December 2009
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Duplicate Content and Search Engines
Duplicate content has been a concern for a while now. Google has gone on the record reassuring everyone that there is not a duplicate content penalty*. That being said, there is a filtering process that happens. The search engines are trying to provide the best user experience so duplicate content is omitted from the results. The key here is what do you want returned in search? What Do You Want Users To See? Google has implemented some new features in the past year to help website owners de…
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If you look up this weekend and see a red balloon, the 80s are not coming back. DARPA is staging a social experiment to celebrate the anniversary of the internet and offering $40K to boot. Facebook groups and Twitter accounts have sprung up, as about 1,500 teams organize their efforts. (Expected 2,000 by the launch on Sat) DARPA will launch ten balloons across the country on Saturday December 5. Teams will have until the 14th to find all the balloons. DARPA has spread the distribution so n…