Some of the reactions to this are interesting to me. One person was upset to be included in the RANTS category and suggested I change the name. You seem to be mildly disappointed to NOT be included in the RANTS category, Andy. :-) I think it should be a badge of honor. A good rant is hard to write.
Anyway, thanks for being one of the judges. I can't say I agree with the "highly controversial" label you're applying here; it's just an awards thing, after all. I'm hopeful that we'll put together a good group of people to organize the 2009 SEMMYS to make sure a wider scope of content is included, not just the 200+ feeds in my Bloglines. But ya gotta start somewhere....
igorthetroll
· 1 year ago
Matt, maybe next year you can select me for a rant post..:)
Matt McGee
· 1 year ago
Some of the reactions to this are interesting to me. One person was upset to be included in the RANTS category and suggested I change the name. You seem to be mildly disappointed to NOT be included in the RANTS category, Andy. :-) I think it should be a badge of honor. A good rant is hard to write.
Anyway, thanks for being one of the judges. I can't say I agree with the "highly controversial" label you're applying here; it's just an awards thing, after all. I'm hopeful that we'll put together a good group of people to organize the 2009 SEMMYS to make sure a wider scope of content is included, not just the 200+ feeds in my Bloglines. But ya gotta start somewhere....
igorthetroll
· 1 year ago
Matt, maybe next year you can select me for a rant post..:)
Hobo
· 1 year ago
I can't believe your rants about Page Rank didn't feature - that was a rant that lasted weeks :)
Hobo
· 1 year ago
I can't believe your rants about Page Rank didn't feature - that was a rant that lasted weeks :)
Jaan Kanellis
· 1 year ago
Really great idea here. Congrats Matt!
Jaan Kanellis
· 1 year ago
Really great idea here. Congrats Matt!
Local SEO Guide
· 1 year ago
"SEO Linking Gotchas Even The Pros Make" probably caused me more neurological activity than any other post I have read in the past year. It gets my vote.
Local SEO Guide
· 1 year ago
"SEO Linking Gotchas Even The Pros Make" probably caused me more neurological activity than any other post I have read in the past year. It gets my vote.
Well, everybody knows and understands each facet of the endeavor and sees it for what it is. Matt's an authentic guy with a good commercial head. The logos really nice and the thing has an authoritative air.
I do believe this comes from a place that supports the SEM community. That said, I don't quite understand the "get all the high-power buds together and vote for what Matt likes best" mentality. It's rather curious and not uncommon in our industry.
I didn't want to say anything. If we keep making up awards then after a while none of them will mean anything anymore.
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
Marty I understand that sentiment, but look on this as a way to highlight content that others might not have read.
The content that is useful for small business isn't the same as the information that people close to the industry thrive on, and that is an important distinction. Matt provides a valuable level of filtration, in much the same way as Tamar did with her top posts list, though Tamar maybe has a more varied focus.
My hardest task on this is to decide with Loren what qualifies as a good rant ;)
Matt McGee
· 1 year ago
Marty, if the ultimate goal is to create an industry-wide method to recognize great content, what mentality would you suggest I should've started with?
Should I have not been reading so much in 2007? Should I have instead called on "low-power buds" (whatever that means) to help push the idea along?
Should I have hosted the awards on my own blog? Wouldn't that have been a little more "curious"?
If you'd like to question my motives, feel free to email me directly. Thanks.
Marty
· 1 year ago
Well, everybody knows and understands each facet of the endeavor and sees it for what it is. Matt's an authentic guy with a good commercial head. The logos really nice and the thing has an authoritative air.
I do believe this comes from a place that supports the SEM community. That said, I don't quite understand the "get all the high-power buds together and vote for what Matt likes best" mentality. It's rather curious and not uncommon in our industry.
I didn't want to say anything. If we keep making up awards then after a while none of them will mean anything anymore.
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
Marty I understand that sentiment, but look on this as a way to highlight content that others might not have read.
The content that is useful for small business isn't the same as the information that people close to the industry thrive on, and that is an important distinction. Matt provides a valuable level of filtration, in much the same way as Tamar did with her top posts list, though Tamar maybe has a more varied focus.
My hardest task on this is to decide with Loren what qualifies as a good rant ;)
Matt McGee
· 1 year ago
Marty, if the ultimate goal is to create an industry-wide method to recognize great content, what mentality would you suggest I should've started with?
Should I have not been reading so much in 2007? Should I have instead called on "low-power buds" (whatever that means) to help push the idea along?
Should I have hosted the awards on my own blog? Wouldn't that have been a little more "curious"?
