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The spammers are in the news again about event markup spam, and fake reviews. Ross and John also discuss issues that often arise in SEO and client relationships, along with some Mueller Files.

Today on Webcology our hosts Jim Hedger and Dave Davies go through all of your weekly headlines. Google Expands Phone Call Organic Links In Search Results. Back in March 2016, it was reported that Google was showing phone number extensions in the organic search results snippets. Well, that seems to now be expanding beyond the US and into other regions. Twitter is testing a 280 character limit, while suggesting that letting people say more will get them to tweet more. However, Twitter has every intention to roll it out to everyone if the test proves to be successful. So here’s what you need to know. The small nice-ish story Twitter had going for itself for the past few quarters was that, at the very least, its monthly active users were growing quarter-over-quarter. Also Hugh Hefner's swinging Los Angeles party pad will be forever remembered as the Playboy Mansion, where the adult entertainment mogul worked and played for more than 45 years. But the fate of the hedonistic haven following the 91-year-old Playboy founder’s death on Wednesday is now in the hands of its current owner — Hefner's next-door neighbor.

Yacht captain, local customer acquisition specialist and serial entrepreneur Tony Valentino talks to James Martell about making a simple plan making $10k by serving local business and $200-400 an hour without leaving your desk and how you can outsource to low-cost freelance professionals.

As memories of the Cold War fade, and worries about a new era of tense relations between Russia and the West emerge, the moment is ripe to revisit the decades when the United States and the Soviet Union—the world’s two “super powers”—dictated geopolitical strategy, foreign policy, and economic stability.

There were many reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of Russia, but one man in particular was able to conceive of a post-Communist future in which peace and prosperity might be shared with former enemies and adversaries. In Gorbachev: His Life and Times, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian William Taubman combines rigorous biographical research, compelling narrative skill, and extensive access to his subject to create a portrait of Mikhail Gorbachev, one of the most important political figures of the twentieth century.

Our host Peggy Anne Salz welcomes Kartick Narayan, VP Growth & Computational Marketing at Coupang, the leading e-commerce company in South Korea to discuss algorithmic marketing and other innovations that are poised to have a massive impact on how app marketers approach user acquisition and recognize truly valuable and engaged customers. Kartick a Mobile Hero as chosen by Liftoff, a mobile app marketing and retargeting platform, also chats about his experience working with Amazon and Groupon prior to joining Coupang, and why the best marketing approaches bring together product, engineering and marketing teams.

There are well over 40,000 WordPress plugins, but that doesn't mean you should use them all. Which ones work? What criteria should you use when picking a plugin? These are the questions that keep webmasters up at night. In this episode, we interview Luca Fracassi of Addendio a plugin search and demo engine where you can try plugins before you buy. Luca will be sharing his tips for picking plugins for this installment of PressThis.

Gillian and Anne talk with Luni Libes, founder and Managing Director of Fledge, a global impact accelerator which launches businesses that do good by doing business, here in the US and in dozens of countries around the world (Fledge.co). Luni has moreover connected impact investors worldwide on investorflow.org, and authored the six book series “The Next Step for Entrepreneurs”. “Fledge is Techstars for companies with purpose,” says Luni. Fledglings apply to attend programs in Lima, Barcelona, Vancouver BC, and Seattle, with Lisbon and Padua slated additions next year. Listen to how applicants are selected, funded and mentored, as well as Fledge’s unique way of bringing solid returns to investors.

Dush Ramachandran talks to Frank Cottle from the Alliance Business Centers Network about building and optimizing the virtual office. offers tips on being successful with a remote team and speak about tools to use to connect with tech. Frank is a lifelong entrepreneur from a lineage of serial entrepreneurs and his diverse experiences have helped him create man companies. His most recent focus is on the virtual business world and how technology has changed business models.

Our host Peggy Anne Salz welcomes Xi Tong, who manages user acquisition for several classic casino gaming apps at Zenjoy in China, to share her top tips on understanding the Chinese market, identifying high-quality users and harnessing the benefits of using Twitter to promote your app and engage with your audience. Xi, a Mobile Hero as chosen by Liftoff, a mobile app marketing and retargeting platform, also chats with us from Beijing about her daily routine and what it takes to succeed in mobile marketing.

It's CyberLaw and Business Report's 2018 Cyber Thanksgiving Special and for the 6th year, we celebrate the Wednesday before Thanksgiving with a special show featuring a guest panel discussing websites/apps they are grateful for, recommendations for Giving Tuesday and maybe even share what they will be cooking for Thanksgiving. Pete Kronowitt and Benét Wilson return from last year and Kalika Yap joins us for the first time.