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Time Business News
7 days ago
- Business
- Time Business News
Primal and the Evolution of Ethical SEO Practices
Search engines are evolving, as are the strategies people use to rank on them. In the past decade, businesses have changed the way they do SEO. It is now not just about ranking number one, but about doing it the right way, or ethical way. In this instance primal stands out. Being a leading SEO agency in Bangkok, primal has built a reputation over the past 9 years as a trusted provider for businesses looking for a long-term sustainable strategy built on ethical foundations. Let's take a look at how the SEO landscape has changed, and how primal has evolved with this change using white hat methods with a people first approach. In the early 2000s SEO was often a game of shortcuts. Keyword stuffing, cloaking and spammy links were some of the commonly implemented black hat techniques. While some of these black hat techniques may have generated a quick win, they have also resulted in penalties and a short life cycle of success. Over time search engines including Google caught on, with algorithm updates such as Panda, Penguin and Hummingbird the focus shifted towards rewarding websites that offered real value to the user. As a result ethical or 'white hat' SEO became the norm. Ethical SEO or 'white hat' SEO is the practice of optimizing your website in accordance with the guidelines set out by the search emphasizes the development of authentic content, the establishment of real backlinks, and a great user experience. In other words: it takes into account people, not algorithms. This shift towards what we can call 'ethical' SEO creates a far more sustainable, and meaningful, form of marketing. However, ensuring you do ethical SEO correctly has some important elements that require skill, and experience, and a deep understanding of how search engines work. That's where Primal has established a reputation. Located in Bangkok, primal's mission is to help businesses develop organic traffic ethically. Employing strategies that try to exploit trends or loopholes are simply not a Primal practice. Instead, they focus on ethical marketing strategies based on solid foundations. Here are several key concepts primal approaches ethical SEO: From day one, primal has committed to never providing marketing strategies based on unethical SEO. This is no backlink farms, no duplicate content, definitely no keyword stuffing — instead, they're working on genuine sites that improve your visibility over time. Good SEO begins with good content. Primal will help you develop important content with intent, audience relevant, well ranked, your website. Blog post, landing pages, FAQs, everything ranked with intent and quality. Technical SEO is more than metadata and site speed, it's about how people use your website as a real focus is around making websites fast, mobile-friendly and easy to use. The idea? A better user journey provides more engagement and organic conversions. Many agencies make SEO seem like a black box. But primal takes a different approach — Transparency. Clients receive regular updates, performance reports, and communication on what's being done and why. It's not just about ranking, it's about understanding the ranking. In a city as dynamic and competitive as Bangkok, standing out online is not easy. That why so many local businesses trust primal. The agency does not offer 'one-size-fits-all' packages as it takes the time to understand what each business is trying to achieve and tailors a good strategy to suit. Rather it being e-commerce stores or services providers, primal has helped many different brands grow their organic presence in a good way. Combining the local market and global SEO knowledge gets both experience. As search engines becomes more intelligent, ethical SEO will continue to grow in importance. AI, voice search, and machine learning have already begun the change but principles remain the same: be helpful, be relevant and be human. Primal is looking ahead towards future trends and rules while staying true to the ethical SEO rules. By putting long-term growth first rather than quick wins, the agency ensures their clients can be successful now and into the future. SEO is no longer just a technical strategy. Its part of how businesses communicate, connect and convert online, and that means ethics matter now, more than ever. With a commitment to white hat SEO, transparent communication and client-focused strategies, primal is helping to change the landscape of digital marketing — one ethical win at a time. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
Business Mayor
17-05-2025
- Business
- Business Mayor
Nostr In 2025 Is A Lot Like Bitcoin In 2012
