Search Pulse
By Barry Schwartz, Ben Pfeiffer and Chris Boggs
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Podcast Description
The Pulse with Barry Schwartz and co-hosts Ben Pfeiffer and Chris Boggs, covers search topics that receive the most buzz from within the search community. The Search Pulse will recap those important search topics in a roundtable style format, allowing the hosts to debate and argue some of the latest trends and stories in the search industry.
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Microsoft Live Search Webmaster Portal | First Screen Shots of Microsoft's Live Search Webmaster Portal revealed | 11/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Search Halloween, SERP Updates at Google and Yahoo | How was Halloween was celebrated by the search industry. Various search result updates at Google and Yahoo. Google added a geographic target tool for webmasters and conducted a link update plus news on AdSense and AdWords. | 11/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PageRank Paid Links Drop, Yahoo Fixes Site Explorer, Google AdSense Topics and Searching | PageRank Paid Links Drop, Yahoo Fixes Site Explorer, Google AdSense Topics and Searching as Ben and Barry the big PageRank massacre, if you want to call it that. Yahoo Site Explorer, Microsoft adCenter upgrade, a Google Image update and the big question, Are SEOs better searchers? | 10/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paid Links, Yahoo Site Explorer, Google Webmaster Tools, PageRank, Duplicate Content and Search Ads | Yahoo's Site Explorer tool is having some major quirks. Google Webmaster Tools has new features including Sitelinks management, now with 8 Sitelinks. | 10/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Yahoo and Microsoft Update Search; Googles Birthday | Yahoo and Microsoft both made major changes to their search interfaces and their search algorithms. Google turned nine years old last week, as did Ben and Danny - well they didnt turn 9, but they had birthdays. We asked the question, why does a search engine have a submission form when they really don't use it? We also discussed how search engines handle 301 redirects. | 10/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pirate Day; AdWords Payouts; Google Spam; Google Books; Ad Penalties | Learn how some search engines celebrated Talk Like a Pirate Day. We also discussed some of the reaction towards Google stopping the commission payouts to AdWords agencies in Europe. We discussed the Chinese-like spam in Google, as well as how Google Book search results invaded some of the listings. We touched on many more topics including AdWords Quality Scores, link building, web directories, and the Microsoft Live 2.0 search engine. | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google Tools, Spider Craze, Jailed Google Bomber, PageRank Chatter | Google Tools, Spider Craze, Jailed Google Bomber, PageRank Chatter. From Google Webmaster Tool's new design and PageRank issues to how Google spiders large sites. Heck, even a Google Bomber went to prison. | 9/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SES Wrap, Yahoo Updates, MSN Webmasters, Promotion AdWords, YouTube Ads and In House SEM | SES Chicago 2007 Wrap, Yahoo Updates, MSN Webmasters, Promotion AdWords, YouTube Ads and In House SEM. We covered the SES show and our indepth coverage. We also discussed the Yahoo Search and Slurp updates. Microsoft is releasing a webmaster portal in late fall. We shared our opinions on Google's new top promotion formula. Google began cashing in our YouTube, with ad overlays. And we chatted about the heated article on in-house SEMs. | 8/28/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Paid Links, Supplemental Results, Ad Control | We took most of the summer off and decided to come back with a live show at SES San Jose. We discussed some of the hottest topics of the summer including, paid links, advertiser controls, Fox leaving Google, Sphinn, supplemental tags, and much more. | 8/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SMX Review, SEW 10, Ask.com UI, Google and Yahoo Update, Privacy Issues, Street Views and More | SMX Review, SEW 10, Ask.com UI, Google and Yahoo Update, Privacy Issues and Street Views. We covered the SMX conference and Search Engine Watch turning ten. We also looked at the new Ask.com interface, the Google and Yahoo updates and the recent privacy concerns over Google. | 6/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Memorial Day, Yahoo! Search Update, Search Share, AdWords, Elis SEW, Ask.com Ads | Chris and Barry discussed the Memorial Day weekend news and logos or lack there of. We also review the latest Yahoo! Search index update. We discussed the recent search market share figures released last week. Google banned essay writing ads, go figure. Elisabeth is leaving Search Engine Watch for Zonder. People are now