Have you recently gotten a warning from Google about having “artificial” or “unnatural” links pointing at your site? Google says this isn’t a fresh crackdown on link networks but rather a change to issue more warning about this type of penalty

U.S. Democratic Senator Al Franken, who is the chairman of the Senate subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, recently accused Google and Facebook of blatantly disregarding users’ privacy

We all love free things, or at the very least, are intrigued by them. But assuming that a free trial or a free-but-limited sample will automatically win the prospect’s desire to engage in the service is a mistake. The proof is in the CTR

Since 2004 or so when I started this blog, I’ve been promoting the convergence of SEO and public relations, especially through press release optimization . Shortly after, that focus has shifted to emphasize the intersection of search, social and content.

Posted by Bryan Casson This post was originally in YouMoz , and was promoted to the main blog because it provides great value and interest to our community. The author’s views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of SEOmoz, Inc.

Facebook is testing out a new design and set of features in the self-service ads creation tool. Campaigns will include both precise and broad category targeting.

Trying to keep track of backlinks is one of the most miserable elements of being a guest blogger. Relying on the blog owner not to remove, edit or cancel backlinks in posts and bylines, you often have recourse if something goes wrong. This is not due to any malicious intentions by the blog owner, but Follow SEJ on Twitter @sejournal

What do businesses mean when they say they do “social video”? Is it just about creating an interesting video and distributing it on YouTube and other social networks? Or is there more to it

Sorry, crazy day for me today but to see the April Fool’s Day pranks in the search industry, mostly by Google, check Techmeme.