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May. 12, 2008 at 12:01am by Danny Sullivan
Powerset Launches "Understanding Engine" For Wikipedia Content
After nearly two years in the making -- and plenty of hype -- Powerset has finally rolled out a "natural language" search engine. It's not a Google killer. It's barely a business model right now. But at least it's something the world can finally play with, and under the hood,...
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Mar. 12, 2008 at 8:13am by Jonathan Hochman
Using Wikipedia To Reveal Web Traffic Data
Before investing time and effort in search rankings, and even before setting client expectations, it makes sense to gather whatever intelligence you can about the keywords you'd like to rank for. SEOs and webmasters have few reliable sources of information about the relationship between rankings and traffic. But Wikipedia's traffic...
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Jan. 18, 2008 at 7:14am by Gord Hotchkiss
Scanning Barriers On The Search Results Page
A few columns ago I talked about user behavior on the results page and compared it to a shopping mall. In recent eye tracking studies, we’ve seen that several factors can create barriers or “walls” in this mall that can keep traffic from ever finding your listing....
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Jan. 14, 2008 at 8:35am by Barry Schwartz
Professor Bans Google & Wikipedia In Class Room
Lecturer bans students from using Google and Wikipedia from The Argus reports that Professor Tara Brabazon from the University of Brighton has banned the use of Google and Wikipedia in her classroom. She said using Google and Wikipedia doesn't encourage students to use their "own brains" enough. She added: I...
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Dec. 18, 2007 at 7:48am by Danny Sullivan
Who's Ranking For Knol? Hello, Wikipedia!
Ah, sweet irony. Yesterday I spent some time raising concerns about knowledge aggregation sites like Wikipedia and the forthcoming Google Knol potentially ranking tops for every search conducted. Today, what's in the top results for Knol? Yep -- a new Wikipedia page on the topic! The page was created...
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Oct. 17, 2007 at 3:46pm by Barry Schwartz
Live Blogging: SMX Social Media - Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers & Answer Sharing
Vanessa Fox had to catch a plane, so I decided to copy Tamar Weinberg's coverage from the Search Engine Roundtable. It's the fourth session of the second day of SMX Social Media and it's all about Wikipedia....
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Oct. 9, 2007 at 8:49am by Durova
The SEO Value Of Featured Pictures At Wikipedia
My last article about Wikipedia—An Untapped SEO Opportunity: Image Link Love From Wikipedia—prompted an Orwellian mantra: instead of "four legs good, two legs bad," people have started saying "images good, text bad" and wondering why the difference. The short answer is the Wikimedia Foundation created a white hat opportunity...
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Oct. 2, 2007 at 12:57pm by Danny Sullivan
SMX Social Media Conference Preview: Wikipedia Clinic
Continuing on with yesterday's preview of SMX Social Media -- Search Engine Land's first Search Marketing Expo show focused on social media marketing, I wanted to talk briefly about a special session we're doing for the first time: Wikipedia Clinic. The idea behind the session is simple. Many people are...
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Sep. 25, 2007 at 9:09am by Barry Schwartz
Is Wikipedia's Community Editing Model About To Die?
Gary Price picked up on a major change coming to the German Wikipedia, where only "trusted editors" will be able to make instant changes to the online community-driven encyclopedia. This change is coming to the German Wikipedia later this year, and it may follow suit on the English version of...
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Sep. 7, 2007 at 7:17am by Jonathan Hochman
Tracking Hot Topics On Wikipedia
Wikirage is yet another Wikipedia data mining tool. This one lets you see what topics are hot by quickly identifying the 100 most edited articles for the last hour, day, week, or month. If you like to track rising keywords and memes, this tool is a fine place to start....
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Aug. 17, 2007 at 12:11pm by Jonathan Hochman
CalTech Student Releases Tool For Hunting Wikipedia Spin Jobs
In Vote On the Most Shameful Wikipedia Spin Jobs, the Wired Blog Network reports that Virgil Griffin, a Caltech graduate student, has released a Wikipedia Scanner search tool that identifies edits by corporate IP block. Just type in the name of a corporation to see what sort of anonymous Wikipedia...