critisizing Ask.coms unabommer ads, but is this what Ask.com wanted? | 5/29/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Universal Search, Microsoft Buys Chris, AdSense MFAs, Google Hot Trends, SEO, Link Bait | In this show we chatted about Google's new Universal Search approach. Microsoft is set to buy Chris Boggs' company, Avenue A/Razorfish. Google is shutting down AdSense arbitrage MFAs. Google launched hot trends, and we also talked about SEO, linking, anchor text, ip stuff and 301 redirects. Plus we discussed other stories involving Google, Yahoo, Ask.com and Live.com. | 5/22/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Search Mothers Day, Google One Box, Google Relations, Penalties, Fake Bans, AdWords | We thanked the wonder mothers by showing off some of the search engine logos for the day. We discussed Google one box results found in the middle of the Google results. Google Webmaster relations was a hot topic in this podcast. Plus we discussed other stories involving Google, Yahoo, Ask.com and Live.com. | 5/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Yahoo and Microsoft, Robots-NoContent, Google Hell, .Edu Links, AdSense Terms, Earnings, adCenter, Twitter | Todd Malicoat aka Stuntdubl joined us to give us some really great tips on obtaining .edu links. Outside of that we talked about the Microsoft and Yahoo possible merger. Yahoo's new robots-nocontent tag and Matts rebuttal of the so called Google Hell. We also talked about AdSense topics, Microsoft adCenter topics, AdWords and more topics. | 5/8/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PubCon vs. SES, Links, PageRank, Virus AdWords, News Search, iGoogle | We chatted about PubCon versus Search Engine Strategies conferences going head to head. We had several discussions on Google PageRank. We talked about the AdWords malware issue and how Google News is being integrated into search results. Plus we talked about iGoogle, Googles new personalized front. | 5/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google and Yahoo Earnings, Web History, Virginia Tech, Remove Content, Anchor Text, SEO Content, PPC | We talked about Google and Yahoos first quarter earnings. We discussed the pros and cons of Google's new web history solution. Google News put the Virginia Tech news in the entertainment category. We discussed some PPC and SEO topics and much more. | 4/24/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SES NY, Paid Links, Ask.coms Edison, Yellow Ads, Google.com Shakes, Sitemaps, DoubleClick, Yahoo Site Explorer, Google Voice | We discussed our extremely comprehensive and detailed job covering the SES NY conference. We then had a 15 minute conversation about paid links based on some recent blog posts by Googles Matt Cutts. We had a brief conversation on Ask.coms new algorithm, Edison. Followed by yellow Google ads, a Google.com update, support for sitemaps autodiscovery, the DoubleClick acquisition and much more. | 4/17/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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April 1, SEOmoz Factors, Google Yellow Ads, Yahoo Shorter Descriptions, Sitemaps Autodiscovery | Ben and Chris chatted about how the search community celebrated April Fools Day. They also brought in Rebecca from SEOmoz to discuss their new Ranking Factors document. They discussed Google changing the AdWords from blue to yellow (I think). They talked about how Yahoo! has shortened the search ad descriptions. The search engines united with auto-discovery on Sitemaps; including Google, Yahoo! | 4/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google PPA, Google Anchor Text, Microsoft Live Update, SEO Factors, Yahoo! Search Directory | Google officially launched the beta of Pay Per Action ads, so we had a fifteen minute discussion on that topic to lead off. Then we discussed the new anchor text reports from Google. Followed by a Microsoft Live.com Search update. Then we discussed site SEO factors versus page SEO factors. We talked about Yahoo! Search results missing the directory links, Google anonymizing data, Google testing a new user interface and much more. | 3/28/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google & Yahoo Link Updates, Searching Searches, Keyword Volume at AdWords, Getting a Job at Google, 404 Pages | We had a bit of a conversation on the link updates at Google Webmaster Central and Yahoo! Site Explorer. Chris and I also talked about Google's new guideline on not searching search results pages. We talked more about AdWords keyword tool and getting a job at Google. | 3/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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AdWords, Yahoo Directory Tag, Google Update, Ask.com Update, PPC Legal Issues, Microsoft adCenter | We started off with a short discussion on Google's click fraud numbers. We then talked about the NOYDIR tag, followed up with discussion on index updates from Yahoo!, Ask.com, and Google. We also discussed legal issues in search, Microsofts adCenter bug and much more. | 3/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Design, Google Update, Patent Apps, AdWords Algorithm, Yahoo! Search, Microsoft adCenter, SEO Training | To kick off the show we had some discussion on our new design here at the Search Engine Roundtable. We then got into the Google Presidents Day update, followed by a Google patent application discussion. Microsoft had a large adCenter bug, and Yahoo! Search Marketing also had a PPC bug. We discussed the Google AdWords algorithm | 2/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Valentines, AdWords Score, SEO Galore, AJAX, Anchor Text, Wikipedia, | We started off with how the search industry celebrated Valentines day, including Google, Yahoo!, Ask.com and even DogPile. We then talked about Google AdWords and how they are releasing a new quality score algorithm soon. After that we dug into tons of different SEO topics. | 2/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rand Proposes, Google Sitelinks Update, Search Algorithms, StumbleUpon, SEO, PageRank, Yahoo, Keyword Tools | We discuss Rand Fishkins proposal on TV. We also talked a bit about the Google Sitelinks update, a Phrase ReRank algorithm, StumbleUpon and AdSense. We talked about techniques to use when re-launching a web site. Plus many more fun topics with Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft Live Search and some SEO tips. | 2/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google Link Tool, Personalized Google, Yahoo Panama Live, PageRank, Site Explorer | Vanessa Fox of the Google Webmaster Central team, to discuss the new Google link tool available within the Sitemaps tool. In addition, we talked about Google Personalized search and what SEOs should know. We discussed the Panama rankings score release, PageRank and SEO, Site Explorer features, Google local results and signals of poor SEO sites. Plus many more fun topics with Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft Live Search and some SEO tips. | 2/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Googlebombs, Yahoo Titles, YouTube Rev Share, Panama Monday, SEO, AdSense, PageRank | We talked about how Google solved some of their Googlebombs issues. We also talked about the Yahoo Title issue that is now resolved. Yahoo! Search Marketings Panama is coming this Monday. We talked about YouTube sharing revenue with users, and the possibility of spam videos. Plus many more fun topics with Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft Live Search and some SEO tips. | 1/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wikipedia Nofollows SEOs, Google Follows Wikipedia, Yahoo! Search Update, SEO Titles, Google Site Command, Google Germany, 301s | In this edition we discussed the recent discussion around the Wikipedia community adding back the nofollow attribute to all external links, and if Google treats Wikipedia too well in the search results. We also discussed the bug with Google's site command search. There was a Yahoo! Search update we talked about, and also the bug with Yahoo! displayed anchor text as titles in the search results. Plus many more fun topics with Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft Live Search and some SEO tips. | 1/23/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Best Search Blogs, PPC and Organic, DMOZ Back, Related Google Searches | Ben and Chris had Debra Mastaler of Alliance Link on the show as a guest. This week, they talked about the recent search marketing blog awards. They also discussed the PPC versus organic listing question. DMOZ was the guest topic, where Debra dug into the link value and how easy it is to get a DMOZ link. | 1/15/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Search Holidays, New Years, Google Update, Blog Tips, Social Links, Paid Reviews, Ask.com X, AdWords | This week, we talked about the holiday season and the new year. We argued about a possible Google update. We also debated on the blog tip Google is offering. We looked at social links and gave some tips with that. Overall, we had some pretty good discussions that may be of use to you in the 2007 year. | 1/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google Link Building, Duplicate Content, CSS Tricks, Images Near AdSense, Yahoo! Directory Tag, Here Comes Panama | This week, we had on Eric Ward to discuss one of the most discussed topics of the week, a Google blog post on link building. We also talked about duplicate content, CSS to hide content, AdSense no longer allowing images near ads, the Yahoo Directory Tag, Panama information and much more. Also, Chris Boggs had a nice rendition of the Hello Panama Song. | 12/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SES Recap, Versioning SEO, Contact Google, Yahoo, Google, Click