Every Christmas, well wait. I’ve only been doing this for two years — the past two holidays had me thinking up of ways to give out personalized gifts that were affordable and consumable as well. I thought of doing a little link building technique using customized cakes. The end result was a package of several types of cakes and cookies with the link of my sites posted onto them.

What it is, technically is selling link spots for about USD $0.70 cents per cookie and USD $1.25 for cupcakes. Maybe you should give it a try? Not only is there intrinsic link value, but it is also a thoughtful, unique way of remembering friends and family during the holidays.

– Jayvee

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Offline link building techniques for the holidays

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Blogger for Hire: Search Engine Herald

There are so many brokerage programs out there that need a chance to get noticed. With the recent developments of Google’s advertising clamp down, these sites will probably gain more than lose as web masters and bloggers innovate the monetization scheme.

Frankly, it’s too early to tell the outcome of search and advertising. The industry has barely mainsteamed so we expect many many more changes in the future. The industry is young.

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Alternatives to TLA?

For one, imitation is the best form of flattery and it really doesn’t hurt to have your content ripped off by scrapers as long as they give you a link. But on another note, the artist in you feels that urge to take them on. Legally, there may be a case, but then again, scraper sites will come and go. Black hat SEO guys will always tell you that once you try to take down one site, another 5 will pop up.

What’s your stand on the issue of scrapers?

Jayvee is currently taking over Search Engine Herald for the meantime. We’re currently looking for a new blogger to handle this blog. For applications, please send them to http://b5media.com/jobs.

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Scraping and Editorial Rights

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Google launches blog search

More details here.

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Microsoft Phishing Filter & Games Add-ins

“Vint Cerf is clearly one of the great technology leaders of our time,” said Google CEO Eric Schmidt of Cerf, who co-designed the TCP/IP protocols that were used to develop the Internet’s underlying architecture. “His vision for technology helped create entire industries that have transformed many parts of our lives. We are honored to welcome him to Google.”

Cerf will continue his leadership in the Internet community, and help Google build network infrastructure, architectures, systems, and standards for the next generation of Internet applications.

“Google has already made tremendous strides in making access to information on the web a reality for users across the globe, but we’re still in the Internet’s early innings,” he said. “This medium will enjoy wider-spread use than television, radio or phones, and will ultimately expand beyond planet Earth. Google has always believed in doing things differently, and I believe that places us in a unique position to help bring even the wildest Internet visions into reality.”

Cerf joins Google from MCI, where he led technology advancements since 1982, with a break to return to research at the Corporation for National Research Initiatives from 1986 to 1994. On his return to MCI in 1994, he helped to put MCI on the Internet map. With Robert Kahn, he recently received the ACM’s A.M. Turing Award, considered “the Nobel Prize for computing,” for his achievements in computer networking. Cerf is also working on the Interplanetary Network, a project of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, which aims to extend the Internet into outer space for planet-to-planet communications. He will also continue in his role as the Chairman of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

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Vint Cerf joins Google

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Google Settles With Geico

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Lets do a Google Dance

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Google updates Google Maps with Katrina Images