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Google Screenwise, Chrome for Android, Blackberry 10 OS

Daron Babin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:35:01 +0000

Google Screenwise Pays You To Give Up Privacy and Surf The Web With Chrome; Chrome Web browser comes to Android phones and tablets; Blackberry 10 operating system coming soon.

Facebook IPO, Living and Dying on Search Analytics

Daron Babin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:31 +0000

Facebook filed papers Wednesday to raise at least 5 billion dollars and begin to sell stock this spring.How to Understand Your Google Not Provided Traffic.

Jim and Dave also discuss a Search Engine Watch article from Miranda Miller entitled Google, Bing and Yahoo in Partnership to Sell Top Organic Local Listings?. They uncover some reported irregularities

Everything is Measurable. What about Google Search Plus Your World?

Daron Babin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:49:11 +0000

Everything is measurable. How does that idea relate to Google Search Plus Your World? Jim notes that many old-time SEOs are suddenly consulting to new tool makers. This indicates A) a recgonition of SEO as important and B) recognition that changes make current/old metrics obsolete.

SOPA and PIPA Postponed

Daron Babin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:35:36 +0000

The Controversial Protect IP Act legislation (PIPA) and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) asd Congress declares it needs more debate. SEO Rockstars host, SEMPO President and Director of Thought Leadership at Rosetta Chris Boggs gives us his take.

Looking Inside the BlueGlass

Daron Babin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:43:55 +0000

Looking Inside the BlueGlass as Jim and Dave welcome BlueGlass VP of Marketing / Managing Partner at BlueGlass Interactive, Loren Baker and the newly appointed Chairman of the Board Richard Zwicky.

New Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson; Search for Santorum

Daron Babin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:54:20 +0000

Jim and Dave analyze the hiring of new Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson, the task he has at hand of restoring the search engine to prominence and the overwhelming factors that he will have to overcome.

They also discuss Rick Santorums near win in the Iowa caucus results and how it rehashed his Google problem for when you search for Santorum on Google.

Internet Marketers Year in Review 2011 Roundtable Part 1

Daron Babin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:06:14 +0000

Internet Marketers Year in Review 2011 Roundtable with panelists Rand Fishkin (CEO and Co-Founder, SEOMoz), Kristine Schachinger (Founder/Consultant SitesWithoutWalls.com), Terry Van Horne (Partner of Reliable SEO and SEO Training Dojo), Miranda Miller (Search Engine Watch Journalist) and Mike Grehan (Global VP Content, Search Engine Watch ClickZ, SES Conference and Expo).

Internet Marketers Year in Review 2011 Roundtable Part 2

Daron Babin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:06:05 +0000

Internet Marketers Year in Review 2011 Roundtable with panelists Jonathan Allen (Director, Search Engine Watch), Rhea Drysdale (Chief Executive Officer of Outspoken Media), Bill Slawski (SEO consultant and author of SEO by the Sea), Thom Craver (Web and Database specialist for the Saunders College at Rochester Institute of Technology), Cindy Krum (Chief Executive Officer at MobileMoxie, LLC) and David Harry (Owner and Sifu at SEO Training Dojo).

Blocking Search Results; AdWords Remarketing

Daron Babin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:57:46 +0000

Former Formula One President Max Mosley is hoping legal action will force Google to block search results linking him to an alleged Nazi-themed tryst with several women.

Jim and Dave also discuss AdWords remarketing and video from Matt Cutts that discusses How can good sites that don’t know about SEO rank well.

Facebook Absentee Experiment; Cyber Week Records

Daron Babin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:11:28 +0000

Facebook Exploits Reveals Zuckerberg Private Images, Cyber Week Breaks 4 Records, Nears 6 Billion Dollar Mark and Jim, reveals the results of a social media experiment where he stayed absent off of Facebook for a whole week.

Tech and Marketing Strategies for Video

Daron Babin — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:08:09 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss Tech and Marketing Strategies for Video with with Jake Athey from Vitomy.com and Greg Jarboe from SEO-PR. Also, Judge Orders ALL Search Engines, Social Networks to De-index Seized Websites; Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, ISPs, All Served With Streaming Site Blocking Demand.

Stop Online Piracy Act; Skywire Media Mobile Solutions

Daron Babin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:49:16 +0000

Google, Yahoo and Facebook are joined together in opposition of the Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA, which is said to help U.S. law enforcement and copyright holders fight online traffic in copyrighted intellectual property and ensuing revenue and job losses.

Jim and Dave also speak with Nicole Hurley, Sales Executive at SkyWire Media, Inc, a mobile solutions provider heavily involved with the Hospitality industry and more specifically gaming.

No More Adobe Flash for Mobile; Google To Penalize For Ads

Daron Babin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:49:49 +0000

Adobe will no longer continue to develop a Flash player for mobile and it instead concentrating on HTML5; Google To Start Penalizing Sites for Too Many Ads;A Possible Solution to Google Panda and its Fresher Results; Should Amazon Buy Yahoo?

Google Search Algorithm Gets Fresh Change

Daron Babin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:17:26 +0000

Google announces a new search algorithm change that helps make the search results fresher. Besides for the results being fresher, the results will change for about 35 percent of all searches. Jim and Dave discuss the implications of this new change as reported in SearchEngineLand.

RIM Evangelists; Google Encrypted Search; Bing CTR Position

Daron Babin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:50:27 +0000

Research In Motion or RIM, losing ground in a market that its BlackBerry smartphone helped to build, is adding developer evangelists in Silicon Valley to change perceptions, plus SEOs Strike Out as Google Encrypts Signed-in Search Data and Bing Top Position Gets 9.66 percent CTR, Lower Total Page 1 CTR than Google.

Social Media Policy

Daron Babin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:01:50 +0000

RIM May Face Claims as Operators Refund BlackBerry Customers; The Google Doesnt Get Platforms Family Intervention Memo. Also, Jim and talk speak with Jure Klepic, a Vancouver, BC-based attorney who specializes in helping companies develop social media policies.

Looking Back at the Legacy of Steve Jobs

Daron Babin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 23:32:48 +0000

Looking Back at the Legacy of Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs following his untimely death with Former Apple exec and NoNoyz President David Szetela.

We also discuss linkbuilding and the Search Marketing Anatomy with Aaron Anders, co-founder and CEO of Slingshot SEO.

Warren Buffet Owned Business Wire Receives U.S. Patent

Daron Babin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:50:03 +0000

Business Wire, a company operated by Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway, has been awarded a U.S. patent for the technological process of optimizing and distributing press releases to maximize their ability to be found and tracked in the search engines. Jim and Dave discuss the implications.

Also, Jim and Dave welcome Mike Roberts, Founder of Spyfu – makers of one of the worlds best competitive recon tools

Recent Facebook Changes: Pros and Cons Roundtable

Daron Babin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:31:18 +0000

Interesting News Any Time You Visit, New Safety Tools Launch, Improved Friend Lists and now the TimeLine, a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. Jim and Dave welcome guests panelists Kristine Schachinger and Miranda Miller to discuss.

