links for 2008-03-19

"I was reading about how torrent.is was by far the most popular torrent tracker in Iceland, but this quote was the absolute jaw-dropper: During November last year, the shutdown of the site led to a 50% drop in Internet traffic in Icland".

"If I waste 2 hours looking for vacation deals, it's one thing. But when I search on stroke prevention, so maybe I can keep my dad around, I like knowing my engine of choice can't be fooled by a link builder". The ethics of link-spamming

Excellent set of reputation monitoring and conversation tracking tools listed by Vanessa, plus a link through to her talking on the topic.

"This should stay up regardless of what happens. I’ve expressed this is just my opinion, and I’ve cited where that opinion came from. This is not libel, this is not slander. This is an editorial, and protected by the 1st amendment".

"Getting your client to blog can be quite a chore, especially if they do not understand the benefits. The days of simply asking them to write a weekly article have passed from a nice-have to an important part of your SEO strategy".

"The challenges are to a) find a cost-efficient way to plow through the backfill, and b) identify the attributes that make each clip interesting and relevant to a modern-day audience. These attributes will become the metadata we need".

"For example, if you’re running a celebrity gossip website, you should subscribe to the Daily Mail and People.com, both of which are sites with a strong emphasis on celebrity and other tabloid-style news". Not a serious paper then? Ouch!