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Google Video Test Results: Captions Vs Description Vs Speech Recognition

I had a thought after Google Voice came out: If Google has voice recognition capabilities, shouldn’t they be able to recognize keywords said in videos? And if so, might SEOs get involved in keyword research as part of the scriptwriting process? It was a passing thought, which was quickly dismissed at the time. But then Google announced automated captioning on YouTube: (more…)

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Guest Posting is The New Article Distribution

I love guest posts. I like writing them because it gets me free, quality links. I like publishing them because it gets me free, quality content. Guest posts also bring in direct traffic, introduce your website to a new audience, and allow you to develop a network of like-minded website owners and strategic partners.

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Stay Tuned for a Video SEO Test…

Update: The test results are in. Check it out here – Google Video SEO Test Findings

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Speaking at SMX West: Bringing SEO In House – 10am on Day Three

– SMX West is in Santa Clara, CA on the first week of March 2010 –

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Balibones and Grepower Talk Viagra – Google Listens

I’m just publishing this because I think it’s fun. We’re all doing our little tests on RealTime search and while I’m tired of hearing about “what real time search means to the SEO industry” I can’t get enough of the ease of spamming this idiocracy. When will we get the QDNDF algo signal? Ummmm… that’s Query Does NOT Deserve Freshness. For instance,  I don’t think anyone really needs up-t0-the-second news on Viagra:

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What’s The Best Denver SEO Company?

First of all, I have no working relationship with this company. Second, I haven’t taken clients myself in over a year and am not seeking any at the moment. This post is being written because the first thing I’m asked when I tell someone I’m no longer taking SEO clients is: What other Denver SEO company or consultant would you recommend?

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The New and Much Improved Google Adsense Reports

It’s been a long time since a product update has excited me this much. I will try to post more observations and thoughts as I get to play a bit more, but so far the one word that comes to mind is – Sweet. Below are a few screenshots from the new interface for those who haven’t bee able to check it out yet. I hate screenshots where almost everything is blurred out so I don’t mind sharing what I make from Adsense in a month. I’m no Shoemoney, that’s for sure – but I do ok for someone with a full-time job and no paid traffic.

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Interesting @BruceClay Tweets from First Day of PubCon

bruce-clay-pubcon-tweetsBeing unable to attend Pubcon this year, I am making do with #pubcon hashtags on Twitter – at least until the blogs come out.

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Annual Credit Report is the ONLY Real FREE Credit Report Website

free-credit-reportAaron Wall posted about how Google allows sponsored ads from the likes of FreeCreditReport.com to show above the government website AnnualCreditReport.com.

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Is Your Tabbed Menu Written Backwards? Don’t Hide From Search Engines!

tab-menu-with-javaMost of the tabbed content I see online is implemented backwards.

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