Threadwatch: Less Noise, More Signal for Search Engine Marketing Professionals

Search engine marketing has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years. Swelling numbers of amateur and professional marketers congregate on forums and blogs to discuss theories and tactics that can help their Web site get ahead. The sheer volume of discussion however often means that important posts get buried in the melee. Research is at the core of a professional search engine marketer's job description, yet it has become impossible for a single person to wade through the thousands of daily posts to find the helpful gems.

Threadwatch (http://www.threadwatch.org) cuts through the vast amounts of noise and broadcasts a clear signal to search engine marketers by posting only the important threads on a daily basis. The site is presented in a hybrid blog/forum format that allows registered users to comment on every thread as well as submit threads to be featured. Threadwatch also offers an RSS feed so that readers can easily keep up with the latest news on aggregators such as My Yahoo!'s RSS reader or Bloglines.

The Web site was created by Nick W., a search marketer, publisher and SEM forum enthusiast: "Essentially it was created as ‘something to do' in my free moments. The idea grew, and the more I thought about it, the more I liked it. I ran it past some respected peers [and] they liked it too. So, Threadwatch.org was born.'

Since the establishment of Threadwatch last month many forum vets and administrators of the major search engine forums as well as popular bloggers have registered and posted at the site. The general consensus among visitors is that the "meta-forum' format along with its' predominantly professional membership has kept out a lot of the clutter that can often drown out good information. The result is a clean, relaxed atmosphere which highlights only the best threads on the SEM forum circuit, allowing members to discuss search marketing from an advanced perspective without taking up undue amounts of time and of course locate the best sources of information on major and minor SEO related websites.

Much of Threadwatch has been built by its members, including this press release.

Threadwatch is owned and maintained by Nick W. Please visit http://www.threadwatch.org for more information.