Ari Herzog

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…and Blog Comment Spam Continues

Ari Herzog

With names such as SEO Forum, SEO Outsourcing, and Herbalife, it is pathetic that despite clear instructions that real names are required when adding comments, people continue to leave comments with their company names or other search engine optimized keywords. I wonder if these people are following a manual when commenting.

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Hide Facebook Profile from Search Engines

Ari Herzog

Despite being friends with relatively few people on Facebook, anyone, friend or not, can read or comment on my wall. I allow the global Facebook community to find me, read my personal profile updates and comment when inspired; but I disable my profile from being indexed by search engines.

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910 Blog Comments You Wrote Here

Ari Herzog

Search engines prove this statement true, evident by people such as Marc Pitman discovering old content to answer new questions. Old content is especially helpful when one sees lots of comments, tweets, and other social sharing metrics reflecting the value of whatever is written. Why Do You Subscribe to Blog Comments?

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…and Blog Comment Spam Continues

Ari Herzog

With names such as SEO Forum, SEO Outsourcing, and Herbalife, it is pathetic that despite clear instructions that real names are required when adding comments, people continue to leave comments with their company names or other search engine optimized keywords. I wonder if these people are following a manual when commenting.

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WTF is a Reverse Google Pagerank Algorithm?

Ari Herzog

There is no denial that contextual words inside of a sentence optimize search engines to recognize reciprocal websites (this one doing the linking earlier in this sentence and Jay’s receiving the link) but what in all things online is a “reverse google pagerank algorithm? New Search Engine Arrives: Green GUSfinder.

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How to Identify a Twitter Spammer

Ari Herzog

:o any recording studios want an engineer?:pCherish o any recording studios want an engineer?:pDel o any recording studios want an engineer?:pCarlyn o any recording studios want an engineer?:pKathy o any recording studios want an engineer?:pMarine o any recording studios want an engineer?:pKristy

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Got Value? Stop Using Social Media.

Ari Herzog

Engagement = likes, comments, shares. The shelf life of your blog post is as long as people link to it, comment on it, and search engines give it high rank. If you were inspired, please add a comment and sign up to receive blog posts by email. Social media posts expire very quickly. Consider Facebook, for instance.