Last week Google (Inc) publicly announced its new privacy policy. The updated policy will be the same, consistently, for all of Google products (not like before, each one each policy) and affected from March 01, 2012. According to this new policy, the giant plans to follow the activities of users across nearly all of its ubiquitous sites, including YouTube, Gmail and its leading search engine. This is the first time, Google is combining data across its Web sites to stitch together a fuller portrait of users.

In November 3, 2011, Google executive Bradley Horowitz, in a post named “Google+ is not a social network, but it’s not a graveyard, either” said that Google Plus would be a NEW way of getting you to use all its web products rather than a standalone social network of its own.

And a long time ago (I don’t remember ) Google Search (product) uses personal information (browser history, gmail login, most clicked sites…) in its retrieving process.

The question is, how Google personalization will affect SEO industry? What are your ideas?
(I’ll share my thoughts on this, sooner or later. Now it’s time to prepare for a new working day! )

The list is picked out by Jahn Abrena, marketing consultant for Serverpoint (you can follow him on Twitter @johnabrena), added by Ben (from no. 13-15) of SEODiscovery, and me, Du Nguyen (from no.16 to the end).

1. Ross Hudgens

One of the best new generation SEOs I’ve seen, Ross Hudgens is currently based in Seattle, Washington, and works as the SEO Manager of Full Beaker Inc. He is an expert in thinking and administering scalable link building strategies, which he does share on his blog, http://www.rosshudgens.com. Interested in knowing his strategies and how he thinks? Follow him on Twitter @RossHudgens.

2. Jason Acidre

Started blogging about his experience on SEO last 2010, Jason Acidre quickly rose to the ranks of becoming one of the well known new generation SEO specialists in the world. Owner of his personal blog http://kaiserthesage.com, he now runs his own Inbound Marketing agency called Xight Interactive, composed of what he calls “a team of web mercenaries for hire”. Seek him out on Twitter @jasonacidre.

3. Justin Briggs

Justin Briggs is currently working for Big Fish Games as their SEO manager, but seriously, this guy is really advanced. I have read Justin’s blog posts on several known blogs like SEOmoz’s, and his way of thinking about SEO is just so mind blowing that I didn’t even understand some studies he’s saying (since I’m not that advanced). If you are curious about what he talks about, visit his site http://justinbriggs.org. Search him on Twitter @justinbriggs.

4. John Doherty

One of the industry’s new top dogs, John Doherty is quite the expert on SEO and social media. He currently works as a SEO Consultant for Distilled, a top notch SEO Agency who works for brands such as SEOmoz. His personal blog,http://www.johnfdoherty.com, has his own thoughts on SEO and social media. Oh and he also does his own photography stint every now and then, since he likes to visit various places. Travel with him on Twitter @dohertyjf.

5. Cyrus Shepard

Not really new on the business, but I still count him as a 2012 supernova. Cyrus Shepard has been around and known as an SEO for SEOmoz, but he now works as an SEO strategy consultant independently. I love how he describes SEO as “… a complex, slow video game. Except with ideas and money”. Check out his bloghttp://cyrusshepard.com and follow him on Twitter @CyrusShepard.

6. Ryan Clark

One of my mentor’s buddies, Ryan Clark is an SEO consultant for Linkbuildr, one of the great link building teams I know of. Ryan and his team do great scalable link building strategies for their clients. As they say on their site, “We build brands (not just links)”. Awesome tagline there. Follow him (and their team) on Twitter @linkbuildr.

7. Russ Jones

Currently Virante, Inc.’s Chief Technology Officer, Russ has been in the website design / development for nearly 10 years before he decided to shift into search marketing in 2003. He’s always excited about the latest updates about search marketing, immediately sharing them with his readers and giving perceptive insights along with them. Despite his technical background, he remains very humble which can be seen through his rants and raves over at @rjonesx. He also maintains The Google Cache, a search marketing blog, along with Jeff Staub, CEO of Virante.

8. Michael King

Bringing the cool onto your website has always been his game, and Michael King ain’t gon’stop anytime soon. He curates “SEO Must Reads” articles every Sunday on his website, IPullRank. Also found there are the funny comic strips he makes using Mr. Men characters. He bases the stories from his personal experiences working in the SEO industry. Michael’s Twitter is also packed with his trademark cool: He recently re-Tweeted a playlist of Christmas song mashups. Think Lil Wayne meets the Nutcracker. If that isn’t cool, I don’t know what is. Catch more of his awesomeness at @iPullRank.

