From the monthly archives:

November 2007

Tom Fakery and the Spam of Web

by Michael Martinez on November 29, 2007

Fake blogs, fake forums, fake directories. Spammers have resorted to all sorts of interesting means for fooling the search engines.
I’ve been wondering if it’s possible to create a fake Web site. You can certainly create a spammy Web site, but can you fake one?
What sparked my curiosity on the topic was the post [...]

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Where to buy PageRank-passing links

by Michael Martinez on November 28, 2007

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer, co-workers and associates, or anyone else. Specific actions, suggestions, and techniques are not necessarily used by or endorsed by my employer, co-workers and associates, or anyone else.
Note: To the best of my knowledge, none of my [...]

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SEO Nonsense – Sculpting PageRank Builds Muscle

by Michael Martinez on November 26, 2007

I see that certain voices are once again advocating the idiocy of managing PageRank through the use of “rel=’nofollow’”.
I could compose yet another long-winded argument debunking the nonsense but I’ve already done that more than once. So, while it’s true there are plenty of gullible people in the SEO community who run around from [...]

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