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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 23h

I published this article last week. It explains the scope of the rogue traffic problem that has swept across the Web since early 2025 (as best I can understand it). #analytics #crawling #seo #ai #webhosting #botnami […] [Original post on c.im]

A swarm of drones dodge anti-aircraft fire under the words 'The Botnami Is Changing How Websites Must Defend Themselves.'

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

How did American life look in the 1970s? Well, our pet lion was not allowed to sleep in the bed. It had to stay in the backyard with the dogs. "This is How American Life Actually Looked in the 70s" ©provided by excellenttown.com […] [Original post on c.im]

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

This week's SEO Theory article explains why "There Is No Such Thing As An 'AI-Friendly' Content Format." This is the latest in a series about SEO and AI. #ai #seo #aeo #geo #search #aisummaries #marketing www.seo-theory.com/there-is-no-such…

An artistic rendering of an old textile punch-card pattern transforming into digitized data under the words 'There Is No Such Thing As An 'AI-Friendly Content Format.''

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

From now on, every time the whining brat in the White House wants to name something after himself, I suggest we get ahead of him and do the job properly. e.g. Rename the "Gulf of Mexico" as "the Gulf of Trump's Humiliation."

A map of the Gulf of Mexico renamed as Gulf of Trump's Humiliation.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

Not that this will calm anyone's nerves, but for those of you who are freaking out over ChatGPT citing Reddit less and less, you might want to consider the fact that Reddit has been blocking the Bing crawler for a couple of years now. And ChatGPT primarily searches Bing […] [Original post on c.im]

Screen capture of the Reddit robots.txt file as of 2026-08-18. It is disallowing all user-agents.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

I'm not sure, but it seems like NASA may be trying to hide something from us ... #space #mars #nasa #science #humor

A picture of a tiny 12-inch crack in Martian rock with an arrow pointing toward the crack. A tiny green-skinned alien, superimposed on the picture, is smiling and waving at the camera.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 24/07/2026

I posted this about a year ago. Might be a good time to repost it. "Search With Stateful Chat" patent (Cf. patents.google.com/patent/US2024028… ) - appears to describe the Gemini app for smartphones. "Method for Text Ranking with Pairwise Ranking […] [Original post on c.im]

A picture of vintage books and newspaper articles about old inventions under the words 'How To Read Patents For SEO'

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 30/06/2026

And, again, I remind you all to look at more than just Google Analytics and Search Console data. Your Websites are being hit by a lot of traffic you aren't tracking. #seo #searchengineoptimization #analytics #ai #googlesearchconsole #bing #google #webmarketing […] [Original post on c.im]

A picture of human-like figures trapped in glazed columns under the words 'Your Sites Receive More Traffic Than You Realize'.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/06/2026

Like millions of other Americans, I look forward to the day when our criminal justice system holds Jonathan Ross accountable for his murder of Renee Good.

Picture of an Instagram post showing ICE agent Jonathan Ross and expressing hope for his indictment for murder.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 08/06/2026

AI is not killing clicks in search. That's just fear-mongering from the #SEO community. Some websites are losing clicks in search because they invested too heavily in short-term strategies and are not pivoting to the new realities of search. There's a difference […] [Original post on c.im]

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

I knew when we recorded this Webinar that Google I/O 2026 was only a week away. However, I stand by everything I said about how I continue to optimize Websites. I don't fear SEO disaster, and I am not worried about Google "stealing clicks" (which is an absolutely […] [Original post on c.im]

Thumbnail from the May 13, 2026 YouTube broadcast of the SEO Charity Webinar featuring Michael Martinez.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 23/05/2026

"You can no longer Google the word 'disregard'..." Here - You're welcome. Learn to use to a search engine. #news #ai #google #seo #searchengineoptimization

Screen captures of 2 Google searches on May 22 for the word 'disregard' following news stories claiming it is no longer possible to search for the word on Google. Users can still insert a plus symbol in front of the word or wrap it in quotes or use the 'intext:' or 'intitle' search operators.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026

