From the monthly archives:

April 2007

Forbes Article

April 30, 2007

I’m mentioned in a Forbes article about Google along with Aaron Wall and Jim Boykin

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THE ALGORITHM KILLED JEEVES

April 30, 2007

Maybe you’ve been lucky enough to actually see one of these billboards

 
or perhaps you’ve seen one of the following mentioned somewhere on the web
THE ALGORITHM CONSTANTLY FINDS JESUS
THE ALGORITHM KILLED JEEVES
THE ALGORITHM IS BANNED IN CHINA
THE ALGORITHM IS FROM JERSEY
To the advertising company who’s running the campaign I have to say please get a clue!

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Is Google Too Powerful

April 30, 2007

Check out a guest piece I wrote over on the Context Web Blog
Google: The Virtual Dictator of the Digital Economy
Google’s dominant share of the search landscape puts it in a unique position. For many consumers, Google is the internet, or at the very least Google is the start page of the internet and doorway to [...]

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The Paid Link Blog Meme

April 30, 2007

Since it’s been over 48 hours since the last what are your 5 favorite toothpaste flavors meme I think I’m safe to start a new one. However this one’s going to be a bit different.

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Things You May have Missed 4-29-2007

April 29, 2007

Here are some things you may have missed from the week ending 4-27-2007

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Google Reader Still Showing Dupes

April 28, 2007

C’mon Google Reader I’m still getting dupes

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Michael Gray and Jason Calacanis Best Friends Forever

April 27, 2007

This story is dedicated to my best friend, and guiding mentor Jason Calacanis.

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Linkbait, Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exagerated

April 27, 2007

Recently I’ve come across an increasing number of ‘link bait is dying’, ‘link bait is dead’, and ‘linkbait is so 2006′ blog posts. To those people I say, please remove your head from ass quickly, because you look ridiculous.

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Speaking at SMX

April 27, 2007

Just a quick note I’ll be speaking at the upcoming SMX Advanced conference this June in Seattle. I’m on the Personalized Search Fear or Not panel. Last time Matt Cutts and I had an impromptu debate was at Pubcon last year regarding the site review session, and had a lot fun. Not everybody likes [...]

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Reasons Not to Use Keywords in Your URL’s

April 26, 2007

Generally speaking it’s a good idea to include keywords in your url structure whenever possible, however there are some instances when using an alternative method is more desirable.

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Interview on ADII

April 26, 2007

Here’s an interview I did with Adriaan Pienaar over on ADII, where I talk about blogs, web 2.0, SEO and where my nickname came from, so go check it out.
Michael Gray Interview
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SEOClass Shameless Self Promotion

April 25, 2007

One of the reasons for my light blogging this week is we’ve been putting some finishing touches on our upcoming two day SEO Workshop over at SEO Class.
We’ve got a special offer we’re offering $500 off the registration price for anyone who registers between now and May 4th. What do you have to do to [...]

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WebmasterWorld Social Media Tagging and Bookmarking Optimization

April 24, 2007

Since I received a few ‘hey are you ok it’s been more than 2 days since you blogged emails’ Thought I’d let you know I’m alive and doing well just buried under a mountain of work with some looming deadlines.
I was also just appointed moderator of the Social Media Tagging and Bookmarking Optimization forum at [...]

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Things You May Have Missed 4-22-2007

April 22, 2007

Here’s a list of some interesting posts you may have missed from 4-22-2007

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A Technical SEO’s Look at Endless.com

April 21, 2007

Over the past few months I’ve had more than one client ask me my opinion about Endless.com Amazon’s new shoe shopping site. Since Rae talked about Endless and Danielle gave an Endless review I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to share some of what I saw, what I liked and what I [...]

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Facebook Begging

April 19, 2007

Since I was recently deputized an officer of the Facebook SEO, SMO, SEM group (my real title is NSFW) I was informed my wall comments were lacking in diversity. Since well I am a whore and not in any way too proud or above begging, consider this an invitation to be my request being my [...]

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Esca Review – Dinner with Dave Pasternack

April 19, 2007

One of the highlights of my trip to SES in New York last week was going out to dinner with Todd, Jonah, Greg, Barbara, Dax to Esca and having dinner with the REAL Dave Pasternack.

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Hey Cameron Olthuis You Talkin’ to Me

April 18, 2007

Hey Cameron Olthuis I heard you were giving me a hard time on Rush Hour (mp3 link) on 4/18. I’m all for constructive criticism but I did issue the disclaimer that I was trouble maker before I said anything, I guess not everybody picked up on that. Anyways afternoons are tough for me but if [...]

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How to Be Crafty and Mask Affiliate Links

April 18, 2007

Fine since Matt started this whole thing on hiding links and how people do it in really silly ways like putting nonsense in the onMouseOver WindowStatus I thought why not have a little fun and throw out a nice tip on how to mask your affiliate links.

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Got a Question About SEO?

April 17, 2007

We’re adding a new article series over at the SEO Class Blog where we’ll be answering your Search Engine Optimization questions.

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