Google Says I’m Spam

I was going to show one of our new employees how Google has a tendency to rank images based on the surrounding text rather than Alt and file-name, and I got a surprise.

I checked the image SERPS for my name yesterday, and today they are completely different. Has anyone else noticed this? Is Google actually updating their image ranking algo?

If this is indeed a shift in their image ranking algo, from what I can see, they’re adding more weight to anchor text and normal paragraph text as opposed to earlier where the heading really made a huge difference.

Update: Weird - the results are almost back to normal now. What the heck is going on?

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Social Strategies & Supporting Tactics for Viral Campaigns

Now that I’m a nominee for the SEMMY 2008, I suppose it’s time for my bi-annual post:) This is by no means an ultimate guide to viral marketing, but I’ll cover some of the strategic considerations and the process behind planning a viral campaign — and perhaps introduce an idea or two.

I Suck at Updating, Yet You Keep Coming Back?

I’ve been running this blog since November 2005, and I was pretty good at updating it, but the past year has been extremely busy for me, so I haven’t had the chance to update much, yet you keep coming back. WHY?

Google Says I’m Spam

So Google’s finally onto me - got me all figured out. This is a pretty funny picture, but it also got me thinking something’s up with image search…

Google AdSense Down?

Just a quick post here. It seems like the whole Google AdSense site is down for the moment. Anybody else having problems with this?

How to AMAZE Your Clients With a KILLER Viral Campaign

What do you get when combining the brainpower and creativity of me and QuadZilla, a client hungry for success and thousands of dollars worth of Apple gear? An amazed client that will love you forever!

Top Scandinavian Search Engines and Internet Usage

Reading up on Aaron Wall’s SEO Book, which is a great read even for a seasoned SEO pro, he wrote that Scandinavia has many strong local players, but didn’t know which ones. Well – here’s the lowdown Aaron:

Black & White SEO - That Just Ticks me Off!

I came across this post where this guy provides a “black-and-white map of ethical and unethical SEO practices”. While I guess the intention is good, Rob Goodlatte obviously doesnt have a much of clue about what search engine optimization is all about.

Seth, The Fart Button & SEO

I almost always want to link to Seth, but I resist, figuring you must have already read what he’s written. This time, I can’t resist. 1 in 10 he says. Why is this important and what does this and The Fart Button have in common?

Link Bait for Bloggers who Love Viral Marketing

Well whaddaya know - the master baiter and the King of Black Hat SEO, QuadZilla him self is at it again. We have previously witnessed how he get on the most popular list on Digg with a post on - yes, getting on the most popular page on Digg, and I have joined him in other extreme link building experiments in the past. But what is he up to this time?

Thomson Financial Auto-Generates Content - Going Black Hat?

I just came across an article in Financial Times about Thomson Financial auto-generating news and content. Now this is certainly not something new and groundbreaking for many of us. In fact, it is a very well known technique among black hat SEO’s.

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