Webcology

Jim offers some commentary following Google Chairman Eric Schmidt and his recent visit to Korea with SitesWithoutWalls.com Founder/Consultant Kristine Schachinger, Reliable SEO and SEO Training Dojo Partner Terry Van Horne and SEW Weekly Host Thom Craver. Jim wrote the following thoughts prior to the show. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is a very dangerous man. Aside from being one of the primary sh...

Discussion on how Facebook Graph Search Impacting Business Pages with Michelle Stinson Ross, who recently wrote about it in a recent Search Engine Journal article. Mobile Moxie CEO Cindy Krum joins the Facebook Graph Search panel discussion and also offers some commentary on what to expect in the mobile landscape in 2013. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https...

Jim and Dave followup the Google Privacy FTC Anti-Trust Ruling; They continue their discussion on online privacy plus a discussion on keywords and user intent. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Federal Trade Commission closes its antitrust review and announces Googles services are good for users and good for competition. Plus, Jim and Dave discuss What is Google Doing with Google Plus? as they discuss Google Plus and personal privacy with Kristine Schachinger from SitesWithoutWalls. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

SEO in 2013, the Old and the New as Jim and Dave welcome David Harry (Owner and Sifu at SEO Training Dojo), Terry Van Horne (Partner of Reliable SEO and SEO Training Dojo), and Bria Jordan (Digital Always Media). Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jim and Dave discuss the ongoing saga of Software guru John McAfee, who recently suffered two small heart attacks while in detention in Guatemala. McAfee is considered a suspect in the fatal shooting of Gregory Viant Faull, who was shot to death in early November on the Belize island where both men lived. In another story of hacking, Google Web Spam Team Head Matt Cutts Shares His Account Hack Exp...

A Google Analytics report presented during the Mobile Marketing and Measurement Panel at SES Chicago 2012 says that 87 percent of search marketers will focus on mobile in 2013. Also, Matt Cutts discusses Google Disavow in new YouTube video, meanwhile a webmaster disavows 100 percent of links and still has Google link penalty. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: h...

Looking into President Obama's Second Term Tech Agenda as Jim and Dave discuss what web issues are the Obama administration likely to deal with? They welcome SEMPO President/ Rosetta Dir. of Thought Leadership/SEO Rockstars host Chris Boggs and Search Engine Journal writer Michelle Stinson Ross who wrote a recent article on the subject entitled Barack Obama: President of the Tech Era. Advertis...

Aside from Google Autocomplete Findings the aftermath and recovery following Hurricane/ Super Storm Sandy and an article on Penguins and unnatural linking messages?, Jim and Dave also give some commentary on the Disney purchase of LucasFilm LTD along with an exclusive interview with the new owner. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Google introduces a tool that enables you to disavow links to your site. Jim and Dave analyze how this tool will help Google compete in semantic search, with the likes of Wolfram Alpha and Apple. Plus, figuring out track event commands in Google Analytics. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

WebmasterWorld Forum to IM Ninjas as the popular Webmaster and SEO forums, WebmasterWorld, have been sold to Jim Boykin and Internet Marketing Ninjas.; Google Stock Plunges 8 percent, according to Reuters, after the companys third quarter earnings apparently leaked ahead of schedule on Thursday. Jim and Dave also give Webcology listener Jim Mogensen a site review of his site RentWisconsinCabins.co...

Google Updates Above the Fold Page Layout Algorithm;Exploiting Facebook Privacy Settings. Jim and Dave speak with Kim Krause Berg (Founder of Cre8asiteForums) who has joined the Internet Marketing Ninjas, about the change and she previews her participation on an upcoming Pubcon Vegas 2012 panel on Panda, Penguin, and Authors. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: h...

SitesWithoutWalls founder Kristine Schachinger defends her Search Engine Watch article titled SEO 101: Meet the White Hats, Gray Hats, Black Hats and Asshats as Jim and Dave speak with Kristine and the CEO of Fang Digital Jeff Ferguson. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

CEO Marissa Mayer announces Search is coming back to Yahoo; Facebook announces a purge of all fake profiles; Google celebrates its 14th birthday; Jim and Dave also discuss a SEOMoz blog post entitled How Many SEO Consultants Actually Know What They're Talking About? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Yahoo closes 7.6 billion dollar deal with Alibaba Group, which will give Alibaba greater autonomy as it prepares to pursue an initial public offering of stock within the next three years, while rewarding Yahoo for one of the few moves that has gone right for the troubled company in the past few years. Jim and Dave also discuss full-blown SEO campaigns in a multivenue universe, plus news on the ann...

Following up on the major outage web hosting company GoDaddy suffered that took down its website, servers, and DNS infrastructure completely for several hours. We hear about some cyber security measures that you should apply with Carolyn Shelby, the Director of Search for Tribune Company and 435 Digital. We also preview the annual Digital World Expo in Las Vegas later this month with conference ch...

Jim and Dave host a Facebook Privacy Roundtable discussion, including third party apps and what they record, kids and privacy and the importance of privacy with the author of The Last Original Idea and the founding partner at Digital Always Media Alan K'necht and Michelle Stinson-Ross, the Founder and Principal Consultant at Firestarter Social Media. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.co...

RavenTools Revered for Helping Rehab Employee Recovering from an accident that resulted in a coma. Plus, Jim and Dave discuss some Social Media Hits and Misses, and how Samsung traded a new Galaxy phone for a cool dragon drawing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Less than a week after launching a fundraising campaign to build a Tesla museum, comic website The Oatmeal has reached 850k in donations. Microsoft make a new logo change, and the words Search and Social avoid the trademark. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

SES San Francisco 2012 Recap; Evaluating The Value of Facebook as its stock price continues to drop; Twitter founders Twitter, Biz Stone and Evan Williams start new Medium social publishing site. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Google to pull Gmail information into search engine results; Google Plus and rationalization? Jim discusses these and more with guest co-host Thom Craver, Senior Technical SEO Manager at TopRank Online Marketing Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Facebook Click Fraud? Jim and guest host Miranda Miller from Search Engine Watch welcome Brian Carter for a discussion about Facebook advertising. Internet Law Center founder Bennett Kelley also joins us to discuss the state of cyberlaw. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Comparing Penguin and Panda: Drops in Rankings as Google rolls out the latest update to its Panda algorithm. Jim and Dave differentiate the significance of the drops in ranking that the Google Penguin and Panda algorithm have created. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Analyzing the Hire of New Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer, what kind of expectations will she need to meet, and how much time will she get to turn the Yahoo ship around. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Social Media Camp Victoria 2012 Recap with Motivational Speaker Fred Sarkari; 450000 Yahoo Voice passwords stolen in data breach; A Beloved and Respected Female Search Engine Industry Journalist is Threatened. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy