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Strike Point

by WMR.FM Formerly Webmaster Radio

The first European Show of its kind, addressing issues faced by European Webmasters regarding Search Engine Marketing and Optimization. Expect to be informed on the nuances of maximizing earnings revenue from a European perspective. Irreverent, cocky and experienced...don't let the Eurotrash fool you! These guys are true experts and a show to not be missed.

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  1. Google Hummingbird Getting People Worried; Value of Social Shares in Ranking

    Google Hummingbird is getting people worried, plus Mikkel and Andy discuss the Jason Calacanis and Matt Cutts feedback coming out from Pubcon 2013. Also, Andy shares info on his PubCon presentation on the value of social shares in ranking where he moderated an interesting panel with Duane…

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  2. Search Not Provided, Keyword Data Options; Google Launches Project Shield to Access Web From Repressive Countries

    Search Not Provided, Keyword Data Options, Google Launches Project Shield to Access Web From Repressive Countries; Facebook status updates, wall postings and payments temporarily go down.

  3. Google Hummingbird and Penguin 2.1 Update; Matt Cutts: User Redirection Based On Location Is Not Spam

    Discssusion on Google Penguin 2.1 Update, the latest video from Matt Cutts where he explains how User Redirection Based On Location Is Not Spam, plus we talk about Google Hummingbird and how it may affect search.

  4. Prioritize Your Global Search Marketing Efforts; Spammers Spamming Using Multiple ccTLDs?

    Mikkel and Andy discuss Ways T

  5. Prioritize Your Global Search Marketing Efforts; Spammers Spamming Using Multiple ccTLDs?

    Google has cut off keyword data altogether as they Move Entirely to Secure Search. We learn about the transition of State of Search the website to now State of Digital with Bas Van Den Beld, the founder of State of Digital.

  6. Google Webmaster Tools: Issuing Unnatural Link Warnings; Provide One Year Of Top Search Queries To Webmasters

    Mikkel and Kristjian discuss how someone posted on Google + how a client received an unnatural link warning via Google Webmaster Tools and one of the two examples given was a link he has from DMOZ, the Open Directory Project. Also, Google is planning to give webmasters a year worth of top search...

  7. Tehran, Iran Holds International Internet Marketing and Branding Conference

    Returning from the International Conference on Internet Marketing and Branding in Tehran, Iran. Mikkel and Kristjian talk to us in flight as they are on their way back to Europe. They welcome the conference organizer, Hamid Sepidnam from Kaspid Web Marketing, to give us his thoughts on how the…

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  8. Where Are We with Google Panda, Has Amazon Got it Wrong? Ilya Segalovich In Memoriam

    Where Are We with Google Panda, Has Amazon got it wrong? Also, Andy discusses his Search Engine Land Article he wrote In Memoriam for Search Engine Pioneer, Leader and Visionary Ilya Segalovich, the co-founder of Yandex, Russia’s largest search engine who recently succumbed to cancer this…

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  9. Google, Bing and Yahoo Chastised by UK PM For Child Porn Protection; Duplicate Content Wont Hurt You, Unless It Is Spammy

    UK prime minister David Cameron unveiled a wide-range of efforts today to protect children against pornography on the Internet. A significant part of his speech attacked the search engines of Google, Bing and Yahoo for not doing enough and demanding changes. Andy and Krisjtian look at the latest...

  10. The Death of AltaVista: Why Did It Happen?

    The Death of AltaVista: Why Did It Happen? Why did the popular search engine decline and lose ground with the rise of Google and how it further would not recover once it was purchased by Yahoo! Mikkel welcomes new co-hosts Andy Atkins-Krueger and Kristjian Mar Hauksson to discuss.

  11. SES London 2012; SEOs and Collaborating with Ad Agencies

    Mikkel and Jason briefly recap SES London 2012, and discuss the challenges they have encountered in building search marketing campaigns for clients while working with advertising agencies that might have a different approach. Also, don’t miss what could arguably the quickest analysis of Google...

  12. Google Changing Privacy Policy, But What About Privacy Settings

    Mikkel and Jason discuss the plans by Google to replace the existing Privacy Policy. Meanwhile, reports are out that Google had sidestepped privacy settings in Safari, Microsoft announced today it had discovered they had done the same with Internet Explorer.

  13. Google Search Privacy Protection

    Google makes a significant change to protect the search privacy of users. Mikkel and Jason discuss the impact of the move as well as how by default, how the search engine will encrypt the search sessions of anyone signed in to Google.

  14. How Does Google Determine Whats A Paid Link; Is Social Beating Search?

    How Google Determines What’s A Paid Link: Google’s head of search spam Matt Cutts explains. Do Google employees really know anything about SEO? How to get success without any linkbuilding. Is Social beating Search? Will Google take over the search results?

