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• Later, off to Napa #
• Don't forget to link to the article on the anchor text of the business name = why you should never piss off an SEO http://bit.ly/14Ck4H #
• http://bit.ly/N5lKm #
• Why you should NEVER EVER PISS OFF AN SEO http://bit.ly/14Ck4H from @localseoguide #

• RT @leeodden: Ironic. RT @michelletrippWow. No more RT's? Twitter working on deleting RT on tweets. http://tr.im/noRTs #
• I'm off to Napa now for a couple of days R&R. Thanks to our #SESSJ friends, silver & gold. Now my sites are set on SMX East #
• SES San Jose 2009, Deep Content & New Friends http://bit.ly/169h8e #
• @KeriMorgret I hope to be at #SMX East. Let's make a point of having that cup of coffee we've been talking about for months. in reply to KeriMorgret #
• @KeriMorgret Thanks, Yes, It was lovely to see you too Keri. Until we meet again… in reply to KeriMorgret #
• Thank you for wonderful memories #SESSJ ! Publishing more aimClear Blog coverage posts and heading to NAPA for a little R&R #
• Does Black Hat Social Media Actually Work? http://bit.ly/z1ns4 #
• RT @motokohunt: RT @mashable: BREAKING: Twitter Announces Project Retweet – http://bit.ly/ZuVYs #

aimClear’s coverage of SearchEngineStrategies San Jose has concluded for 2009.  A classic annual industry conclave, this year’s edition of #SESSJ exceeded all expectations.  In the teeth of a difficult global recession, the McEnery Convention Center halls were packed with somewhere around 5000 attendees from all over the world.  That’s huge. Read the rest of this entry »

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After an invigorating keynote speech from Charlene Li I hit the ground running. “SEO Through Blogs and Feeds” was moderated by Joshua Palau, of Razorfish and included a brilliant panel of  industry-blogger thought-leaders: Read the rest of this entry »

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Today’s panel at SES San Jose had a lively round table discussion on the ethics of white hat vs. black hat practices in social media. The outstanding cast of speakers featured (the never ghoulish) Lee Odden CEO of TopRank Online Marketing, Beth Harte Principal of Harte Marketing, Chris Bennett president and founder of 97th Floor and the notorious Dave Snyder co-founder of Search & Social.

The bottom line is- don’t be stupid, consumer trust is sacred and they can smell BS from a mile away.
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