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			<title><![CDATA[Google becoming "more human" with Knowledge Graph search results]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:43:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>CNN.com reported today that Google will be rolling out a new search system starting as early as today.   
 
 
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			<dc:creator>Ron Bechdolt</dc:creator>
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			<title>Major CPA Affiliate Networks Crashing and Burning - Here are some Reasons Why</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I have not been following the CPA space too closely lately, but I guess lots of major CPA affiliate networks have gone under including <strong><a href="http://performinsider.com/2012/01/copeac-shutting-doors/">COPEAC</a></strong> and <strong><a...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I have not been following the CPA space too closely lately, but I guess lots of major CPA affiliate networks have gone under including <strong><a href="http://performinsider.com/2012/01/copeac-shutting-doors/">COPEAC</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://performinsider.com/2012/04/adteractive-goes-under-no-one-will-be-paid/">Adteractive</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://performinsider.com/2012/04/neverblue-files-for-bankruptcy/">Neverblue's parent company reportedly went bankrupt</a></strong> too. <br />
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And now, in the latest news, it sounds like <strong><a href="http://performinsider.com/2012/05/epic-may-file-bankruptcy-assetts-being-sold/">Epic Direct, formerly known as Azoogle</a></strong> is going down too. I did advertising for Azoogle for a couple years and they used to be one of the largest networks. COPEAC was pretty big too.<br />
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So what is shaking up the industry and causing all these problems? I think it's somewhat of a domino effect that can happen when you have chains of advertisers and networks all interconnected and pushing each other's offers. Then mix in a few big FTC lawsuits and fines, all the rebill problems, tightening up of merchant account terms and things start to fall apart. One starts hurting, can't pay the other and dominoes start to fall.<br />
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I've always had a problem with the CPA industry, because so much of it is spammy, scammy, get rich quick offers, incentive offers and freebies. And I've always had a serious problem with the ethics of those rebill offers! <br />
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<strong>HOWEVER in spite of not really liking the CPA side of our industry, I feel bad for all the CPA affiliates that are getting stiffed as these companies go under. </strong><br />
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Pace Latin shares some thoughts about what is causing all these networks to go down. At the link below, he goes on to explain 4 of the major issues behind this industry-wide problem.<br />
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				<strong><a href="http://performinsider.com/2012/05/epic-fails-who-is-next/">Epic Fails: Who is Next?</a></strong><br />
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Affiliates should be very concerned. Many networks are paying out before they are paid, have little cash reserves and worse, do not have a long-term business plan on how to make money besides brokering offers.<br />
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This is obviously part of the CPA game, but it’s a very dangerous game for those companies that have a few core advertisers and affiliates that support them.<br />
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What are the major issues plaguing the industry that will cause problems…
			
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Are you worried about other networks going down and not getting paid? :(</b></div>

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			<dc:creator>Linda Buquet</dc:creator>
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			<title>Adwords Coupons</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hey, 
 
Does anyone have any extra adwords vouchers? 
I just opened a new account and could use some extra lovin...:D 
Much appreciated!!</description>
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Does anyone have any extra adwords vouchers?<br />
I just opened a new account and could use some extra lovin...:D<br />
Much appreciated!!</div>

