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 ...
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May. 8, 2007 at 6:12am Eastern by Sara Holoubek

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 ...
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Aug. 7, 2007 at 8:51am Eastern 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. 17, 2007 at 11:35am Eastern by Durova

The Art Of SEO For Wikipedia & 16 Tips To Gain Respect

Personally, I think Google is giving > too much weight to Wikipedia. Is it Google giving too much weight to Wikipedia, or all the people who link to Wikipedia from online sources? Because I don't think Google necessarily treats Wikipedia different than any other site. The results of what we're seeing ...

May. 3, 2007 at 6:55am Eastern by Stephan Spencer

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 ...
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Oct. 9, 2007 at 8:49am Eastern by Durova

Wikipedia Nofollows Links Again - Due To SEOs Abusing Wikipedia

Carsten at Search Engine Journal reports that the English Wikipedia has decided to add the nofollow attribute back to the English Wikipedia space. The decision came from the founder, Jimbo Wales, partially, if not completely, based on a discussion of a new SEO contest, where editors are warned of an ...

Jan. 22, 2007 at 9:18am Eastern by Barry Schwartz

Search Engine Marketing (& Search Engine Land) Not Notable For Wikipedia?

... Microsoft? Ask? Then go to some of the other search marketing sites that are reliable -- we have plenty of links from them. I guess my issue is that Wikipedia tends to act like mainstream publication mentions are more important than non-mainstream -- which is odd when sometimes, online niche publications ...
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Jun. 8, 2007 at 1:24pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

Get A Free Link From Wired

Some SEOs were saddened when Wikipedia added nofollows to external links. Perhaps they'll perk up to discover that Wired's semi-Wikipedia challenger has no such blocking. NOTE FROM DANNY: We've talked with Wired about the situation, and they are putting a robots.txt block on links coming out of the ...
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Jan. 11, 2008 at 9:15am Eastern by Barry Schwartz

SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 6, 2007

... Google, SEOptimise Social Media Marketing Strategy, DoshDosh Twitter's Open Platform Advantage, Read/Write Web How to Get Your Company Listed on Wikipedia, Part I, MarketingSherpa Video, Music & Image Search Download This: YouTube Phenom Has a Big Secret, Wall Street Journal YouTube Agrees UK Music ...
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Sep. 6, 2007 at 3:29pm Eastern by Danny Sullivan

Training: Heart & Soul Of In-House SEO/SEM

... or lack of experience you have; we all continue to need training throughout our careers, and success is all about lifelong learning. According to Wikipedia, lifelong learning "is the concept that 'It's never too soon or too late for learning,' a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of ...
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Oct. 10, 2007 at 7:41am Eastern by Paul J. Bruemmer