Air Date: May 19, 2011

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.

Show Notes and Links:

Google opens large facility in Kitchener Waterloo
Proximity of University of Waterloo, RIM cited as factors in Google’s placement of new campus. – Mobile and Social
Source:

Linked-In IPO – Opened at $45, closed near $100
(Tulips, Ostriches and Linked-in “OH MY”)
Is this an indicator of great market conditions for social media IPOs or is it the indicator of another bubble about to burst?

2010 profit: $3.4million on Revenues of $243million. Where is the value here? Was valued at about $4billion yesterday. Today is valued between $9 and $10billion!
source: NPR:

Birthdays
Kathy O’Reilly and Monte Baumgartner

US Secret Service Tweets Dislike of Fox News
“had to monitor Fox for a story. Can’t. Deal. With. The. Blathering. “ via Twitter for iPad

Will the Last one’s out please turn off the lights?
Yahoo Search Marketing Blog closing down May 31. Will 301 to Yahoo Advertising Blog
source:

Google Opens Search Blog

Likeonomics: How Facebook Is Changing Online Business – Brian Carter (search engine journal)
We didn’t actually get to talk about this before running out of time but it’s a good article and worth the read.
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Jim Hedger

Jim Hedger is an organic SEO and digital marketing specialist. Jim has been involved in the online marketing industry since 1998 and a SEO since 1999. Best known as a broadcaster, interviewer, content writer and search industry commentator, Jim is a frequent conference speaker and organizer. He hosts the search focused radio show Webcology on WebmasterRadio.FM and is a WebmasterRadio.FM conference interviewer. Jim brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, passion and creative thinking to each project. Preferring a teamwork approach, Jim strives to inform and train his clients and their staff to run and maintain their own search and social media efforts.

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