If you'd like to question my motives, feel free to email me directly. Thanks.
Sam Freedoms Internet Marketin
· 1 year ago
Please, it has no credibility with me. Maybe I don't run around tickling everyone in that incestuous community's balls every week but, IN THE VERY LEAST, I certainly deserved a NUMBER of nominations.
Maybe, if you're lucky, you won't have to delete this - maybe Akismet or Spam Assassin will see the links and do it for you.
But, honestly, I might not be an ass-kisser or golden boy in the SEM community but my rants, raves and alternative commentaries on it definitely deserved inclusion.
Thanks buddy! Sam
Sam Freedoms Internet Marketin
· 1 year ago
Please, it has no credibility with me. Maybe I don't run around tickling everyone in that incestuous community's balls every week but, IN THE VERY LEAST, I certainly deserved a NUMBER of nominations.
Maybe, if you're lucky, you won't have to delete this - maybe Akismet or Spam Assassin will see the links and do it for you.
But, honestly, I might not be an ass-kisser or golden boy in the SEM community but my rants, raves and alternative commentaries on it definitely deserved inclusion.
Thanks buddy! Sam
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
Sam you can be as controversial as you like here and I even fixed your comment link.
As there wasn't nominations, its from Matt's reading list this year as a whole, it is a subset of the whole content on the web and it might not be as biased as you think.
As an example Maki is pretty popular on sites such as Sphinn, but didn't get any articles included.
Sam Freedoms Internet Marketin
· 1 year ago
wow, double the injustice! ;-) anyways, thanks for the usual levity and have fun judging!
igorthetroll
· 1 year ago
Don't worry Sam, Your Big Brothers are watching out for you..:)
AndyBeard
· 1 year ago
Sam you can be as controversial as you like here and I even fixed your comment link.
As there wasn't nominations, its from Matt's reading list this year as a whole, it is a subset of the whole content on the web and it might not be as biased as you think.
As an example Maki is pretty popular on sites such as Sphinn, but didn't get any articles included.
Sam Freedoms Internet Marketin
· 1 year ago
wow, double the injustice! ;-) anyways, thanks for the usual levity and have fun judging!
igorthetroll
· 1 year ago
Don't worry Sam, Your Big Brothers are watching out for you..:)
SlightlyShadySEO
· 1 year ago
Congrats andy! I suppose I shall have to rant better for next year.
igorthetroll
· 1 year ago
Shady build that thingy I recommended you, and you will dominate the world..:)
SlightlyShadySEO
· 1 year ago
Congrats andy! I suppose I shall have to rant better for next year.
igorthetroll
· 1 year ago
Shady build that thingy I recommended you, and you will dominate the world..:)
Yeah I've got to side with Local SEO guide on this one "SEO Linking Gotchas Even The Pros Make" was a great post and well deserving of my vote.
Utah SEO
· 1 year ago
Yeah I've got to side with Local SEO guide on this one "SEO Linking Gotchas Even The Pros Make" was a great post and well deserving of my vote.
James - DigitalKeyToInfo
· 1 year ago
Those were rants??? They were great posts.
James - DigitalKeyToInfo
· 1 year ago
Those were rants??? They were great posts.
igorthetroll
· 1 year ago
Just joined MyBlogLog, so let's see if my ugly mug shows up..:)
igorthetroll
· 1 year ago
Just joined MyBlogLog, so let's see if my ugly mug shows up..:)
ChiQ Montes
· 1 year ago
It's the first time ive heard of semmys.. more so with and a rant category. Lol.
ChiQ Montes
· 1 year ago
It's the first time ive heard of semmys.. more so with and a rant category. Lol.
David Temple
· 1 year ago
Yes this may be controversial but I think there were some great posts and I gotta give kudos to Matt for taking the time to gather and sort them and to get the judges together.
Of course he may have missed some good posts like my hilarious "9 short notes kids wrote to their favorite seo" but then again he missed all my articles because he, like most the internet world, don't read my blog.
But am I crying about it or whining about it. Well yeah I guess so ;). Good job Matt and I wish all the best to the nominees! Now excuse me wile I go work on my semmy award winnng post for next year.
David Temple
· 1 year ago
Yes this may be controversial but I think there were some great posts and I gotta give kudos to Matt for taking the time to gather and sort them and to get the judges together.
Of course he may have missed some good posts like my hilarious "9 short notes kids wrote to their favorite seo" but then again he missed all my articles because he, like most the internet world, don't read my blog.
But am I crying about it or whining about it. Well yeah I guess so ;). Good job Matt and I wish all the best to the nominees! Now excuse me wile I go work on my semmy award winnng post for next year.