I recently sat down with Vitor Pomplona, creator of Nostr client Amethyst, to discuss how Nostr in 2025 is a lot like what Bitcoin was like in 2012 — a bit rough around the edges, but exciting to use. Nostr, a decentralized protocol for social media and other forms of communication, is only four years old, and developers are still figuring out how to create the best possible user experience within the clients they've created. These clients include apps like Primal (which is comparable to X) to Olas (which is like Instagram) to Yakihonne (which is similar to Substack). What's unique about Nostr clients, though, is that users can 'zap' (send small amounts of) bitcoin to one another to show appreciation for the content their fellow users have created. And Pomplona is optimistic that more and more Nostr clients are starting to gain traction, just as Bitcoin began to do so 13 years ago. 'We are starting to see communities being formed and more money being transferred,' Pamplona told Bitcoin Magazine in the interview. Pomplona acknowledged that part of the purpose of social media is to enable means for users to monetize what they create in ways that they can't do in their physical environment. '[Some social media] users want to earn a living,' said Pomplona. 'They have hope that they can achieve more with social media than they can alone or in their cities.' Pamplona believes that Nostr clients can help transform that hope into a reality, and it's his mission to help users do this. 'That is our end goal: If we can get creators to the point where they can earn a living, we will win as a platform.' This potential for users to earn a living with Nostr becomes greater everyday, especially as the Nostr user base expands and it continues to grow as the largest bitcoin circular economy in the world. In creating Amethyst, Pamplona had a vision for a Nostr client that served as an all-in-one app, which was inspired by a plan similar to the one that Elon Musk had for X (formerly Twitter). 'Amethyst came in at the same time that Elon was talking about buying Twitter,' explained Pomplona. 'He was like let's make a mega app out of Twitter, and I went for the same thing.' While Pomplona understands that Amethyst didn't quite achieve this, he's excited that it's come to play a different role. It serves as a lab for people who are developing new Nostr clients. 'Amethyst is helping everybody kickstart their own applications,' he said. 'Olas came from Amethyst.' Pomplona sees Nostr as a great way to onboard people to Bitcoin, though he doesn't think this should be the primary goal of Nostr clients. 'The main goal for [Nostr] apps is to get people to do their thing — to get people to be creative, or to talk to their friends or to have a chat with their family,' explained Pomplona. 'No app should ever talk about either Nostr or Bitcoin. They should just be what they are,' he added. Pamplona believes that, after some time, the app's users will inevitably start to learn about Nostr's self-sovereignty Nostr provides when it comes to users being able to control their own data and about Bitcoin. '[They'll realize that] it just so happens that the platform helps them to manage their own data, and use best payment protocol we have today.' And he highlighted that most new users are coming to Nostr because of the freedom and censorship resistance it offers. 'In the past two years, most of the new Nostr users came in because of freedom, because of some censorship in their country,' said Pomplona. 'And they learned about Bitcoin after that.'
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
There's Something Horrifying in Your Toothpaste
Alarming new research has found that toothpastes are often contaminated with lead and other heavy metals. In tests conducted by the lead safety activist Tamara Rubin, who runs the website Lead Safe Mama, 90 percent of the 51 examined brands were found to contain the toxic metal — in some cases at levels exceeding a state safety limit, The Guardian reports. A number of household names feature unflatteringly, including Crest Regular toothpaste, Colgate Total Whitening toothpaste, and Sensodyne Extra Whitening toothpaste. But most distressing is the over two dozen brands explicitly marketed for children that were implicated by the findings: Colgate Watermelon Burst, a "Paw Patrol" branded Orajel Kids Anticavity toothpaste, and Tom's of Maine Kid's Natural toothpaste. Other heavy metals plagued the lineup, too. 65 percent of the brands contain arsenic, according to the tests, 47 percent contain mercury, and 35 percent contain cadmium. "It's unconscionable — especially in 2025," Rubin told The Guardian. "What's really interesting to me is that no one thought this was a concern." The Food and Drug Administration limit for lead in fluoride-free toothpastes is 10,000 parts per billion (ppb). None of the toothpastes here exceeded that, but it's important to note that no amount of lead exposure is considered safe, especially in children. Exposure to lead in infancy and childhood can damage the brain and nervous system, leading to lifelong learning and behavioral disabilities and lower IQ, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In recent years, Washington state has adopted a stricter 1,000 ppb lead limit in cosmetics, including toothpastes. In Lead Safe Mama's testing, three variants from Redmond, VanMan's, and Primal exceeded that, with the worst