Expanding Internet Marketing to Asian Markets

Daron Babin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:08:31 +0000

Expanding Internet Marketing to Asian Markets with David Temple
Global CSMB Search Lead for Dell. He discusses if Bing has helped to carve a path into China for western businesses, and whatever became of Yahoo and Alibaba and the search results with Baidu and Google.

Google Acquires Zagat; Yahoo CEO Fallout

Daron Babin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:06:55 +0000

Google has acquired Zagat, one of the most well-known names in restaurant reviews, in a move to improve its local products, which are now run by Google VP Marissa Mayer.

Carol Bartz is no longer the CEO of Yahoo. Jim and Dave discuss how she calls Yahoos Board A Bunch Of Doofuses.

Content Creation Now and Going Forward Part 2

Daron Babin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:41:59 +0000

This roundtable discussion concludes with where content/SERPs are going in 2012 via mobile, local, segmented SERPs, etc… They discuss what to expect in 2012 environment and how to create the SERPs, social, display, and additional content going forward.

The participants of this roundtable include:Jill Whalen, CEO of High Rankings; Thom Craver is a Web and Database specialist for the Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology; Garry Przyklenk, Founder of Eclipse Online Marketing; Miranda Miller, Online Marketing Manager at Avenue A and writer at SearchEngineWatch.

Content Creation Now and Going Forward Part 1

Daron Babin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 21:22:44 +0000

Define content in terms of social, video, image, text, tweets, etc, plus they get into how webmasters can deal with various types of content and types of search/searchers.They also discuss social media departments and content in different venues.

Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO; Bing SEO Fundamentals; Google Multi-Channel Funnels

Daron Babin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:24:58 +0000

In the news, Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO; Bing Gives a List of 18 SEO Fundamentals. Guest Thom Craver discusses Google Multi-Channel Funnels and how we can discover untapped opportunities in your conversion path. We also welcome Michael Mire of GetMeListed.net.

London Riots Generated by Social Media

Daron Babin — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:33:51 +0000

Jim and Dave speak with Kristine Schachinger to discuss London Riots and Social Media
and the potential of Social Media, specifically BlackBerry IMs, Facebook and Twitter, plus the FTC Investigation into Google centers on Android blocking competitors services preferencial placements for Google Places, Shopping Results and financial data and how Motorola Threatens Android and partner Google.

Google Gathering Nortel Patents; Digital World Expo Preview

Daron Babin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:28:04 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss Googles recent bid of 900 million dollars for 6000 patents belonging to the bankrupt telecommunications company Nortel, plus they speak with Shawn Rorick, Author of Emerging Marketer and Organizer of the upcoming Digital World Expo.

RIM Layoffs; SES San Fran 2011 Keynote Preview

Daron Babin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:41:16 +0000

BlackBerry maker RIM announced it will lay off 2,000 people, or 11 per cent of its workforce. Jim and Dave discuss, plus they speak with Personal Life Media founder Susan Bratton. She previews her conversion triggers keynote presentation at SES San Francisco 2011 as well as a new product launch.

Local SEO and Spotify U.S. Rollout

Daron Babin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:45:02 +0000

We talk Local SEO with Michael Mire and Ravdeep Sawhney from GetMeListed. Also, Megan Berry, Marketing Manager for Klout (the standard measure of online influence), tells us about the U.S. rollout of Spotify.

MySpace, Specific Media and Justin Timberlake; Fark and Why We Love it

Daron Babin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:10:12 +0000

Specific Media, a digital media company, announced its acquisition of social networking destination Myspace for 35 million dollars and one of its investors is Justin Timberlake, Jim and Dave analyze the deal. Jim and Dave also welcome Drew Curtis, the Founder of the popular news aggregator, Fark.

SES Toronto 2011 Highlights

Daron Babin — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:51:35 +0000

Jim and Dave recap and give their SES Toronto 2011 Highlights from networking to sessions to the atmosphere. We also hear an exclusive interview Dave conducts with the team from Brafton.

CodeGuard; Facebook Facial Recognition

Daron Babin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:01:45 +0000

Jonathan Hochman and Jonah Stein introduce us to CodeGuard, which provides website backup, monitoring, and malware remediation services to small and medium businesses.

We also hear the latest about Facebook facial recognition with TV and radio tech expert Shelly Palmer.

Gmail Hacked in China; Standardized Search Results

Daron Babin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:03:25 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss how Google announced that hundreds of its Gmail accounts have been compromised by hackers based in China. Google said the attack targeted senior government officials and military personnel from the United States and other countries, Chinese political activists, and journalists.

They also discuss standardized search results and the announcement of the Apple iCloud at the upcoming World Wide Developers Conference.

SEO Roundtable: Ethics and Self-Regulation

Daron Babin — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:55:39 +0000

We wrap up our two-part edition of Webcology with a lively discussion of SEO ethics and industry regulation. With two hot-button issues like that you know our panel of Alan Bleiweiss, Ben Cook, Steve Gerenscer, David Harry, Anthony Verre and Terry Van Horn, all highly opinionated people, wont be pulling any punches!

SEO Roundtable: Outing Other SEOs

Daron Babin — Thu, 26 May 2011 07:47:56 +0000

This two-part edition of Webcology kicks off with SEO panelists Alan Bleiweiss, Ben Cook, Steve Gerenscer, David Harry, Anthony Verre and Terry Van Horn debating the merits of Outing black hat practices to Google and the mainstream media. Does outing make the web a better place or is it just the SEO version of tattling?

Linkbuilding and The Debut of the LinkedIn IPO

Daron Babin — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:51:09 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss Linkbuilding, the debut of the LinkedIn IPO; Yahoo! Search Marketing Blog Closing May 31; The Google Search Team (Finally) Gets Its Own Blog and How Facebook Is Changing Online Business.

Facebook Hires PR Firm to Smear Google

Daron Babin — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:29:53 +0000

Jim talks with Brasco about news leaking that Facebook hired a large PR firm, Burson-Marsteller, to attack Google. Jim also weighs in on Microsoft buying Skype, the impending release of Google’s Chromebook and Google I/O.

Google Voice Search; Facebook to Buy Skype?

Daron Babin — Fri, 06 May 2011 03:54:51 +0000

Google is reportedly looking into voice-activated search that can be integrated into the Google.com search engine once the experiment is complete. Jim welcomes his Digital Always Media colleague Alan Knecht.

Jim and Dave also discuss the report that Facebook is looking to buy Skype, the Sony Playstation hack and more.

Facebook Deals vs. Groupon

Daron Babin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:38:46 +0000

Jim joins us from SMX Toronto 2011, and speaks with Dave on the newest daily deal competition for Groupon, Facebook Deals.

Jim also recaps his participation in a content creation session and gets a gauge of the conference with Search Engine People founder and SMX Toronto Advisor Jeff Quipp.

Panda Rolls Across the Atlantic

Daron Babin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:50:34 +0000

Jim and Dave are joined by Dr. Horst Joepen, CEO of Searchmetrics to discuss UK winners and losers in the recent Google Algorithm updates.