NOTE: Had to fix a typo in the title, featured image, and URL ... Newly published on the SEO Theory Blog: "Foreshadows Of AI Doomsday You Should Know About" #ai #seo #searchengineoptimization #searchengines #quantumcomputing #datacenters […] [Original post on c.im]

A picture of an abandoned data center in a dystopian world under the words 'Foreshadows Of AI Doomsday You Should Know About'

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026

2 days away. You don't have to wait for the Webinar to make a donation and you can browse the library of other Webinars they've already hosted. There should be plenty of time for questions so come one, come all. #seo #searchengineoptimization #searchengines #ai […] [Original post on c.im]

A screen capture of the biography for Michael Martinez and an outline for his presentation for the 2016-05-13 Webinar with SEO Charity.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026

Elfenomeno me entrevistó sobre mi interés y carrera en escribir sobre los libros de J.R.R. Tolkien. #literatura #libros #fantasía #tierramedia #jrrtolkien www.elfenomeno.com/info/ver/29291/a…

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 21/04/2026

I haven't had much time to research answers to the questions that readers submit to the Middle-earth Blog this year. So to help me lighten the load, I've started a new series called Middle-earth Trivia (it requires less research). This is this first post in the series […] [Original post on c.im]

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026

Whoever framed this photograph was a genius (or else that's a pretty good fake).

A picture of Donald Trump standing in front of a wall sconce where the metal looks like Satanic horns coming from his head.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2026

I was bored so I watched [i]The Wandering Earth[/i] and reviewed it in the SF-Fandom forums. forums.sf-fandom.com/thread-38680.h… #cdrama #cdramas #sciencefiction #scifi

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026

Good-bye, Pam. Good riddance. Can't wait to see Todd Blanche's picture in the trash bin, too.

A leaked photograph of the official DOJ portrait of former Attorney General Pam Bondi sitting in a trash basket 1 day after she was fired.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

President Dipstick's openly racist hat seems to have escaped criticism.

A picture of Donald Trump wearing a "white USA" hat and raising a fist.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 25/03/2026

George Takei quote-posting a quote-post of a (Tweet?) that says: "GOP Rep. Mary Franson says she's not worried about climate change because it's not in the Bible: 'If you've read the Good Book, you know it ends, and it's not with climate change.'" Well - THAT'S […] [Original post on c.im]

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026

#imjustsayin Real Men Wear Shoes That Fit And Pants That Drape Properly

Picture of men's legs displaying ill-fitting pants and shoes that are too large under the words 'Real Men Wear Shoes That Fit And Pants That Drape Properly'

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026

I was not a fan of the Iraq War. It happened. And while we DID find WMD in Iraq (5,000+ chemical warheads), one of the popular memes that bugs me the most is how this picture has been used to misrepresent a celebration for a ship's crew as a false claim of victory in […] [Original post on c.im]

A picture of President George W. Bush congratulating the crew of the U.S.S. Lincoln on their return home for accomplishing their mission in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026

BULLSHIT. We found 5,000 chemical weapons in Iraq and ISIS seized 2500 of them in 2014. This is the problem with pop historians - they spread false information faster and farther than liars like Donald Trump and his supporters can spread it. Most people know Donald […] [Original post on c.im]

Screen capture of a toot falsely claiming there were no WMDs in Iraq.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026

I swear - before I clicked on "more ..." I thought Mateship was some kind of dating app. People - pick better stock photography for your social media announcements.

Picture of an attractive woman in a brown dress under the words 'Beginning Boutique x Mateship".

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2026

If these people had any Christian ethics, they wouldn't have anything to do with Trump. NOTE: I cannot quote-boost the original post. Here a link to it: c.im/@SteveThompson@mastodon.social… #evangelicals #trump #religion #prayer #news #press

Screen capture of a Mastodon.social post where the author, Steve Thompson PhD, says: "The Evangelicals Who See Trump's Viciousness as a Virtue...At the National Prayer Breakfast, the President tested his audience's commitment to Christian ethics." The post contains a link to an article on The Atlantic.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2026

People who should know better than to trust 3rd-party #SEO tools: "Google has dropped Grokipedia [screen capture of 3rd-party SEO tool report]." Google: "Hold my beer"

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026

Now that he is retiring from the U.S. Senate, this coward who betrayed the country for Donald Trump has turned over a new leaf and begun to speak his mind. He was probably one of many Republicans in Congress who privately trashed Trump throughout his first and second […] [Original post on c.im]

Screen capture of a post by Senator Thom Tillis in which he compares Stephen Miller to Grima Wormtongue and Kristi Noem to Dolores Umbridge, 2 evil sycophants from popular fantasy franchises (The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter).

