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In September of 2007, many critics debated Mahalo's approach versus search engine optimization and which model would reign in the end. Also in September, Mahalo released a plagiarism bookmarklet, which many saw as a sign that Mahalo was taking a strong stance to keep their content original.Plagiarism Today: Mahalo’s Anti-Plagiarism Tool (September 7, 2007)
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Fast Facts
- September 5: Mahalo released a plagiarism bookmarklet
- September 8: Mahalo covers popcorn lung, before the Mayo ClinicLexicillin QD: Mahalo provides the links about BOOP and popcorn lung, Mayo doesn't (September 8, 2008)
- September 16: Mahalo's how to pages create buzz Gadling: Mahalo: How to Sleep on a Plane (September 16, 2008)
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SEO vs. Social Search
On August 26, 2007, blogger Robert Scoble wrote about why he felt sites like Mahalo, Techmeme and Facebook would dominate "SEO-resistant technologies" like Google in four years.Scobleizer: Why Mahalo, TechMeme, and Facebook are going to kick Google’s butt in four years (August 26, 2007) His remarks prompted opinions from other bloggers, both agreeing and disagreeing on the future of SEO and Mahalo. -
Positive Reviews
Michael Martine at Remarkablogger found Mahalo to be a great research tool, especially for bloggers.Remarkablogger: Use Mahalo for Better Blog Research (September 5, 2007) Code and Coffee was impressed Mahalo's coverage of current events, but questioned the ability of the site to scale.Code and Coffee: Trying Mahalo for a Week: Conclusion (September 4, 2007) -
Negative Reviews
Lucia Liljegren wrote an open letter to Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis suggesting he should use more bots to fill in for areas that human guides are lacking.Big Bucks Blogger: Dear Jason, Ideas to Fix Mahalo's Problems. (September 10, 2007) Others, such as Patrick Altoft at Blog Storm suggested Mahalo rides the fine line between advertising and spam.BlogStorm: How Mahalo, Pownce and Truemors get traffic (September 17, 20070 -
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