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Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site

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» July 13, 2010 Coleman Campsite: The Original Social Networking Site "We're not saying that  Facebook and Myspace got their idea from us, but we're not saying they didn't either." Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Fun Twitter Quizzes | Main | What the F**k is Social Media NOW?

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5 Helpful Social Search Articles

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Social Search Optimization A search engines ultimate mission is to serve the most relevant information it can. 4 Steps to Social Search Engine Optimization Success There are a lot of models and approaches to leveraging optimized content for discovery through search and how to develop social networks to engage customers and promote content.

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Stop Link Building, Write Good Content

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.” If you’re not a search engine optimization wonk, I’ll explain it this way: Two years ago, you could win Google searches if you had more links pointing back to your site than anyone else for those same keywords. And your site will be devalued if you pull that stunt. Now, Google is on to that.

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Three Most Important Content Marketing Lessons of 2012

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We’ve had our tried-and-true algorithms and techniques busted by Google, we’ve had new algorithms and measurements introduced, which actually sent some search engine optimization professionals out of business. Here are three things that every content marketer should have learned from the past 12 months.

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Alan K’necht: Über Thinker & SEO Brainiac: An Interview

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Social has always been a critical part of SEO but up until recently it didn’t form part of the various search engine algorithms. This impact is only going to be further improved upon by the leading search engines. Marketing especially word of mouth marketing has always influenced the terms people search on and will continue forever.

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Twitter’s Simpler Search: 5 Must-Reads

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By Carl Franzen Tech bloggers have noted that Twitter’s recent moves betray ambitions to become a more comprehensive search engine, or at least add the capabilities of a search engine to its existing website, so whether this is just the beginning of a sea change in Twitter search remains to be seen.

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Marketing Mix Tape: Do These 6 Things to Bring More Traffic to Your Website Now

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Each month, the phrase “SEO is dead” is searched about 210 times, providing evidence that a smattering of marketing professionals aren’t entirely sold on the benefits of using search engine optimization to increase website traffic. It isn’t only about bringing a high number of people to your site.

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