L.A. Times Article about Microsoft’s new search engine Bing.

The other day I posted my thoughts about the poor search quality of Microsoft’s highly promoted new search engine BING. Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks their new venture provides poorer results than their old Live.com. The L.A. Times had a great article today with their thoughts on this subject. Click here to read this great article and let me know your thoughts on this subject too!
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Has Microsoft missed the mark with their new search engine “Bing?”

I was very interested to see Microsoft was launching Bing their new search engine this week. Although I’m a very big fan of Google, I’m also a big fan of competition. Bing has a slick new home page that somewhat mirrors the simple look of Google, Yahoo and Ask. For me the look of the home page is less important than the relevance of the search results. Based on my initial searches, I would have to give Microsoft a failing grade on this new search engine. I sampled a wide variety of search terms related to different products and industries. In many cases, Yahoo local results were in...
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Google Searchology 2009 a recap of new Google Features and Trends.

Google held the Searchology 2009 event yesterday. This is their second event of this type. In the 2007 event they announced Google Universal Search. In this conference they announced a number of new and interesting ways to search. Search Engine Land did an excellent job of recapping what was covered. Click here to read their recap of the event.
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Wolfram|Alpha: a new way to find data online?

This interesting article by CNN talks about a new way people will be able to compare data and search on the Internet starting next week. Wolfram|Alpha appears to offer some very interesting search methodologies not currently offered by Google, Yahoo and MSN. Will this be the company to finally put a dent in Google’s market share? Click here to learn more about this interesting new service and decide for yourself.
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Google’s share of mobile search 97% of the total market.

“You may think Google (GOOG) dominates the search market, with 63.7 percent of all searches conducted in the United States compared with Yahoo’s (YHOO) 20 percent. But you haven’t been looking at mobile Internet devices, which everyone agrees will be the most dynamic and explosive piece of the online world for years to come. According to a new report from the Internet marketing firm Net Applications, Google accounts for 97.5 percent of all mobile phone searches. 97.5 percent. Now that’s what we call dominance.” Click here to read the rest of this article from Reuters...
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Google increases their share of the search market by .04 in March of 2009.

Comscore.com a leader in measuring the digital world, has released their monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. In March 2009, Americans conducted 14.3 billion core searches, a 9-percent gain versus February. March 2009 U.S. Core Search Rankings were as followes; Google Sites led the U.S. core search market in March with 63.7 percent of the searches conducted, followed by Yahoo! Sites (20.5 percent), Microsoft Sites (8.3 percent), Ask Network (3.8 percent) and AOL LLC (3.7 percent). Click here to view a detailed chart of each companies share of the search market in the...
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Making Relocation Easy

Fifty years ago, it was common to be hired into a job in your early twenties and stay with the company your whole career. Today’s job market is far more fluid and mobile. Companies have a wider national and sometimes international reach with more locations in cities across the country. National corporations often move their trained staff to different locations rather than having to hire from scratch and train. So, while yesterday, your job may have been in St. Louis where your home and family are, tomorrow, it could be in Seattle or Atlanta. Picking up stakes and moving across the country can...
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Clicksplice.com offers free high quality backlinks on their network of blogs.

Clicksplice.com is offering to post your articles containing a followed backlink of your choice on their network of blogs. You get to choose the anchor text and placement of your link. They have a large number of blogs covering almost any subject you can think of, when you submit a post they will: Select a blog which has subject matter most related to your post Publish your article on their blog giving you a high PR link for free back to your website (or any website you choose) Once published they will send you the URL of the blog for your verification It really is as simple as that. All that they...
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The U.S. redefines the term, “War on Terror”.

The state department has quietly and effectively stopped using the term, “war on terror.” An opinion piece for the L.A. Times sheds some light on this topic. Click here to read this editorial.
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How to make money with Internet specific jobs.

In today’s job environment a lot of people are wondering what they can do to create a better future for themselves. Ten years ago I started my first Internet business and I’ve been involved in Internet only business since then. Two years ago, I was finally able to become my own boss after 24 years of making other companies and other people wealthy. For me anyone who has been laid off or wanting to create a good future for themselves, should strongly consider starting a side business on the Internet or becoming qualified for Internet specific jobs as mentioned in this great article from...
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