Webcology - A look into the Web Marketing World with Jim Hedger and Dave Davies

Google Screenwise, Chrome for Android, Blackberry 10 OS

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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?

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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 keynote presentation at SES San Francisco 2011 on Conversion Triggers.

Local SEO and Spotify U.S. Rollout

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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?

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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?

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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?

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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, CEO of SEO by the SEA and Mike Blumenthal, Owner and Local Marketing Expert of Blumenthals.

Search Year in Review

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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

support@webmasterradio.fm (Jim Hedger & Dave Davies) — 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.