Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty – Ronald Reagan It never ceases to amaze me how Google has become such an integral part of our lives. Search has evolved in such colossal proportions and especially with the advent of Google instant my belief that Google can actually read my mind has only Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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“Something” is Wrong with Google (since 2004)

We’ve talked about the global reach of YouTube many times.  YouTube’s Lucas Watson more than hinted a few months ago that they were looking to attract Hispanic audiences as an underserved minority.  Recently, The Washington Post‘s Hayley Tsukayama pointed out that minorities make up much of YouTube’s Top 20 channels, with views that rival the …

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YouTube Gives Minorities Greater Reach: Rival And Surpass The Majority In Some Cases

I want to thank @GidgetTheGeek for pointing this out to me because I was gone on Monday, April 16th. Celebrities on Twitter can be a lot of fun to watch and today I get to show you one of my favorite celebs on Twitter. @NathanFillion – A.K.A “Castle”, “Mal (Firefly)”, “Joey Buchanan (OLTL) and Game Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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Friday Humor: Game of Thrones and @NathanFillion

A few days ago, cable’s TNT unleashed a “We Know Drama” ad that, ironically, is really funny.  You may have seen it by now, but it’s well worth an in-depth look as an example of branded entertainment.  In the world of online video, it’s not enough to simply display a bunch of dramatic TV shows …

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TNT Takes Improv Anywhere Approach To Video Advertising: Push for Viral Drama

I interviewed veteran Internet Marketer Lee Odden for his new book, Optimize: How to Attract and Engage More Customers by Integrating SEO, Social Media and Content Marketing. Lee and I discussed how his book is designed to give readers a practical approach to integrating search and social media optimization with content marketing to boost relevance, Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

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Optimize This! 10 Q&As on Customer-Centric Marketing with Lee Odden

For this week’s Creator’s Tip episode Tim Schmoyer and Kevin Nalty talk about how to reach out to key influencers and how to start seeding your videos so they’re seen and shared by others, especially if you don’t have many viewers to begin with. One of the things to remember when creating video is that …

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How to Seed Videos To Key Influencers & Grow Your Audience

Like Pinterest and Tumblr, Reddit isn’t a perfect fit for all web marketers…yet, if you can figure out how to use it as a tool in your SEO toolbox you can drive massive traffic to your site.

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The Reddit Guide to Massive Traffic

I know I have used the Big Bang Theory for Friday Humor before, but I just have to use them again. This is pretty funny and you have to appreciate Sheldon and all his geekiness

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Friday Humor: Bazinga and Sheldon

I love AdWords.

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Is AdWords Express Hurting Your Small Business?

In a recent cyber-defamation case, a Japanese court ordered Google to suspend autocomplete searches queries related to a specific man’s name.

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Court Orders Google Autocomplete Changes: Japanese Man Defamed by Algorithm