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Making sense of the Search Engine Optimization and Online Marketing World

Entries for October, 2007

Internet Now the Primary Local Medium

Judy’s Book last week joined the list of companies that have tried but stumbled or wiped out in local. The market’s complexity and business model challenges make it tough for most startups to succeed. Yet, paradoxically, consumers have clearly embraced the “local Internet” and are using it with increasing frequency to find local information online. [...]

Got “Google” In Your URL? Sorry, No AdSense For You

AdSense Disallowed On URLs Containing “Google”, Google Says from Google Blogoscoped shows an almost comical AdSense ban of a portion of his site. Reportedly, Google has disallowed him from displaying Google AdSense ads on the Chinese version of his site, because it is located at http://google.blogoscoped.cn/. read more | digg story

Developing a Training Plan for In-House SEO

Asking to perform SEO in-house without proper training is not an unusual request. Large and small corporations alike are deciding to bring SEO in-house. Before doing so, consider whether developing your own training plan or outsourcing your SEO training makes sense for your organization. read more | digg story