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 ... [Read More]
Cashing In with Other People's Content: The Benefits of UGC
September 29th by
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 ... [Read More]
The Social Media News & Bookmarking URL Shortener Breakdown
September 28th by
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 ... [Read More]
Is Digg the Google of Social News Sites?
September 25th by
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 ... [Read More]
Link Building Through Virtual Relationships
September 24th by
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 ... [Read More]
Social Media Marketing Continues to Grow in Priority
September 23rd by
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 ... [Read More]
Link Building through Relationships
September 18th by
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 ... [Read More]
How To Track Social Media Using BLVD Status
September 17th by
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 ... [Read More]
8 Ways to Target Keywords for Ranking and Usability
September 16th by
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 ... [Read More]
Design Inspirations to Jump-Start the Creative Process
September 15th by
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 ... [Read More]
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