Does Google use Click Through Rates (CTR) as a ranking signal? It’s a good question requiring a completely indirect answer. Goodbye property sets and hello…
Gary Illes from Google does a Reddit AMA
Happy Valentine’s Day. In this episode we discuss a Reddit AMA Google’s Gary Illes conducted covering, Robots.txt Rank brain Behavioural signals Image and video search…
Can’t Buy Likes – Yoast Adds Live Indexing
Another news update show in another busy week in search and tech. A court has essentially outlawed the buying and selling of Facebook likes or…
Removing old sitemaps – Google adds voice search
Google offers fairly simple albeit roundabout instruction on removing pesky old sitemaps. Google adds vocal search results and metrics for vocal search
Google My Mobile Business – Google Lightbox – Google Labour Problems
Yet another heavy newsweek in tech Google allows mobile businesses entry into Google My Business program by allowing them to specify service areas. Previously businesses…
Advertising Legend Terry O’Reilly on Gillette and Nike
Today was a special show. We were joined by Canadian advertising legend, Terry O’Reilly, host of CBC’s Under the Influence and Age of Persuasion. Terry…
Danny Sullivan Retires – Digital Knowledge for the Intelligence Era
Danny Sullivan Retires – Digital Knowledge for the Intelligence Era Air Date: June 29, 2017 Kristine Schachinger joins me to talk about the news…
SEO for Personal Assistant Devices
Air date: April 6, 2017 The show covered a wide range of topics including: Personalized Assistant Devices and SEO “The future is PASO (Personal Assistance…
Webcology #402 – The Four Daily Habits of Successful SEOs
The Four Daily Habits of Successful SEOs Air Date: August 11, 2016 Dave Davies and I discuss our own SEO work habits following an article…
Webcology #401 – Google Giveth and Google Taketh Away?
Google Giveth and Google Taketh Away? Air date: August 4, 2016 It was a busy week in search, at least as related to Google. We…
Webcology #400 – Machine Learning and Trying to Predict Google Rankings
Machine Learning and Trying to Predict Google Rankings Air date: July 21, 2016 Jim Hedger and Dave Davies speak with JR Oakes, Director of…
Webcology #399 – WME Training founder David Ogletree
WME Training founder David Ogletree on AdWords, Pay per Click, and SEO Air date: July 14, 2016 News round-up: Air BnB taking out of communities…
Webcology #398 – Is SEO as Dirty as Ever?
Is SEO as Dirty as it’s Ever Been? Air date: July 7, 2016 As a technical practice and marketing channel, Search Engine Optimization has built…
Webcology #396 – Larry Kim on Demographic Data
Gaining Demographic Data In Relation to Your Facebook and Email Lists, an Interview with WordStream founder Larry Kim Air date: June 23, 2016 Larry Kim…
Webcology #395 – Why Would Microsoft Buy LinkedIn?
Why Would Microsoft Buy LinkedIn? Air date: June 16, 2016 A slow tech week made interesting by a big buy. Earlier this week, Microsoft dropped…