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Ode to SEO Winners

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

After two frantic days of continued voting the winners have been decided in Vertical Measures’ "Ode to SEO" poetry scholarship contest:

1st Place: Abby Gilmore "Social Media Overload" 51.9%

2nd Place: Greg Fitzgerald "44 Tweets About 22 Women" 32.4%

Thanks to all who entered, voted, and spread the word about our contest. The first place winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship or an iPad, her choice. And the second place winner will receive a $250 scholarship for his entry. The winning poems are showcased below for those who didn’t have a chance to see them on Monday.

"Social Media Overload"

Got into bed to go to sleep tonight,

But wait, I forgot to update my social media sites!

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more,

What can I update that my friends and followers will adore?

Maybe post a photo or write something sweet,

It has to be something to guarantee a re-tweet!

A link to an article or a blog post will do,

It definitely has to boost SEO too.

So many options, so much to consider,

I think I’ll start by searching keywords on Twitter.

Great! There’s a Tweetup in my town next week,

That’s surely something to share with my tweeps.

But what about Facebook? It’s a whole different crowd,

A clever song lyric or quote will make my friends proud.

Ugh, I can’t think of anything, I’ll have to admit,

Oh wait, I can just Google-it!

LinkedIn is last and a very different site to manage,

But it offers great tools to use to my advantage.

I’ll request a recommendation and call it a night,

And now it’s finally time to turn off the lights.

Phew, so glad I’m done with social media today,

So I crawl under the covers to hit the hay.

But now I can’t sleep, so many thoughts racing through my head,

I guess I’ll check UberTwitter right from my bed…

"44 Tweets About 22 Women"

I followed @Lauren on Twitter In hopes she’d tweet me back

I told @Anna that I wanted love She said “There’s an app for that”

I met @Kelly on Facebook And poked her for a while

@Debbie found me using Google I found her on Dogpile

@Sarah had a YouTube hit Lip-dubbing Miley Cyrus

@Ellie sent me Farmville gifts That turned out to be a virus

@Alyssa ran a music blog And hipsters loved to comment

I subscribed to @Lindsey’s RSS And somehow wound up on it

@Tess was a Mayor on Foursquare When I unseated her

@Ally posted links to Digg So I retweeted her

@Jen worked in social media And search engine optimization

A friend request from lovely @Britt Once caused me great elation

@Elizabeth untagged our pics She said I was a jerk

@BritneyVids was just a tease But still Not Safe For Work

@Mandy mentioned me in posts And said our love was classic

And though @Megan linked to my content She just wanted to drive traffic

With 140 characters I won the heart of @Jan

But @Katie’s online mailing list Filled my inbox up with spam

@Trisha at the agency Worked with contextual ads

@Sandra loved to write new Wikis On the latest sexual fads

@Christina knew my login codes She hacked my accounts, I bet

But I met @Maria in real life Somehow without the Internet

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Ode to SEO Finalists

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

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Friday marked the last day for submissions to our "Ode to SEO" contest. We had many great entries, but our esteemed judges (randomly selected Vertical Measures staff members) narrowed them down to five. You’ll find the entries below in no particular order. Please vote for your favorite, and check back to our blog on Wednesday to see who won! Up for grabs: 1st Place- $1,000 Scholarship OR iPad (winners choice), 2nd Place- $250 Scholarship. Voting ends at 11:59 P.M. on February 23rd.

Name: Adam Courtney

School: Arizona State University

Submission: "Facebook Breakup"

I went to login to Facebook on Valentines Day morning,

Completely unaware that I was about to receive a warning.

It seemed that my girlfriend had decided to unfriend me,

Leaving me to ponder if things really weren’t meant to be?

After checking her profile to see she was now “single,”

It was obvious to me that she no longer wanted to mingle.

Oh well, it’s not my fault she couldn’t ever take a joke,

But it was obvious that this was one girl I was no longer going to poke.

Name: Abby Gilmore

School: Arizona State University

Submission: "Social Media Overload"

Got into bed to go to sleep tonight,

But wait, I forgot to update my social media sites!

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more,

What can I update that my friends and followers will adore?

Maybe post a photo or write something sweet,

It has to be something to guarantee a re-tweet!

A link to an article or a blog post will do,

It definitely has to boost SEO too.

