The BBC reported today that Viacom (for a funny definition that I agree with courtesy of urbandictionary.com click here) has won a court ruling against Google who must now hand over Youtube’s view logs which include the viewing habits of anyone who has ever watched a video on the site. …
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Seriously? Dimitri the lover -creepiest voice mail ever
http://www.rahafharfoush.com/blog/?p=160You have to listen to this voicemail to believe it. It’s been circulating online for the past few days, and thanks to an insightful (and profoundly disturbing) article by Torontoist, I discovered that this prime specimen is hails from Toronto. …
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Candian Consumers to Rogers: Stop being Jerks, Part 2
http://www.rahafharfoush.com/blog/?p=158In the wake of the new Rogers iPhone data plans, there is an online movement afoot, imploring Apple God Steve Jobs to please intervene on the behalf of 20,000 Canadian consumers who are being bled dry by high cost. As I mentioned in Part 1, if you can’t get full internet/video capability then it’s just another crappy phone. …
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 24, 2008
http://searchengineland.com/080624-162543.phpLinkedIn and The Strange Case of The Disappearing Market, Read/Write Web Plurkair: A Basic, Open Source Desktop Client For Plurk, Inquisitr Lessons on Marketing with Social Media, Search Marketing Standard SES & Social Media Strategy: what happened to ethics?! (A rant), www.rahafharfoush.com Video, Music & Image Search New Personalized Homepage and Improved Email Notifications, YouTube Blog Recent Hot Items From Sphinn, Our Social News Sharing Site: Mr. Google, Tear Down This Google Trends Wall!
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Horizons - Mezzanine Consulting
http://www.mezzanineconsulting.com/blogand need for authentic communications and conversations and the detriment, or lack therof, of social media ‘tricks’ or ‘hacks’. Rahaf Harfoush and Mitch Joel have each had incredibly insightful comments on the subject in their respective posts (SES & Social Media Strategy: what happened to ethics?! - A rant) and podcasts (SPOS #109 - Fair Trade Search Engine Strategies) and I feel the need to weigh in. The value of authentic, 2-way conversations is clear. Smart consumers and clients know when they’re being talked
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Why Social Media Inauthenticity Hurts Everyone
http://www.mezzanineconsulting.com/blog/2008/06/social-media...stuck with me most was the very lively and somewhat controversial panel on Social Media Success. At issue, the value and need for authentic communications and conversations and the detriment, or lack therof, of social media ‘tricks’ or ‘hacks’. Rahaf Harfoush
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 24, 2008
http://www.goorank.com/sem/news/searchcap-the-day-in-search-...LinkedIn and The Strange Case of The Disappearing Market, Read/Write Web Plurkair: A Basic, Open Source Desktop Client For Plurk, Inquisitr Lessons on Marketing with Social Media, Search Marketing Standard SES & Social Media Strategy: what happened to ethics?! (A rant), www.rahafharfoush.com Video, Music & Image Search New Personalized Homepage and Improved Email Notifications, YouTube Blog Recent Hot Items From Sphinn, Our Social News Sharing Site: Mr. Google, Tear Down This Google Trends Wall!
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 24, 2008
http://www.newsvine.in/2008/06/24/searchcap-the-day-in-searc...LinkedIn and The Strange Case of The Disappearing Market, Read/Write Web Plurkair: A Basic, Open Source Desktop Client For Plurk, Inquisitr Lessons on Marketing with Social Media, Search Marketing Standard SES & Social Media Strategy: what happened to ethics?! (A rant), www.rahafharfoush.com Video, Music & Image Search New Personalized Homepage and Improved Email Notifications, YouTube Blog Recent Hot Items From Sphinn, Our Social News Sharing Site: Mr. Google, Tear Down This Google Trends Wall!
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SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 24, 2008
http://emarketing.cogia.net/searchcap-the-day-in-search-june...LinkedIn and The Strange Case of The Disappearing Market, Read/Write Web Plurkair: A Basic, Open Source Desktop Client For Plurk, Inquisitr Lessons on Marketing with Social Media, Search Marketing Standard SES & Social Media Strategy: what happened to ethics?! (A rant), www.rahafharfoush.com Video, Music & Image Search New Personalized Homepage and Improved Email Notifications, YouTube Blog Recent Hot Items From Sphinn, Our Social News Sharing Site: Mr. Google, Tear Down This Google Trends Wall!
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Bruceclay.com Blog - Search Engine Optimization and Internet Marketing Information
http://bruceclay.com/blogPosted by Lisa Barone Li Evans had a stellar post over at SEM Clubhouse entitled What Is Social Media's Purpose? Honestly, It's Not About Links. Li's post was inspired by some of the social media advice that was presented at last week's SES Toronto that included creating multiple user accounts, tricking people into being your friend, and faking credibility in the names of achieving fame and links. As Li so eloquently points out, social media isn't about links
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Social Media Used To Be About Sharing
http://www.bruceclay.com/blog/archives/2008/06/social_media_...Li Evans had a stellar post over at SEM Clubhouse entitled What Is Social Media's Purpose? Honestly, It's Not About Links. Li's post was inspired by some of the social media advice that was presented at last week's SES Toronto that included creating multiple user accounts, tricking people into being your friend, and faking credibility in the names of achieving fame and links. As Li so eloquently points out, social media isn't about links
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SPOS #109 - Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - +1 (206) 666-6056 - Fair Trade Search Engine Strategies
http://www.twistimage.com/blog/archives/spos-109-six-pixels-...Call To Action and Waiting For Your Cat To Bark?). Panel discussion - Universal And Blended Search. Moderating a session titled, Social Media Success. Rahaf Harfoush's Blog called, The Froush and the post: SES & Social Media Strategy - What Happened To Ethics?! (A Rant). Audio Comment – Steve In Frankfurt. Christopher S. Penn – Marketing Over Coffee streaming PAB 2008 live – Pecha Kucha is on right now. Audio Comment – Robin Browne. “If you’re going to be naked, you better be buff
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What Is Social Media’s Purpose? Honestly, It’s Not About Links
http://www.semclubhouse.com/what-is-social-medias-purpose-ho...colleagues on the panel, social media was all about the links and perceived power. Success to them in social media seemed to be about how many links you acquired, and what seemed to be cheap and fast tricks to get them. I wasn’t alone in my dismay, Rahaf Harfoush expressed her shock at the lack of ethics presented. People in the search industry wonder why SEO gets the stigma of being the “snake oil salesmen”. People in the search industry wonder why big companies are snubbing SEO, and don
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