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The SEMMY Finalists Have Been AnnouncedWriting by Nick Stamoulis on Thursday, 24 of January , 2008 at 3:52 pm

I kept an eye on the SEMMYs to see if I might have magically been teleported from unknown status to finalist, but to no avail. I wasn’t there.

Nevertheless, there is some great material that made the finalists of the newborn SEMMY awards. In the SEO category, you have the following content titles:

“Search Engine Ranking Factors Version 2″ by Rand Fishkin“Five Reasons To Aim Low When You’re Just Learning SEO” by Jennifer Laycock“Advanced Keyword Research - The power of understanding your visitors” by Hamlet Batista“SEO Linking Gotchas Even The SEOs Make” by Andy Beard “Sculpting Your PageRank For Maximum SEO Impact” by Stephan Spencer

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The 2008 Semmy Nominees: Don’t Waste Your VoteWriting by Nick Stamoulis on Tuesday, 15 of January , 2008 at 2:15 pm

The search engine marketing industry now has its own set of awards, the Semmys. While Search Engine Optimization Journal was not nominated for a Semmy Award, there are several SEO blogs that I admire who were. Among those nominated for the first ever Semmy Awards, for the year 2008, were:

Rand Fishkin of SEOmozTodd Friesen of Search Engine LandTamar Weinberg of Search Engine RoundtableBarry Schwartz of Search Engine RoundtableAaron Wall of SEO BookJennifer Laycock of Search Engine GuideMichael Gray of GraywolfRoss Dunn of StepforthAndy Beard

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SEMMY Award Winners AnnouncedWriting by Nick Stamoulis on Wednesday, 6 of February , 2008 at 9:28 am

Congratulations to the following winners of the SEMMY Awards:

Search Engine Ranking Factors Version 2, Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz (SEO Category)Why Google Can’t Just “Dump” PageRank, Dan Thies, SEO Fast Start (Google Category)Web Analytics Demystified, Avinash Kaushik, Occam’s Razor (Analytics Category)How A Pretty Face Can Push Visitors Away, Bryan Eisenberg, Grokdotcom (Online Marketing/General Category)Optimizing Paid Search & Landing Pages for TV, Radio and Print Advertising, Greg Meyers, SEM Geek (PPC Category)The Blogger’s Guide to SEO, Aaron & Giovanna Wall, SEO Book (Blogs and Blogging Category)Which Is Better For SEO: Shared or Dedicated IPs, Lisa Barone, Bruce Clay Blog (Search Tech Category)Buzz Monitoring: 26 Free Tools You Must Have, Andy Beal, Marketing Pilgrim (Reputation Management Category)Branding For Small Business And Bloggers, Steven Bradley, TheVanBlog (Small Business Category)Help! I’m New, I Need Links, What Can I Do?, Debra Mastaler, The Link Spiel (Link Building Category)Web 2.0 & SEO: Must We Piss In Every Public Fountain?, Dan Thies, SEO Fast Start (Rants Category)Top 6 Ideas for Incredible Viral Content, Tamar Weinberg, Techipedia (Viral Marketing Category)Anatomy & Optimization Of A Local Business Profile, Chris Silver Smith, Search Engine Land (Local Search Category)The Social Media Manual: Read Before You Play, Muhammad Saleem, Search Engine Land (Social Media Category)9 Ways To Bore The Audience at SES New York, Lisa Barone, Bruce Clay Blog (LOL Funny! Category)

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