It seems the heat got the better of me last weekend, and for that I apologize. But I’m back! Let’ get going on what’s been happening this past week in the SEO-verse.

Google Sends Out Link Warnings Then Says You Can Ignore Them

submitted by Gerald

So another round of link warnings went out in Webmaster Central late this week. But then Matt Cutts said that we could ignore those and if we were really penalized webmasters would see a drop in traffic. Danny Sullivan puts his response together here.

Google’s war on bad links officially became insane today. For months, Google’s sending out warnings about bad links and telling publishers they should act on those, lest they get penalized. Today, Google said the latest round of warnings sent out this week can be safely ignored. That’s not “more transparency” as Google posted. That’s more confusion.

Taco Bell Smacks Down Old Spice on Twitter

submitted by Gerald

While this may be a short article, and more of a screen shot than anything, it’s worth checking out – makes some very salient points about how to run social media accounts of big companies that I won’t spoil with a quote here.

12 Essential Social Media Cheatsheets

submitted by Gerald

Written by our very own Ann Smarty (on Mashable!) This is a compilation of the best of the best tutorials on how to get around various social media sites and, of course, social media manners.
Getting around a social media site is not always easy. For some users, it’s a matter of getting used to social media. For others, the issue is keeping up with constant updates and changes to features, privacy settings, and account specifications. This, of course, is why social media cheat sheets exist.

Wrong Ways to Ask for a Guest Post

submitted by Gerald

This funny YouTube video uses the funny cartoon characters to illustrate just how dumb you sound when you use templated email pitched to blog owners. Check it out.

Now get out and enjoy your weekend!