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Aug. 7, 2007 at 8:51am by Durova
The Right Way To Fix Inaccurate Wikipedia Articles
Suppose your company, boss or political candidate discovers that their Wikipedia article is wrong, or has subtle inaccuracies that nonetheless paint them in an unfavorable light? Most people unfamiliar with how Wikipedia works consider only two solutions: edit the article or sit on their hands. Unfortunately, neither approach typically...
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Jul. 17, 2007 at 11:35am by Durova
SEO Tips & Tactics From A Wikipedia Insider
I am a Wikipedia administrator, and I specialize in complex investigations. When Jonathan Hochman suggested I write an article for Search Engine Land, he mentioned that this publication and its readers regard Wikipedia as a search engine. It probably comes as no surprise that my spine stiffens at that...
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Jul. 2, 2007 at 2:13pm by Barry Schwartz
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Article Featured On Wikipedia Home Page
Featured on the home page of Wikipedia today is the search engine optimization article....
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Jun. 27, 2007 at 9:46am by Jessica Bowman
What To Do When Your Company Wikipedia Page Goes Bad
It happens to many companies: their Wikipedia page evolves and starts reporting bad stats, inaccuracies, legal stories you thought were water under the bridge and more. Wikipedia is a web 2.0 success story, and almost always ranks on page one in Google search results for your brand. Anyone can...
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Jun. 8, 2007 at 1:24pm by Danny Sullivan
Search Engine Marketing (& Search Engine Land) Not Notable For Wikipedia?
Earlier this year, Wikipedia pondered whether Matt Cutts was notable enough to continue having a Wikipedia entry. Good sense prevailed, and his entry remained. Now debate has shifted to whether the entry about search engine marketing should go. Oh, and apparently Search Engine Land has an entry that might also...
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May. 30, 2007 at 9:10am by Barry Schwartz
Wikipedia Asks For Help Editing The SEO Article
A popular Wikipedia editor Jehochman has requested that several respected SEOs contribute their time to editing the SEO wikipedia page. As you can see on the discussion page Jehochman said on May 16th, "I've invited half a dozen editors who have experience with this topic to evaluate the references." While...
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May. 16, 2007 at 4:41pm by Danny Sullivan
George Washington Did What According To Wikipedia???
Many have joked about how Wikipedia seems to rank at the top of practically any Google search that you do. Often, that's a good thing, as Wikipedia has lots of great information. But a search on george washington today shows a downside. Someone edited the start of the Wikipedia entry...
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May. 8, 2007 at 6:12am by Sara Holoubek
A Survival Guide to SEO & Wikipedia
“Who knows about Wikipedia?” asked Neil Patel. “Everyone,” he answered. And this is exactly why the session “Wikipedia and SEO” was completely packed at the 2007 SES New York show. Moderated by Danny Sullivan, the panel featured Neil Patel, Co-Founder of ACS, Stephan Spencer, Founder and President of Netconcepts, Don...
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May. 3, 2007 at 6:55am by Stephan Spencer
The Art Of SEO For Wikipedia & 16 Tips To Gain Respect
Wikipedia's importance as an authority site is undisputed. It's at the point where it seems a bit ridiculous how often Wikipedia shows up in the first page of Google for just about every search imaginable. In many cases, these Wikipedia entries are extremely light on content. Oftentimes they are...
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Apr. 30, 2007 at 10:04am by Barry Schwartz
Wikipedia's Double Standard On Nofollow Rule
Techcrunch discovered that Wikipedia was giving special treatment to their own properties, in terms of using standard, non-nofollowed, links to Wikia, "Wikipedia’s for-profit spin off." Back in January, Wikipedia nofollowed all external links from the site, in an effort to reduce Wikipedia spam. If you visit the Wikipedia page on...
