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Webcology Episode #196: Penguin and Panda – LinkedIn purchase of SlideShare – Facebook IPO Roadshow

Posted by on May 11, 2012 at 1:54 pm

Penguin and Panda – LinkedIn purchase of SlideShare – Facebook IPO Roadshow Air Date: May 10, 2012 Dave discusses his appearance on Ecom Experts and how e-commerce is being affected by Google’s Penguin and Panda updates. They also look at the LinkedIn purchase of SlideShare (Powerpoint in the clouds) for 118.8 million dollars. Throughout, Jim […]

Webcology Episode #195: Google Penguin and Panda Updates; SMX Toronto 2012 Recap

Posted by on May 3, 2012 at 6:13 pm

Google Penguin and Panda Updates; SMX Toronto 2012 Recap May 3, 2012 Jim and Dave discuss the Google Penguin and Panda Updates with Michael David, the author of WordPress 3.0 Search Engine Optimization. Jim recaps the highlights from SMX Toronto 2012. Podcast: Play in new window | Download

SMX Toronto Live Blogging

Posted by on April 25, 2012 at 7:45 am

Welcome to Social Media Metrics: Drive with Care, Alan K’necht’s morning session at eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit Toronto 2012! Alan will be getting started any minute… stay tuned for live blog coverage from the event.

Webcology Episode #194: YummyMummyClub; Parked Domain Pages; Inbound Link Counts

Posted by on April 19, 2012 at 5:56 pm

YummyMummyClub; Parked Domain Pages; Inbound Link Counts April 19, 2012 We learn about the YummyMummyClub.ca as we speak with journalist, TV personality, former MuchMusic VJ, writer and composer Erica Ehm. Topics this week also include watching Your Inbound Link Counts; whether Google is going after Parked Domain Pages; and how Toronto’s Village Idiot Mayor got […]

Webcology Episode #193: Facebook buys Instagram: Good or Bad for the IPO; Yahoo Layoffs and Reorganization

Posted by on April 12, 2012 at 6:43 pm

Facebook buys Instagram: Good or Bad for the IPO; Yahoo Layoffs and Reorganization April 12, 2012 Dave and Jim discuss whether or not Buying Instagram before the IPO was a Good or Bad to Buy for Facebook; if a Pinterest acquisition is a likely next step; and what CEO Scott Thompson plans for Yahoo’s reorganization […]

Webcology Episode #192: Unnatural Links; Deindexing Blog Networks; 50 New Google Search Changes

Posted by on April 5, 2012 at 7:52 pm

Unnatural Links; Deindexing Blog Networks; 50 New Google Search Changes Airdate: April 5, 2012 A general news show in which Jim and Dave discuss: Google Cracking Down on Unnatural Links, Deindexing Blog Networks; New Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson sweeps out 2,000 employees in purge; Breaking Down 50 New Google Search Changes. Podcast: Play in new […]

Webcology Episode #191: Over Optimization Penalty; Evolution of Google With Social Search

Posted by on March 30, 2012 at 6:27 pm

Over Optimization Penalty; Evolution of Google With Social Search Air date: March 30, 2012 Jim and Dave discuss Google and the Over Optimization Penalty that Matt Cutts recently announced. They also discuss a Bill Slawski post on the Evolution of Google With Social Search. Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Webcology Episode #190: Former Googler Opens Up About Google +, Privacy; Forbes Rant

Posted by on March 15, 2012 at 5:52 pm

Webcology Episode #190: Former Googler Opens Up About Google +, Privacy; Forbes Rant March 15, 2012 Jim and Dave discuss how former Googler, James Whittaker, openly blogs about about how Google is now obsessed with harvesting peoples private information, saying their social media efforts with Google + has been a failure threatened by Facebook. Jim […]

All Ides on Google – An Empirical Culture Shift

Posted by on March 15, 2012 at 3:50 pm

“A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March.” – Brutus, Julius Caesar: Act 1, scene 2 Google’s former Director of Engineering, James Whittaker, posted a scathing assessment of the company he left on February 2nd of this year on the Microsoft Developer Network blog, owned and operated by his new employer where he is […]

Webcology Episode #189: Google +1 Button Goes Red and Gives Thanks; How To Blog Posts

Posted by on March 9, 2012 at 5:29 pm

Google +1 Button Goes Red and Gives Thanks; How To Blog Posts Air Date: March 9, 2012 Google has made a couple of changes involving the +1 buttons, including that the color scheme is changing to white and red, plus Signed-in Google users can now thank others for hitting the +1 button. Jim and Dave […]