Many of the prominent SEOs/SEMs in the world of search have specific recognizable traits that they are well known for. These may involve fashion, what they like to drink or even things they have done at conferences. I thought it would be fun to put together a trivia game to see how knowledgeable the community is in recognizing some of these folks.
Look at the photos below and make your best guess as to who each of these photos represents. Then feel free to post your answers in the comments portion of this post. Comments are moderated so I will have to approve them before they actually go live. And no peeking at what others have already posted! Ready? Here we go.
1. Who fills these shoes? (this should be an easy one)
2. Whose hair does this belong to?
3. Who is in this snazzy suit?
4. Who is often photographed holding their favorite drink?
5. Who sold this super bad moustache on eBay?
6. Who is choking Greg Boser (Webguerrilla)?
7. Who most always gives a thumbs up when photographed?
8. Who is this showing off their super techno watch?
9. Who is this bald man in a sumo wrestling suit?
10. And finally, whose eyes are these?
Again, feel free to make your best guess in the comments portion of this post as to who each of these photos represents. I will come back to this in a few days and post the answers.
David Wallace, co-founder and CEO of SearchRank, is a recognized expert in the industry of search and social media marketing. Since 1997, David has been involved in developing successful search engine and social media marketing campaigns for large and small businesses.
OK … I know for sure about 4 of these, guessed at 2 others and have no clue on 4 of them 🙂
1. Rand Fishkin
2. Jenn Slegg???
3. Mikkel!
4. ????????
5. ????????
6. Matt Cutts
7. ????????
8. ????????
9. Jeremy Shoemaker
10. Rob Kelley???
The last one is obviously ZeFrank. “Good morning sports racers!”
I believe #7 is Danny Sullivan
2) Dana Todd
I concur with 1, 6, and 9 from Li Evans post.
Rand
Dana
Mikkel
Mike
Dax
Matt
Hmmmm
Me
Shoemoney
Hmmmm (isn’t that Ze Frank?)
Actually, #1 is me. I snuck into Rands warehouse (closet) of yellow sneakers and swiped a pair. I dont think he’ll miss them though, there were at least 100 pair in there. 🙂
That would explain how they always look new.
1. Rand Fishkin
2. Dana Todd
3. Mikkel deMib Svendsen
4. Mike Grehan
5. Dax Herrera
6. Matt Cutts
7. Andy Hagans
8. Danny Sullivan
9. Jeremy Schoemaker
10. Ze Frank
😉
What do I win?
Good job! Jarrod I second your picks since you came up with all the answers. Nice try Danny but Rand only has two pairs and keeps those under lock and key ever since they were pictured in Newsweek. Can you imagine if he sold a pair on eBay like Dax did his moustache? Hey Rand, maybe we can find you more in China.
Nice and thorough job.
That’s not just a watch… That’s a SPOT watch!! 🙂
Danny,
That IS one snazzy watch…
Joe Morin got them all right. Congratulations Joe! Danny Sullivan came in second and would have had them all correct if he knew that Andy Hagans is the one giving the thumbs up. Thanks to all who took a guess.