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39 episodes
The Search 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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13th Nov 2007Microsoft Live Search Webmaster PortalFirst Screen Shots of Microsoft’s Live Search Webmaster Portal revealed33m
6th Nov 2007Search Halloween, SERP Updates at Google and YahooHow 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 news31m
30th Oct 2007PageRank Paid Links Drop, Yahoo Fixes Site Explorer, Google AdSense Topics and SearchingPageRank 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, Microsoft29m
23rd Oct 2007Paid Links, Yahoo Site Explorer, Google Webmaster Tools, PageRank, Duplicate Content and Search AdsYahoo’s Site Explorer tool is having some major quirks. Google Webmaster Tools has new features including Sitelinks management, now with 8 Sitelinks.29m
2nd Oct 2007Yahoo and Microsoft Update Search; Googles BirthdayYahoo 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 had28m
25th Sep 2007Pirate Day; AdWords Payouts; Google Spam; Google Books; Ad PenaltiesLearn 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 the30m
18th Sep 2007Google Tools, Spider Craze, Jailed Google Bomber, PageRank ChatterGoogle 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 to32m
28th Aug 2007SES Wrap, Yahoo Updates, MSN Webmasters, Promotion AdWords, YouTube Ads and In House SEMSES 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 Slurp29m
21st Aug 2007Paid Links, Supplemental Results, Ad ControlWe 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 leaving48m
12th Jun 2007SMX Review, SEW 10, Ask.com UI, Google and Yahoo Update, Privacy Issues, Street Views and MoreSMX 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.com1h 1m
29th May 2007Memorial Day, Yahoo! Search Update, Search Share, AdWords, Elis SEW, Ask.com AdsChris 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 released59m
22nd May 2007Universal Search, Microsoft Buys Chris, AdSense MFAs, Google Hot Trends, SEO, Link BaitIn 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 launched1h 1m
16th May 2007Search Mothers Day, Google One Box, Google Relations, Penalties, Fake Bans, AdWordsWe 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 was54m
8th May 2007Yahoo and Microsoft, Robots-NoContent, Google Hell, .Edu Links, AdSense Terms, Earnings, adCenter, TwitterTodd 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-nocontent59m
2nd May 2007PubCon vs. SES, Links, PageRank, Virus AdWords, News Search, iGoogleWe 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 is59m
24th Apr 2007Google and Yahoo Earnings, Web History, Virginia Tech, Remove Content, Anchor Text, SEO Content, PPCWe 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. We59m
17th Apr 2007SES NY, Paid Links, Ask.coms Edison, Yellow Ads, Google.com Shakes, Sitemaps, DoubleClick, Yahoo Site Explorer, Google VoiceWe 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.58m
11th Apr 2007April 1, SEOmoz Factors, Google Yellow Ads, Yahoo Shorter Descriptions, Sitemaps AutodiscoveryBen 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 changing57m
28th Mar 2007Google PPA, Google Anchor Text, Microsoft Live Update, SEO Factors, Yahoo! Search DirectoryGoogle 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 a1h
13th Mar 2007Google & Yahoo Link Updates, Searching Searches, Keyword Volume at AdWords, Getting a Job at Google, 404 PagesWe 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. We1h
6th Mar 2007AdWords, Yahoo Directory Tag, Google Update, Ask.com Update, PPC Legal Issues, Microsoft adCenterWe 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 also59m
27th Feb 2007Design, Google Update, Patent Apps, AdWords Algorithm, Yahoo! Search, Microsoft adCenter, SEO TrainingTo 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 application49m
20th Feb 2007Valentines, 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 quality54m
13th Feb 2007Rand Proposes, Google Sitelinks Update, Search Algorithms, StumbleUpon, SEO, PageRank, Yahoo, Keyword ToolsWe 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 when1h 1m
6th Feb 2007Google Link Tool, Personalized Google, Yahoo Panama Live, PageRank, Site ExplorerVanessa 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 should53m
30th Jan 2007Googlebombs, Yahoo Titles, YouTube Rev Share, Panama Monday, SEO, AdSense, PageRankWe 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 talked59m
23rd Jan 2007Wikipedia Nofollows SEOs, Google Follows Wikipedia, Yahoo! Search Update, SEO Titles, Google Site Command, Google Germany, 301s vs. 302sIn 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 search53m
2nd Jan 2007Search Holidays, New Years, Google Update, Blog Tips, Social Links, Paid Reviews, Ask.com X, AdWordsThis 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 some1h
19th Dec 2006Google Link Building, Duplicate Content, CSS Tricks, Images Near AdSense, Yahoo! Directory Tag, Here Comes PanamaThis 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 no56m
27th Nov 2006Turkey Day, Google Spam, SES Chicago, MSN Update, AdWords Denial, Holiday Gifts, Yahoo JobsBen, Barry and Chris discuss Turkey Day, Google Spam, SES Chicago, MSN Update, AdWords Denial, Holiday Gifts and Yahoo Jobs.59m
20th Nov 2006PubCon Vegas, Google Update, Yahoo Compliance, Microsofts Banning, AdWords Quality, Sitemaps ProtocolLast 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 on1h 1m
6th Nov 2006Google AdWords Update, MSN Search Update, PageRank Update, SEO, PubCon Coverage, Firefox, JotSpot, Yahoo! EggsGoogle 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 conference1h 8m
31st Oct 2006Halloween, Yahoo Panama, Did-It, Ask.com Mobile, MSN Links, Eric Schmidt, 30 Point PenalityWe 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 I57m
9th Oct 2006Tim Mayer on NOODP Tag, GooTube, Google News Porn, SEO, PageRank, Pinging, Code Search, SearchMash, Yahoo Panama UK, Mobile AdSenseTim 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 of36m
5th Oct 2006Google Spam Tools, Ask AskCity, MSN Bot, Yahoo TopicsWe 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 of58m
3rd Oct 2006Google Maps Bug, PageRank Update, 8th BDay, Links, Matt Cutts, Daniel Read, Ask.com, adCenter, ApaxMatt 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, Site58m
25th Sep 2006Google.com Rankings Anywhere, Live.com Fixed, Canada Not Welcome, Yahoo! Ad Growth, Google Product Search ChangesIn 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.59m
4th Sep 2006Danny Sullivan Leaves SEW, AdSense Lawsuit, Yahoo Blog Search, Keywords in URLs, New URLs, Navigational Search, Google AppsReaction 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 Names53m
23rd Jan 2006Wikipedia Nofollows SEOs, Google Follows Wikipedia, Yahoo! Search Update, SEO Titles, Google Site Command, Google Germany, 301s vs. 302sIn 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 search59m