The Top 5 Things You Should Know About Google Adwords

Daron Babin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:30:28 +0000

Jim and Dave interview the brilliant Laura Thieme. Laura will talk about Integrated SEO & PPC Tactics, Top 5 Things You Should Know about Google Adwords to Save Money & Increase ROI, The Importance of Trend Analysis, PANDA and much more.

Better Ads in Gmail, Panda Update and Search 3.0

Daron Babin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:02:45 +0000

Jim and Dave ponder these topics: Does Google have moles in other large Tech firms? Panda update promoting big brand sites, Better ads in Gmail, Search 3.0 and Epsilons Security Breach Exposes Troubling Trend.

Google +1 Button; SEO is Not Dead

Daron Babin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:23:50 +0000

Google announces its own rival against the Facebook Like buttons, the +1 button. It launches as part of the Google search engine, allowing you to â€œ+1â€³ the search results and ads that you like. And in a few months, itâ€™ll be arriving at a web site near you.

Jim and Dave welcome David Harry aka the Gypsy from SEODojo to get his take on how SEO is not dead following the JCPenney SEO aftermath and the Google Farmer Panda Update.

Michael Mire and Peter Prestipino

Daron Babin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:09:30 +0000

Jim and Dave talk with Michael Mire, Co-Founder of Get Me Listed, a local marketing platform for Business and SEO Professionals. They also talk to Peter Prestipino editor in chief of Website Magazine, and his new book Web 360: The Fundamentals of Web Success. It addresses the fundamental elements of achieving success on the Web

Google Farmer aka Panda Aftermath

Daron Babin — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:21:13 +0000

Jim and Dave uncover new Information From Google coming out of SMX West 2011, plus Christian Wilson introduces us to asocialsearch, which lays a directory of companies which include Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube, Meetup, Blogs and 4square pages.

Google Antitrust Investigation

Daron Babin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:51:07 +0000

Jim and Dave analyze the JCPenney SEO controversy, plus The Texas attorney general is leading an antitrust investigation of Google wants to know how Google determines the prices for its AdWords paid search advertising program and how sites are ranked in Google’s search results.
Also, tune in for a stimulating conversation on linkbuilding with SEOMoz founder Rand Fishkin.

Google Marketing Executive Missing in Egypt

Daron Babin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:58:29 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss the disappearance of the Head of Marketing for the Middle East and North Africa for Google, Wael Ghonim, a young Google executive who has vanished among the chaos in Cairo in the middle of civil unrest.

Conversion Optimization and Sketchy SEO

Daron Babin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:34:21 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss Conversion Optimization, improving bounce rates and updating websites, plus they discuss Groupon Target Department Stores expansion into Canada and hey also discuss a SEORoundtable post that talks about Googles Matt Cutts and JohnMu are forced to out a sketchy SEO company.

Integrated Marketing

Daron Babin — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:29:35 +0000

Jim speaks with Liana Evans, CEO, and Becky Ryan, COO of
LiBeck Integrated Marketing, which provides integrated marketing services that focus on cohesively bringing all marketing channels together.

Internet Marketing Year in Review 2010

Daron Babin — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:51:48 +0000

New Technology, Mobile Paid Ads, Changes Predicted to come among one of the major search engines as Jim and Dave give their Internet Marketing Year in Review with a look into 2011.

Net Neutrality Passes

Daron Babin — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 05:29:30 +0000

This week, FCC Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve controversial net neutrality rules. Jim and give opposing views on the new rules imposed.

Search Headlines of 2010

Daron Babin — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:36:15 +0000

Search Headlines of 2010 including changes in the Google algorithm,the ongoing evolution of social media , the attempted purchase of Groupon and internet privacy are discussed.

Leveraging Trust For Better Conversion

Daron Babin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:16:17 +0000

Leveraging Trust For Better Conversion as we talk to Shane Keats, research analyst at McAfee.com, about McAfee Secure and how online retailers can increase their conversion rates during the Holidays by leveraging trust marks.

Google Boutiques Launch

Daron Babin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:33:28 +0000

Google Boutiques Launches as Boutiques.com: a personalized shopping experience that lets you find and discover fashion goods, by creating your own curated boutique or through a collection of boutiques curated by taste-makersâ€”celebrities, stylists, designers and fashion bloggers.

Jim and Dave also speak with the author of the book The Last Original Idea: A Cynic’s View of Internet Marketing, Alan K’necht.

Veterans Day Call to Action

Daron Babin — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:25:18 +0000

Veterans Day Call to Action as Jim speaks out about the issues that veterans are dealing with lack of government support and funding. Also, what the broadcast networks think of Google TV and more.

Twitter Promoted Tweets in Google

Daron Babin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:30:54 +0000

Twitter Promoted Tweets in Google with Local seach expert Michael Mire from admiregroup and getlisted.net, plus a discussion on Blekko and a Michael Gray blog post entitled Is Flash Bad for SEO?

Google Places Incorporated Into Organic SERPs

Daron Babin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:26:39 +0000

Google Places incorporated into the organic SERPs. as Google makes some major changes in how they will display their local search results. Jim and Dave analyze the changes with Melissa Fach from SEOAware.

Google Income Shifting Through Tax Loopholes

Daron Babin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:32:07 +0000

Google cut its taxes by 3.1 billion dollars in the last three years using a technique that moves most of its foreign profits through Ireland and the Netherlands to Bermuda, Jim explains.

Plus an interview with the makers of a new Link Building Toolset, Ontolo co-founders Garrett French and Ben Willis.

Bing Uses Facebook Data in Search

Daron Babin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:43:25 +0000

Bing Uses Facebook Data in Search as Jim and Dave discuss a recent Web Pro News blog post entitled Are Social Signals the New PageRank?

Also, Marissa Mayer vice president of search and user experience for Google has changed roles in the company to head up Googles local service operations.

Facebook Freedom of Information

Daron Babin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 04:37:23 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss how Facebook announced Wednesday that its 500 million users can request information tied to their user IDs be sent via an e-mail., including likes, wall posts, friends list, as well as shared photos, articles, videos, etc.

Plus, they discuss a blog post from Search Engine Journal that says Search Engine Journal is A Slap in the SEO Face.

Google Instant: One Week Later

Daron Babin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:58:35 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss a recent blog post Jessica Bowman of SEOinHouse entitled Google Instant: One Week Later, Thinking About Keyword Research.

They also delve into the new relationship with Wordpress and Microsoft Windows Live.

Wiki-Brands

Daron Babin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:05:57 +0000

Jim speaks with Sean Moffitt and Mike Dover, the authors of the upcoming book called Wiki-Brands: Reinventing Your Company in a Customer-Driven Marketplace.

New Twitter Interface

Daron Babin — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 22:13:37 +0000

Kristine Schachinger, CEO of SitesWithoutWalls.com, whom you remember was featured previously on the program sharing her personal experience with social media, Twitter and the Iranian Election Crisis of 2009. She is back to discuss the announcement of Twitter rolling out a new version of its web interface.

Google Instant: Good or Bad for SEO?

