The Secret Knowledge Hidden in Tag Pairs

Theres an interesting new research tool available, focusing on tags - or, more precisely, tag pairs. Tagatums tag spider searches blog feeds for tags, combines tags into pairs and calculates which pairs are most often used together.

Those who are experienced in keyword analysis and the subtleties of SEO will probably know what to do with the tool, but if youre clueless, the creators of Tagatum already have a couple of ideas for you. For example, one method of use is the simple extension of search queries with commonly used tag pairs, while another involves a tag snowflake, a more advanced version of the common tag cloud, showing how strong the relation is between tags.

Tagatum is not a tool that an average user will find attractive, but I have a feeling that its a godsend for someone wholl know what to do with it. Developers will be happy to know that an API is also available, and I dont doubt that someone will put it to good use.

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