Well, not this time. New York-based advertising firm MediaWhiz, never one to worry about gray areas when it comes to advertising, has launched a new product today called InLinks. It’s fairly straightforward - ...
I've been following with interest Google's Online Marketing Challenge and I find a part of me is really angry and a part of me thinks this is a phenomenal marketing tool and a great opportunity for college students. They'll be posting the results in June -- so I'll keep you posted!He...
It had been rumoured for a long (long) time, but the time has finally come, as Microsoft proposed to adquired Yahoo! for roughly $44.6 billion in cash and stockAnd Microsoft isn't shy in saying that it wants Yahoo! to go head-to-head with Google:"Today, the market is increasingly d...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2007/sep/20/guardianweeklytechnologysection.internetJust came across an interesting article in the Guardian about a browser plugin that erases advertisements from web pages (even adsense). I am now thinking what happens when a model of advertising does not work and what ways agencies will think of to build brands & advertise online. If...
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I feel almost bad for reporters in the mainstream media who attempt to cover the search marketing field. It's a tough gig to wrap your head around the concepts of what makes the industry tick, made doubly so by shady tactics and those who practice them. When these combine to slip past Google's spam filter and slide onto the desk of a hapless journalist, it's time for Rand to put on his sleuthing...
Take a little sand and a handful of beans. Add the beans to an empty vase. Add the sand on top. Shake shake shake. What do you see on top? SEOs are the new creators of 'taste'. We think the wisdom of the crowd is on Digg's home page but that's not really true. That's because Diggers with large friends’ networks get dugg a lot more and SEOs spend a great deal ...
SEOmoz has been in the media more than most firms in our industry, and that's spurred some curiousity from readers. How did SEOmoz achieve its media connections? Why did the stories include our quotes? How can a small firm achieve media visibility? One of the first keys to understanding my perspective (and, thus contributions) on this subject is to get a background on our media involvem...
Thanks to Ryan McCann, who pointed me to this article from MSN Careers - Four Jobs on the Cutting Edge...
Slate's begging for two blog entries with their content today, but I'm going to put both subject in one to help conserve space. Besides, they really don't need link love from the SEOmoz's of the world . The first piece is a review of ...
Although the obviousness of this article is killing me, it's a decent look at the results of a successful SEO campaign. Sadly, the naming of SEO related articles is still completely tragic - How SEO Upped the Revenues: That's when I deci...
Leslie Walker, who I spoke to by phone while in Toronto, has a relatively good article on the front page of the Technology section in the Washington Post - How to Juic...
Wired News online was linking to an interview with "SEO Guru" Jason McQueen (haven't heard of him before, but let's give him the benefit of the doubt). I'll take this piece by piece: Question 1: Jason, How do search engine algorithms work on a high level? ...
Oh come on! Saying stuff like that does not help me fly under the radar people!Not to mention I really don't think I'm all that advanced. There are plenty more people I know that are better than me.G-Man...
Over at Debra's Linkspiel blog, guest writer Bill Slawski is talking about offline advertising for online services. This was my favorite bit: Walking through a parking lot, I feel an urge to click on cars, noticing that some Maryland and...