Eric Van Buskirk
@ericvanb.bsky.social
Founder of ClickStream, your smarter SEO agency. Data study expert. AI Bard-Ass. https://clickstream.cc
SEMrush was acquired by Adobe for $1.9B.
Here’s me with the SEMrush USA team back in 2013. As far as I remember, nobody was getting stock options, and no one talked much about what the company structure even was at the time (maybe it was a single-member LLC or a DBA 😆).
#FeelingSlackJawed
Here’s me with the SEMrush USA team back in 2013. As far as I remember, nobody was getting stock options, and no one talked much about what the company structure even was at the time (maybe it was a single-member LLC or a DBA 😆).
#FeelingSlackJawed
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
SEMrush was acquired by Adobe for $1.9B.
Here’s me with the SEMrush USA team back in 2013. As far as I remember, nobody was getting stock options, and no one talked much about what the company structure even was at the time (maybe it was a single-member LLC or a DBA 😆).
#FeelingSlackJawed
Here’s me with the SEMrush USA team back in 2013. As far as I remember, nobody was getting stock options, and no one talked much about what the company structure even was at the time (maybe it was a single-member LLC or a DBA 😆).
#FeelingSlackJawed
Vilain strikes again after irreparably screwing up the US government.
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Vilain strikes again after irreparably screwing up the US government.
Think you know how people behave in AI Mode? Think again.
Our team hand-annotated hundreds of user behaviors inside Google AI Mode.
Not just clicks. We examined questions, hesitations, emotions, and decisions. Join the webinar!
Our team hand-annotated hundreds of user behaviors inside Google AI Mode.
Not just clicks. We examined questions, hesitations, emotions, and decisions. Join the webinar!
September 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Think you know how people behave in AI Mode? Think again.
Our team hand-annotated hundreds of user behaviors inside Google AI Mode.
Not just clicks. We examined questions, hesitations, emotions, and decisions. Join the webinar!
Our team hand-annotated hundreds of user behaviors inside Google AI Mode.
Not just clicks. We examined questions, hesitations, emotions, and decisions. Join the webinar!
I posted this 10 years ago and then bought zero crypto.
Initially, it seemed too much trouble.
Then, five years later, crypto bros made me realize it's icky and BS. 😆
$10,000 ten years ago= $2,390,000 today.
Percentage Gain= 23,900%
C'est la vie.
Initially, it seemed too much trouble.
Then, five years later, crypto bros made me realize it's icky and BS. 😆
$10,000 ten years ago= $2,390,000 today.
Percentage Gain= 23,900%
C'est la vie.
June 24, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I posted this 10 years ago and then bought zero crypto.
Initially, it seemed too much trouble.
Then, five years later, crypto bros made me realize it's icky and BS. 😆
$10,000 ten years ago= $2,390,000 today.
Percentage Gain= 23,900%
C'est la vie.
Initially, it seemed too much trouble.
Then, five years later, crypto bros made me realize it's icky and BS. 😆
$10,000 ten years ago= $2,390,000 today.
Percentage Gain= 23,900%
C'est la vie.
Joy. Time to preview the end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it.
April 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Joy. Time to preview the end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it.
The 800-pound gorilla in link building? It’s five times tougher now that Google has wiped out most small and medium-sized publishers.
If you're on the client side, you're picking through a fruit market where half the produce is wax. Be careful out there.
If you're on the client side, you're picking through a fruit market where half the produce is wax. Be careful out there.
March 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The 800-pound gorilla in link building? It’s five times tougher now that Google has wiped out most small and medium-sized publishers.
If you're on the client side, you're picking through a fruit market where half the produce is wax. Be careful out there.
If you're on the client side, you're picking through a fruit market where half the produce is wax. Be careful out there.
Best tech biz book I've read in years. Sadly, Zuck et. al. are trying to organize a book burning of it.
March 13, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Best tech biz book I've read in years. Sadly, Zuck et. al. are trying to organize a book burning of it.
If Google is forced to sell Chrome as part of the remedy, it'll be the greatest phenomenon since the invention of sliced bread.
March 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
If Google is forced to sell Chrome as part of the remedy, it'll be the greatest phenomenon since the invention of sliced bread.
Strategic grifter reserve.
March 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Strategic grifter reserve.
Thirty-five years on, I'm still a Pathead (kinda like "Dead Head "). If you know, you know. #patmetheny
March 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Thirty-five years on, I'm still a Pathead (kinda like "Dead Head "). If you know, you know. #patmetheny
Enemy bombs Ukraine in support of war criminal.
March 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Enemy bombs Ukraine in support of war criminal.
This is an excellent study by Siege Media. Thanks for doing it, guys. We need more research like this!
However, we can't gain meaningful insights without information about the respondents, such as company or website size and website category.
However, we can't gain meaningful insights without information about the respondents, such as company or website size and website category.
February 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This is an excellent study by Siege Media. Thanks for doing it, guys. We need more research like this!
However, we can't gain meaningful insights without information about the respondents, such as company or website size and website category.
However, we can't gain meaningful insights without information about the respondents, such as company or website size and website category.
Launch your visibility with data study moonshots!
