SEO Inc. has been a mainstay in the number one position in Google for the coveted search term “search engine optimization” for as long as I can remember. Now SubmitExpress has taken over that position. So, one can view this as normal search engine fluctuation or variation, and yes, this is possible. But with the...Read More
According to a thread in the WebmasterWorld.com forum, GoogleGuy has stated that Google is testing and improving its software to put the kibosh on rank checkers and automated programmatic queries. This move by Google is to thwart viruses and Trojan horses on a user’s PC that are sending automated queries to Google. GoogleGuy states, “Recently,...Read More
According to a Reuters article on CNN.com, Chinese ecommerce company, Alibaba is launching a new online payment service that it is calling Alipay. Alibaba hopes that Alipay will become the default online payment method throughout China and all of Asia. In a country where cash is still king, Alibaba Chief Executive Jack Ma told Reuters...Read More
According to a press release in e-consultancy.com, a DoubleClick report states that more than half of online buyers make purchases online on average 2 weeks or more after their initial product research. This revelation in buyer behavior bodes well for the patient marketer. It also bodes well for affiliate marketers whose cookies give credit for...Read More
According to a thread in the WebmasterWorld.com forum, a search engine optimization company called Top-pile.com has gone down after 6 years in business on the Internet. The CEO, Paddy Bolger, left a lengthy and honest message outlining the reasons for his SEM’s untimely departure, which included being dumped in the rankings by the search engines,...Read More
According to IBM, businesses and governments are desperately in need of search solutions that are limited to internal documents and media which accumulate in a vastly unstructured manner. IBM states, “The high-value information in these vast collections of data is, unfortunately, buried in lots of noise. Searching for what you want in unstructured sources is...Read More
When you’re trying to get your website traffic on the Internet via link-building campaign, it is important to get your site listed with various search engines and directories. The major search engines and directories like Google and DMOZ are a must, but smaller search engines and directories are also important. In order to save time...Read More
According to Jupiter Research, “Search will develop like TV and print publishing markets.” Jupiter draws a parallel between the development of search and the television industry which started out with the Big 3, NBC, CBS and ABC leading the market at first, only to see its market share splintered off by more specific television stations...Read More
A few weeks ago, I reported about the “new & improved” AOL Search and how it is geared more for advertisers than for consumers. AOL Search has now rolled out its new product and the reception has received mixed results. According to an article on CNET, “AOL has added a clustering technology to AOL Search...Read More
Suppose your website does business with both the U. S. and UK. How do you go about optimizing for both? This is a good question, considering there are language differences even if it is English versus English. For instance, “color” versus “colour”, “meter” versus “metre” and “elevator” versus “lift”. If you use both spellings on...Read More
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