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In this video Michael Scoble discusses the social-based model that Facebook, Techmeme and Mahalo are using for ranking good content. Scoble calls them SEO-resistant.
Aside from privacy concerns, this is one of the gripes about Google these days — that SEO companies are abusing the system with shady methods for increasing traffic for paying customers.
Take a look if you’re interested.
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