Daron Babin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:07:18 +0000

Jim and Dave weight the good and bad of the newly launched Google Instant and how it will affect SEO. Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. We are pushing the limits of our technology and infrastructure to help you get better search results, faster.

Advanced SEO with Gabriel Goldenberg

Daron Babin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:07:55 +0000

Jim welcomes Gabriel Goldenberg, a 21 year old law student who sells professional SEO services through his blog SEO ROI. Gabriel discusses his plans for writing an advanced SEO book.

SES San Francisco 2010 Review

Daron Babin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:49:52 +0000

Jim recaps his visit to SES San Francisco 2010 and he compares and contrasts the difference in having the show hosted in San Francisco after leaving San Jose.

Dave vents on a click fraud issue and they go over some recent developments coming out of Google.

Robert Scoble: Tech Evangelist

Daron Babin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:41:07 +0000

Robert Scoble is a top 100 tech blogger, technical evangelist, and author, best known for his blog, Scobleizer. Jim speaks candidly to Robert about his time , as a technical evangelist at Microsoft, his thoughts on blogging , social media, net neutrality, and the philosophy behind being a evangelist.

SEW Site Labs at SES San Francisco 2010

Daron Babin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:27:15 +0000

SEW Labs are a totally new track, sourced exclusively from the Search Engine Watch community, and SEW chief editor Jonathan Allen introduces us to the new concept coming to SES San Francisco 2010.

Jim and Dave discusses Google-Verizon talks on net neutrality which spark a firestorm of debate.

Strategies for Engaging in Social Media Marketing

Daron Babin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:10:30 +0000

Jim and Dave interview Liana Evans of Serengeti Communications, and author of Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter and Other Social Media. They are also joined by Local search expert Michael Mire, President of AdMire Marketing.

Affcon 2010 Denver Recap

Daron Babin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:45:05 +0000

Jim recaps the panels that stood out at Affcon 2010 in Denver, plus he previews the upcoming BlueGlass Conference being held in Los Angeles.

Yahoo Switch to Bing Results

Daron Babin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:38:49 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss what was expected to be inevitable following the Yahoo-Bing deal, that Yahoo is making the Switch to Organic Search Results from Bing.

Plus, Lisa Barone gets a message from the Old Spice guy and the product is promoted via social media outlets YouTube and Twitter.

Facebook Policies 101

Daron Babin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:53:58 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss the impact Facebook is having on marketers, and digs in to the staggering Facebook Statistics. Did you know 1 in 12 people on Earth have a Facebook Profile? Discover how marketers are driving their campaigns on Facebook, and listen as Jim and Dave interview Rafael Montilla an SEO and Media Marketer who claims Facebook disabled his account “for no good reason”, and discusses how it has affected his business.

Best Selling Author and Serial Entrepreneur Joel Comm

Daron Babin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:36:27 +0000

Best Selling Author and Serial Entrepreneur Joel Comm talks to Jim and Dave about his career work in affiliate marketing, his current work social media and mobile marketing and offers up some hints to his upcoming keynote at AffCon 2010 in Denver.

He also comments on the involvement of the federal government when it comes to taxation and net neutrality.

SES Toronto 2010 and ROI Revolution

Daron Babin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:27:14 +0000

Jim is on location from SES Toronto 2010, and he welcomes back Judith Lewis, Head of Search for Project Metal and Alan Knecht, Founder and President of Knechtology Inc

Dave then speaks to representatives of ROI Revolution Timothy Seward and Michael Rourke, which specializes in data-driven search engine marketing.

SEO Then and Now

Daron Babin — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:10:33 +0000

Judith Lewis, Head of Search for Project Metal joins Jim to preview their upcoming SES Toronto 2010 presentation on SEO Then and Now: What’s the Same? What’s New?. They will cover proven SEO fundamentals, and then update you on the latest trends you cannot afford to miss

Facebook Privacy Fallout

Daron Babin — Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:53 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss the fallout following Facebook adding two new security features aimed at keeping personal information safe, plus how the New York Times had Elliot Schrage, vice president for public policy at the company, answer reader questions about Facebook and its approach to privacy.

Controversy in Search- A Roundtable

Daron Babin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:43:57 +0000

Edward Lewis, Alan Bleiweiss and David Harry join Jim and Dave for a talk about a couple of controversies in the SEO world, including the TopSEOs saga.

Jim also speaks with SEOMoz President Gillian Muessig about the debut of her new WebmasterRadio.FM weekly series CEO Coach.

Google Under Pressure with Talk of Antitrust, Breakup and Privacy

Daron Babin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:12:00 +0000

Jim runs down the headlines including how Consumer Watchdog calls for antitrust action against Google and a possible breakup.
He also asks who speaks for the SEO Community, based on some recent public commentary, Google being blasted about Buzz and privacy from 10 countries, many of them in Europe.

Twitter Monetizing and Archiving

Daron Babin — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:10:23 +0000

Jim and Dave talk about how every public tweet, ever, since Twitters inception in March 2006, will be archived digitally at the Library of Congress, the release of a new Twitter revenue model as well as Google Ranking and Page Speed.

SMX Toronto 2010

Daron Babin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:15:07 +0000

Jim returns following a brief hiatus broadcasting on location from SMX Toronto 2010. He speaks about search visibility with the Founder and SEO Director – Omni Marketing Interactive Shari Thurow and Jeff Quipp, Founder and CEO Search Engine People.

SMX West 2010 Recap and Canadian Olympic Pride

Daron Babin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:57:02 +0000

Jim and Dave reflect on the Canadian winners from the 2010 Winter Olympics, plus they recap SMX West 2010, including the keynote conversation between Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Danny Sullivan.

Internet Privacy Implications

Daron Babin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:03:00 +0000

Jim interviews Dr. Ann Cavoukian, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada. They discuss how the Commission forced Facebook to alter its privacy provisions, plus they discuss personal threats to individuals stemming from loss of privacy, the future of privacy, technologies and consumer education.

US Department of Justice Approves Microsoft-Yahoo Deal

Daron Babin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:28:27 +0000

Jim and Dave relish in the competition from the Winter Olympics, but make time to discuss the latest headlines including the US Department of Justice Approves Microsoft-Yahoo Deal, plus they give their commentary on social search and Google Buzz.

SEOBullshit.com Profiled

Daron Babin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:55:09 +0000

Jim and Dave welcome SEO Consultant known in the space as theGypsy, the founder of a new controversial website called SEOBullshit.com, which is quoted to endeavour to tread the fine line between personal expression and just being a shitard dickhead.

Colorado Affiliate Tax Bill Ramifications

Daron Babin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:49:14 +0000

Affiliate Marketers in Colorado are dealing with the possibility of the passage of Bill HB10-1193 introducing the affiliate tax in the State of Colorado by the Appropriations Committee.

Jim and Dave discuss the bill ramifications with David Asseoff, Adperio’s founder, president, and CEO, and Internet Law Center founder Bennett Kelley.

Bing Might Become Default Search Engine to iPhones?

