How does Google create its search algorithms, its recipes for making the listings and search results you get? For the first time, the general public gets a glimpse into the decision making process, through a video that Google has posted of one of its search quality meetings

I know some people may wonder why I am explaining this. I have run across several people lately that were unaware that it is easy to extract images from Word. This industry is involved with a lot of guest blogging, so I  thought I would offer this tip and help people save time.

With only a week until SES New York, Linkdex have organized a fun little competition which gives you a chance to animate your “clients from hell” type stories from everyday life in our industry.

There’s nothing I hate more than rehashed, regurgitated content – and unfortunately, the SEO world is full of advice that’s been repeated so often that the only thing it’s good for is wasting your time. In my last article – 13 Unconventional Link Building Strategies – I broke this mold by showing you a few Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

A WebmasterWorld thread is having discussion around a new Wired story named Microsoft Says Decaffeinated Bing Tastes as Good as Google. The story basically has Microsoft claiming they aren’t necessarily better than Google but they are as good as Google on freshness and search quality…

Last week the Pew Internet Project released findings of a survey on search, personalization and targeted advertising. In a nutshell, survey respondents had a very positive view of search and the quality of search results. Yet the majority gave an unequivocal thumbs down to search personalization…

Here we are, well into the social web era, and content management systems are still a big topic on the web.

The phenomenal success of the “Kony 2012” film shatters some myths about viral videos and teaches some other important lessons for video marketers. While short, funny videos go viral, video marketers should consider these other formulas for success.

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When Facebook acquired the location sharing app Gowalla, rumors began circulating that the popular service would be shut down in the near future.