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Daily SEO Blog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Posted by randfish (NOTE: This post is written by Ben Hendrickson and Rand Fishkin as a follow up to Ben's presentation at the Distilled/SEOmoz training seminar in London this week) Our web index, Linkscape , updated again recently, and in addition to provide the traditional stats, we thought we'd share some of the cutting edge research work we do here. Below, you'll find a post which requires extremely...
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Daily SEO Blog (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Posted by great scott! This week, Rand is joined by one of our in-house data geniuses, Ben Hendrickson , to talk more about some of our recently released correlation data to support guidelines for SEO best practices. While correlation doesn't always equal causation, it's still very interesting to look at the attributes and features high ranking sites tend to have in common. Comparing this data to...
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Daily SEO Blog (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009
Posted by Danny Dover SEO is a tricky skill. It is based on computer science but requires a certain level of artistry. It is a mixture of working with an enormous amount of search engine operated machines and an even larger group of internet users. While I don’t believe the art can be taught, I do believe the science can. Below are the best practice methods we use as SEOmoz for our consulting...
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Daily SEO Blog (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
Posted by great scott! This week's Whiteboard Friday addresses everybody's new favorite topic: Google's "new" treatment of nofollow and how it creates a massive reservoire of lost link juice. Everybody under the sun has written about this ( SEOmoz included ) in the last couple of weeks, so we decided to do a little roundtable (squareboard') pow-wow on how best to deal with the problem. Rand...
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The Bucky Channel (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
I'm not sure about the actual numbers on this one, but I sure do feel like the Brewers are giving up a lot of home runs to pitchers lately. The latest to do this was the Marlins' Josh Johnson. On the hill, Johnson went 7 2/3 innings giving up just two runs and striking out eight, but it was his 3-run home run off of Dave Bush in the 4th inning that was the difference-maker in this one. The Marlins...
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RaysProspects (Free subscription) | 02/23/2009
Matt Eddy reports the Rays have released RHP Nelson Liriano and RHP Julio Puentes and have reinstated RHP Chris Smith from inactive list. He also says that RHP Ben Hendrickson has signed with the Minnesota Twins.Liriano, who turned 21 on December 6th, was the closer for the DSL Rays in 2008. He put up excellent numbers: 0.32 ERA in 28.1 IP over 27 appearances, struck out 34 and only walked 4,
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Daily SEO Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
Posted by great scott! This week one of our mad geniuses in residence, Ben Hendrickson, steps in front of the camera to discuss something a little different: Machine Learning. Ben is one of the folks that designed and built the technology behind Linkscape , so he's certainly studied this topic thoroughly. Here he'll talk about how and why advancements, findings, and theories that emerge from the larger...
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Charlotte 6, Durham 1 . Ben Hendrickson struck out 8 and walked none, but gave up 3 runs in 6 innings for the loss...The Bulls managed only 6 hits, with the only run coming off a first inning, solo home run from Chris Richard ...The Bulls finished the regular season 74-70, 8.5 games up in the IL South division. They will face Louisville in the first round of the Governor's Cup playoffs. Jacksonville...
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Norfolk 5, Durham 4 (10) . Ben Hendrickson gave up 4 runs in 6.2 innings. He struck out 4 and walked 2... Dan Johnson's 25th home run, and 4th in 8 games, accounted for 3 of the 4 runs. He also walked twice and has 7 walks in the last 4 games... Jonny Gomes was 0-4 with a walk and a strike out and John Jaso finished 0-4 with a strike out. West Tenn 8, Montgomery 1 . Mike Prochaska got hit hard for...
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Durham 6, Louisville 2 . Ben Hendrickson won his 10th game, striking out 7 in 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk... Dan Johnson was 2-4 with 2 doubles and a walk... John Jaso finished 1-4 with a walk and an RBI... Jonny Gomes was 0-5 with a strike out. Tennessee 1, Montgomery 0 . Mike Prochaska allowed only 1 run in 8 innings on 7 hits and no walks. He struck out 3. Daytona @ Vero Beach...
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Indianapolis 12, Durham 5 . Ben Hendrickson got pounded for 11 runs on 13 hits and 1 walk in 3.2 innings... Dan Johnson was 1-3 with a walk and a 3-run home run, his 21st... Jon Weber drove in a pair with a double. Montgomery (off-day) Vero Beach 2, Palm Beach 1 . Wade Townsend had his second straight strong start, striking out 4 in 6 shutout innings. He allowed 3 hits and 1 walk... Ryan Royster was...
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Richmond 4, Durham 2 . Ben Hendrickson allowed only 2 runs in 6 innings... Fernando Perez hit his 4th home run. Montgomery (off-day) Vero Beach 6, Brevard Co. 0 . Wilton Noel allowed only 1 hit in 6 shutout innings. He struck out 5 and walked 3. Noel had a no-hitter through 6 innings, but was pulled after the leadoff hitter in the 7th singled... Ryan Royster was 2-5 and Nevin Ashley drove in a pair....
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Richmond 5, Durham 4 . Ben Hendrickson started and gave up 4 runs in 6 innings... Calvin Medlock took the loss after allowing a go-ahead solo home run in the 8th inning... Justin Ruggiano finished 0-5 with 3 Ks... Dan Johnson was 3-5... Jonny Gomes was 2-5 with a double and 2Ks. He also threw a runner out at home... John Jaso was 1-4 with his 2nd home run since being promoted... Reid Brignac singled...
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Durham 8, Buffalo 7 . Ben Hendrickson allowed 7 runs (6 earned) in 3.2 innings... Ben Zobrist , Dan Johnson and Chris Richard all homered for the Bulls and John Jaso went 2-4 with 2 RBI. Montgomery 6, West Tenn 5 . Ryan Reid blew a save when he hit a batter and walked another to start the 9th, which eventually led to a sac fly that tied the game. However in the bottom of the 9th, Ronnie Merrill hit...
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Rays Index (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Durham 2, Louisville 0 . Ben Hendrickson pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits and 3 walks. He struck out 4 and hit a batter... Scott Dohmann pitched the 9th for his 14th save...All of the offense came in the first inning on back-to-back home runs by Justin Ruggiano and Dan Johnson ... John Jaso finished 1-3 and Reid Brignac was 0-3 with a pair of strikeouts. Montgomery (off-day) Vero...