Interviews with Your Favorite Web Personalities http://www.search-this.com/random-bits en-us Copyright 2007 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:30:00 MST Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:30:00 MST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss marka@plasmapages.com Sara Smith Random Bits Podcast - Interviews with your favorite web personalities Random Bits features conversations with some of the biggest names behind the web. Hosted by Sara Smith, she discusses hot topics with guests in their respective field as well as Random Bits of more personal questions allowing you, the audience, a closer look at their personalities! Mark Angeletti marka@plasmapages.com no Copyright 2007Technology/Tech Newssearch-this/podcasthttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/rnCVaAo0Oew/RandomBits-DannySullivan.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-DannySullivan.mp3 Danny founded Search Engine Watch in 1996 and spent a decade there educating the world on search engine marketing. In 2006 he left SEW to start up a new website Search Engine Land where he serves as Editor-In-Chief. Danny also continues to speak at Search Marketing Expo (SMX West) on all things web related. Perhaps no one has done more to evangelize SEO than Danny Sullivan. Podcasts Mon, 25 February 2008 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Interview with Danny Sullivan 00:24:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Danny Sullivan, SEO, SEM, internet marketing http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-DannySullivan.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-DannySullivan.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/B7beK1ttNbA/RandomBits-Snook-Part2.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-Snook-Part2.mp3 Part 2 of our interview with Jonathan Snook. Jonathan is author of Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries, and The Art and Science of CSS books. He also publishes columns for Digital Web Magazine, Sitepoint and of course his blog Snook.ca. You can see him this week speaking at Web Directions North on Ajax frameworks. Podcasts Mon, 11 February 2008 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Part 2 - Interview with Jonathan Snook 00:28:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Jonathan Snook, developer, Ajax http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-Snook-Part2.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-Snook-Part1.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/ybNLul-3N5Q/RandomBits-Snook-Part1.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-Snook-Part1.mp3 Jonathan is author of Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs, and Libraries, and The Art and Science of CSS books. He also publishes columns for Digital Web Magazine, Sitepoint and of course his blog Snook.ca. You can see him this week speaking at Web Directions North on Ajax frameworks. Podcasts Mon, 28 January 2008 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Interview with Jonathan Snook 00:24:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Jonathan Snook, developer, Ajax http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-Snook-Part1.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-Snook-Part1.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/tM2E_YYkohw/RandomBits-YaroStarak.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-YaroStarak.mp3 Yaro Starak is a young entrepreneur from Australia. Yaro has created, managed and sold several different Internet businesses since 1998 and currently teaches people how to make a full time income from blogging part time. Podcasts Mon, 7 January 2008 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Interview with Yaro Starak 00:35:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Yaro Starak, entrepreneur http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-YaroStarak.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-YaroStarak.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/P3Pkn_T6bfU/RandomBits-GarrettCamp.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-GarrettCamp.mp3 Interview with Garrett Camp - founder of StumbleUpon. Our chat reveals some interesting information for both web developers (think API) and webmasters (increased traffic opportunities). And much more... Podcasts Mon, 17 December 2007 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Interview with Garrett Camp of StumbleUpon 00:35:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Garrett Camp, StumbleUpon http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-GarrettCamp.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-GarrettCamp.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/1JiconPq-e0/RandomBits-MattMullenweg.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-MattMullenweg.mp3 Interview with Matt Mullenweg - founder of WordPress. Matt talks about Blog World Expo, the announcement of the WordPress Theme MarketPlace, the infamous PR update and the future of WordPress! Podcasts Mon, 19 November 2007 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Interview with Matt Mullenweg of WordPress 00:30:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Matt Mullenweg, WordPress, plugins, BlogWorldExpo http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-MattMullenweg.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-MattMullenweg.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/MzfEfPWghWY/RandomBits-AlexKing.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-AlexKing.mp3 Interview with Alex King - a WordPress developer, WordPress plugin developer, ShareThis creator and web designer. Podcasts Mon, 8 October 2007 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Interview with Alex King of WordPress 00:30:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Alex King, WordPress, plugins, ShareThis http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-AlexKing.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-AlexKing.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/DwPu2ZUBF9g/RandomBits-EricMeyer-Part2.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-EricMeyer-Part2.mp3 Part 2 of a conversation with CSS master Eric Meyer. Eric has written several books on CSS (including "Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide" for O'Reilly and Associates), founded the css-discuss mailing list, maintained CSS support charts, and presented at a wide variety of conferences. Podcasts Mon, 17 September 2007 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Part 2 of a conversation with Eric Meyer, CSS Guru 00:26:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Eric Meyer, CSS, search-this.com http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-EricMeyer-Part2.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-EricMeyer-Part2.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/_FC_QpYq-b8/RandomBits-EricMeyer-Part1.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-EricMeyer-Part1.mp3 A conversation with CSS master Eric Meyer. Podcasts Mon, 3 September 2007 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Conversation with Eric Meyer, CSS Guru 00:27:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Eric Meyer, CSS, search-this.com http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-EricMeyer-Part1.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-EricMeyer-Part1.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/Ltop6jh9szg/RandomBits-ChrisGarrett-Part2.