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Company Settles with FTC for $250,000 Over Misleading Online Reviews

Bill Hartzer

The FTC has revised their guidelines on endorsements and testimonials. These new guidelines were issued in 2009, and they explain in general terms when the FTC may find endorsements or testimonials unfair or deceptive. Share it on StumbleUpon. Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good? Tweet This!

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Google Not Following Own Best Practices for Own Web Site

Bill Hartzer

Take a look at all of the duplicate pages of content that Google has on their web site: Recently, while reading Google’s own Webmaster Guidelines, I read the Duplicate Content section. It appears to me that Google is not following their own guidelines when it comes to duplicate content. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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11 Myths of Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

True, there are techniques that work better than others, guidelines that are good to know, rules of etiquette to follow and common mistakes to avoid , but the general skills called for aren’t all that uncommon, and the specifics are teachable. Share it on StumbleUpon. Social media marketing is really hard. And see myth #1 above.

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FTC Says Bloggers Must Disclose or Face Stiff Penalties

Bill Hartzer

This is the first time since 1980 that the Federal Trade Commission has revised its guidelines on endorsements and testimonials. This is significant because the US Government is actually acknowledging bloggers as being a source of information that apparently needs guidelines. Share it on StumbleUpon. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Best Business Blogging Tips and Guides of 2010 (So Far), Part 2

Webbiquity SMM

Lamenting the lack of a “succinct summary all in one place&# of the most valuable guidelines for bloggers, Jill Chivers proceeds to offer her own excellent summary of four key factors in writing a compelling post, eight ideas for more interesting content and five things to check before publishing. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Learn Email Copywrite from Groupon

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8 Useful Email Copywrite Guidelines. Share it on StumbleUpon. Are there other services I would be likely to take advantage of when redeeming the Groupon? Any logistical information about parking, scheduling, etc is also well-placed in the third graf. Focus on describing this as a great experience, not a great deal. Tweet This!

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12 of the Best WordPress Guides, Hacks and Plugins of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

Helpful guidelines on plugins, post titles, pages, permalinks and pinging improve the search engine rank of and increase search traffic to your WordPress blog. Share it on StumbleUpon. WordPress SEO. 10 SEO Tips To Get Your WordPress Blog Ranking Highly In The Search Engines by SEOheap. Share this on Facebook. Share this on FriendFeed.

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