The SEMMYS

The SEMMYS were recently announced and I’ve been taking some time out to read up on them.

The SEMMYS are an annual awards event honoring the great content produced across the search and online marketing industry. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) has grown to include a variety of disciplines, including blogging, social media, reputation management, and more. The SEMMYS attempt to include all these elements into one awards event. We hope the SEMMYS serve as a complement to the excellent existing awards which honour blogs and bloggers.

…and here’s the winners;

1. Search Engine Ranking Factors Version 2 - Rand Fishkin, SEOmoz (SEO)
2. Optimizing Paid Search & Landing Pages for TV, Radio and Print Advertising - Greg Meyers, SEM Geek (PPC)
3. Why Google Can’t Just “Dump” PageRank - Dan Thies, SEO Fast Start (Google)
4. Top 6 Ideas for Incredible Viral Content - Tamar Weinberg, Techipedia (Viral Marketing)
5. Help! I’m New, I Need Links, What Can I Do? - Debra Mastaler, The Link Spiel (Link Building)
6. Anatomy & Optimization Of A Local Business Profile - Chris Silver Smith, Search Engine Land (Local Search)
7. The Blogger’s Guide to SEO - Aaron & Giovanna Wall, SEO Book (Blogs & Blogging)
8. Buzz Monitoring: 26 Free Tools You Must Have - Andy Beal, Marketing Pilgrim (Reputation Management)
9. Branding For Small Business And Bloggers - Steven Bradley, TheVanBlog (Small Business)
10. The Social Media Manual: Read Before You Play - Muhammad Saleem, Search Engine Land (Social Media)
11. Web Analytics Demystified - Avinash Kaushik, Occam’s Razor (Analytics)
12. Which Is Better For SEO: Shared or Dedicated IPs - Lisa Barone, Bruce Clay Blog (Search Tech)
13. How A Pretty Face Can Push Visitors Away - Bryan Eisenberg, Grokdotcom (Online Marketing/General)
14. 9 Ways To Bore The Audience at SES New York - Lisa Barone, Bruce Clay Blog (Funny!)
15. Web 2.0 & SEO: Must We Piss In Every Public Fountain? - Dan Thies, SEO Fast Start (Rants)

Every one a good read, as well as some of the runners up…..

• Sculpting Your PageRank For Maximum SEO Impact - Stephan Spencer, Search Engine Land
• SEO Linking Gotchas Even The Pros Make - Andy Beard
• What Is Google PageRank? A Guide For Searchers & Webmasters Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land
• Google 2.0: Google Universal Search - Danny Sullivan, Search Engine Land
• Andy Hagans’ Ultimate Guide to Linkbaiting and Social Media Marketing - Andy Hagans, Tropical SEO
• Revealing your Competitor’s FULL External Relevance Profile - Hamlet Batista
• Local Search Interviews, Information, and Resources - Michael Gray, Graywolf
• When Might Google Show Local Search Information in Web Search Results? - Bill Slawski, SEO by the Sea
• Must-Read Search Marketing Blogs - Lee Odden, Online Marketing Blog
• The 10 Second Rule: How to Write for Diagonal Readers - Muhammad Saleem, Copyblogger
• Own Your Google Reputation with these Ten Suggestions - Andy Beal, Gooruze
• Using Social Media To Help Manage Online Reputation - David Wallace, SearchRank
• Small Businesses And Social Media - Chris Brogan
• 9 Simple Ways for Small Businesses to Leverage Social Media - Todd Emaus, Stone Interactive
• SEOS: The Card Counters of the Internet - John Andrews

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