Daron Babin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:19:23 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss a new report saying that 44 percent of Google users fail to click from Google News to newspaper web sites got some buzz this week. Plus they give their commentary on the possibility of Apple replacing Google as the default search engine on its iPhone with Microsoft Bing.

Google Drops Censor on Search Results in China

Daron Babin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:22:37 +0000

Google announced this week it will no longer censor search results in China. By no longer censoring search results at the request of the Chinese government, Google may well be preparing to abandon the largest and most expansive Internet market in the world.

Also, Jim and Dave celebrate the 100th episode of Webcology relishing on their past episodes.

Google Local Business Center Results Emailed to Random Business Leaders

Daron Babin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:14:44 +0000

Google Local Business Center Results Emailed to Random Business Leaders is topic of discussion and Jim is joined by Bill Slawski, Director of Internet Marketing at Key Relevance and Mike Blumenthal, Owner and Local Marketing Expert of Blumenthals.

Search Year in Review

Daron Babin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:49:03 +0000

Dave and Jim run down the year of search in review as it applied to WebmasterRadio.FM and the Search industry. They discuss Affiliate Convention, search headlines plus they look ahead to 2010.

Super Affiliates and Banner Ads

Daron Babin — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:21:18 +0000

Rosalind Gardner, author of the Super Affiliate Handbook tells us about her history in affiliate marketing, her current endeavors and her views on the future of the affiliate marketing sector.

MyAds Director of Account Management David Randall tell us about the recently launched Banner Advertising Service on the FOX Audience Network.

Affiliate Convention Los Angeles 2009 Breakdown

Daron Babin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:24:41 +0000

Jim breaks down the the Affiliate Convention Los Angeles 2009 speaker list and agenda, plus he and Dave reflect on a blog post by Danny Sullivan marking a 10 year milestone for hosting and organizing conferences, plus a huge announcement on the live entertainment for AffiliateBash.

AdTech New York 2009 Recap

Daron Babin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:58:09 +0000

Dave Davies talks with Jim Hedger who recaps AdTech NY 2009. Highlights include Google Dashboard, the XY7.com NoBull party, Google Bugle and common complications of working abroad at conventions.

Yahoo Geocities RIP

Daron Babin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:27:40 +0000

Google GPS app for Android 2.0 releasedâ€Ž, Barry Diller, chief executive of IAC/InterActiveCorp., says that his company is open to a consolidating transaction in Internet search, and Yahoo pulls the plug on Geocities.

Windows 7 Release and Shopping Engines

Daron Babin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:25:31 +0000

Learn about the news coming out following the release of the new Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System. Plus, Jim and Dave speak with Brian Smith from SingleFeed about shopping engines.

Ask Deals from Ask.com and Yahoo Class Action Settlement

Daron Babin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:24:06 +0000

Ask.com announces its latest offering which is tied-up with its search engine called Ask Deals. Jim and Dave comment on a newly released commercial.

Plus, a Major Mea Culpa Manifested in Yahoo Class Action Settlement, and a SEOMoz post on the Most Linked to Pages on the Internet.

FTC says Bloggers Must Give Full Disclosure

Daron Babin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:09:43 +0000

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has approved final revisions to the guidance it gives to advertisers on how to keep their endorsement and testimonial ads in line with the FTC Act. Jim and Dave discuss the ruling and how Bloggers Must Give Full Disclosure.

Internet Statistics Compendium

Daron Babin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:12:37 +0000

Eli Goodman of comScore discusses web user habits. Later, Linus Gregoriadis, head of research at Econsultancy fills us in on the 217 page Internet Statistics Compendium.

FCC Backs Net Neutrality

Daron Babin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:05:24 +0000

Jim and Dave discusses FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announcing his full support behind the principles of Net Neutrality, plus tells us about how he got Twitter hacked.

Skype Lawsuit Complications

Daron Babin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:54:23 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss reports that eBay and Skypes new investors are in violation of copyright law and are seeking damages that could total more than 75 million dollars for each day they operate Skype.

They also give their take on the sale of Adobe and their acquisition of Omniture.

Search Ads and Banner Ads

Daron Babin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:04:02 +0000

Search Ads and Banner Ads: A Powerful One-Two Punch is the name of a white paper put together by Justin Baker from AdReady. He goes through his comments on banner advertising and search.

Twitter Under Government Control Speculation

Daron Babin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:56:18 +0000

Jim goes into rant mode over a blog post by Andy Beal on Marketing Pilgrim.com titled speculating Why the US Government Might Take Control of Twitter, plus news on Aaron Wall, Bing Cashback and more.

Google Adwords Third Party Ad Serving

Daron Babin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:05:05 +0000

Jim is joined by Shannon Poole of ConferenceCalendar.com to discuss news that included Google AdWords Requirements for third-party ad serving, the Lochness Monster on Google Maps , and SEOMoz’s annual survey of Search Engine Ranking Factors.

Greenwave Revolution on Twitter

Daron Babin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:14:47 +0000

#iranelection and #gr88 US Twitter organizer Kristine Schachinger discusses how the social networking tool Twitter allowed people to report on events in Iran during the election protests and media blackout earlier this summer.

Under the user name @schachin, Kristine has acted as an organizer, promoter, programmer and catalyst for the Greenwave Revolution on Twitter. She and her team worked 20-hour days keeping information flowing from the streets of Iran.

Our interview covers the technical and emotional challenges of supporting the incredible peoplesâ€™ democratic uprising on the streets of Iran.

Bing-vertising

Daron Babin — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:07:20 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss Microsoft Bing and their decision for a viral ad based on a jingle called Bing Goes the Internet by Jonathan Mann.

Plus, we learn what WebmasterRadio.FM has in store for when they arrive at Search Engine Strategies San Jose 2009.

The Benefits of BingYa!-The Microsoft Yahoo Search Deal

Daron Babin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:04:51 +0000

Yesterdayâ€™s announcement of a 10-year pact between Microsoft and Yahoo! changed the trajectory of the search engine industry. Where there was no apparent in the business of search last week, the alliance between the second and third place search engines has at least laid the foundation for a credible though not necessarily dangerous competitor.

Jim and Dave take a look at the various sectors immediately (or very soon to be) affected by the new-born beast known as BingYa!

Optimizing for Real Time Search

Daron Babin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:52:07 +0000

A Discussion on a recent SEM Synergy episode on Optimizing for Real Time Search, plus news on Zappos absorbed by Amazon in an all stock transaction. Jim and Dave also discuss Customer Service Heroes and Goats.

Preparing for the Future of Search

Daron Babin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:33:08 +0000

Jim interviews Charlene Li, Co-Author, Groundswell, Founder, Altimeter Group, and she previews her upcoming SES San Jose 2009 Keynote presentation entitled How to Prepare for the Future of Search.

Google Chrome Operating System

Daron Babin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:46:57 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss the announcement of the new Google Chrome Operating System and how the battle between Google and Microsoft is about to get extremely existential and more interesting than ever.

Bing Search Engine Profiled

Daron Babin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:30:31 +0000

Bing’s Senior Program Manager Lead Nathan Buggia and Principal Group Program Manager Rajesh Srivastava profiles the new search engine.

