Archive for the 'SEO' Category
Google Launches WikiSearch, Allows Users To Customise Results
Monday, November 24th, 2008When customers use Google Search, they may often find that they do not agree with the rankings of the search result provided by Google. Now it will actually be possible to change the rankings, to add or delete a result or add a comment alongside a result as may seem appropriate to the user. (more…)
Search Has A Truly Long Tail
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Here is some good news for all Search Engine Marketers. A report released recently by Hitwise, has shown that there is still plenty of scope for all those who are in this field, as it seems that only the proverbial ‘Tip of the iceberg’ has been scraped as yet. It is thus not necessary for SEOs to follow ruthless or ‘dog-eat-dog’ marketing practices. (more…)
Now U Can Rank Live Search Results
Monday, October 27th, 2008Microsoft is in the process of allowing its users to share their opinions about the search results provided by Live Search. (more…)
Compare Petrol Prices On Yahoo!
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Yahoo! has launched a new service that could help users save some money. They have started providing a shortcut, via Yahoo! search, that will allow users to know the prices of gas at various petrol pumps in the vicinity. (more…)
Microsoft Live Search Gets Semantic Query Processing
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Microsoft has now integrated Powerset into the Live Search platform, since last month. The Redmond-based software giant is believed to have paid $100 million for Powerset’s semantic search capabilities in an attempt to improve their position in the search engine market after the failed attempt to acquire Yahoo! earlier in the year. (more…)
What Is Google’s Insights For Search Good For?
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008After the success of Google Trends, the search giant has now launched a new tool, called ‘Google Insights For Search‘. This tool is similar to Trends, but shows rising searches in relation to other terms, geographic location and time periods. (more…)
Live Webmaster Tools Updates But Still Lags Behind
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008The Microsoft Live Search Webmaster Center has been brought out of beta, last week, along with the release of a few new updates. Webmasters will now be able to better understand the crawling and indexing methods used by Live Search. (more…)
Google Search Customisations Made More Transparent
Monday, August 4th, 2008In their continued efforts to improve the search experience for the users, Google recently added new features to their Web Search that will allow customers to realise how their search results are customised, thus making the process more transparent. (more…)
Will Google Search Look Like Digg Once Users Vote On SERPs?
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Google has been bucket testing a new interface on some randomly selected users. Recently a screen shot of the new interface along with a video showing the new search features was screened. This interface has a very Digg-like look and feel. (more…)
Google Keyword Estimator Shows Real Search Volumes
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Last week the Google AdWords keyword tool started showing approximate search volumes. AdWords advertisers and everyone else in the world can now see the approximate number of search queries carried out on Google for any keyword. (more…)
Google Improves Indexing And Crawling Of Flash Files
Friday, July 11th, 2008For some time now, Google has been working to improve the indexing of Flash files. They have now released some information about the new algorithm they have developed by integrating Adobe’s Flash Player Technology for this purpose. (more…)
Hitwise Confirms Google’s Dominance But Shows Discrepancies
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Hitwise released their search engine ratings, showing the market share of the various search engines for the month of May 2008. Google is the undisputed leader according to them too, but the margin of Google’s leadership is far greater according to their numbers than the results declared by comScore last week. (more…)
Google Remains Undisputed Market Leader
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008A report released by comScore, this weeks found flthat Google has retained its position as the leader among search engines in the UK. (more…)
Search And Give To Charity Through Microsoft
Friday, June 6th, 2008Last year, Microsoft launched a programme through which money would be donated to certain charities for every search conducted through their search engine. The project was a great success, in that over $250,000 were donated to over 20,000 charitable organizations. (more…)
First Page Listings On Google Even More Important
Monday, June 2nd, 2008A study conducted by Jupiter Research in April 2008, proves quite conclusively that the number of users who looked at only the first few results or the first page of search engine results increased between 2002 and 2008, while those looking at the second, third or further pages reduced in number. (more…)
Microsoft Search Offers Cash For Search, Again
Friday, May 23rd, 2008Microsoft has decided to leave no stone unturned in the race to improve its position in the search marketing field. During the company’s annual digital ad conference, on Wednesday, it was announced that Microsoft would pay cash to U.S.-based customers for shopping on the new Live Search Cashback site. (more…)
Yahoo! Glue Mimics Ask Universal Search
Monday, May 12th, 2008Yahoo! India has launched a new feature last week known as ‘Glue’ pages. They are special pages with attached visual inputs alongside the regular search results, that show up for specific types of searches. (more…)
Carrefour Banned On Google China
Friday, May 2nd, 2008During the Olympic torch relay in France, a wheelchair-bound Chinese participant was attacked by pro-Tibet protesters. To add insult to injury, France has granted honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama, who is the head of the Tibetan Buddhists, who have been agitating against the Chinese Government. These events have apparently not gone down well with both, the Chinese public and government. (more…)
Google Announces VisualRank For Image Search
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Google researchers, Shumeet Baluja and Yushi Jing, presented a paper titled ‘PageRank for product image search’ at the international World Wide Web Conference held in Beijing last week. They say that their new technology will help improve image search results, and these results will be more relevant to customer needs. (more…)
Ask.com Concedes Defeat, Realigns To Target Women
Thursday, March 6th, 2008In what seems to be more of a cruel joke than a factual statement, the Associated Press reported yesterday that Ask.com was laying off 40 employees and realigning itself as a women’s site. (more…)
