Google has warned that black hat tactics are “unethical, overly aggressive marketing efforts where a company tries to manipulate search engine results in an unfair way.” Despite Google’s warnings, many Internet companies persist in providing black hat SEO services. The truth is, using black hat tactics on your site can be as … Read more

Bloggers have been plagued with spam for as long as they have been around. But even before blogs, spammers were wreaking havoc for website owners. Many of you are familiar with the history before blogging; but for those of you who are not, here is a brief run down. Back in the … Read more

You may have heard of a new T.V. show called “Lie to Me” that has recently started airing on FOX. I have watched several episodes of the show and I really enjoy it. If you have not had a chance to watch this show here, is a quick overview of what it … Read more

Twitter is a social network that has been growing incredibly fast. It offers people a way to connect over the internet using computers and cell phones. One reason that it is so popular is because it is so simple to post quick updates to your profile. Updates are short (up to 140 … Read more

A few days ago an article by Chris Williams was published in the Guardian UK about the death knell of Google—and that the perpetrator of this death would not come by competitors like small-time Cuil or Yahoo!, but by SEO. Am I biased? Well a little (this is a blog at “SEO”.com). … Read more

Time for a little rant. I’ve been researching Google’s initiative to crack-down on websites selling and buying paid links. I’ve let myself get a bit riled-up as I’ve re-discovered the following: Too many people still think Capitalism is somehow inherently evil Some usually bright people have an amazingly hard time distinguishing between … Read more