Category Archives: UGC News

News about user-generated content.

Summary of Content Farm Session – SMX 2011

Content farms are receiving much attention in 2011, especially after the Google “farmer” algorithm update (which didn’t really affect the major content farms- more on that later). Here’s my summary of the Content Farms session for SMX Advanced, officially titled: … Continue reading

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Demand Media Stock Ticker Is One to Watch

User-generated content & “content farms” have a spotlight on them now thanks mostly to Demand Media’s recent IPO. Few people knew how the IPO would go, considering Demand Media has never turned a profit and will not likely do so … Continue reading

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Tim Burton UGC Experiment

Tim Burton is writing a story. You may be familiar with some of his other works: Edward Scissor-hands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Corpse Bride. Only this time, he isn’t writing it by himself, he’s enlisting the brainpower of a … Continue reading

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UGC SEO at SMX East

We’re pleased to announce we pitched the topic of UGC SEO to SMX East and it was just selected for its own session on the first day as an intermediate SEO topic. This is the first time a major search … Continue reading

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Life In A Day Film Experiment

I came across an interesting experiment being promoted on YouTube by famous Director/Producer, Ridley Scott. He’s hosting a one-day event where people across the globe will help to create a user-generated film that is already being promised a spot in … Continue reading

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SEJ Interview Includes UGC Discussion

UGCSEO.com is slated to launch later tonight with my first article about UGC SEO, but an interview that went up on Search Engine Journal today might bring people here a little quicker than I expected. The interview is relevant for … Continue reading

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