9. James Agate

What I like about James is how he simplifies SEO ideas without totally watering them down. Or, to put it more bluntly, he does not dumb down the readers into thinking that SEO is something simple. His website and SEO consultancy firm, Skyrocket SEO, reflects those principles. He values passion and hunger for his career, thus making sure that there is only excellence in his work. But don’t be fooled, @jamesagate is very approachable and he’ll be happy to assist you through the SEO world.

10. Himanshu Sharma

The founder and sole owner of SEO Takeaways, Himanshu Sharma is extremely awesome when writing posts on his blog. I commend him too when it comes to coming up and innovating strategies for link building using link baits and other content driven styles. Better follow him on Twitter @seohimanshu for updates on what things he does in the world of SEO.

11. Jon Cooper

A perpetrator of eye-catching articles, Jon Cooper likes to use attention-grabbing headlines on his website, Point Blank SEO. He’s one of the younger generations of highly promising link builders out there, who provide consultation for various websites. Follow him on Twitter @PointBlankSEO if you want to know link building through a young person’s perspective.

12. Don Rhoades

When he’s not sharing random funnies on his own consulting firm website, Don actively imparts SEO knowledge through his Twitter account at @TheGonzoSEO. This father of three likes to keep things light and breezy, making it very easy for SEO newbies to learn under him.

13. Wil Reynolds

This guy is a beast! Wil is the CEO of SEER Interactive, a Philadelphia based internet marketing and search firm. I recommend subscribing to the blog at SEER and also checking out Wil’s Youtube channel – there are some very informative presentations there with actionable information. You can find Wil on Twitter at @wilreynolds.

14. Gab Goldenberg

Gab’s been doing SEO for a LONG time and has some awesome insights on his site SEO ROI. You can pick up some advanced tactics and tips from him that you don’t find many other places including this very handy usability testing guide. Just be sure to put your thinking cap on before visiting! You can follow Gab on Twitter @gabgoldenberg.

15. Ann Smarty

Ann is an editor at Search Engine Journal and long time SEO. Her blog, SEO Smarty, is a good place to pick up new tips and strategies for your SEO – she seems to have no shortage of cool new stuff! Also, if you haven’t used My Blog Guest for your guest blogging, well… I don’t know where you’ve been. Follow Ann on Twitter @seosmarty.

16. Danny Sullivan
Danny is currently the chief editor of Search Engine Land, a must-read resource covering Search news & industry. Danny rarely shares SEO viewpoints on his personal blog but he’s quite active at Google Plus and Twitter.

17. Rand Fishkin
Just like Danny Sullivan, Rand rarely blogs a/b SEO on his personal blog but there’s no doubt that Rand continues to be the most-wanted SEO expert this year 2012. Follow his Google Plus, Twitter & SEOMOZ’s profile for updated SEO news & reviews.

18. Barry Schwartz
Barry is a Search Geek & CEO of RustyBrick. You can follow him via Google Plus & Twitter. He is also the founder of SERoundtable (whose forums I’m proud of to be a moderator).

19. Matt Cutts
He’s NOT an SEO expert, but he is an “SEO spokesman” of Google Search team. He often shares insights from Google team via Youtube channel, and his personal blog. You can also follow him at Twitter, Google Plus too.

Hmm, there’re still many SEO experts that I don’t list here, but you can google their names then follow: Aaron Wall (SEOBook), Danny Dover (author of SEO secrets book), Michael Gray (wolf-howl.com), etc.

Good luck on your SEO career!

In this short guide, you will find good tips on SEO matters such as Title tags, Meta Description, Anchor Text, URL Structure, SEO Copywriting, Site Navigation, etc.

Check it out now for more!

You may hear “Linking is the most important factor that Google counts”.

You may think “Inbound links make your pagerank”.

Or you just wonder “What are the differences among Internal Links, Outbound Links, and Inbound Links?”. And how to deal with all 3 types of these.

Or you’re only concern about “What are merit-based links?”

To clear you doubts, Maile from Google Webmaster Central (ah yes, sometimes I think she’s Vietnamese blood) starts a series of posts on Link topics that they call the “Link Week”. As usual, they make easy-to-understand illustrations for technical matrix.

So turn back here only if you really have something to comment.

P/S: What is your perspective on Inbound link’s value?

3 Perspectives on Inbound Link