Twitter is not the first online entity to be plagued by porn spammers, as it is an unfortunate and unavoidable part of the internet. As soon as a social site becomes somewhat popular, adult outlets will try to exploit it. I'm sure many of you had some questionable followers as soon as you joined twitter.… [read more]

A lot of folks still don't quite understand the benefit of having user-generated content on your site. It seems logical to have someone else do the work for you, doesn't it? They create the content and you reap the benefits of indexed pages, better rankings and more sales...or, in growing cases, a book… [read more]

In the past, I have talked in depth about Digg's URL shortner.  While Digg gets the majority of the criticism for their shortener, both Reddit and StumbleUpon (the two next largest sites) have also joined the party.  In lieu of these newer shorteners recently hitting the streets, I wanted to breakdown… [read more]

BusinessInsider.com has a chart stating that Digg received 17.4 million unique visitors in August 2009, easily eclipsing other social news sites. Its dominance in the social news sphere brings to mind another company... Top Search Engines According to a July 2009 comScore Search Report: Google (65%… [read more]

Last week Jake wrote an awesome post about leveraging relationships for link building and it got me thinking.  Seeing that I am a hermit who lives in front of the computer, how the heck do I build links without those daily "real-life" relationships?  Well, believe it or not, I do actively build links… [read more]

Last week I attended and spoke at IMC Vancouver. It was a nice little conference that featured a lot of different speakers from the SMX/SES shows. While my sessions focused on SEO, there were a number of panels that discussed social media marketing. I heard a lot of feedback from attendees praising the… [read more]

Ah, relationships. Good relationships are strong, meaningful bonds that act to hold people or objects together.  Like the furniture maker's forgotten "dovetail" joint that once held a strong piece of furniture together and is now replaced with weak staples between faux wood fiberboard, relationships… [read more]

A little over a year ago 10e20 covered the launch of BLVD Status over at Search Engine Land, and since then a few new features have been launched that really make this a powerhouse platform for Social Media analytics.  In case you haven't heard of BLVD Status in the past, one of the best attributes… [read more]

Savvy Internet marketers know the importance of keyword targeting for ranking and usability, but as a refresher (and for you beginners out there) I thought I'd run down a list of various areas on the page where you can include your core keyword. It's not a completely comprehensive list and I'm not going… [read more]

Having an inspirational routine can be a great process for anyone. Sometimes inspiration comes from motivating factors like staying alive or from family and friends. Other times the things you see, read, taste, touch or hear can inspire you. I look through a wide variety of sources for inspiration and… [read more]