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Month: November 2008

Protect Digg, StumbleUpon & Propeller from uSocial.net’s Spammers

Protect Digg, StumbleUpon & Propeller from uSocial.net’s Spammers

I hate that I’m writing this post, but I’ll be damned if this service goes unnoticed by any of the 13 readers of my blog. I’m lying. I actually love that I’m writing this. Passion like this doesn’t come frequently to me, so when it’s here – I’m tapping it. As the post title suggests I’m talking about uSocial. Specifically, uSocial.net. I’m not sure what they prefer to go by and we won’t know too much more until they launch…

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Free Analytics and User Demographics from Quantcast

Free Analytics and User Demographics from Quantcast

If you’re looking for a free way to learn more about your visitors’ demographics, I’ve got a pretty simple (and free) solution for you. Quantcast. And while this isn’t a new tool at all, it was new to me a couple months back when I began testing it out. Around 2 months or so and I was checking out the Advertising Page on BBGeeks. Shortly thereafter, I saw that Sugarrae had the Quantcast code on her blog, too. I thought…

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View Sites with Lynx Browser as Google’s Webmaster Guidelines Suggest

View Sites with Lynx Browser as Google’s Webmaster Guidelines Suggest

I decided to have a little bit of fun this afternoon. Why? Because I don’t ever do anything fun, that’s why.  Or, I found myself citing Google’s Webmaster Guidelines earlier today and read for the 1,387th time that one should… Use a text browser such as Lynx to examine your site, because most search engine spiders see your site much as Lynx would. …yep. We’re messing around with a text browser today kids. While I’m one to stick to what…

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Thank You, Cambridge SEO Meetup Group!

Thank You, Cambridge SEO Meetup Group!

When I had to cancel my plans to speak at ScarySEO, I was bummed. I actually fear speaking to groups. There’s something about the social anxiety and fear of bringing nothing of value to the table that’s simply intimidating. It doesn’t matter how large or small the group is… It’s simply tough for me to get used to. I was sitting around a bar Monday night with Eddy, Hunter and Matt before we went over to the Cambridge SEO Meetup…

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SEMNE Event – Inside the Black Box: How Search Engines Rank Web Pages

SEMNE Event – Inside the Black Box: How Search Engines Rank Web Pages

Just throwing a feeler out there to see if any of the local SEO crew will be heading into Providence on Tuesday night to meet Nick Gerner of SEOmoz when Jill Whalen, Pauline Jakober and Jonathan Hochman throw the next installment of SEMNE events. I’ll be there. Likely with a hearty crew of my ADP search team. If you’re planning to attend, hit me up with an email or comment so I know to look for you and say hi.

Take Time to Love Your Log Files

Take Time to Love Your Log Files

In a conversation Monday night after the Boston SEO Meetup, I was reminded of the criticism I received from a post on Search Engine Journal called 3 Reasons Google Analytics Fails for SEO. And for an unknown reason, about ten minutes past 3AM on a Sunday morning, I find myself sifting through one of my favorite elements of organic optimization.  Log files. Ugly to the untrained eye, these plain text files are a continual mess of what some would determine…

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