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			<title>Announcing Video Updates from Google Places Starring Vanessa ? The New Matt Cutts of </title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:17:08 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Want more updates and transparency from Google? Ask and ye shall receive!  Here is the 1st video overview and users should really appreciate the updates and transparency. For those that don’t know Vanessa very well it will really help put more of a face on Google Places. Vanessa is the new Matt...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Want more updates and transparency from Google? Ask and ye shall receive!  Here is the 1st video overview and users should really appreciate the updates and transparency. For those that don’t know Vanessa very well it will really help put more of a face on Google Places. Vanessa is the new Matt Cutts of local!<br />
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<b>Read the rest of this <a href="http://marketing-blog.catalystemarketing.com/video-updates-google-places.html" target="_blank">Google Places News</a> here...</b><br />
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			<title>Penguin, Panda, it’s not that black and white...</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:47:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[*Penguin, Panda, it’s not that black and white...* (http://yoast.com/penguin-panda-issues/) 
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				We're getting quite a few <a href="http://yoast.com/hire-me/website-review/" target="_blank">site review</a>  requests and <acronym title="Search Engine Optimization">SEO</acronym> consultancy requests recently for people that have  been hit by a sudden drop in traffic. Because there has been quite some  news about Google's Penguin and before that its Panda update, people are  blaming those. In our perspective, whether you're blaming Penguin,  Panda or another update from Google isn't really that interesting if  you're not an <acronym title="Search Engine Optimization">SEO</acronym>. What matters most is: you've lost traffic, how are  you going to get it back?<br />
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<b>Why you'd want to know the update that caused it</b><br />
The  idea is that if you know which update caused your traffic to drop and  you know what that update targeted, you only have to fix that specific  issue and your rankings will be magically restored. The reality is that  it's <i>really </i>not that black and white. Quite often now people  blame one update, but if we look at the SearchMetrics stats for their  domain, they've had a gradual decline over the last few months with a  bigger decline in recent weeks. If we based our actions solely on what  Penguin targeted (and that's not even really clear yet within the <acronym title="Search Engine Optimization">SEO</acronym>  community) we might be missing other issues.<br />
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There were other updates that didn't get named by Google in the same way but had a <i>huge</i>  impact in some countries. We've seen sites with over-optimized anchor  text being hit from the beginning of the year already, but suddenly  people now attribute that to Penguin. The end result for you as a site  owner: it doesn't matter.<br />
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You need to fix <i>all</i> your issues, not just the ones that this specific update "targets".
			
