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Google Fueling Technorati Blog Spamming : Wanda Nara Example
Today I was reading a post on BlackHatSEODiary about the continuous blog spamming of Technorati based upon the public publishing of their top searches. The...
Trexy : The Search Trail Engine
Trexy is a web search tool that adds a social connotation to the science of searching. Trexy lets users follow search trails of users over...
Bill Slawski and Liana Evans Join KeyRelevance
When I ran into Bill Slawski & Li Evans several times at Search Engine Strategies San Jose, I was surprised to find out that two...
Google Declares Victory Over Trademark Lawsuit
The long running trial of a lawsuit filed by the American Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Inc. against Google finally came to an end with both...
Social Media’s Direct Influence on Search Engine Ranking
Social media marketing is becoming more of an accepted part of the online marketing mix because of its ability to drive website traffic and inbound...
Yahoo Kickstart : Social Job Network
Yahoo is launching a LinkedIn style service for college students to connect with employees at companies which are recruiting called Yahoo Kickstart. Harrison Hoffman at...
Google Supplemental Index Ratio Calculator : Check Your Site!
Francesco Mapelli has launched a new SEO tool called the Supplemental Index Ratio Calculator which allows site owners to check the percentage of pages from...
SideKiq : Search Engine for the Power Searcher
To put it in one word, SideKiq is quirky. At this meta search engine, you search by category. Enter the query into the search box...
Video Search Engine Blinkx Forms Targeted Broadband Media Partnerships
The video search engine blinkx has formed 28 new partnerships with special interest broadband based media companies. Among the new partnerships are Cycling TV and...
Hulu.com : Fox and NBC’s Answer to YouTube
After months of speculation, News Corp. and NBC’s online video partnership has surfaced to the face of the web. Simply named Hulu, the online video...
Protect Yourself From Duplicate Content Issues
One of the standout sessions at SES this year involved duplicate content and the impact it has on rankings, linking and the competitive marketplace. Today’s...
Myspace Partnering with Google to Boost Profits From P2P Transactions?
In an effort to boost profits, Myspace is considering allowing members post ads on their profiles and conduct transactions with one another. Besides profiting from...
GigaBlast Search Engine : Hand Built Algorithmic Search
GigaBlast, the search engine has an interesting history. Matt Wells wrote the code for GigaBlast from scratch in C++ after quitting InfoSeek. Thus for a...
SEO Bashing : First Pasternack then Calacanis and Now Scoble
You can just sit there and wait and you can be sure that every now and then somebody will come along who has the urge...
FactBites : The Results in Meaningful Sentences
Evolving algorithms, AI and computational linguistics, those are the credentials of Rapid Intelligence, the firm that provides us the search tool FactBites. The search engine...
Reign of Bread and Whip. Outtakes
The two part article “Reign of Bread and Whip. The New Google Aristocracy” is already long enough. I had more content, which I decided not...
Reign of Bread and Whip. The New Google Aristocracy II
This is part two of the article: “Reign of Bread and Whip. The New Google Aristocracy“. Now here is a misconception that I would like...
Reign of Bread and Whip. The New Google Aristocracy I
One of the most interesting SES SJ panels last week was definitely the panel “Are Paid Links Evil” with Matt Cutts (Google), Michael Gray (Graywolf),...
Yahoo Mail Connects Email to Mobile Phones
Yahoo is finally releasing its web Mail program out of beta stage, at the same time integrating some new features, the most notable of which...
Yahoo to Launch a YouTube Like Video Portal
A couple of weeks ago Yahoo announced that it will be integrating video content into its photo sharing site, Flickr aside from intensifying content development...
Yahoo Search Adds NFL Shortcuts
Just in time for Fantasy Football, Yahoo Search has introduced a new series of Yahoo Shortcuts for the searches of NFL player names on Yahoo....
Oingo Meaning Engine, Semantic Search & Google
Oingo, the meaning based search engine debuted in 1998 i.e. at the time when keywords and relevancy alone were the driving factors for online content,...
Microsoft Beta Testing Live Search Webmaster Portal
Microsoft is now following in the successful footsteps of Google Webmaster Central & Yahoo Site Explorer with the limited beta testing of a new Live...
Four Reasons Why You Should Never Use Google AdWords’ Pre-Pay Option
As you may know, Google AdWords offers two main types of payment options: Pre-Pay and Post-Pay. There are some pros and cons to each method,...
Nokia Brings Windows Live into Mobile Handsets
Nokia and Microsoft are teaming up to bring the Windows Live Suite into several Nokia mobile handsets in the S60 series. Under the partnership, Microsoft...
Accoona : AI Powered Search
Accoona, the AI powered search engine has not received much popularity. The engine touts a powerful AI based algorithm that uses techniques that go beyond...
10 Tips to Tune Up Paid Search Efforts
When it comes time to run your marketing more efficiently, tuning up your paid search efforts is paramount. To help get you started, here are...
Last Month in China – Baidu, Google and Alibaba
It has been some time since my last overview of the latest “What happened in China”. I just blame it on buying an apartment in...
YouTube to Serve Overlay Ads on Selected Videos
Google will begin serving advertisements on selected YouTube videos through an “overlay” method that appears on the bottom of videos during the first 20 seconds...
Search Engine Roundtable’s Coverage of SES San Jose
Barry Schwartz and the blogging team at Search Engine Roundtable have set the bar of Search Engine Strategies session coverage and are at it again...