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

This is a picture from ABC News showing Senator Lindsey Graham continuing to violate his oath of office by undermining the U.S. Constitution and supporting an anti-democratic President who is abusing his authority by turning a federal law enforcement agency into a […] [Original post on c.im]

Picture from ABC News of Senator Lindsey Graham talking to reporters in the halls of Congress about how U.S. citizens are exercising their constitutional rights to protest abuses of authority by the ICE and Border Patrol agents assigned to Minneapolis.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2026

"Michael - Why aren't you blogging more?" Because I'm busy. But if you really want any thoughts I can share with the Web marketing community (and lots of analysis and some occasional data) - then subscribe to the weekly SEO Theory Premium Newsletter. It's less […] [Original post on c.im]

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026

As I said before: Chuck Schumer will cave on ICE funding for bullshit promises and guarantees. He's already planning to ask for them.

Screen capture of a post from BlueSky bridged to the fediverse. The post says: NEWS from inside the Senate Dem meeting tonight:
1- Schumer has the votes to block the DHS funding bill
2- They're going to ask for real investigations into the murders (including an end to impeding the state/local investigations), an end to masks and arrest quotas.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

In case anyone who sees this is assisting with on-the-scene ICE protests in Minnesota, Maine, or elsewhere: get a leaf blower. #america #ice #protests #iceprotests

Picture of a protestor blowing tear gas back into the face of a government thug.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2026

He has to find a way to get the petroleum out of the ground - and that will take longer than he has left as President - maybe than his remaining natural lifespan. But what he is REALLY doing is drawing everyone's attention away from the #EpsteinFiles and obviously he […] [Original post on c.im]

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026

I finally finished writing my review of 'Guardians of the Dafeng' after almost a year delay. You can read it in the SF-Fandom forums. #cdrama #cdramas #dylanwang #guardiansofthedafeng #gotd #fantasy #review "Michael's Take: 'Guardians of the Dafeng' forums.sf-fandom.com/thread-38588.h…

A picture of characters from the show under the words 'Michael's Take: Guardians of the Dafeng' in the SF-Fandom forums.

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 29/12/2025

I'm just going to say it: whoever designed Google's account security algorithm is an idiot. All you have to do to get locked out of an account is change your computer. Then Google "cannot be sure it's you" but they'll sure flood your non-Gmail mailbox with security notifications.

Screen capture of a Google account security notification sent to the email address on file for a Google account that the account owner cannot log into because 'Google cannot be sure it is you.'

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2025

To all the supposed Web marketing 'sperts who keep saying that Google killed the 10 blue links - PLEASE STOP OF GO AWAY. You make the rest of us look bad. #imjustsayin #seo #google

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 11/12/2025

I realize it's an older show, but thought I'd post a reminder for #cdrama fans that I wrote a review for 'Love Between Fairy And Devil' last week. It's available at the SF-Fandom forums. forums.sf-fandom.com/thread-38547.h… #cdramas #estherYu #dylanwang #fantasy #xianxia

Picture of Esther Yu and Dylan Wang from a promotional still taken for 'Love Between Fairy And Devil' under the words 'Michael's Take ...'

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Michael Martinez :verified: @michael-martinez.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

I've been watching the #loveintheclouds #cdrama and really enjoying it. I'm up to episode 25. I keep fearing that the ending will be a letdown. Haven't read the spoilers on MyDramaList this time around as I wanted a truly fresh perspective on a show. #cdramas require a […] [Original post on c.im]

Promotional poster for 'Love In The Clouds' Chinese drama.

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