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    Bellflower Movie

    Great Indie movie if you haven't seen it yet: Bellflower Movie (2011) Trailer - YouTube
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    PriceofWeed.com in latest issue of Wired mag

    Cited on Page 36 -- didn't someone here create that site? Nice job (and publicity). That'll be a nice traffic boost.
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    So, You Wanna Be a Rockstar?

    Infographics are cool: So, You Wanna Be a Rock Star? | Full Size Infographic | BandPromo.Me
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    Roomsurf.com dude called out by NYT

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/education/08freshmen.html?ref=technology
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    SEO ranking factors

    This is pretty interesting reading from SEOMoz's 2009 survey. External anchor text links from trusted sources are King (no surprise). Other factors that I've previously read that are "must-have" (social bookmarking, etc.) are downplayed. These are only opinions from so-called experts, but...
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    Real name in a press release?

    Do you guys use your real name in press releases? I'm kicking off a new site with a promotion, and doing a press release around it. I'm leery of using my real name though, maybe I shouldn't be. What do you all do?
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    Subdomain or new exact-match domain?

    Yo SEO gurus -- if I am breaking into a new niche, which is considered best practice if I want to rank? 1) Create a subdomain www.mydomain.com/newniche/exact-match-KW or 2) Create a new domain www.exact-match-KW.com The existing domain is <6 mo's. old, and the new niche isn't related to the...
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    PPC and backlinks

    Do text ads on the G Content network count as backlinks? I've read yes and no on the topic, wondered what you guys have seen?
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    Fan Page content

    Anyone know how closely Fan Page content is checked? I found if your page contains links to an external site that promotes downloads (games or toolbars, even if they're legit) -- you can't get ads approved. So if I advertise and build up my fans without those external links, then add them...
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    LP rotation and Google approvals

    I want to split test some LP's on Google content network, and was planning to submit 1 page for approval, then once it's live adding in the other pages to rotate. The destination URL won't change, it's a shortened URL that can rotate in X number of pages. Will Google catch that the other pages...
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    CPM CTR for Google content network

    Hi -- for Google content network, I've been using the strategy of: -Run display ads with PPC, using automatic placement -Take the high CTR sites and move them to a separate campaign of managed sites only, running CPM Each time I move the "best" sites over to the managed campaign, the CTR falls...
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    Vapes

    Can any of you stoners recommend a good vaporizer? I know Volcanos are good, but I'm looking for something a little less expensive, and smaller.
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    Tracking FB conversions at advertiser

    Hi -- hoping someone can point me in the right direction here. I searched around but didn't find the answer. I am working with an advertiser who isn't part of an affiliate network, and all their tracking is done through Yahoo Small Business. I will be driving traffic from FB, and need to see...
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    FB profitability problems

    I've been running FB ads for a few weeks (mainly dating offers, payouts $3.50-$5.00), and am having trouble turning a consistent profit. I'll deploy 30-50 ads (various combos of images and copy), quickly kill off the ones that aren't getting good CTR's or aren't converting, then split test the...
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    Resubmit strangeness on FB

    Anyone else having a problem when attempting to edit a disapproved ad on FB, and a "Can not clone ad" message comes up? All the ad info. and image don't show up either. I emailed FB yesterday about the problem but no response. Wondering if anyone else is seeing this?