Posted by dsclarkkk in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Aug 11th, 2009 | No Comments
Google is working on delivering different results in a new update to their search engine called “Caffeine”. If you would like to try your own beta tests click here. The results many people are seeing include a lot of social media sites and Twitter in particular. I have found for transactional queries there are fewer social media results and the emphasis still appears be the relevance of the content. Please share you impressions.
Posted by dsclarkkk in Internet MarketingJul 30th, 2009 | No Comments
This is interesting data from Comscore “a leader in measuring the digital world, they released a June 2009 overview of the career services & development category based on data from comScore Media Metrix and comScore Marketer. The study revealed that more than 65 million Americans visited the category in June, representing a 10-percent increase versus year ago, ranking it as one of the top-growing site categories. Seven of the top ten sites in the category achieved double-digit gains during that period.” Click here to read the complete set of data compiled.
Posted by dsclarkkk in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Jul 29th, 2009 | No Comments
Yahoo and Bing announced today they will be merging their search engines. According to the San Jose Mercury News, “The long-anticipated search and advertising partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft could be announced as early as today, according to reports in the trade and financial press — giving the companies a stronger presence in one of the Web’s most lucrative segments.” Click here to read the rest of this article.
I also called a friend of mine at Yahoo and he confirmed a more detailed announcement is pending. He stated if approved by the Justice Department, Yahoo will...
Posted by dsclarkkk in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Jul 24th, 2009 | 4 Comments
With Bing’s huge advertising campaign there has been a lot of buzz about their new search engine. Which of the three search engines truly delivers more relevant results? If you want to try an objective test vs. using your subject opinion then click here and conduct your own blind test. I recommend writing down a list of ten phrases you would search for but aren’t familar with the results. Track which search engine you liked best and come back here and share your results. In my case I picked Google 80% of the time and 20% of the time I picked Bing.com and not once did I pick Yahoo.
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Jul 16th, 2009 | No Comments
Comscore.com released their latest update on the market share of the major search engines. Despite all of the hoopla Bing has created with their advertisement, their share of the search market has barely increased. This does not surprise me. Many of you read my previous comments about Bing.com and know how I feel. Bing is a bust in my opinion. However, here is what the rest of the Internet users in the United States think. “Americans conducted more than 14 billion core searches, with Google Sites accounting for 65.0 percent search market share. Microsoft Sites grabbed 8.4 percent market share,...
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Jun 25th, 2009 | No Comments
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!
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)Jun 2nd, 2009 | No Comments
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...
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)May 13th, 2009 | No Comments
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.
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)May 11th, 2009 | No Comments
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.
Posted by admin in Search Engine Optimization (SEO)May 7th, 2009 | No Comments
“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...
