Google me

Last week Google launched a new product entitled Google Me.  It is billed as a way to help you to control what people can see if they type your name into Google.  Really though, as referenced in this article, it’s mostly just another way for Google to harvest personal information.  I'd like to expand upon this article: now they will be able to ...

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Facebook and Motrin Learn a Social Media Lesson

credit: Hamama Hareb [ DaDooDa ] There is a major group of on the web that has very strong opinions, unrestrained passion, and the willingness to plaster the web & your company headquarters with their disapproval.Who is this powerhouse of web savvy movers? New moms. In November Motrin put out a video implying that baby-wearing is fashionable. ...

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Reputation and Blame On The Web

: peasap Last week there was a rather large dispute created by a post contributed to SEOmoz by Marty Weintraub (aimclear). The fallout is an interesting observation of reputation management: Tiers of Transparency: The Ethical Brand Ambassador -- This post started it all, the current version has been edited to be less sarcastic/critical. ...

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Does Nielsen NetRatings Get SEO?

You should search Nielsen NetRatings. You will notice that they own the first 4 spots in Google. Guess which one is their current site: All three sites have the same content. Why would Nielsen NetRatings create three duplicate sites? Why would they maintain 3 different domains but not different content? Your gut reaction is that they have made a major ...

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KeyWord Spy: Customer Experience

Credit: Kaptain Kobold Last year I wrote a 3 part series on assessing PPC Competition. Today I received a comment on one of the posts about a customers experience. I have never personally used Keyword Spy so I do not know their customer service one way or the other. I feel the best thing I can do is pass on the experience of my reader. Please if you have any ...

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