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	<title>Renegade Search &#187; SEO</title>
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		<title>New Facebook Developments No Threat to Google &#8211; At Least Yet</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/facebook-developments-threat-google</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Marco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In April, Facebook held its annual developers conference in California. Most of the buzz coming from this even has centered on the company&#8217;s efforts to redouble its efforts on creating an open network of integration with sites across the web. To summarize the initiative, participating sites will automatically recognize Facebook users, and any time a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Webmaster Tools Offer Hints on CTR by Position</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/webmaster-tools-seos-estimate-ctr-distribution-serps</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Marco</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biz Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you hadn&#8217;t yet noticed, Google Webmaster Tools has really been adding a ton of new features. Making the announcement on the Webmaster Central blog last week, a Google rep wrote:
We previously just reported the average position at which your site’s pages appeared in the search results for a particular query. Now you can click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Track Traffic from Google Maps and Google Local in Google Analytics</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/track-traffic-google-maps-google-local-google-analytics</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/track-traffic-google-maps-google-local-google-analytics#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor Cimala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Obtaining a listing that shows up in the prominent Google one-box or local 10-pack is becoming increasingly important for any business looking to compete in a local marketplace. Where the print Yellow Pages used to dominate the local advertising dollars, the big 3 search engines, local and national vertical directories and IYP&#8217;s are on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Google Referral String Will Allow You To See Rankings in Analytics</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-referral-string-rankings-analytics</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-referral-string-rankings-analytics#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Zlatin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keyword Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Engines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Testing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Google recently announced that they will be making some changes to their referral string format which will be rolling out this week.
The old url referral string looked something like this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&#38;q=flowers&#38;btnG=Google+Search
The new one will look something like this:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&#38;source=web&#38;ct=res&#38;cd=7&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com%2Fmypage.htm&#38;ei=0SjdSa-1N5O8M_qW8dQN&#38;rct=j&#38;q=flowers&#38;usg=AFQjCNHJXSUh7Vw7oubPaO3tZOzz-F-u_w&#38;sig2=X8uCFh6IoPtnwmvGMULQfw

There seems to be a lot more data in the new URL string but one of the main improvements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Rolls Out Longer Meta Description Snippets</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-rolls-longer-meta-description-snippets</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-rolls-longer-meta-description-snippets#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Zlatin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keyword Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landing Pages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today Google announced that they are rolling out longer meta description snippets for some keyword searches.  The new feature will appear in search results for queries that are 3 words or longer and have a very specific intent.  So for example, if you are searching for something like &#8220;Google Rolls Out Extended Snippets&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Profiles and Directories for Local Search</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/importance-profiles-directories-local-search</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/importance-profiles-directories-local-search#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Pabich</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biz Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Search]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/?p=137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important things a local business can do is to create a locally visible presence.  20 years ago a billboard may have seemed like the best option.  Perhaps a 30 second spot on local television, or maybe a newspaper ad.  Not having a Yellow Pages was small business suicide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Blog Because It&#8217;s Good For SEO</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/start-blog-seo-reasons</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/start-blog-seo-reasons#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Zlatin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many good reasons to start a blog. I&#8217;ll give you a few. Perhaps you want to share your specific expertise with the world. Maybe you want to give your company a voice that speaks directly to your clients/customers. Or maybe you just like writing. Here&#8217;s one good reason not to start a blog&#8230;because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make It Happen in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/achieve-seo-goals-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/achieve-seo-goals-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Zlatin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Biz Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ahhh Goals &#8212; Don&#8217;t you love &#8216;em&#8230;and hate &#8216;em!  Once the hangover from the holidays wears off you are faced with the fact that it&#8217;s a new year and just like everybody else you feel compelled to make this the year that your going to make it happen.
Make what happen?
You know, that thing that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paid Links Not Mentioned In Google&#8217;s Webmaster Guidelines???</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/paid-links-mentioned-googles-webmaster-guidelines</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/paid-links-mentioned-googles-webmaster-guidelines#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Zlatin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search Engines]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/paid-links-mentioned-googles-webmaster-guidelines</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just read through all of Google&#8217;s Webmaster Guidelines and noticed there was no mention of avoiding paid links.  Hmmm&#8230; Do you think they simply forgot to mention this in their popular guidelines for webmasters?  This is the page they tell webmasters to read if they are having ranking problems or for those who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Schools Us On The Basics of SEO</title>
		<link>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-teaches-basics-seo</link>
		<comments>http://www.digitalthirdcoast.net/blog/google-teaches-basics-seo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Zlatin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Google released a starter guide explaining some of the basics principles of SEO.  I believe this is a very positive thing for SEO&#8217;s since it confirms what we have been preaching (and practicing)  for years.  Things like title tags, meta descriptions, useful 404 pages, search engine friendly URL&#8217;s are the cornerstone [...]]]></description>
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