With all the previous discussion of paid reviews and my unwillingness to raise the white flag or bend over, this post is going to come as a bit of a shock. I am lowering the red flag Carry on reading to find out why this isn’t the same as raising a white flag, and is far from surrendering to Google on paid reviews. Robots.txt I have spent a long time deciding on a … [Read more...]
Techmeme PageRank Penalty?
I just happened to glance down at my Search status toolbar in the status window of Firefox, and noticed that Techmeme’s Google Toolbar PageRank had been reduced to PR-4: Techmeme Sell Links Techmeme has very clear advertising with sponsored posts: The links they use are … [Read more...]
Google Pagerank Directory Clanger
I know a segment of my readers are sick to death with anything to do with Google PageRank updates, and I haven't even bothered mentioning the most recent update up until now. There wasn't really anything newsworthy in it. I just spotted a story on Sphinn that will likely get deleted because it is all in Russian - the Google Directory has apparently been updated from DMOZ … [Read more...]
SocialSpark.com Preview: PayPerPost Goes Googley?
I have been watching & listening to PostieCon via Ustream and chatting in the Meebo chat room, and at the same time exchanging a few emails with Ted Murphey about Izea’s (new parent company of PayPerPost) new Advertising marketplace, SocialSpark.com. What Is Social Spark? Advertiser Social Network Advertisers Interact With Bloggers: Build up a network of media … [Read more...]
Real or Fake Pagerank Update in Progress (Round 3)
Courtney stopped by to let me know about what appears to be a real PageRank update that is in progress if there can ever be a real update again. Many of the blogs highlighted in the update just a couple of days ago seem to have reverted to their previous position. Now for anyone who might be thinking otherwise, there are still some obvious penalties in place for a few … [Read more...]