Monthly Archives: September 2011

Yandex Invests $15 Million In Blekko, and $15 Million From Others

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

Yandex, the most popular search engine in Russia, is expressing its affinity with a $15 million investment in Blekko and a commitment to share some of its computing power and other technology with its new U.S. partner. Blekko is getting an additional $… Continue reading →

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Yandex Invests $15 Million In Blekko, and $15 Million From Others

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

Yandex, the most popular search engine in Russia, is expressing its affinity with a $15 million investment in Blekko and a commitment to share some of its computing power and other technology with its new U.S. partner. Blekko is getting an additional $… Continue reading →

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How Open Source Development Is Becoming More Social

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin





Most people do not think of software developers as being high on the “social” scale. In fact, the (misinformed) stereotype for a typical de… Continue reading →

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Testing Facebook Comments for WordPress

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

After talking to ShoeMoney at BlueGlass TPA, I’ve decided to give Facebook Comments for WordPress a run on SEJ for a couple of weeks to see how it works. The Facebook Comments should eliminate a lot of comment spam issues (this is an 8 year old blog so we get A LOT) and I hear […]

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Using Social Media to Get Ahead of Search Demand

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Posted by iPullRankBefore I even start saying anything about keyword research I want to take my hat off to Richard Baxter because the tools and methodologies he shared at MozCon make me feel silly for even thinking about bringing something to the Keywo… Continue reading →

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Using Social Media to Get Ahead of Search Demand

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Posted by iPullRankBefore I even start saying anything about keyword research I want to take my hat off to Richard Baxter because the tools and methodologies he shared at MozCon make me feel silly for even thinking about bringing something to the Keywo… Continue reading →

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HOW TO: Make the Most of the New Facebook Timeline Cover Photo [PICS]

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

So you’ve got the new Facebook Timeline. What now? We suggest having some fun with “cover photo” creativity.
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Kindle Fire: New Amazon Tablet Fires a Shot at Apple iPad

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

This morning, Amazon’s chief executive, Jeff Bezos, introduced the Kindle Fire. The brand new Android-based tablet weighs only 14.6 ounces and features a dual-core processor and seven-inch screen. Although the Kindle Fire has the attractive price of $199, it is missing some of the features that made the iPad popular. For example, it does not […]

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Twitter is a Mobile Whale: 45% of Daily Tweets from Mobile Devices

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Yesterday, at the 2011 Mobilize conference, Twitter’s VP of engineering Michael Abbot spoke with Om Malik regarding Twitter’s overall growth and the role mobile devices play in that growth. Prior to joining Twitter 16 months ago, Abbot led the software and services team at Palm. Since Abbot joined the company a little over one year […]

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Effective Link Building Using Event Blogging

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Photo Credit You can attend a conference or local event, blog about it, and people will link to it. Having blogged recaps to many different events with mixed backlink results, I’d like to address more effective ways of blogging about events, if SEO and link building is one of your primary goals. Pre-Event A few […]

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