Dan Kaplan, co-founder of periscopeUP will speak at “ Learning How To Merge Your Networking and Social Media Together For A More Profitable Return.” Dan is the Baltimore SEO expert on the panel and will be discussing the impact of social media on search engine optimization.
Date: October 20, 2009
Time: 7:30 am to 12 noon
Place: Sheraton [...]

Stephanie Azzarone wrote a great article in MediaPost, where she argues that “Bloggers can promote products or services more credibly than companies can on their own.” Here’s some stats:

According to Search Engine Watch, Google’s Spam Czar Matt Cutts says Google will punish bloggers who don’t use the no follow tag on the links included in paid posts.
I interpret this move as Google’s way of making sure bloggers are