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February 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Launch your visibility with data study moonshots!
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n which life is stranger than fiction.
TicTok is banned in the USA. So, what if #DeepSeek is just a trojan horse that cost CPC (Chinese communist party) MANY billions to build so Westerners will download the app and share their personal info?
TicTok is banned in the USA. So, what if #DeepSeek is just a trojan horse that cost CPC (Chinese communist party) MANY billions to build so Westerners will download the app and share their personal info?
January 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
n which life is stranger than fiction.
TicTok is banned in the USA. So, what if #DeepSeek is just a trojan horse that cost CPC (Chinese communist party) MANY billions to build so Westerners will download the app and share their personal info?
TicTok is banned in the USA. So, what if #DeepSeek is just a trojan horse that cost CPC (Chinese communist party) MANY billions to build so Westerners will download the app and share their personal info?
The #DeepSeek gloom and doom seems misguided. Perhaps it shows that the mega AI companies in US can find a new, less expensive path to AGI?
Guardrails and censorship are another issue, a scary one IMO.
Guardrails and censorship are another issue, a scary one IMO.
January 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The #DeepSeek gloom and doom seems misguided. Perhaps it shows that the mega AI companies in US can find a new, less expensive path to AGI?
Guardrails and censorship are another issue, a scary one IMO.
Guardrails and censorship are another issue, a scary one IMO.
Research I did just before Covid hit— YouTube searches by search volume of top 5000 containing "Travel" and a location.
public.tableau.com/views/YouTub...
public.tableau.com/views/YouTub...
January 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Research I did just before Covid hit— YouTube searches by search volume of top 5000 containing "Travel" and a location.
public.tableau.com/views/YouTub...
public.tableau.com/views/YouTub...
Tableau Viz I created as a benchmark for pre vs. post-Trump 2.0 analysis (Just kidding. It's for real all about PTSD Search). public.tableau.com/views/PTSDPh...
January 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Tableau Viz I created as a benchmark for pre vs. post-Trump 2.0 analysis (Just kidding. It's for real all about PTSD Search). public.tableau.com/views/PTSDPh...
January 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Missed the @surferseo.bsky.social livestream hosted by Michał Suski? We discussed practical ways to analyze data, predict trends, and improve SEO strategies. Replay the video & see how data-driven approaches can boost your performance. www.youtube.com/live/vNKjXjO...
#SEODataResearch #ActionableSEO
#SEODataResearch #ActionableSEO
January 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Missed the @surferseo.bsky.social livestream hosted by Michał Suski? We discussed practical ways to analyze data, predict trends, and improve SEO strategies. Replay the video & see how data-driven approaches can boost your performance. www.youtube.com/live/vNKjXjO...
#SEODataResearch #ActionableSEO
#SEODataResearch #ActionableSEO
Google "SEO is on a dying path."
Me and my #SEO friends: "Google is Dead."
Also, God is dead, and the slow death of G is coming to a screen near you. 😆
Me and my #SEO friends: "Google is Dead."
Also, God is dead, and the slow death of G is coming to a screen near you. 😆
January 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Google "SEO is on a dying path."
Me and my #SEO friends: "Google is Dead."
Also, God is dead, and the slow death of G is coming to a screen near you. 😆
Me and my #SEO friends: "Google is Dead."
Also, God is dead, and the slow death of G is coming to a screen near you. 😆
Only data tells the Christmas story!
December 24, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Only data tells the Christmas story!
It's Friday. It's the holidays. All good, right? For most of us, not all. I studied psych at Skidmore College. Now I do data. Here are my findings about panic attacks.
December 13, 2024 at 9:43 AM
It's Friday. It's the holidays. All good, right? For most of us, not all. I studied psych at Skidmore College. Now I do data. Here are my findings about panic attacks.
If society tolerates billionaires' buying influence, like Musk’s seat next to the president, why would access to AI create an equal playing field in a few years?
We may see the best models reserved for those who can pay $20K or 200K/month, not just $200. Equality? Think again.
We may see the best models reserved for those who can pay $20K or 200K/month, not just $200. Equality? Think again.
December 6, 2024 at 5:01 PM
If society tolerates billionaires' buying influence, like Musk’s seat next to the president, why would access to AI create an equal playing field in a few years?
We may see the best models reserved for those who can pay $20K or 200K/month, not just $200. Equality? Think again.
We may see the best models reserved for those who can pay $20K or 200K/month, not just $200. Equality? Think again.
Ten years ago today I did one of my first SEO data studies. Was working for SEMrush and had exclusive access to the API firehose. Hoping to revisit the winning industries. Legal and Insurance were the highest in 2014.
December 5, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Ten years ago today I did one of my first SEO data studies. Was working for SEMrush and had exclusive access to the API firehose. Hoping to revisit the winning industries. Legal and Insurance were the highest in 2014.
Ten years ago, Sarah Koenig changed the world of Podcasts forever with "Serial." I was spellbound. We couldn't stop chattering at the SEMrush office water cooler.
December 3, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Ten years ago, Sarah Koenig changed the world of Podcasts forever with "Serial." I was spellbound. We couldn't stop chattering at the SEMrush office water cooler.