Affiliate Convention 2009 Recap

Daron Babin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:11:26 +0000

Jim reflects and recaps on Affiliate Convention 2009 in Denver, including his take on the Black Hat White Hat SEO panel, the keynotes and the need for more Tim Ash Landing Page Optimization talk.

The Coming Tweet-pocalypse

Daron Babin — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:29:43 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss the potential break down of Twitter, the recent SES Toronto Show, upcoming Affiliate Convention Denver, and a recent article Dave wrote on Canadian companies moving to the US market, as well as an interview with Dr. Amanda Watlington and Jeff Quipp.

SMX Advanced 2009 Recap

Daron Babin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:16:24 +0000

Dave Davies returns from SMX Advanced 2009 and recaps the tradeshow including the comments that Google Engineer Matt Cutts on no follow and PR Sculpting

SEMPO Emerging Technologies

Daron Babin — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:15:21 +0000

Jim Hedger speaks with members of SEMPO’s Emerging Technologies Committee for an introduction to their committee’s goals and agenda for 2009 as well as a discussion of their point-of-view (POV) document on the impact of social media on search.

Google Described as Organized Crime

Daron Babin — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:29:46 +0000

Google Described as Organized Crime in the recent blog post by Eric Lander entitled “Google: The Internetâ€™s Organized Crime Family”.
Jim and Dave analyze the post from their applications to their acquisitions

Google Service Outage in Washington DC

Daron Babin — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:16:44 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss the recent Google Service Outage in Washington DC where Google services like Google News and Gmail were reported to have completely stopped working.

Affiliate Convention 2009 Preview

Daron Babin — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:33:34 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss the current atmosphere of advertising, and also have Aunesty Janssen Owner of AffSpot.com and CEO of Market Her Internet Services on the show to discuss the upcoming Affiliate Convention in Denver, June 17-20, 2009.

Cyber Security and Conflickr

Daron Babin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:54:10 +0000

Cyber Security in a Time of Conflict and Conflickr with Sean Paul Correll, Threat Researcher/Security Evangelist at Panda Security.

Yahoo Cuts and Twitter Interviewed

Daron Babin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:41:20 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss Ebay Partner Network now working with Partner Centric, more job cuts at Yahoo and Jim critiques an interview with Twitter founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone conducted by Maureen O’ Dowd of the New York Times.

Link Building Guide

Daron Babin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:52:42 +0000

Rand Fishkin of SEOMoz discusses his Professional’s Guide to Link Building which defines what link building is, why links are important for a website and its rankings, and how to obtain links to one’s website. It covers various link building strategies and also provides information on various tools that help the link building process.

MadMen TV Show on Twitter

Daron Babin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:28:30 +0000

The Twitter MadMen supporting characters cast, @PeggyOlsen, @BettyDraper and @Roger_Stirling tell us what a cast of characters from the dawn of the age of television thinks about Twitter, the metaverse and everything.

Inside IM Spring Break

Daron Babin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:22:44 +0000

Jim and Dave put a wrap on the SES New York 2009 Conference and speak to Steve Plunkett and Chris Winfield, who give us an inside look at IM Spring Break.

SEO Training at SES New York 2009

Daron Babin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:29:21 +0000

SEO Training at SES New York 2009 with the Bruce Clay team, Christopher Hart and Bruce Clay himself. Jim and Dave are also joined by Adam Sussman from Best of the Web.

eCommerce and Shopping Cart Marketing

Daron Babin — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:37:04 +0000

Jim and Dave speak with Robert Muise from 3dcart.com about serving the ecommerce market, working with webmasters and marketing a shopping cart. Later in the show, Virginia Nussey from Bruce Clay Inc. and SEM Synergy speaks about SES NY09

Excelling in Microsoft Excel + Merchant Metrix Shopping Cart

Daron Babin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:51:32 +0000

Senior Product Manager for Webmaster & SEO tools for Microsoft Live Search, Ani Babaian discusses her book, IT Girl’s Guide to becoming an Excel Diva. Later in the show, Jim speaks with Lee Roberts, CEO and founder of the search engine friendly shopping cart, Merchant Metrix.

User Driven Change

Daron Babin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:11:32 +0000

Carlos Del Rio aka @Inflatemouse discusses organic changes at Google and how changes made to your website should be determined by data and input gathered from your customers.

New WebmasterRadio.FM Website

Daron Babin — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:32:12 +0000

New WebmasterRadio.FM Website is launched and Jim gives us a tour of the site new interactive features and layout.

Facebook Terms and Conditions Protest

Daron Babin — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:46:01 +0000

Facebook Terms and Conditions Protest with Julius Harper, founder of the protest group Facebook Owns You, Protest the New Changes to the TOS

Angry eBay Affiliates and SMX Review

Daron Babin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:45:01 +0000

eBay throws down the hammer and it’s affecting several small businesses.

Google Forces Time Warners Hand

Daron Babin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:43:57 +0000

Google Forces Time Warners Hand, Bill Gates lets loose mosquitoes on tech conference bloodsuckers and guest, Landing Page Optimization expert Tim Ash

Yelp Complaint Lawsuit + Cut&Paste Digital Design Contest

Daron Babin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:42:21 +0000

Attorney Michael Blacksburg, who represented Christopher Nordberg in a Yelp Complaint Lawsuit over a review post, plus Cut and Paste Founder John Fiorelli talks about the Digital Design Tournament

eBay Power Sellers Confidence

Daron Babin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:41:22 +0000

Power Seller David Stotts discusses issues surrounding eBay including a loss of confidence from its power sellers and loss of market share versus Amazon.

Usability SEO

Daron Babin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:40:15 +0000

Usability SEO Queen Kim Krause Berg, of the Cre8asite forums, discusses friction between networking SEOs and how it leads to create link bait, plus she discusses her role in the user side of marketing

Venture Capitalists and Gourmet Pet Food

Daron Babin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:39:30 +0000

Pet Deli owner Murray Galbraith tells us about being on the CBC TV Program Dragons Den pitching to venture capitalists his gourmet pet food and how he used experience to create a website to campaign for votes, plus Dante Monteverde of Website Magazine on his companys plans for SES Chicago.

Cyber Monday with SEMPO and their appearance at the NASDAQ Opening Bell, plus a Preview of SES Chicago 2008

Daron Babin — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:40:36 +0000

Rank Mobile founder Cindy Krum guests hosts with Jim as they preview SES Chicago 2008, plus SEMPO and their appearance at the NASDAQ Opening Bell on December 1st as part of Cyber Monday

Search & Internet Marketing Survey Results with Laura Callow of SEMCanada , plus an exclusive interview with Tim Kendall of Facebook

Daron Babin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:41:47 +0000

Laura Callow of SEMCanada tells us about her 10-part survey of the search and Internet marketing industry on SEMInsights.com, plus Jim speaks with Facebook Director of Monetization Tim Kendall speaks on how Facebook would like to get more involved with the industry.

