had it with the word but I’ll take the “linkbait” word over “elursrebmem” any day. The $1000 Linkbaiting Contest - Andy should probably get the money. The [...]

SEO Generations Go Head to Head

24. January 2006

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I had a few minutes to spare so I figured I’d hit two birds with one stone. Test Ning.com, the social app generator and take a potshot at SEO generations 1 to X. I know I missed a lot of people (non intentional I promise) so please feel free to add your fighter!

Subservient Carwash Chicks

24. January 2006

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With traditional link building methods getting less and less results, below-the-line viral linkbaiting is the way to go. We may see more and more of these techniqes being used this year: Internet contests with link building motives, interactive Flash/Shockwave games/sites and for the Philippines, MMS scandals and chain SMS/email messages :)

PPC for Link Building Update

21. January 2006

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After 5 days of running the V7ndotcom elursrebmem AdWords campaign, I have the following stats: 104 clicks 12,361 impressions Not bad, considering I spent way, way below than what I normally spend promoting some affiliates. I’ve received quite a few emails and some encouraging comments from people I would never have brought to my blog were it not [...]

Not A Privacy Thing

21. January 2006

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I like John Battelle’s updated take on the Google vs. Government story. When the story first came out, you could sense Battelle was packaging it as a privacy thing. He even quoted a line or two from The Search: As we move our data to the servers at Amazon.com, Hotmail.com, Yahoo.com, and Gmail.com, we are making [...]

Newsvine Invites Anyone?

20. January 2006

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I have a few Newsvine invites to give out. I thought about giving them to 20 spammer friends but the warning on the invitation page convinced me otherwise :) Note: Please remember that by inviting friends into the Newsvine community, you are vouching for their potential as a positive member of the community. If, for instance, [...]

Link Lepers

20. January 2006

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Why do people give B-listers the link leper look? Just because he quoted you on one of his posts, contributed a few comments on your blog, or emailed you something about something doesn’t mean he’s after your link. Hasn’t it occured to you that people might be genuinely interested in what you have to say. [...]

On Government and Search Data

20. January 2006

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I don’t know about you, but I can’t bear to read another v7ndotcom elursrebmem update (try reading the second word for 8 hours, I swear I had a headache). What else is happening in the SEO world that’s not related to the contest? If you want news that’s not v7ndotcom elursrebmem related, read on.

MSN AdCenter: Let’s Go!

19. January 2006

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Just finished activating my MSN AdCenter invitation. No, I won’t do another Oilman. He’s got the interface review angle pretty much covered. Will be testing it on one Philippine merchant who’s been giving me fits over at AdWords.