It is obvious that millions of people are going to need as much help as we can give them by the time this hurricane is over. The best thing we can all do is start supporting the organizations that help victims right now! If you know of other ways we can help please tell us [...] The post How You Can Help Those Affected by Hurricane Sandy Now appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Death is the next great adventure. This is true for the fans of The Walking Dead, the zombie apocalypse turned ridiculous soap opera. We are fans of the show, yet we cannot help but make fun of it for its absurd-yet-compelling plot and dysfunctional cast of characters. Since the third season of the show started two episodes [...] The post Friday Humor: The Walking Dead Makes Zombies Awesome Again appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Typically we do humor posts on Friday, but today is World Pasta Day so we thought we would share some "pasta humor" with you today :( Source: google.com via SEJournal on Pinterest     Source: images4.fanpop.com via SEJournal on Pinterest     Source: m5.paperblog.com via SEJournal on Pinterest     Source: rlv.zcache.com via SEJournal on [...] The post World Pasta Day Humor: An SEJ Thursday Addition appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Everyone is worried about duplicate content. Matt answers a question about quoting and referring to the source. Matt explains blockquoting and a link to the original source, but he also discusses those that think taking an entire article from another site can hurt a website. Tweet The post Can Quoting Get You Penalized for Duplicate Content?: Matt Cutts appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Launched in October 2010 and acquired by Facebook in April 2012, Instagram is a free photo-sharing program and social network that lets users apply digital filters to images and make them look like they were taken in the 1920s. Described the most annoying photo app on both Apple and Android by Buzzfeed.com, Instagram is said [...] The post Meme Monday: Instagram Your Lunch for Me appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Well we have ten fantastic and educational SEJ articles that brought in the most traffic in the month of September. There is a lot to learn and we want to again thank our amazing writers that give so much of their time to keep SEJ rockin'! 1. 50 Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2012 [...] The post September 2012: Best of Search Engine Journal appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Below is my presentation for Pubcon Vegas 2012. In it I discussed creating blog goals, finding and keeping writers, and content creation tips. Some key points to take away that were spoken, but not in the presentation: Goals All blogs should have defined goals Create goals that are attainable Plan ahead on how you will [...] The post 3 Critical Aspects of Running a Blog: Pubcon Presentation by Melissa Fach appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Klout is basically a tool that helps measure one's online influence by using a proprietary yet allegedly mysterious algorithm. Social media skeptics are still hating the idea of Klout claiming that its scores are meaningless and do not serve much purpose over someone's online popularity. Whether Klout is useless or not, we still cannot deny [...] The post Social Meme Monday: All About Klout appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Pubcon is next week and we all want to have a good time, but I found some images that might give you food for thought before you head to "sin city". Have fun and be safe! I will see you there. Things to Ponder' Source: google.com via Melissa on Pinterest     Source: google.com via [...] The post Friday Vegas Humor For #Pubcon Attendees appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Pre-Pubcon Tips And Guidebook To Plan A Great Week In Las Vegas via Pubcon. And more posts from Pubcon: Get Around Like A Pro At Pubcon Las Vegas 2012 Monday: Pubcon Monday Night Kickoff Networking Social Tuesday: Pubcon Monte Carlo Networking Reception Wednesday: Internet Marketing Ninjas Save the Pandas and Penguins Party Thursday: Pubcon Hofbräuhaus .

I am attending Pubcon for the first time. Every conference is different and often advice from those that have attended can be invaluable. I asked some SEO's for their number one tip for those attending Pubcon for the first time. Lisa Barone My advice would be to create a game plan for Pubcon before you .

Loren Baker is the VP of Biz Dev at BlueGlass, a Co-Founder of SEJ and Advisor for Alpha Brand Media. Loren is well-respected in our industry and has a lot of helpful information to offer Pubcon attendees. Loren's sessions are on content strategy, outreach, link building and blog planning execution. Keep up with Loren on .

I admit I watch the Food Network a lot. I am not sure why because the best thing I can cook is Hamburger Helper. I guess I am hoping that some of the knowledge and skills will somehow seep into my brain and suddenly I will cook better. Anyway, I have seen some of the .

Since our audience loved the previous humor posts on the Big Bang Theory- on World of Warcraft, the guys with Siri and Sheldon in the ball pit - we decided to share some more of the humor. We have compiled hilarious videos of Sheldon and the gang with more geekery and nerdomania. Have a fun .

I don't do a lot of recap articles, but this week there has been a ton of fantastic information and news you need to know about. I know it is officially Search Week in New York City, and many in our industry have not been following all the news. Below is a small collection of .

Pinterest is primarily a social bookmarking site that allows users to collect, organize, and share everything they see on the Web. It was launched as a closed beta site in 2010 and has become an invitation-only open beta. Pinterest is now one of the top social media platforms where any business can promote its content .

This year's NFL season has been a raucous series of events courtesy of the replacement refs who have managed to turn NFL into both a tragic and comical sports event in TV history. The idea of putting replacement refs on NFL is like throwing gasoline on pretentious fire. We pity all of you who have .

As a special thank you to our guest bloggers, SEJ has introduced the Best of SEJ badge above, which will be featured on the top 10 most popular articles for each month. We also have the HTML code for writers to display the badge on their blogs )message me for it(. Congrats to all who .

Since September last year, Google+ has been deemed as Google's biggest, if not most ambitious, attempt to rival Facebook. As such, Google+ has also been the butt of every social media humor post. The social media site is not as bad as what other users painted it to be. Today, however, we give you some .

As much as we wanted it to stop so that we can get on with our mundane existence, the frenzy over iPhone 5 is not done yet. So, as a tribute to Apple lovers, we collected some funny images and satire videos regarding the new gadget that is solely designed to render its predecessor helplessly .