Have You Been a Victim of Internet Censorship?

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Have you ever wrote a great article, press release or posted a YouTube Video online, only to find out later, it was taken down for a so called, breach of their terms? Are you concerned at all about free speech and where its really going, when it comes to the internet? There seems to be a pattern brewing on the search engines lately, and its time, we spoke up against this type of censorship.

If you are conducting any business online, then you really need to be aware of internet censorship and the potential impact it can have on your business. For example, I recently learned about a situation that happened on YouTube, with a guy, by the name of Butch Hamilton, who lost all of his videos recently. The reason given, by some anonymous person at Google, is that, he violated their terms of service.

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Why I Don’t Use Google Adsense On About Internet Marketing

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There are so many ways to monetize your website, that it can be confusing on which way to go. The question on whether or not to use Google Adsense is always a personal choice. I personally don’t like using it on About Internet Marketing site for a variety of reasons.

However, lets first examine why you would consider using it. Google Adsense is basically a set it and forget it type of advertising. Once you make an application to Google and they approve you, then you will have access to your own code to track the clicks etc. You place that code into your website. The real work on your part is getting traffic. The best kind of traffic is organic SEO, because you will receive the highest amounts for click through rates.

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Duplicate Content Myth Busters

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I just wanted to clear up a couple of things when it comes to what duplicate content is and what it is not. Many people believe, that if you write an article, submit it to Ezine articles, that it can’t be used elsewhere. That is entirely a myth and I will give you a an example to prove my point. What I will say is, duplicate content penalties do exist, but perhaps in a different way you are thinking.

Question: Have you ever seen the same News story on multiple websites? Of course you and they are not penalized.

I had a press release done for me with the following title: “Highly Acclaimed Online Expert Updates Internet Marketing Tools Recommendation.” This article appears in thousands of places all over the web. Did any of those sites get de-indexed because of that? Not at all. Read more »