  15. Google Antitrust White Paper

    FairSearch, a group of search companies including Microsoft which lobbies that Google is too dominant, has sent a white paper outlining its anti-trust concerns about Google to the 50 state attorneys general in the US. Mikkel and Jason discuss that plus How Google got a Patent For Google Doodles

  16. The Highs and Lows of Google+ and Yahoo

    Traffic plunges for Google+ as 60% of users log off; Jerry Yang may be raising funds to take Yahoo private. David Naylor has the top ranking in Google Search ranking competition to rank highest for theA4U Expo Bavarian Beer and Sausage on stand 50. Jason also offers listeners a call to action to...

  17. Conversion Optimization and Panda 2.5

    Mikkel has on his new guest host Jason Duke, Owner and Director of Strange Logic, the creators of Pzyche. Listen in as they discuss Converison Optimization techniques, and their opinions on Panda 2.5.

  18. Global Search Engine Marketing

    Mikkel speaks with Kristjan Mar Hauksson from Nordice Marketing about his book Global Search Engine Marketing: Getting Better International Search Engine Results, which he co-wrote with fellow SEO, Anne Kennedy.

  19. Social Media and its Tie-In to SEO

    Mikkel discusses social media and how it ties into search today, plus how you get more of those damn mentions, likes, shares and retweets now that they count so much in SEO with guest co-host Li Evans, author of Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social...

  20. International SEO and SEM

    Mikkel discusses International SEO and SEM and Selling Search to the C-Suite Bill Hunt, SES Advisory Board Member and President of Back Azimuth Consulting.

  21. Was JCPenney Buying Links?

    Department Store JCPenney Fires Back at Google and New York Times Over an SEO Controversy. Mikkel and Dave discuss the New York Times story that states how JC Penney allegedly gamed Googles page-ranking algorithm, which artificially made them a top search result.

  22. Google Willing To Change Search To Avoid EU Fight

    Google is Willing To Change Search To Avoid EU Fight as Eric Schmidt, the new executive chairman of Google, has revealed that the search giant wants to come to a deal with the European Commission over its inquiry into Googles dominance in search.

  23. Yandex To Stop Counting Links As Ranking Factor; Google Publicly Slaps Backlinks.com For Selling Links

    Yandex To Stop Counting Links As Ranking Factor as Andy explains how this announcement will open the door to a world after links. Also, Google Publicly Slaps Backlinks.com For Selling Links plus more discussion on links, content and social signals.

  24. Limitations in New Google AdWords Rules

    2011 predictions? Limitations in new Google AdWords rules, More Google scams (not by Google), Old SEO scams return and really advanced training are up for discussion.

  25. Google eBooks and Nexus S Launches

    Google eBooks Launches with 3 million eBooks, Nexus S Launches with Gingerbread, Groupon say no to 6 billion dollar bid by Google, plus more on WikiLeaks and the Mad Merchant.

  26. Facebook Email and Windows Phones

    Facebook Email and Windows Phones are up for discussion as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a bold attempt to bring email into the network and unify the way people communicate online into one social inbox. Dave tells us about the fascination he is discovering after getting a new Windows...

  27. Blekko.com: Another Wolfram or Cuil?

    Blekko.com: Another Wolfram or Cuil? Mikkel and Dave give their take on that, plus Google launches Google Places, loses an engineer to Facebook, sues the US Government, and is reportedly working on acquiring ITA Software.

  28. Google Hummingbird Features; Enabling Use of Social Signals

    Mikkel and Andy discuss a recent article by Eric Enge published in Search Engine Land on Google Hummingbird Features; Enabling Use of Social Signals where Eric argues that Google now has the infrastructure to better process social signals (among other things).

  29. Negative SEO Discussion

    Negative SEO Discussion sparks during a A4U Expo London 2010 Recap. Also, The data protection authority in Spain files a lawsuit against Google for allegedly capturing data from Internet users when it collected photos for its Street View service.

  30. SEO Early Days

    SEO Early Days discussion as Mikkel speaks with Disa Johnson of SearchReturn about the early days of her SEO career. She discusses the love of music much like Mikkel has and how they converted into SEO, plus how Bend, Oregon lays claim to where some of the early pioneers of SEO came from

  31. Google AdWords Transparency Requirements

    Mikkel and Dave discuss the recent Google AdWords Transparency Requirements, plus they discuss XSS cheat sheets, and breaking news that WordPress.com and Windows Live are partnering together and providing an upgrade for 30 million Windows Live Spaces customers

  32. History of the Search Industry and Conference Landscape

    Mikkel is joined by Anne Kennedy, Managing Partner of BeyondInk, to take a historic look at the Search Conference landscape and a historic look at the search industry. They answers the questions Do we have an industry at all? and will organic SEO ever go away?