Fraud, Duplicate Content, AdWords | We discussed SES Chicago, Andys click fraud rate, AdWords quality score tests, holiday updates by Google and Yahoo and much more. | 12/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google Spam Tools, Ask AskCity, MSN Bot, Yahoo Topics | We talked about our third anniversary at the Search Engine Roundtable, we talked about the future of Search Engine Watch, Danny Sullivan and Chris Boggs, we also discussed various important topics of the week with Google, Yahoo, Microsoft MSN Live, and Ask.com. | 12/4/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Turkey Day, Google Spam, SES Chicago, MSN Update, AdWords Denial, Holiday Gifts, Yahoo Jobs | Ben, Barry and Chris discuss Turkey Day, Google Spam, SES Chicago, MSN Update, AdWords Denial, Holiday Gifts and Yahoo Jobs. | 11/27/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PubCon Vegas, Google Update, Yahoo Compliance, Microsofts Banning, AdWords Quality, Sitemaps Protocol | Last week was WebmasterWorld PubCon, so not only did we talk about the major events at the conference, but also discusses the past two weeks of search buzz. One of the big topics we focused on throughout the show was search engine to search marketer communication. | 11/20/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google AdWords Update, MSN Search Update, PageRank Update, SEO, PubCon Coverage, Firefox, JotSpot, Yahoo! Eggs | Google announced that we should be expecting a new landing page quality score soon. There were possible Microsoft and PageRank updates late last week. We posted our WebmasterWorld PubCon conference coverage schedule. We looked at some SEO considerations in Google, Yahoo and other engines. We also discussed dozens of other topics. | 11/6/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Halloween, Yahoo Panama, Did-It, Ask.com Mobile, MSN Links, Eric Schmidt, 30 Point Penality | We introduced the show with a look at how the industry including Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Ask.com and SEMs commemorated Halloween. I gave some insight from my stay at Yahoo! two weeks ago where I was shown first hand the new Panama ad system. We discussed the Did-It SEO versus PPC controversy. | 10/30/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tim Mayer on NOODP Tag, GooTube, Google News Porn, SEO, PageRank, Pinging, Code Search, SearchMash, Yahoo Panama UK, Mobile AdS | Tim Mayer from Yahoo! was our special guest. Tim told us that we can expect support from Yahoo! on the NOODP tag, but it would be a lot more time for us to see support of a new META tag to opt out of using the Yahoo! Directory titles in the search results. Other topics included Google buying YouTube, Porn found on Google News home page, several SEO topics, Googles pinging service, code search and Yahoos Panama release in the UK. | 10/9/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google Maps Bug, PageRank Update, 8th BDay, Links, Matt Cutts, Daniel Read, Ask.com, adCenter, Apax | Matt Cutts from Google came on two discuss what he would ask a Google engineer if he was an SEO and he also commented on the new Google Reader. I then brought on Daniel Read, the Vice President, Site Product Mgt & User Experience at Ask.com to tell us why he feels SEOs should care about the Ask.com search engine. Other topics included a Google Maps bug, the PageRank update, Googles 8th birthday, some discussion on what types of links can hurt your rankings, a Google Analytics message and much much more. | 10/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Google.com Rankings Anywhere, Live.com Fixed, Canada Not Welcome, Yahoo! Ad Growth, Google Product Search Changes | In this show we covered a tool to check results as if you were in any geographic location, Live.com fixed the referrals bug and Canadians not feeling welcome. | 9/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Live.com, AdWords Test, Google and Intuit partnership, Yahoo! Ads, Supplementals, Belgian Cache, OneBox Spam, Adam Lasnik on Li | In this show we covered the Live.com launch, AdWords tests, Yahoo!s marketing blitz, Google and Intuit partnership, Googles supplemental command, the Belgian court ruling, OneBox spam and Adam Lasnik on links. | 9/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Danny Sullivan Leaves SEW, AdSense Lawsuit, Yahoo Blog Search, Keywords in URLs, New URLs, Navigational Search, Google Apps | Reaction from the Search Community on Danny Sullivans Departure,Bradley Sues Google AdSense Over Ban and Violation of TOS, Yahoo! Temporarily Removes Blog Search for Retooling, Keywords in File Names & URLs Do Help Google Flags Sites That Add Too Many New URLs, Google Changes , Handling of Domain (Navigational) Search, Google Launches Applications for Businesses and Domains. | 9/4/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 41 Episodes |
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