So many options, so much to consider,

I think I’ll start by searching keywords on Twitter.

Great! There’s a Tweetup in my town next week,

That’s surely something to share with my tweeps.

But what about Facebook? It’s a whole different crowd,

A clever song lyric or quote will make my friends proud.

Ugh, I can’t think of anything, I’ll have to admit,

Oh wait, I can just Google-it!

LinkedIn is last and a very different site to manage,

But it offers great tools to use to my advantage.

I’ll request a recommendation and call it a night,

And now it’s finally time to turn off the lights.

Phew, so glad I’m done with social media today,

So I crawl under the covers to hit the hay.

But now I can’t sleep, so many thoughts racing through my head,

I guess I’ll check UberTwitter right from my bed…

Name: Benjamin Bell

School: Bradshaw Mountain Highschool

Submission: "To Friend or not to Friend"

I log onto Facebook as I would normally. Except this time is different For there is a Friend request I see.

I accept, as I know them from school, Oh man, bad mistake! Wasn’t I made a fool?

Spam everyday! Comment, Tag and Poke! I should not have added this person! Ah gee, they’re a joke!

I send them a message "Hey friend, SLOW DOWN!" They reply with a smiley then write on my wall, Using every verb and noun.

So I log in the next day Should I be surprised Fifteen new comments, all random and improvised!

I can’t take it anymore! Game over, THE END! So I look for that button Oh there it is! And I click "Unfriend".

Name: Greg Fitzgerald

School: Arizona State University

Submission: "44 Tweets About 22 Women"

I followed @Lauren on Twitter In hopes she’d tweet me back

I told @Anna that I wanted love She said “There’s an app for that”

I met @Kelly on Facebook And poked her for a while

@Debbie found me using Google I found her on Dogpile

@Sarah had a YouTube hit Lip-dubbing Miley Cyrus

@Ellie sent me Farmville gifts That turned out to be a virus

@Alyssa ran a music blog And hipsters loved to comment

I subscribed to @Lindsey’s RSS And somehow wound up on it

@Tess was a Mayor on Foursquare When I unseated her

@Ally posted links to Digg So I retweeted her

@Jen worked in social media And search engine optimization

A friend request from lovely @Britt Once caused me great elation

@Elizabeth untagged our pics She said I was a jerk

@BritneyVids was just a tease But still Not Safe For Work

@Mandy mentioned me in posts And said our love was classic

And though @Megan linked to my content She just wanted to drive traffic

With 140 characters I won the heart of @Jan

But @Katie’s online mailing list Filled my inbox up with spam

@Trisha at the agency Worked with contextual ads

@Sandra loved to write new Wikis On the latest sexual fads

@Christina knew my login codes She hacked my accounts, I bet

But I met @Maria in real life Somehow without the Internet

Name: Hal Wendlinger

School: Bradshaw Mountain High School

Submission: "Twitterhood"

A normal day in a twitterhood, Something easily understood,

A way to share your daily thoughts, Information so obsessively sought,

Before no way of knowing, That right now Shaq is out mowing, or that in DC its still snowing,

Follow your closest peers, Or even follow Brittney Spears,

World news in just one click, Info in a Tic,

Spread your buisness worldwide, Voice your opinions with pride

How could we go a day without a tweet? It seems a twitterhood is the perfect place to meet.

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Poetry Contest: Ode to SEO

Monday, February 1st, 2010

It’s official: today is the first day of our Ode to SEO scholarship contest! Students currently enrolled in high school, college, or grad school have an opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship OR a new iPad! The new iPad was recently announced and the Internet is buzzing about this computer tablet. Simply write a catchy and interesting poem, submit your poetry contest entry and check back on February 22nd to see if you’re a finalist. Then, get your friends and family to vote and help you win this great prize. The final 1st and 2nd place winners will be announced on our blog on February 24th (subscribe to our blog, follow us on Twitter or fan us on Facebook to be notified of finalists and the winners).

We’re excited about this promotion and hope you are too! There’s no time like the present to encourage younger generations to get started in our great industry. We’re hoping to inspire the next generation of Internet marketers, help spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, and via e-mail too. If you have any questions about this promotion please e-mail us at promos@verticalmeasures.com.

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