  33. India Outsourcing Jobs to the US?

    Mikkel and Dave discuss how Indian companies are now outsourcing low wage jobs to the US. They also get into more discussion on Google Streetview, plus they look into the dropping value of Lycos from it 12.5 billion dollar sale to Terra, over 95,4 million to Daum and now 36 million to Ybrant...

  34. Google Wave Fallout and Net Neutrality

    Mikkel and Dave discuss the phasing out of Google Wave, are back from holiday, plus they discuss how Google and Verizon are discussing a joint proposal on net neutrality policy. They also discuss the reviews coming from the release of the iPhone 4.

  35. Why Are Websites Losing Traffic

    Mikkel deMib Svendsen and Dave Naylor discuss the drop in traffic on news outlet websites and explore the ways to avoid a drop in readership, including the pros and cons of requiring registration to view content.

  36. Google Tries Customable Background

    To give the users a Microsoft Bing like taste Google offered its users a chance to redecorate their Google home page. Users were allowed to choose their own background photos and colors to brighten the otherwise plain white home page. However the move was withdrawn within just fourteen hours from...

  37. Facebook Privacy Plans

    Facebook is answering privacy concerns with new settings, Dave and Bas discuss, plus a search for World Cup Soccer results stirs up a conversation on ranking, title tags and keyword rankings on Google.

  38. Twitter Exploit and Longtail Keywords

    Mikkel and Dave discuss Twitter Exploit and Longtail Keywords, plus Dave comments on the recent spamming situation on the Search Cowboys website and the review on Facebook browser review post on TopSEOs

  39. Google Streetview Flak

    Streetview continues to be a thorn in the side of Europeans as Google Catches Flak for Mapping European Homes Wireless Networks, ‎Mikkel and Dave discuss the situation and more.

  40. Paying for Google Analytics Possible?

    Mikkel and Dave look at the ongoing situation following a volcanic eruption in Iceland that is causing volcanic ash to affect the European Aerospace. They also discuss how Google Analytics are rumored to become a paid model on Google Webmaster Tools.

  41. UK Internet Piracy Bill Passes

    Legislation to combat internet piracy, including internet bans for persistent illegal file-sharers, has cleared the Lords and now goes to the Commons where it will be rushed through before the general election. Dave and Mikkel discuss how this affects internet use in the UK. They also go over the...

  42. UK Internet Piracy Bill Passes

    Legislation to combat internet piracy, including internet bans for persistent illegal file-sharers, has cleared the Lords and now goes to the Commons where it will be rushed through before the general election. Dave and Mikkel discuss how this affects internet use in the UK. They also go over the...

  43. Pro-Google Stance

    Dave tells us about his appearance on Sky News on Martin Stanfords program SkyNews.com going over the web news of the day. Dave also offers a rare pro-Google stance. Mikkel and Dave also discuss the Google situation in the EU and the story behind Foundem and Ciao, two of the companies complaining...

  44. Google Buzz Privacy Issues in Europe

    Dave and Mikkel give their take on the recent Google Buzz Privacy Issues causing a stir in Europe, plus they recap SES London 2010 and they share how wonderful they thought it turned out.

  45. SES London 2010 Preview: PPC or SEO?

    Dave previews his panel presentation at SES London 2010 on PPC or SEO? The Ultimate Search Marketing Battle, plus he an Mikkel review Google Buzz, plus some interesting stats about the radio show.

  46. Google Super Bowl Ad Buy

    Google buys time for a 60 second Super Bowl Ad, and Dave and Mikkel are surprised by the ad buy. Mikkel mentions how he has invested in an iPhone, and the presence of gaming scratchcards.

  47. Privacy Troubles with Google Streetview

    Dave and Mikkel discusses recent issues and updates regarding privacy due to Google Streetview, plus they discuss the Apple iPad and their upcoming conference schedule.

  48. Internet Explorer Losing Luster in Europe?

    Bas van den Beld cohosts with Dave to discuss a Technology Review post by Anik Singal on How Google Ranks Tweets, plus is Internet Explorer Losing its Luster in Europe?

  49. Twitter Terror Arrest

    Twitter terror arrest raises a cause for concern as a British man is arrested for making a joke about terrorism on Twitter, plus the dangers of digital content.

  50. Google Phone Support Problems

    Dave makes some comments regarding Google phone support based on how people are unhappy with Google only responding to questions by e-mail. Mikkel comments on the news that France is considering a Google tax to pay creative workers.

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The first European Show of its kind, addressing issues faced by European Webmasters regarding Search Engine Marketing and Optimization. Expect to be informed on the nuances of maximizing earnings revenue from a European perspective. Irreverent, cocky and experienced...don't let the Eurotrash fool you! These guys are true experts and a show to not be missed.

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