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Where were you on the night of June 5th, 2007? This time around, Rand talks with Epiar's Ken Jurina, one of the sharpest minds and snappiest dressers in all of search. They discuss Epiar's new software and the business model that's evolving from it. Listen up, people, the Canadians are taking over. This installment of The SMX Diaries may look a little more...
Back so soon? Oh Yeah! The SMX Diaries just keep on comin'. In Volume II, Rand interviews Neil Patel about the rise and fall of Digg and how to work around their famous hatred of SEOs and other marketers. There's more where this came from so keep an eye out. I'll try and get one more up today and then, tomorrow, we'll have a super-sized, two-part installment of ...
The first video in The SMX Diaries, Rand interviews Michael Gray (aka Graywolf) about Google, Webmaster Central and the first inaugural SMX. Stay tuned folks, the action and adventure that is The SMX Diaries will continue! ...
I've enjoyed reading Rand's recent posts about Wikipedia. Like the rest of you, I've watched Wikipedia grow over the last few years into a massive authority site which ranks in the top SERPs for just about anything you care to think of. Wikipedia got a lot of link juice from an emergent Blogosphere. Bloggers in need of a quick definition would link to the Wikipedia pag...
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Usually, I don't like to post unsubstantiated rumors because the potential for trouble is high and it's often not worthwhile. However, this time I'm posting with the express goal of stopping the situation from becoming a reality (or at least requesting a re-think). Here's the deal... Today at the SMX conference, two sources that I trust told me independently that last week, the folk...
I've been sitting next to Lisa from Bruce Clay for too long, as I've now finally given in to the temptation to blog live from a session at a conference. I've never wanted to do this before, as I like to spend a long time composing my articles and blog entries (whether it shows or not...) and there's not much time for reflection when you're in the front row of the Personalized Search session....
Most SEOs are hard-set on chasing the “head keywords” -- the very popular ones. Others are starting to pay more attention to the long tail. Now, how many are actually pursuing the invisible long tail? “At Google's Universal Search announcement,...
I'm more than a little skeptical of mainstream media articles about the search engines. With so many terrible experiences - inaccuracy, bias, shallow information, agenda-based reporting - it's easy to see why. However, today I'm thrilled to see an article from Saul Hansel in the NY Times that's not only impeccably well-written, but informative to even those of in most deeply inside the search i...
Rand's back from China and makes his triumphant return to Whiteboard Friday. This week, he discussed the state of search in Asia, including who the major players are and how things are different from North American and European search. For more details about the state of search in Asia, take a look at Rand's SES China Art...
Danny Sullivan's long-awaited and much anticipated Search Marketing Expo conference kicks off next week with SMX Advanced in Seattle. Matt, Scott, Jeff, and Gillian all have Expo Passes, while Jane and I will be covering the conference for our blog and Rand will be speaking on the "SEO, Meet SMM" panel w...
If this doesn't win me cheesiest title of the year (or at least the blogging Tonies), I don't know what I'll do. Seriously, though, I've noticed that a lot of people have questions about how to measure the quality and veracity of a link. Why? To answer questions like - "How much should I pay for this link?" or "Why is my competitor ranking so well?" or even "Which links...
I don't think many would argue that Jeremy Schoemaker and I have very different styles of blogging and doing business. In person, Jeremy's always been a great friend and someone I really respect, but on his blog, things are different. I sometimes feel a great disconnect between the way he approaches topics and the way I'd wish to see them presented. Case in point - his post,...
It's no mystery that people in the SEO world have strong feelings about cloaking. The very mention of an off-white hat tactic in one of my YouMOZ posts earned me multiple thumbs down and accusations of cloaking. One comment in particular interested me, though: someone suggested that they consider cloaking to be virtually any tactic that treats search engines differently from end-users. As...
I received an email from Carsten Cumbrowski while jetsetting in China: Jonathan Hochman (aka Jehochman) was spending a lot of time on cleaning up the article about SEO at Wikipedia. It is now in the review for becoming a featured article candidate. ...