Note: This post will make you smile, possibly even laugh. It won't however teach you much about SEO. You've been warned.
Last week I attended SMX West in Santa Clara, California and took a couple flip video cameras along. I thought it would be fun to do "man on the street" interviews, somewhat along the lines of Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" episodes on The Tonight Show. Another great idea I had was to employ the help of Dana Lookadoo from Yo! Yo! SEO to help with the interviews. Little did I know she'd be so great at it (ok, I lie. I knew she'd do much better than I would!). She did so well in fact that our video editor, none other than my (awesome) husband Rudy Lopez, mainly only used Dana's interviews. A rockstar in the making!
Rather than keeping you from this awesome video any further... I present to you: SEOmoz "Man on Street" - A Who's Who in Search Marketing.
Thanks to all our great participants!
I also had great intentions of getting several Whiteboard Friday's with some of the speakers. Unfortunately I ended up just toting a mini whiteboard around with me all week instead. I'm sure I looked like quite the winner with my whiteboard in hand. I wonder if people think all mozzers are required to carry a whiteboard around just in case they get the urge to record a Whiteboard Friday. heh.
Thanks for watching along! I hope you had as much fun watching, as we had putting it together. Again a HUGE thanks to Dana Lookadoo and Rudy Lopez for all their help.
Key Lime Pie!!!
That's my favorite part! hehehe
By the way, I had someone comment that they thought it was funny that we edited Bruce Clay to say "Bruce Clay" to every answer. But we didn't! He really did answer that he was the CEO of Microsoft. In the end, he even said he was the CEO of SEOmoz but that got edited out. :)
I believe Shannon Poole did answer "Bruce Clay" to all of them! :-)
...yet he answered 'Nobody' to who coined the phrase 'SEO'???
An entertaining post Jen :D Thanks!
Nice interviews Jen :)
We had a blast, for sure! Still laughing...
I had a hard time holding the camera with Greg Finn's answer about his favorite SEO on Twitter: He doesn't read as much as he should, because he has a job! LOL
And the answer to "Who coined the term SEO?" ...
drum roll...
Danny elaborated and explained his research. Check out this article on Search Engine Land: Who Coined The Term SEO?
Thanks, Jen, for the opportunity to be your SEOmoz camera crew for SMX! Now, about that whiteboard...
Funny Stuff. Reminds me of a bit of dialogue from "The Man Who Knew Too Little" with Bill Murray
"I was tortured."
"Great! Did they make it fun?"
Really glad I wasn't there to be put on the spot ;)
Of course, I'm watching this video and like everyone else I can't remember if Rand is the president or CEO. And you never give the answer! Then again, I could easily look it up by clicking on his profile twelve inches above this comment.
But I've decided it's more fun living in doubt.
hahaha! Rand is CEO. There, I gave it away!
Oh, and one more thing KEY LIME PIE!!!
Oh man - that's hilariously awesome. The editing really makes it. I think this might be the new "comics" for conferences. Great work Jen and thanks so much for helping out Dana - you rock!
Brilliant!
This is like
https://www.seomoz.org/blog/google-search-results-missing-from-onebox,
but in video!
Great stuff Jen, Dana and Rudy! I vote that you do man on the street interviews at every conference you go to.
But the funniest lines of all were yours Jen:
Unfortunately I ended up just toting a mini whiteboard around with me all week instead. I'm sure I looked like quite the winner with my whiteboard in hand. I wonder if people think all mozzers are required to carry a whiteboard around. LOL!
You could always tell people you are following SEOmoz's new and inproved TAGFEEW tenents (W for whiteboard)
Actually we're trying to rank this page for "whiteboard" so I felt I had to say it 10 times in one paragraph. haha Geez I'm a dork. #keylimepie
Just had an ah hah! moment. Stick the W in the front and throw the T to the rear, and voila! WAGFEET.
that was classic !