Oct - 17th

My Friend Donna Fontenot Sure Is, Well… Different…

Posted at 5:18 pm | Filed Under anti-smackdown, blogthropology, lackofmeds, nerdiness, SEO, Social Media

Donna is definitely one of my bestest friends. She gets me, we think alike, and when I get stuck on an issue she’s always there to help me, even if it’s just moral support (although usually it’s in the form of information I need when my brain is just plain overloaded). I love her to [...]

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Feb - 21st

Google Reconsideration Request Language Modified Again

Posted at 4:30 pm | Filed Under anti-smackdown, blogthropology, Cuttisms, Google, SEO

Kudos goes out to Matt Cutts, again. The changes to the language in the Google Reconsideration Request (formerly known as the Reinclusion Request), that were discussed on SEO Scoop back on December 3rd and here on Smackdown again on the 18th, have finally gone through. Essentially, the changes have to do with

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Jan - 24th

Hey, Donna… Your Lips Tired Yet From Puckering That Long?

Posted at 11:28 pm | Filed Under anti-smackdown, blogthropology, Cuttisms, Google, SEO

Donna, I admire you. You sure do have some stamina, the way you’ve had them Louisiana lips of yours puckered so firmly to Google’s evil ass this long. I dumped text link ads. I nofollowed paid links. I javascripted links that might be mistaken for paid links. I canceled my sponsored review accounts. I switched [...]

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Dec - 18th

Matt Cutts Comes Through! (Well, Mostly…)

Posted at 7:59 am | Filed Under anti-smackdown, blogthropology, Cuttisms, Google, SEO

Way to go, Matt! Although he said that it could take a while, it looks like the changes Matt mentioned he started the ball rolling on, that DazzlinDonna posted about back on Dec 3rd, “Admission of Guilt Will No Longer Be Required For Google Reconsideration Request“, have indeed gone through. For the most part, that [...]

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Nov - 6th

Vocabulary Building… Let’s Define: Disconcerting

Posted at 7:25 pm | Filed Under anti-smackdown, blogthropology, SEO

Wiktionary defines “disconcerting” as: tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm; unsettling; troubling; upsetting. There. Don’t you feel smarter already? Now, on a COMPLETELY UNRELATED NOTE…

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Jul - 19th

Top 10 Free Stock Photo Download Sites

Posted at 9:58 am | Filed Under anti-smackdown, blogthropology, web design

Ok, another non-smackdown going out to DazzlinDonna. Kudos, this time for assembling a very nice list of her 10 Favorite Free Stock Photo Download Sites. Very nice list, a must have for anyone who needs image content for their website, or photographers trying to get their work noticed.

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Jun - 11th

Ask.com Games Google… And Wins!

Posted at 9:46 pm | Filed Under anti-smackdown, blogthropology, Google, SEO

I was reading a post by my bestest friend Donna talking about how the latest Ask.com advertising campaign bombs out. Her article is concerning the buzz phrase that Ask is pushing with the campaign, “Search Better on Ask.com”. She was getting a few referrals from the phrase [search better now], due to

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May - 8th

Top 5 Reasons Why DazzlinDonna Is My Bestest Friend…

Posted at 10:16 pm | Filed Under anti-smackdown

My quick tribute to DazzlinDonna.     Top 5 reasons why I call Donna my best friend, in reverse order: 5. Unlike any of my offline friends, she understands my agony when my rankings tank. 4. She appreciates the finer points of the art of true sarcasm. 3. Without her, I probably would have gone [...]

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