Some related posts from Technorati and Google.

[News.stepforth.com] The SEO Blog: 03/01/2005 - 03/31/2005: Nick Wilson, editor of search-focused ThreadWatch.org notes this in his posting, "Search Marketers Divided, Time for New Definitions?" Wilson sees two distinct types of SEOs, one of which uses aggressive algorithm manipulation, the other using search friendly design and content. He correctly suggests, "Although both groups call themselves Search Engine Optimizers, it's been clear for many years that neither group considers the other to be part of their own." Wilson makes brief points about both groups and offers an important disclaimer for the necessity of generalizing in his explanations.

[Zeromillion.com] Bad Business - The Sad State of SEO Perception in the Mainstream Media: He sums up his post with a call for clarification, one which was echoed by well known SEO Scottie Claibourn when writing about Pennenberg ’s Wired piece, "It's this quote that bothers me, "An entire industry of search engine optimizers, called SEOs, has sprung up, many of which take advantage of loopholes in the way rankings are calculated." Again, lumping SEO's into the "taking advantage of loopholes" category and ignoring the fact that many of us make real improvements to sites, removing technical obstacles, improving navigation, targeting in on better keywords, and actually building content worth linking to. Oh, silly me...

[Siliconvalleywatcher.com] SiliconValleyWatcher.com: Friday Watch: Despite howls from the ...: The wasted effort I’m referring to is the attempts by SEO-istars to dupe the googlebots and raise the perceived importance of a web site in the Google index. And I appreciate the times when SEO is used to correct a poor choice by Google which can list a clearly poor quality web site ahead of well established and respected web sites.

[301powered.com] Selowdown - juin 2005 - 301 Powered :: Seo News: Joe Holcomb, Senior Vice President of Marketing at BlowSearch.com, uses his blog to defend recent allegations that their search toolbar is spyware. I?d like to find the moron who originally classified our toolbar as adware or spyware and slap him upsid

[Blogforfunandprofit.blogware.com] How To Blog For Fun & Profit! :: How To Create Blog Success and ...: I like to consider myself more than just an practitioner of blogging, that is, one who publishes niche content with a blog but I also like to observe the blogosphere and in particular the ways in which blogs are being use to help individuals and businesses promote their messages more effectively into their "space" on the Internet.

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