Keyword Research & How the Top 3% of Search Advertisers Dominate Google AdWords

Daron Babin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:42:49 +0000

Richard Stokes from AdGooRoo discusses Keyword Research which he discusses in his book, Mastering Search Advertising: How the Top 3% of Search Advertisers Dominate Google AdWords, plus PPC Rockstars host David Szetela shares the success of his podcast and what kind of marketing strategies have contributed best to the radio show.

Google Paid Click Quality

Daron Babin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:43:54 +0000

Google Paid Click Quality Czar Shuman Ghosemajumder discusses some of the smart techniques and general mistakes used and made by webmasters, plus how Googles new Alpha fighter jet could be used to help with the splogger problems facing legitimate bloggers

Jim Hedger Joins WebmasterRadio.FM

Daron Babin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:45:01 +0000

Jim Hedger announces that he is joining the staff of WebmasterRadio.FM, plus he and Dave discusses a blog post by Danny Sullivan on how he is a real American now matter what John McCain says, plus a Michael Gray Blog post on No Follow and PageRank Scultpting.

Scary SEO preview with organizer Dave Snyder

Daron Babin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:45:58 +0000

More additions at WeBuildPages, Yahoo news, Big Watah, and a Scary SEO preview with organizer Dave Snyder who fills us in on sessions, after hour functions, charity events and how the miniconference is being used to showcase South Florida SEOs.

SMX East 2008 Recap

Daron Babin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:47:03 +0000

Recap of SMX East 2008, with news on the Linkscape tool launch by SEOMoz, plus news on several SEOs joining new companies plus afterthoughts following the after hour functions like the IM charity party and Searchbash

Tech World Effect from Federal Bailout

Daron Babin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:48:07 +0000

Eric J. Savitz, west coast editor for Barrons.com joins Jim and Dave to examine the federal bailout package and how current economic conditions effect the tech world. Eric has covered the business end of tech for over a decade. He is also the author of Tech Trader Daily and writes a column for AllThingsD, and for Smart Money magazine. Eric is the former executive editor of The Industry Standard.

Dynamic URLs vs Static URLs Opinion

Daron Babin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:49:03 +0000

Patrick Sexton of WeBuildPages and Michael Gray aka graywolf discuss the latest Google updates including the ongoing dynamic vs static urls post on the Google Webmaster Central blog, plus their plans for SMX East

The Web in a Struggling Economy

Daron Babin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:50:02 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss how the economy is affecting the internet, plus Aaron Faulkerson, tells us about a free open source wiki and application platform MindTouch Deki, and how his companys products and services can help online business efficiency.

In House SEO and SEM

Daron Babin — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:51:02 +0000

In House SEO and SEM Training experts Jessica Bowman and Kristine Scachinger discuss their work offering In House SEO and SEM training sessions, plus we hear issues they come across such as evangelizing, plus dealing with agencies, IT and marketing.

Google Chrome & Future of Mobile Search

Daron Babin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:52:00 +0000

Cindy Krum of Blue Moon Works, discusses her thoughts about Google Chrome & the Future of Mobile Search, including her comments at the SES San Jose 2008 panel Death of dotMobi, plus hercomments on Google Android, and how Google will compete for mobile against Microsoft and Yahoo.

A More Neutral Net

Daron Babin — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:53:03 +0000

Talking about A More Neutral Net with Timothy Carr from FreePress and SaveTheInternet.com discusses the Pro Net Neutrality side of the debate, plus a post Search Engine Strategies San Jose wrap up

Talking Online Video

Daron Babin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:55:08 +0000

Talking Online Video as Jim Flynn tells us about EZTakes, including its viewers, scalability issues, Revenue models, advertising, resale opportunities for webmasters and how it benefits ad producers and buyers.

Plus Jerry Bader talks about his company, MRPwebmedia and how they make those commercials you finds at the beginning of many online videos.

Google Yahoo Ad Deal Inside Story

Daron Babin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:56:16 +0000

Chris O’Brien of the San Jose Mercury News gives us the inside story on the Yahoo! situation and the landscape shareholders now face , plus the current Google/ Yahoo ad deal, and Cindy Krum of Blue Moon Works reports from SMX Local and Mobile.

Sphinn Sphamm

Daron Babin — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:57:17 +0000

Edward Lewis of SEO Consultants discusses Sphinn Sphamm, because of the current pace of Sphinn, he thinks they are doing more harm to themselves, their community members aka the real Sphinners and the social networking landscape in general. We also hear from Katie Donovan from the SEMPO Institute.

Quality Score Factors

Daron Babin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:58:24 +0000

David Szetela of Clix Marketing discusses Quality Score Factors as Google AdWords issues with Advertisers over Landing Page Quality Factors and Search Engine Strategies VP & Global Content Director Kevin Ryan previews the 2008 SES Conference in San Jose

Preserving Net Neutrality

Daron Babin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:59:56 +0000

Preserving Net Neutrality with Craig Aaron from The SavetheInternet.com Coalition which urges Congress to preserve Network Neutrality, the First Amendment of the Internet, which ensures that the Internet remains open to new ideas, innovation and progress.

Net Neutrality Debate

Daron Babin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:00:59 +0000

Christopher Wolf , who chairs the Internet law practice group at the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP and co chairs the public policy advocacy group Hands Off the Internet gives his take on the Net Neutrality Debate, plus Jim and Dave interview Marty Weintraub of the Aim Clear Search Marketing Blog.

State of Search Marketing in Canada

Daron Babin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:01:54 +0000

Talking about the State of Search Marketing in Canada as Jim Hedger recaps SES Toronto 2008 where the show exhibiting dropped from last year, plus the issues Epiar is facing scheduling SEM Canada and Jim tells us about his meeting with the superiors of Incisive Media

Internet Bullying victims & Former Wikipedia admins Lise Broer:AKA Durova & David Shankbone

Daron Babin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:03:10 +0000

Former Wikipedia admins Lise Broer:AKA Durova & David Shankbone about why they were let go due to claims of harrassment, plus David discusses his Brooklyn Rail post called Nobody’s Safe in Cyberspace talking about dealing with an internet stalker.

Aftermath of Ask Layoffs

Daron Babin — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:09:23 +0000

Talking Googlebot and the Invisible Web with former Ask.com executive and currently Resource Shelf chief librarian Gary Price who talks about the aftermath of the Ask.com layoffs and the changes that have been made since his departure, plus he discusses the Invisible Web book that he wrote with Chris Sherman

Google Product Failures

Daron Babin — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:10:37 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss a PC World article on the Top 10 Google Product Failures, the return of SEO Rockstars to WebmasterRadio.FM, plus the launch of the Microsoft Live Search Cashback program

Yahoo & Microsoft Talks Might Reignite

Daron Babin — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:11:32 +0000

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn makes a proxy move to oust the Yahoo board in an effort to reignite takeover talks with Microsoft, .plus Jim and Dave speak to several winners of the Google Antia Borg Scholarship Fund, which encourages women to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders.

Reputation Management Importance

Daron Babin — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:13:12 +0000

Following a recent crisis following a fire that destroyed the Metamend offices, Murray Owen and David Howell discuss how their company initiated their reputation management and we discover its importance and how it has becone a necessity in SEO.

