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BeninBrown.com : After the Jump – Optimizing the Customer Journey

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:20:12 +0000

I'm with you on this B. The best posts, in my opinion, are those you can generalize from to other industry aspects. Well done Claire. My recent post 3 Keyword Research Methods that have nothing to do with Keyword Research Tools

BeninBrown.com : SEO Dead? Hardly...

Tue, 2 Nov 2010 06:27:59 +0000

Of course I know what you mean B. You're not the only one, by the way - many other bloggers and SEO professional dove right into the matter and published hundreds of "Defense of SEO" posts and articles. You're in good company man :) My recent post Halloween SEO

Blogging Tips : SEO Tips And News

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:44:46 +0000

Hi Rob, I can't agree more - long tail keywords are definitely the way to go, especially in the case of a relatively small business in a competitive niche. As for linking to your sitemap, it's somewhat redundant. Just go on link building and update your content often - you'll be indexed and crawled for sure. My recent post Halloween SEO

Keith Dsouza : What's Blogging? A Business Or A Fucking Passion?

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:21:56 +0000

I say, no matter how you start out and where your blogging adventure leads you eventually, it's always a combination of passion and cash at some point down the road.

BeninBrown.com : SEO Dead? Hardly...

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 12:48:20 +0000

The "newsworthiness" of topics is temporary, and in today's media reality it is also short-lived. Jumping on the bandwagon is popular and some may even claim that it's necessary if a media venue is to survive, let alone to become and remain successful. This, in my opinion, holds true but more in the case of conventional (offline) media than in that of online information sources. As conventional media outlets find it harder and harder to gain and retain audience (=customer base), online venues have less trouble with the above - mostly because they are available to whomever and they've got databases of information stored (unlike a conventional newspaper, which is limited in page count and general volume). I most buzz cases, online media tap in very quickly to take advantage of the generated traffic, and they tap out just as fast when the buzz dies out. Conventional media should be (and generally are) more careful with this, since they are in a medium of higher obligation to ethics, professionalism etc. My recent post Halloween SEO

BeninBrown.com : SEO Dead? Hardly...

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 11:43:34 +0000

The thing is, with untruths spreading around so quickly we sometimes seem to give much more weight to the viral spread rate of the above and forget that they die out as fast as they disseminate. That's a large part of what makes the online medium so dynamic and never a bore. Trying to stop the spread, or at least to contain it to some degree, is a respectable goal but not necessarily a realistic one. My recent post Halloween SEO

BeninBrown.com : SEO Dead? Hardly...

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 08:49:31 +0000

Hi Benin, Experience, emotion and reason might seem to conflict sometimes, but the fact of the matter is that when push comes to shove that's the only way we're able to reach decisions with our limited computational abilities. As far as the death of SEO goes - this is not the first time there's a buzz around SEO becoming redundant, and every single time the field of SEM has adapted to the shifting reality around it. I'm not at all concerned :) My recent post Halloween SEO

Find Me A Cure : Rangan(Ixora coccinea)

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:56:35 +0000

I've planted a multitude of these little babies in my garden. The hard work was definitely worth it.

Big Government : Holiday Open Thread: Columbus Edition

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:04:37 +0000

You just wait...there are 2 more years to break all records :\\

Antiwar.com Blog : Where will your 8-year-old be 9 years from now?

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:52:58 +0000

Nine years from now our kids will probably face a nationwide draft.

Antiwar.com Blog : Antiwar on the Left and Right - Wednesday in San Francisco

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:05:50 +0000

There are no new parties Andy, only new liars to lead them old familiar ones

Antiwar.com Blog : Antiwar on the Left and Right - Wednesday in San Francisco

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:04:56 +0000

Yeah well, I was kind of hoping that it would happen a bit sooner than that :\\

Antiwar.com Blog : Antiwar on the Left and Right - Wednesday in San Francisco

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 08:36:14 +0000

It's absurd that public opinion is against the war in Afghanistan, and our leaders don't get the drift. How many polls will it take?

Big Hollywood : James Cameron: 'Avatar' is a 'Tribute' to Marines -- PLUS: What the Sequels Might Look Like

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:21:29 +0000

A TRIBUTE? Is that what a tribute to the Marines supposed to look like? With all due respect to happy endings, I've seen better tributes...