With the recent launch of Google’s “Penguin” algorithm change – which aims to cut webspam detected through a number of different avenues including low value backlinks and keyword stuffing – deploying proper keyword optimization across your websites will become more important than ever.

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5 Tips for Conducting Semantic Keyword Research

According to several inside sources, Google is reportedly in serious talks to acquire the social platform Meebo. Although Meebo CEO Seth Strenberg has not commented on the negotiations, Google is expected to pay approximately $100 million for the seven-year-old technology company. Since the time Meebo launched in 2005, the company has consistently evolved and grown.

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Google Considering $100M Meebo Acquisition

One thing that irritates me more than anything is stupid commercials.

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Google Chrome Commercial Pulls on the Heart Strings

On the back of Panda, Penguin and any other updates Google has stored in the Zoo, writing SEO content has become more and more about delivering a better user experience. Gone are the days of keyword laden text that reads poorly and lacks substance. It has been laid to rest and will never return

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4 Content Techniques That Will Improve SEO & Sales

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Friday Humor: Avengers Style

Rand Fishkin, the CEO of the popular SEO software company SEOmoz, recently announced a new project related to webspam research. The goal of the project is to better understand and devalue the amount of “link equity” that passes from pages that could be considered webspam. Fishkin explained the project on his Google+ page earlier this

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SEOmoz Spam Research Project to Provide Marketers Useful Information

This Whiteboard Friday video is very educational and is a great tool to help business associates, managers and even clients understand how critical it is have a solid SEO monitoring and maintaining your website(s) and SEO.

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Rand Fishkin Discusses Myths, Realities, and Precautions of Negative SEO

We’re all familiar with the concept of making money off the internet. Some of us may have even been burned by get-rich schemes that lure people in with the promise of quick returns with minimal effort (translation: truckloads of money while you sleep).

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How to Use Social Media for Powerselling: Interview with John Lawson

With any marketing activity, the killer is finding a tangible way to demonstrate ROI. It’s something that continues to hold back investment in new and emerging channels and something marketers have to constantly work at – often more so than the sexy, creative side.

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3 Tips for Monetising Your Content

In March, Search Engine Journal reported that Google was planning on making drastic algorithmic changes to provide its users with better search results.

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Google Testing Semantic Search Update