offender, Primal, reaching 7,800 ppb. There're even stricter limits for children, the Guardian notes. California's lead limit in baby food is six ppb, and the Baby Food Safety Act of 2024, which still awaits congressional approval, has it at 10 ppb. All but five of the tested brands were over that. Lead Safe Mama was the first to crack that Stanley Cups — yes, remember that whole debacle? — contained lead. Largely run by Rubin, the organization also claims responsibility for six product recalls since 2022. Most of its tests use an x-ray fluorescence (XRF) lead detection tool, a non-destructive form of detection. Rubin has received some criticism for allegedly profiting off its alarming claims through affiliate links for "lead-free" products on its website. What is causing the lead contamination is unclear. Rubin suspects that it may lie in some of the ingredients added to the toothpaste, including hydroxyapatite, calcium carbonate and bentonite clay, she told the Guardian. "A foundation of the work of LSM is the understanding (and agreement with the scientific and medical consensus) that there is no safe level of lead exposure for humans," Rubin wrote in a post accompanying the researchers, "and that we (as consumers) should demand that companies be held accountable for manufacturing and selling lead-contaminated products, especially products marketed and sold for use by children." More on contamination: You Might Not Want to Touch Receipts After Seeing This Horrifying Research
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Saudi Sports for All Federation Unveils Riyadh Marathon Route, Venues, and Sponsors for Inaugural SFA International Sporting Events
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, February 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) has announced key details for the inaugural 2025 SFA International Sporting Events, which include the SFA Expo and Riyadh Marathon. The SFA Expo will take place from February 5-7, 2025, at Riyadh's JAX District, while the Riyadh Marathon is set for Saturday, February 8, 2025. The SFA Expo will serve as the marathon's bib collection hub and will feature interactive zones focused on sports, health, and fitness, showcasing cutting-edge equipment, wellness activities, and emerging technologies. The event will also include a B2B lounge for industry networking, and workshops on mindfulness and nutrition. Another highlight will be the Primal Race on Friday, February 7, a functional fitness challenge featuring a series of high-intensity activities interspersed with 400m group runs. The Riyadh Marathon will offer four race categories: the full marathon (42km), half marathon (21km), 10km, and a family-focused 4km race. The routes will pass key Riyadh landmarks, including Boulevard City and Wadi Hanifah, starting around Boulevard World and finishing near Kingdom Arena. The SFA Expo and Riyadh Marathon will also be supported by a strong lineup of sponsors and partners. Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB) returns as presenting partner, with ASICS and Tawuniya as headline sponsors for both events. Gatorade, Aquafina, and PepsiCo will provide hydration for marathon runners, while Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Services Group (HMG) will offer medical support at the Expo. The Riyadh Marathon will also be supported by Ford, providing race vehicles, KAFD, hosting pre-event activations, and MDL, bringing DJs to energize the event. Calo, JP Morgan, Centrum, and Kayanee will contribute as supporting partners, as will Joe & The Juice, which has introduced a special Riyadh Marathon drink. BAE Systems and Kudu are official partners, helping to promote the marathon, and Huawei will provide mass participant awards. JAX District serves as the Expo's venue partner, while ASICS provides official sports apparel to race participants. As part of the broader Vision 2030 goals, these events reinforce SFA's commitment to promoting fitness and physical activity as key pillars of Saudi Arabia's evolving sports culture. About the Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) The Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA), a proactive community sport and wellness organization founded to promote a healthy lifestyle in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, aims to provide access to opportunities for all members of society to practice physical activity. Partnering with government organizations, sports delivery bodies, sports federations, and the wider public and private sector to achieve its goals, the SFA focuses on increasing physical activity and health and wellness metrics across the country. Physical activity is achieved by advancing four strategic priorities: education; community and volunteering; fitness and wellbeing; and campaigns and promotion. The SFA does this by designing and deploying recreational sports programs tailored for women, men, youth, the elderly, and persons with disabilities across Saudi Arabia. *Source: AETOSWire View source version on Contacts Malek Abdelrahman mabdelrahman@ Sign in to access your portfolio
