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This afternoon, I delivered a session at Podcamp Toronto 2011 called Drinking Kool-Aid, Peeing Snake-Oil. This presentation was the product of bookmarking some of the most interesting stats I’ve come across over the last 6 months.
Essentially, this presentation is slide after slide of stats on how search, social media, and online advertising has evolved and [...]

This is a live blog coverage of Anthony Marco’s (@anthonymarco) session at Podcamp Toronto 2011. Everything that follows this italicized paragraph is based on Anthony’s presentation, and are not my own ideas. If you feel I misrepresented any of his ideas, please leave a comment and let me know.
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The following are a set of drinking games for anyone to play, with some extra games specifically for SEOs. Since many rely on search suggestion, and since search suggestions are customized to users’ past searches, make sure you’re not signed in under any Google account when you begin the game.
For each round, winning can mean [...]

Search engine optimization works best as a team effort. Even if the client is new to SEO, they are a key part of the process. Below are some behaviours and attitudes for the SEO client to consider to improve an existing arrangement, or start a new one off right.
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