by Michael Bloch
http://www.tamingthebeast.net

A melding of the terms crowd-sourcing and astro-turfing, crowdturfing is a threat to any SEO practitioner or site owner that tries to play by the rules when it comes to ranking well in search engines.

Google advises a conscious, systematic and sustained link buying for the purposes of manipulated rankings can get you into hot water. But the problem is they have to catch you first and buying links is getting cheaper thanks to crowdturfing.

General • SEOHost.Net Principal: A Search Filter Sidebar Has the Potential to Change the Search Engine Results Page • SEO Company Seeks New Content Partners for Growing Access to Publisher Websites and Premier SEO Blog & Content Writing Services • WebFindYou Launches FREE True Digital Marketing Master Class	Internet Related • Critical Security Vulnerability Discovered in All-in-One SEO Plugin Threatening Millions of WordPress Websites • Proactive Strategies Needed for Emerging Cyber Security Threats in 2024 • Equally AI Announces Official Launch of Flowy--The World's First No-Code Accessibility Solution
News • The Launch of Presscart is Revolutionizing the PR Industry • Digital Marketing Agency SEO.co Expands to Salt Lake City, Utah • Synup Offers Free Trials for their Local Marketing Product Amidst Major Platform Upgrades	Programming • What is application concurrency? • SQL database corruption due to index fragmentation • The advantages of PHP
Search Engines • Google’s New Focus On Helpful Content Shakes up Digital Marketing’s Go-To SEO Playbook • SEOHost.Net Principal: Google's Recent Data Reporting Bug Demonstrates the Inherent Fragility of SEO • SEOHost.net Principal Discusses DuckDuckGo's Allegations Against Google	Site Promotion • Search Engine Journal Uncovers New Data On Industry Growth In Latest State Of SEO Report • TitleTap Releases Content Marketing Service To Drive Traffic To Websites • The Most Effective Lead Generation Channels to Leverage in 2022 [DesignRush QuickSights]
Software • Place1SEO Rebrands to Provide a New and Versatile Software Suite for the FES Industry • SEO.co Releases Backlink Checker for Understanding Competitor Backlinks • The Ultimate Micromarketing Tool: Turning Text into Video	Web Development • Top Reasons to Upgrade Your Website • Different keywords require different SEO tactics • ClickTale review - powerful web site and in page analytics - try it free