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Anyway, thanks for being one of the judges. I can't say I agree with the "highly controversial" label you're applying here; it's just an awards thing, after all. I'm hopeful that we'll put together a good group of people to organize the 2009 SEMMYS to make sure a wider scope of content is included, not just the 200+ feeds in my Bloglines. But ya gotta start somewhere....
Anyway, thanks for being one of the judges. I can't say I agree with the "highly controversial" label you're applying here; it's just an awards thing, after all. I'm hopeful that we'll put together a good group of people to organize the 2009 SEMMYS to make sure a wider scope of content is included, not just the 200+ feeds in my Bloglines. But ya gotta start somewhere....
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I do believe this comes from a place that supports the SEM community. That said, I don't quite understand the "get all the high-power buds together and vote for what Matt likes best" mentality. It's rather curious and not uncommon in our industry.
I didn't want to say anything. If we keep making up awards then after a while none of them will mean anything anymore.
The content that is useful for small business isn't the same as the information that people close to the industry thrive on, and that is an important distinction.
Matt provides a valuable level of filtration, in much the same way as Tamar did with her top posts list, though Tamar maybe has a more varied focus.
My hardest task on this is to decide with Loren what qualifies as a good rant ;)
Should I have not been reading so much in 2007? Should I have instead called on "low-power buds" (whatever that means) to help push the idea along?
Should I have hosted the awards on my own blog? Wouldn't that have been a little more "curious"?
If you'd like to question my motives, feel free to email me directly. Thanks.
I do believe this comes from a place that supports the SEM community. That said, I don't quite understand the "get all the high-power buds together and vote for what Matt likes best" mentality. It's rather curious and not uncommon in our industry.
I didn't want to say anything. If we keep making up awards then after a while none of them will mean anything anymore.
The content that is useful for small business isn't the same as the information that people close to the industry thrive on, and that is an important distinction.
Matt provides a valuable level of filtration, in much the same way as Tamar did with her top posts list, though Tamar maybe has a more varied focus.
My hardest task on this is to decide with Loren what qualifies as a good rant ;)
Should I have not been reading so much in 2007? Should I have instead called on "low-power buds" (whatever that means) to help push the idea along?
Should I have hosted the awards on my own blog? Wouldn't that have been a little more "curious"?
If you'd like to question my motives, feel free to email me directly. Thanks.
Warning, Big Twitter Is Watching You!
Sir Samuel Freedom: Social Media's Errant Knight
Wikipedia - Google's Anna Nicole Smith
Maybe, if you're lucky, you won't have to delete this - maybe Akismet or Spam Assassin will see the links and do it for you.
But, honestly, I might not be an ass-kisser or golden boy in the SEM community but my rants, raves and alternative commentaries on it definitely deserved inclusion.
Thanks buddy!
Sam
Warning, Big Twitter Is Watching You!
Sir Samuel Freedom: Social Media's Errant Knight
Wikipedia - Google's Anna Nicole Smith
Maybe, if you're lucky, you won't have to delete this - maybe Akismet or Spam Assassin will see the links and do it for you.
But, honestly, I might not be an ass-kisser or golden boy in the SEM community but my rants, raves and alternative commentaries on it definitely deserved inclusion.
Thanks buddy!
Sam
As there wasn't nominations, its from Matt's reading list this year as a whole, it is a subset of the whole content on the web and it might not be as biased as you think.
As an example Maki is pretty popular on sites such as Sphinn, but didn't get any articles included.
As there wasn't nominations, its from Matt's reading list this year as a whole, it is a subset of the whole content on the web and it might not be as biased as you think.
As an example Maki is pretty popular on sites such as Sphinn, but didn't get any articles included.
I suppose I shall have to rant better for next year.
I suppose I shall have to rant better for next year.
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All American like hot dog and apple pie!
What was that nice video you recently had?
of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Mason
All American like hot dog and apple pie!
Of course he may have missed some good posts like my hilarious "9 short notes kids wrote to their favorite seo" but then again he missed all my articles because he, like most the internet world, don't read my blog.
But am I crying about it or whining about it. Well yeah I guess so ;). Good job Matt and I wish all the best to the nominees! Now excuse me wile I go work on my semmy award winnng post for next year.
Of course he may have missed some good posts like my hilarious "9 short notes kids wrote to their favorite seo" but then again he missed all my articles because he, like most the internet world, don't read my blog.
But am I crying about it or whining about it. Well yeah I guess so ;). Good job Matt and I wish all the best to the nominees! Now excuse me wile I go work on my semmy award winnng post for next year.