Tags, Duplicate Content & SEO

Michael "Graywolf" Gray suggests that alhtough the road to using tags on your web site isn’t devoid of pitfalls and some gotcha’s, their usage does open up some advanced strategies . By using tags you can provide a more granular way to break down the content on your website.

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Google Suggesting Correct Shortened URL

When following a link shortened via the Bit.ly URL shortening service, I noticed how Google will try to suggest a correct Bitly link if the one you tried to follow goes nowhere:

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Sherlock Holmes on Copywriting

In honor of the newly released Sherlock Holmes movie, let’s deduce what Sherlock Holmes would say concerning copywriting. It’s elementary. Details Holmes has an absolute obsession for details. Copywriters need the same voracious appetite for them. The details of your product, servic

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Apple iPad: A Revolution in Parody Inspiration [VIDEO]

As the debate rages on from consumers to competitors alternatively lauding and criticizing the iPad, College Humor has put their foot down with a definitive take on the device: it’s pure comedy gold.Thanks to its “absurd and unwieldy size,” the iPad jokes apparently write themselve

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Apple vs. Amazon: The Great Ebook War Has Already Begun

We’re not going to see the iPad hit stores for another two months, but it is already changing the ebook game and forcing publishers and consumers to pick sides.Last night, several blogs including Venturebeat and NYT’s Bits Blog noticed something was amiss on the website of the world̵

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Haiti, iPad, and Obama: The Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week

Out of all the social media tools out there, the one that people go to in order to figure out what’s hot on the web has to be Twitter. With millions of tweets crossing its servers and constantly updated trending topics, it’s easy to find out what’s happening right now.We’re

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Firefox for Mobile Makes Its Debut

Want the power and add-ons of the Firefox browser in the palm of your hands? That dream is quickly becoming a reality, starting with the Maemo OS and owners of the Nokia N900.Mozilla has officially introduced Firefox for Maemo, the first officially launched version of Firefox for Mobile. It’

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4 New Mac Twitter Apps You May Have Missed

Just when you think you’ve tried every Twitter app out there, a few more appear on the scene. For Mac users that might have either grown tired of, or are looking for alternatives to, Tweetie, Twitterrific, Kiwi or Socialite, never fear, there are indeed other native Mac OS X options out there!

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Doppelganger Week on Facebook: Better Than Sharing Your Bra Color?

Facebook users have found a way to top the sharing your bra color meme: Celebrity Doppelganger Week.We’ve been seeing status update after status update about this new meme pop up into our Facebook feeds. A quick search of Facebook explains exactly what’s going on: “Doppelganger we

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Steve Jobs vs. Obama: Who Got the Bigger Buzz? [INFOGRAPHIC]

While a lot happened this week, it can be argued that two events captured the most attention: 1) the unveiling of the Apple iPad and 2) President Obama’s State of the Union. Funny enough, both of these events occurred this past Wednesday.We wondered: what would people talk about more? Was t

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