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Writing for the Web: The Human Algorithm and Zero-Sum SEO

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But for any content creator, SEO (as most people practice it, at least) is the kiss of death. Bouchard argues that the “solution for not getting pummeled every time Google changes its algorithm is to focus on providing the best possible relevancy to users.” It is something they simply accept.

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Curation: Add Value and Pass It Along

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Though he dislikes the term curation , he approves of the activity as it was originally practiced. The best recent example, perhaps, comes from Kashmir Hill’s Forbes.com story last February recapping Charles Duhigg’s New York Times article on consumer marketing and data mining.

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Be Yourself. Just Not Your Real Self: Scripps’ Muddled Social Media Policy

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The distinctions Scripps wants to draw get even more muddled when the policy gets into best practices. So if you’re a lifestyle columnist who writes in a Scripps paper about your family, guess what? Mention your kids on your personal account and Scripps owns them.

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Journalists as Buzzword Killers

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It might not be practical to personally review products, but it was an absolute obligation to remove any promotional overtones and stick to the facts in the release, even in supplier quotes. As Sherk acknowledges, he is building upon a list David Meerman Scott compiled last year of “ top gobbledygook phrases used in 2008.”. innovative.

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Shakespeare Was an Aggregating Social-Media Pirate

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As McNulty writes, what “we would call plagiarism today was considered borrowing back then, a practice cradled in the curriculum.” ” A useful reminder, perhaps, that the best aggregators improve the things they borrow. ” Shakespeare didn’t simply borrow, though: “Whatever he touched, he alchemized.

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Why Aggregation Is Not Distasteful

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The practice takes a variety of forms, but straightforward examples include Digg , TechMeme , and B2B Marketing Zone. Except perhaps among library scientists, they were never best sellers, but neither were they distasteful.

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The Cooks Source Copyright Outrage: Not the Norm

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Though the Internet makes feckless appropriation of other people’s content easier, there’s nothing new about the practice or the attitudes that underly it. Though it was morally offensive, in practical terms, the harm done was minimal. What I learned, ultimately, was not to get too upset by all this unauthorized reuse.

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