I’m looking for some quality information sources for Web professionals which address SEO, SEM, Web Design, Web Hosting, etc.

There are hundreds of blogs out there for good information.
A few you might want to check out are WebProNews, ReadWriteWeb.
My personal favorite is Website Magazine. It’s free, it’s in print and online and it covers every topic you listed above.

http://websitemagazine.com

I really like my peers here in Advertising and marketing. And, like most, I really get annoyed with the "check out my site" spam that is rampant in this category.

I thought this was the worst form of abuse. But…. after attending SES San Jose this week where there was a lot of talk of creating links from social networking sites and centralized communities, I have a new concern.

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