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There were two semi-related bits of news yesterday that have the potential to give WordPress-powered blogs even more of an edge in Google search rankings. Two small changes that are going to change how we find and use information, and it all comes down to one word: PubSubHubbub (PuSH).
First we got word that all 10.5 million WordPress.com blogs would support not only RSSCloud but also PuSH. That’s a lot of blog content there. Enough to make a serious difference on its own. At the same time Automattic released the PuSHPress [...]

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If you get to the point where you think you know enough to stop learning, then you’re too stupid to know that you’re finished. That might be crass, but over the past year with a book and a half under my belt I’ve figured out that I have a ton left to learn in this world.
Every time I thought, “Yeah I have a good handle on this, but I’m just going to double-check something…” found out that I didn’t have a good handle on it and I learned far more [...]

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Getting new, fresh ideas for posts can be really hard. Honestly, now that I’m not pro-blogging anymore I just don’t seem to have the post output I used to have. There are hundreds of posts on how to get ideas for posts, but this post from the Reachd blog caught my eye:

Here are the steps that I would follow if I were to use keyword research to generate blogging ideas
1. Go to Google Keyword Tool
2. Enter a broad keyword in the box on that page
3. Sort the keywords by “Average [...]

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Google SearchWiki boon or bust?

by Tris Hussey on November 23, 2008 · 0 comments

in Social Media, Web 2.0

I didn’t really pay much attention to Google SearchWiki when it came out. Generally I’m not logged in to Google itself when I’m searching, so I didn’t notice.
Being the curious sort I finally logged in and messed around with it. I searched for “Tris Hussey” and “Tris”. The first came up with the usual results, the second the same. Of course on the second I knocked out all references to buffers or government agencies.
Mike Arrington doesn’t like it at all and a lot SEO types are more that a tad [...]

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