An anonymous Murdok reader pointed out an interesting issue going on with Google’s search results. A search of the keywords “Fathers Day Gifts” finds that Google is giving a link for Froogle the first AdWords position (highlighted by a blue rectangle) in the SERP over a company that bid for the very same ranking.
MoreGoogle Adds Features To Google Search Results
Andreas Pizsa has created an impressive, although unofficial, Google add-on that changes the way Google result pages appear to users who install it. The utility, called MoreGoogle, adds new features to Google SERPs in an effort to improve user experience.
Google Announces Upgrades Of Corporate Search Package
Today, June 2, 2004, search engine Google announced the availability of its upgraded Google Search Appliance. GSA is a hardware/software package designed to deliver Google-quality search results on intranets and public websites.
EZ traffic from Google and Yahoo Traffic
This is a sly traffic idea I got from my Kentucky cohort Garrett French. Garrett writes for WebProWorld.com.
Old Google Link Allows PageRank Sales
WebProWorld’s been buzzing with talk of a link on one of Google’s pages to a page (with PR 9) that sells links. That’s right – it appeared that Google was deliberately sending PR to a page whose business was selling text links to the highest bidder.
Lushe Allows Google Search Of Favorite Websites
A new Google hack appearing at Lushe.net allows users to designate a favorites list and have Google search only the sites within the list. Glen Murphy, a web developer who has completed a number of successful web experiments, created the hack.
Google Adwords Image Ads
Are we going back in time with Google Adwords Image Ads? Weren’t banners supposed to be less effective than text ads? Google doesn’t seem to think so as it introduced Image Ads as an additional service in the Google Adwords program.
Foundstone Introduces Google Powered SiteDigger
Foundstone, a company offering strategic security for business and IT professionals, today announced the availability of SiteDigger, a free tool designed to help identify potential sources of information leakage on public Web sites.
Vividence Study Reveals Google Has Most Traffic, Least Ad Clicks
A study conducted by Vividence, a market research firm, examined how people interact with search engines. The study, which Vividence released the findings of yesterday, May 25, 2004, found that search engine use and search engine ad click through rates do not necessarily correlate.
Google Tops The Wired 40
Wired Magazine has released its annual Wired 40 list that identifies the 40 companies that, as masters of innovation, technology and strategic vision, are driving the global economy. Once again, Google claims the first position, finishing off the top 5 of a who’s who in the Web industry.