Monetizing Paid Search

Daron Babin — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:12:23 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss how the major search engines are catering to their clients doing paid search, and how Yahoo, Microsoft and Google work with clients to monetize in quality score ad score, keywords and page rank, plus the affect of the unsuccessful acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft and their future attempts to buy Face book.

The SEO Trademark is hitting its filing deadline – SEOMoz general counsel Sarah Bird discusses the latest

Daron Babin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:14:40 +0000

SEOMoz general counsel Sarah Bird discusses the SEO Trademark issue,on the last of filing complaints with the US Patent and Trademark Office, plus Ryah Shertobitoff of Panda Software talks about netbots and internet security

Sustaining Search Rankings and Increasing Site Conversions

Daron Babin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:16:34 +0000

Sustaining Search Rankings and Increasing Site Conversions is the final part of the ten part series on SEO featured on WebProNews, plus Post SEO where SEO and SEM Become Website Marketing

Conversion Optimization

Daron Babin — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:17:38 +0000

Rick Tobin and Gord Hotchkiss of Enquiro disucss conversion optimization including Barrier Scanning in Websites, pushing scan patterns and clearing navigation paths.

Statistics Analysis

Daron Babin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:18:41 +0000

Andres Galdames of ClickTracks discusses statistics analysis including Improving Your Site Health in order to improve your site ranking, plus the importance of rank to a companys bottom line.

PPC Campaigns

Daron Babin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:19:36 +0000

PPC is the next topic in this ten-part SEO series as Jim and Dave speak to Emily Spence of Enquisite about keyword research, setting up your PPC campaign and setting it up in conjunction with an organic campaign

Canadian City uses Google Earth – Jim Hedger is interviewed by CBC

Daron Babin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:20:49 +0000

Jim is interviewed by CBC for a story on a Canadian city using Google Earth for city services plus he reflects back on SES New York and gives his thoughts on the parties held by Microsoft, WebmasterRadio and BestOfTheWeb

Implementing social media strategies

Daron Babin — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:22:04 +0000

Social Media is the topic of this ongoing ten part series on SEO, and Li Evans from KeyRelevance tells us about implementing social media strategies and the AOL Acquisition of Bebo.

Link Building

Daron Babin — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:23:32 +0000

Jim and Dave speak with Debra Mastaler who wrote a Semmy winning article on link building, where she offer tip and resources to those who need help gaining more traffic.

SEO Moz Launches Popular Tools

Daron Babin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:24:33 +0000

SEOMoz campaign coordinator Scott Willoughby fills us in on their Popular Tools launch announcement made at SMX West, plus Jeff Quipp from SearchEnginePeople discuss his blog post on establishing authority

Content Optimization

Daron Babin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:25:29 +0000

Content optimization, and how it is a commitment to developing and deploying great pages, document and site content for SEOs, with Jade Carter and Alex Hlinski of Metamend

Site Structure

Daron Babin — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:26:48 +0000

Daryl Quenet of Beanstalk discusses site structure including Valid Markup and Cascading Style Sheets, Website Templating, Search Engine Friendly URLs, Dynamic Websites and Duplicate Content and Internal Site Navigation

Competitive Analysis

Daron Babin — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:27:50 +0000

Ross Dunn from Stepforth describes competitive analysis and how deconstructing online marketing strategy help SEOs discover how well their competitors are doing, plus Andres Galdames of ClickTracks tells us about self analysis

Keyword Research

Daron Babin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:28:52 +0000

Ken McGaffin from WordTracker, Richard Stokes from AdGooroo.com and Curtis Dueck from Epiar discuss keyword research in the first part of a ten part series on SEO

SEO Meetups

Daron Babin — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:29:45 +0000

Comments on Yahoo reportedly going to make job cuts, plus an interview with white label SEO John Carcutt from Applied SEO, who explains how he is providing opportunites for SEO services and even setting up meetings for those who need help and who want to learn SEO

Web Analytics in 2008

Daron Babin — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:30:50 +0000

Technical Services Manager at Metamend Jade Carter, discusses his role with Metamend, plus what his take is on the potential increased use of web analytics in 2008.

PageZero SEM – SEO Services

Daron Babin — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:31:58 +0000

Andrew Goodman discusses in an exclusive interivew the PageZero announcement on the inclusion of SEO services to what is a highly lucrative PPC business.

Internet Marketing Ninjas

Daron Babin — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:32:50 +0000

Jim Boykin from WeBuildPages announces a new training system for Internet marketing professionals called the Internet Marketing Ninjas program which covers SEO, PPC , search engine algorithms, keyword research & social media marketingfrom

The Future of Search Engines and Social Media

Daron Babin — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:34:12 +0000

Enquisite became more sought after as a provider of search referral data is one of the 2007 predictions made last year as Jim and Dave look at what holds for 2008 in search engines and social media.

Search Engine Marketing in the New Year

Daron Babin — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:35:19 +0000

Abe Mezrich of DidIt Search speaks about the companys plans for an in house university called DidItU and gives his take on the future of Yahoo and search marketing in general for the new year.

Ten Social Media Misconceptions

Daron Babin — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:36:12 +0000

Lianne Evans of Key Relevance discusses her post on the Search Marketing Gurus blog about Ten Social Media Misconceptions such as being a Substitute for Sound PPC and SEO Practices, and another place for press release distribution

SES Chicago 2007 Review

Daron Babin — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:37:07 +0000

Trellian director of business development Becky Ryan , WebMama CEO Barbara Coll, and PopLabs founder Gene McCubbin are among the guests giving their reviews and commentary on the final day of SES Chicago 2007

Social Media and Flock

Daron Babin — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:38:00 +0000

Social Media is up for discussion with Rebecca Kelley from SEOMoz and Clayton Stark who is the founder of Flock, a social media browser that interacts with popular social networking web services.such as Flickr, Facebook, Del.icio.us, Technorati, and Photobucket

Ken Jurina and Damien Findlay from Epiar

Daron Babin — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:39:04 +0000

Jim and Dave speak about the European Union Lengthening their probe Into Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick, plus interviews Ken Jurina and Damien Findlay from internet market research and search engine optimization company Epiar

How Facebook and social networking ads are made and marketed Gerardo Capiel of Gydget

Daron Babin — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:40:16 +0000

Facebook and social networking ads and how they are made and marketed Gerardo Capiel, Founder and CEO of Gydget, whose company specializes in Its core product, gydget, a stand-alone, viral web application or widget that can be created by anyone, for free, without needing to know complex design or programming languages.

Google value of links

Daron Babin — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:41:14 +0000

Jim and Dave discuss Facebook and Google in a showdown, an Ad Tech Preview and an interview with search engine patent guru Bill Slawski from Key Relevance to talk about Google and how they look at the value of links

Ecosystem of the Internet (Debut Episode)

Daron Babin — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:42:21 +0000

Take a deeper look at the ecosystem of the Internet as it affects webmasters and web marketers from their points of view of web marketers Jim Hedger and Dave Davies on the series premiere of Webcology.