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[SEOToolSet now features a SEO Keyword Suggest Tool, Aaron Landerkin explains. SOPA Backlash. Bruce, Virginia and Jessica discuss the backlash coming off the proposed SOPA or Stop Online Piracy Act which pits Yahoo, Google against U.S. Chamber of Commerce and recap PubCon 2011 Las Vegas. />

[Discussion on Importance of Site Quality, Not Just Page Quality, and the announcement of Google+ Brand Pages. We also get a PubCon Recap with a SEO-Moonlighting Chiropractor, Planet Chiropractic, President and Founder Michael Dorausch/>

[Kristy Bolsinger, social business consultant at Ants Eye View and blogger at kristybolsinger.com, discusses how to determine how a business should regulate employees social media use, the challenge of determining ROI from social media, and the process of socializing a product or service beyond the brand. />

[Google is rumored to be willing to help finance the purchase of Yahoo, which raises questions of what Googles ulterior motive might be. Bruce, Jessica and Virginia discuss./>

[Bruce weighs in on the reaction to Google and their Switch To Encrypted Search and how they will begin encrypting searches and outbound clicks by default in some situations. Virginia, Jessica and Michael Terry discuss the continuous overlap between search and social when it comes to the news coming out of Google and Facebook./>

[Bruce, Jessica and Virginia discuss what factors Google may be using to determine website quality based on the Panda Update, from linking to user behavior on the SERP. Neal Rodriguez shares tips on video content optimization and how to get interviews, as well as how to get buy-in for SEO initiatives./>

[Bruce looks at when it makes sense to assess a site yourself and when its best to have an agency or consultant evaluate the site. Siddharth Lal, managing director of Bruce Clay India, about SEO best practices in Australia and India. />

[Bruce, Jessica and Virginia preview Bruces keynote address at the upcoming Wappow Search and Social conference. Then Marty Weintraub, president of aimClear and author of Killer Facebook Ads, talks shares some practical and tactical advice for advertising on Facebook./>

[ Virginia talks to John W. Ellis, a paid search specialist, about his suggestions for ad remarketing. Then Virginia speaks with local business specialist Mike Ramsey, also known as Nifty Marketing./>

[ SES San Francisco 2011 preview with best-selling author Bryan Eisenberg talking about social media and conversion optimization. Bruce,Susan and Virginia discuss the buzzing social media platform Google+ and coming to terms with the end of online privacy./>

[MySpace has become a Social Entertainment Destination as Tony Adam, director of online marketing for MySpace, explains; plus local-focused changes to the SERP with Bruce and what that means for businesses and Susan and Jessica continue the conversation about MySpace as they take a look at how it satisfies a very specific niche./>

[How Google Places Will Rock the Search Industry. Bruce, Susan and Jessica talk about the recent changes that are slowly rolling out by Google in the way of Google Place Search. />

[Gregg Poulin, general manager at Compete.com tells Virginia about their findings regarding users paid search and natural search preferences as well as holiday predictions. Scott Fowles, an SEO analyst at Bruce Clay, Inc. and an evangelist for conversion rate optimization, talks to Virginia about some tips he has learned that may help a site optimize its conversions./>

[SEO-ready CMS for websites is so important to use in conjunction with SEO efforts, as we learn from guest Mark Knowles from Pixelsilk. />

[SEM Synergy this month showcases some of the popular interviews in the history of the program. From December 2008, Virginia speaks with Matt Cutts, head of Googles Webspam Team and BCI senior SEO analyst Bradley Leese from July 2009./>

[The Bruce Clay team fills us in on their upcoming agenda for the fall conference, including upcoming training sessions and seminars. />

[Bruce, Susan and Virginia discuss significant growth surrounding local SEO and how it has been overlooked and how mobile is tied into it. Virginia speaks with Chris Travers of Universal Business Listing about how local search cannot be ignored. Finally, Susan, Michael and Virginia preview their upcoming SEO newsletter which will focus on local search. />

[Google Instant is a new real time search enhancement that shows results as you type, the Bruce Clay Team examine how much this might threaten SEO. Plus,they examine the Google Video Series and how it is being presented to be viral and flashy. />

[Bruce, Susan and Virginia discuss with Bing now officially powering Yahoos index, they discuss the question of how the partnership affects users and search engine marketers is pressing./>

[Bruce, Susan and Virginia start off with International SEO discussion including the debate of utilizing White Hat SEO methodology over buying links./>