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Tynt: Stealing Site Owner’s Content & Refuses to be Blocked? (See Also Tynted.net)

Tynt: Stealing Site Owner’s Content & Refuses to be Blocked? (See Also Tynted.net)

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If you’ve seen Tynt, you may think it’s cool.  That is of course if you’re a 10th grader and your parents are hip enough to let you on something other than MySpace or Facebook. The trouble is, Tynt is a straight up invasion of site owner content.  They’re re-purposing all of your hard work and letting anyone – yes, ANYONE – go in there and mark things up as they’d like. Like many others concerned about Tynt, I’m testing out…

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Ranting: Google & Online Reputation Management

Ranting: Google & Online Reputation Management

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There have been undercurrents in the search industry for years that place Google in the wrong with their hypocritical “do no evil” claims.  For many folks (including myself) their goal of “organizing the world’s information” is bullshit.  Pure bullshit. Google is hurting what they once were. Small businesses and startups alike are being penalized every day because Google cares more about profits than they do relevancy.  More about impressions than they do accuracy. And more about stock shares and than…

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Google Gives Labor Day New Meaning

Google Gives Labor Day New Meaning

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My head is spinning with all the news reports of Google’s Chrome Browser. I thought I stumbled across a small bit of rumors early this afternoon when I posted Google Chrome, Google’s Web Browser: Is it Real? on Search Engine Journal. Um, yeah Eric. It is real.  And that decision you made to go to your brothers for some steaks and barbecue chicken?  Not wise. I got home to a flurry of news outlets publishing stories about Chrome.  I had…

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Internet Marketer’s Charity Party at SES San Jose

Internet Marketer’s Charity Party at SES San Jose

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While I’m not out in San Jose I did want to send my best wishes along to Todd Malicoat and the organizers of tonight’s Internet Marketer’s Charity Party at SES San Jose.  The event is an absolute must attend for anyone at SES, as it combines a great networking opportunity with a great crowd of people — all interested in benefiting a wonderful cause. A $40 donation is required for attendance into the party tonight – but if you’re not…

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Matt McGee Joins KeyRelevance

Matt McGee Joins KeyRelevance

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Earlier today Matt McGee made an announcement on Small Business SEM indicating that his two month stint as an independent contractor has come to a close… This is just a quick post to say that I’ve accepted a position as Director of Strategic Search with KeyRelevance. I’ve known Christine Churchill, Bill Slawski, and Li Evans for years and consider them friends. Now, I get to work with them and the rest of the terrific KeyRelevance team! Very, very cool. (More)…

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An SEOs Introduction and Tutorial to Google Webmaster Tools

An SEOs Introduction and Tutorial to Google Webmaster Tools

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For the past few months I have been advocating the use of Google Webmaster Tools to clients and friends looking to learn more about their web site. In that time, I’ve gotten a number of questions around what various areas of the tools mean, how they can be used for SEO purposes, etc. To help address potential questions, I decided to create a resource for anyone looking to get started. This isn’t exactly Earth shattering materials, but I do hope…

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