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			<dc:creator>minstrel</dc:creator>
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			<title>5 Local Resources to Boost Your Local Rankings | Search Engine Journal</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:41:07 GMT</pubDate>
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Local search has some similarities to traditional SEO (focused on ranking for a given keyword), but includes a lot of activities not applicable to global SEO. It can be difficult to know where to start! 
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Local search has some similarities to traditional <acronym title="Search Engine Optimization">SEO</acronym> (focused on ranking for a given keyword), but includes a lot of activities not applicable to global <acronym title="Search Engine Optimization">SEO</acronym>. It can be difficult to know where to start!<br />
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 Fortunately, there are many great local <acronym title="Search Engine Optimization">SEO</acronym> resources available &ndash; for free &ndash; on the Internet. Here are five that I find helpful:<br />
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			<title>New Reputation Management Software with Google Places Review Backups, Review Alerts a</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:21:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Just had demo - this is HOT! In addition to all the general rep management and social media monitoring features it includes 2 sorely needed Google Places review features I specifically recommended; Google Places review automatic backups AND new review alerts, for those that want to reply to...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Just had demo - this is HOT! In addition to all the general rep management and social media monitoring features it includes 2 sorely needed Google Places review features I specifically recommended; Google Places review automatic backups AND new review alerts, for those that want to reply to reviews. SEE SCREEN SHOTS. Plus review sentiment analysis on over 20 other review sites and Social Media summary with combined Facebook type wall for all social media posts on Facebook, Twitter, Google+<br />
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<b>Read the rest of this <a href="http://marketing-blog.catalystemarketing.com/reputation-management-software-google-places-reviews.html" target="_blank">Google Places News</a> here...</b><br />
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			<title>How to Contact Google Places Support or Customer Service | Local Search Marketing Blo</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:25:18 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Image: http://img.scoop.it/G7Sz4MpPzK1glfS25vigHjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBV9ip2J1EIeUzA9paTSgKmv  One of the most asked questions related to Google Places is &ldquo;How to get real people from Google to speak to&rdquo;, or &ldquo;What is the phone number of Google Places&rsquo; customer service?&rdquo;...]]></description>
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			<title>The Global Collision of Social, Local and Mobile – Bas van den Beld - #SMXISS</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:48 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Image: http://img.scoop.it/qB8lBPtC4neyro-KwkjpQTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBV9ip2J1EIeUzA9paTSgKmv  Google gets this relationship by integrating local and social into Google Places. This is merely the beginning as social search becomes more and more evident in their algorithms. It&rsquo;s all about...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><img src="http://img.scoop.it/qB8lBPtC4neyro-KwkjpQTl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBV9ip2J1EIeUzA9paTSgKmv" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /><blockquote> Google gets this relationship by integrating local and social into Google Places. This is merely the beginning as social search becomes more and more evident in their algorithms. It&rsquo;s all about connecting you to the right people and content and that&rsquo;s all related to you. Google integrates all their products and services through personalised search.</blockquote><img src="http://www.scoop.it/rv?p=1782064022&amp;tp=Topic" border="0" alt="" class="tcattdimgresizer" onload="NcodeImageResizer.createOn(this);" /><br />
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			<title>A Global Approach to Google Places - State of Search</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:48 GMT</pubDate>
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Local Search is undeniably an important criteria to take into account for any SEO strategy. The ultimate SEO chick Lisa Myers looked at the international impact Google Places had on many businesses. During...</description>
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Local Search is undeniably an important criteria to take into account for any <acronym title="Search Engine Optimization">SEO</acronym> strategy. The ultimate <acronym title="Search Engine Optimization">SEO</acronym> chick Lisa Myers looked at the international impact Google Places had on many businesses. During this session Lisa has given us tips and shared her personal experiences on developing an effective local search strategy.<br />
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[*Scamworld: 'Get rich quick' schemes mutate into an online monster* (http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/10/2984893/scamworld-get-rich-quick-schemes-mutate-into-an-online-monster) 
By Joseph L. Flatley, The Verge 
May 10, 2012 
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<i>A network of pitchmen have used the internet and fear of a failing economy to play the ultimate long con</i><br />
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The term Internet Marketing in this context describes both a particular business model used to sell fraudulent products and services online, and the community or subculture that embraces it. It operates out in the open — with poorly designed websites, tacky infomercials, and outrageous claims designed to scare off the wary and draw in the curious, desperate, and naive. The Internet Marketer positions himself as a marketing “guru” with a product or coaching services guaranteed to generate income.<br />
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The path to internet riches begins with an introductory product, such as a book or DVD. This is often a loss leader: the real value for the Internet Marketer is that it allows him to capture your contact information. Once you’re in the system, your inbox will be flooded with offers for software, DVD sets, and coaching programs costing several hundreds or thousands of dollars.<br />
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This is what happened to Richard Joseph: after requesting free information online, some unscrupulous Internet Marketer sold his name to Raygoza’s company, PushTraffic, who ripped Joseph off.
			
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:15:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Do keywords in these fields help ranking at all any more?  Does Google even look at the, now invisible, more details section?  Can you get penalized for over-optimizing these 2 sections?  Wanted to share some new info, recent changes and somewhat conflicting expert opinions about 2 sections of the...</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Do keywords in these fields help ranking at all any more?  Does Google even look at the, now invisible, more details section?  Can you get penalized for over-optimizing these 2 sections?  Wanted to share some new info, recent changes and somewhat conflicting expert opinions about 2 sections of the Google Places dashboard - the description and the additional details sections.<br />
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<b>Read the rest of this <a href="http://marketing-blog.catalystemarketing.com/google-places-description.html" target="_blank">Google Places News</a> here...</b><br />
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<b><div align="center"><font color="DarkOrange"><font size="2">Welcome to the TEMPORARY home of our Google Places Forum. <br />
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			<title>Registered Webmasters not Active</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>What is a good solution for activating webmasters who are registered on the site but not sending traffic?</description>
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			<title>Anyone here from Spiritual Niche?</title>
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			<description>Hey there!  
 
Any webmasters here from Spiritual niche? Whats your oppinion about it ?</description>
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Any webmasters here from Spiritual niche? Whats your oppinion about it ?</div>

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			<description><![CDATA[Just wondering what peoples opinion is on this, I've heard clickbank is the top one to use for digital products? 
 
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