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The following are articles from external sources and as such they were not written by members of our team. If you like the articles visit their sources for more quality content.
China: Ten Things You Should Know About an Online Superpower
Posted by shor
Photo Credit - Steve Webel
China. Even in this day and age, sensitive information rarely leaks out of the Great Internet Firewall.
Popular Stories Widgets - Great for Visitors and Surprisingly Valuable for SEO, Too
Posted by randfish
It should come as no surprise that having a widget or sidebar element on a news, blog or articles website is great for traffic and page views. Online outlets have been using them to boost readership, email-a-friend features and page views per session counts for years. But, did you know that they're also great for SEO?
Let's take a look at some examples and investigate the myriad of benefits "most popular" sections provide:
Slate.com
Where Are You Placed On The Quality Curve?
Techcrunch is publishing a rumour that Yahoo might be looking to sell off Yahoo Answers.
How Does Matt Cutts Get Ready for Work? (Picture Reveals All)
A few months back I bought a drawing of Matt Cutts and forgot about it.
How to Update Firefox Extensions (and/or Uninstall & Re-install Them)
Since we have a number of popular Firefox extensions, I frequently get asked how to update Firefox extensions. Rather that writing 3 emails a week I figure it was quicker to jot down a quick blog post. To update or uninstall an extension you first have to click into the add-ons panel.
When you get inside the extensions area (by following the path highlighted above) you will see an Add-ons window with a Find Updates button at the bottom of it. That is an easy way to update many extensions at once.
Should Google Recommend Downloading Illegal Copyright Works via Torrents? What About Cracks, Serials, Keygens, etc.?
I was just finishing up our guide to how to optimize for search suggestion, and noticed something worth discussing.
I am not sure if safe harbor covers companies that index content, cache/host content, and suggest searches for downloading pirated works...but if it does, I think the law needs changed. It seems Google could have thought about the torrent related keyword suggestions before launching search suggest as a default.
The Art Of The Start - Stay On Message
So, you've decided on a new project. What next?
This post follows on from my posts Are You An Innovator, Immitator, or Idiot?, and Market Research Using Google Adwords. If you're starting out on a new project, have a read of those posts before we move on.
Planning
"He who fails to plan, plans to fail" - Proverb
Roundup Thursday for the Week of 9/21/08
Posted by Jane Copland
Whoa! It's Jane! Yes, SEOmozzers, your regular Roundup Thursday schedule will resume next week when Rebecca gets back from a half-ironman competition in Mexico.
Stories, news, and other notable items from the past week:
Are You An Innovator, Immitator, or Idiot?
"Buffett once told me there are three 'I's in every cycle. The 'innovator,' that's the first 'I.' After the innovator comes the 'imitator.' And after the imitator in the cycle comes the idiot."
-Theodore Forstmann, quoting Warren Buffett
Great quote, huh.
It applies everywhere, including online. Who wants to start a blog network in 2008? How about becoming a ring- tone affiliate? Or start a web 2.0 news blog?
