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Re:A Tweet's Effect on SEO Rankings - An Unexpected Case Study by selfloathingr on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @10:09PM (#2229540)
I wonder what Google will do in the future to curb this from happening as they seem to crack down on everything and anything they think inflates ratings..
Re:A Tweet's Effect on SEO Rankings - An Unexpected Case Study by jbri on Wednesday February 16, 2011 @10:43PM (#2229644)
I think they already are doing "something". The article does note that botnet-tweeting doesn't appear to have any effect.

Whereas a tweetstorm from "real" people is probably indicative of actual (if temporary) interest, hence legitimate pagerank.