TinyURL.com, bit.ly and the new su.pr from Stumbleupon are all tools you can use for shortening URL\’s, especially useful for Twitter and other micro blogging sites due to their limitation on each message. However, I had never thought of the possible implications of shortened URL\’s, primarily the ability to hide any references to bad sites […]
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With the launch of Bing and some of the responses by Google, Collecta is a new small player, that could actually be a forerunner for Real Time Search. Using Google, Yahoo or Bing, finding social content has been difficult. Twitter, Facebook and other social sites have not been well indexed. People often use Twitter for
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I love the video section at Webpronews, they have plenty of interviews as they travel the conferences including PubCon and the most recent being SMX Advanced in Seattle. This video is one of the better ones as Rand Fishken covers off some really key findings from data collated on factors in ranking high in the
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Will it rival Year 2000? Will it make the world grind to a halt? Of course not it\’s only Twitter, but for some it is the end of the world as we know it if Twitter goes off-line. Just like those people who need therapy every time their Blackberry stops working, Twitter is an addiction
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Well Bing is here. What is Bing? Well it is the new Microsoft search engine. Technically replacing Live as their search engine. There have been plenty of blogs and articles today about the premature launch (it was supposed to launch on the 3rd of June), but came out a little early. To the point where
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People use the internet for all sorts of things: Entertainment, Shopping, Information. Their path through the internet may seem at times random, taking funny turns from topic to unrelated topic. However, at all times, people are open to opportunity and things of interest. I know there are times that I realise I am a long
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I had an enquiry for a client about an email they received, as soon as I saw the content and who it was referring to, it was obviously a scam I blogged about earlier, and with SEDO here. The ones I received, were sent directly to my email address, supposedly from the WHOIS record of
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In my SEO courses, one of the key things I talk about at the start is the need to do good research. Having resources at your disposal to find information related to your business and your website. Doing business online is a bit like shooting blind without the right information, you know there is something
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I don\’t normally plug other sites, but this one looks like a good one for businesses in NZ – www.madefromnewzealand.com My biggest like is the tone it seems to have of a great place to be; lots going on, plenty of information on businesses, people and events. The other cool aspect is the social side
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Good news for NZ businesses, Google is now including New Zealand in it\’s revamped Keyword Tool. The tool can be found here: http://www.google.com/sktool On the Official Adwords blog, Google says: we\’re happy to announce that the tool is now available in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and New Zealand. So this gives a much better picture
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