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-ChrisGarrett-Part2.mp3 Part 2, Chris Garrett is a professional blogger and in this podcast he shares his blogging experience. Podcasts Mon, 20 August 2007 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Get professional insight into blogging 00:27:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Chris Garrett, blogging, search-this.com http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-ChrisGarrett-Part2.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-ChrisGarrett-Part2.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/XDwvEhWxd6I/RandomBits-ChrisGarrett-Part1.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-ChrisGarrett-Part1.mp3 Chris Garrett is a professional blogger and in this podcast he shares his blogging experience. Podcasts Mon, 6 August 2007 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Get professional insight into blogging 00:27:00 web, internet, Random Bits, Chris Garrett, blogging, search-this.com http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-ChrisGarrett-Part1.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-ChrisGarrett-Part1.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/Q92tx-Mgfdc/RandomBits-CraigNewmark.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-CraigNewmark.mp3 Craig took the time to have a phone call with me last week and not only is he the brains behind craigslist; but he is also the heart behind it. Craig tells us some reasons why he feels craigslist has grown as much as it has and why it will continue to do us. Listen to this interesting podcast and learn a little more about the man behind the list. Podcasts Mon, 16 July 2007 07:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Learn more about Craig Newmark from CraigsList.com Craig tells us about the history and future of craigslist.com. 00:30:24 web, internet, Craig Newmark, craigslist, classifieds, search-this.com, ses5909 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-CraigNewmark.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-CraigNewmark.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/QiDKSEUR9d0/RandomBits-LeeDodd.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-LeeDodd.mp3 Lee Dodd is very well known in the web industry for being a successful community owner and has recently branched out into teaching! Lee shares some tips on community building and gives us personal examples with which we can relate. One of Lee’s tips is to not monetize a community (or any website for that matter) until you reach at least 500 visits a day! I hadn’t really looked at things that way. Lee also talks about the elite retreat and who can benefit from attending such an event! Podcasts Mon, 2 July 2007 19:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Learn more about Lee Dodd Lee gets in depth about running communities. 00:30:24 web, internet, Lee Dodd, community-building, search-this.com, ses5909 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-LeeDodd.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-LeeDodd.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/BV_otPzOxok/RandomBits-PeterFlaschner.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-PeterFlaschner.mp3 I have been a fan of TheBlogStudio.com and their business model for over a year now so I jumped at the opportunity to interview Peter! Peter is someone who has experience in running a business in the Brick and Mortar sense, and he took his dream of an online business and made it a reality. He points out some great things to consider when starting an online business. The Blog Studio is a web development company based in Toronto, who work globally! They have set themselves apart from other web dev firms by targeting a niche market which we discuss. Have a listen and enjoy some of his insight! Podcasts Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Learn more about Peter Flaschner and TheBlogStudio.com Peter gets in-depth with us about running a web development business. 00:28:22 web, internet, blog, blogging, search, peter flaschner, search-this.com, ses5909 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-PeterFlaschner.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-PeterFlaschner.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/f8KFmR5PJAk/RandomBits-Sitepoint.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-Sitepoint.mp3 In this interview, Matt Mickiewicz and Mark Harbottle tell us how SitePoint.com started and how it grew from its grassroots to the thriving web community it is today. They really do demonstrate why the forum has retained such a community feel by showing that members come first. Podcasts Mon, 28 May 2007 19:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Learn more about Matt Mickiewicz and Mark Harbottle of SitePoint.com In this interview, Matt Mickiewicz and Mark Harbottle tell us how SitePoint.com started and how it grew from its grassroots to the thriving web community it is today. They really do demonstrate why the forum has retained such a community feel by showing that members come first. 00:29:45 web, internet, sitepoint, graphic design, ses5909, search-this.com, marketing http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-Sitepoint.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-Sitepoint.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/o_cFxJ10kPA/RandomBits-DanMcComb.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-DanMcComb.mp3 If you do not know Dan, you soon will. Dan is the co-founder of Biznik.com, a site that offers Business Networking that Doesnt Suck. Biznik.com is growing rapidly from a local Seattle group to a global community and it is definitely getting noticed. Biznik is hosting Seattles first indie business conference, BizJam on June 9, 2007. If you are in the Seattle area, definitely check it out. Podcasts Mon, 14 May 2007 19:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Learn more about Dan McComb and Business networking that doesnt suck If you do not know Dan, you soon will. Dan is the co-founder of Biznik.com, a site that offers Business Networking that Doesnt Suck. Biznik.com is growing rapidly from a local Seattle group to a global community and it is definitely getting noticed. Biznik is hosting Seattles first indie business conference, BizJam on June 9, 2007. If you are in the Seattle area, definitely check it out. 00:19:51 web, internet, biznik, business, networking, dan mccomb, ses5909, search-this.com http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-DanMcComb.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-DanMcComb.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/search-this/podcast/~3/tQsmn6v5Kd4/RandomBits-RandFishkin.mp3 http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-RandFishkin.mp3 In this, our inaugural podcast, we talk with Rand Fishkin - Search Engine Optimization specialist for SEOmoz.org. Rand gives some optimization advice to help you optimize your website. He also explains the new Premium Membership that SEOmoz.org now offers and finishes with a few personal questions! Who knew that Rand Fishkin would be iPod-less! Podcasts Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:30:00 MST Sara Smith No Learn more about Rand Fishkin and SEOmoz.org In this, our inaugural podcast, we talk with Rand Fishkin - Search Engine Optimization specialist for SEOmoz.org. Rand gives some optimization advice to help you optimize your website. He also explains the new Premium Membership that SEOmoz.org now offers and finishes with a few personal questions! Who knew that Rand Fishkin would be iPod-less! 00:21:27 web, internet, seo, seomoz, google, search engines, rand fishkin, ses5909, search-this.com http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-RandFishkin.mp3http://www.search-this.com/shows/RandomBits-RandFishkin.mp3 Sara SmithnonadultRandom Bits Podcast - Interviews with your favorite web personalities