Websites in the health & medical and the travel categories received substantial traffic driven to them from search engines in November 2007.
Health Pros Upset At YouTube ‘Misinformation’
If you’re getting your health information solely from YouTube, then it may be time to let some of the harsher Darwinian aspects of life take their course. Nonetheless, Canadian health researchers are aghast at the "misinformation" spreading via the user-generated video site.
Google Health Announced for Next Year
Google’s Marissa Mayer, who replaced now ex-Google employee Adam Bosworth as manager of the Google Health product team, said Google Health will officially appear in early 2008. (Screenshots of the product already circulated.)
TauMed Expands Into Health Video
Visitors to the health information site TauMed will see the new video feature integrated into the service and the website’s community.
Jupiter Has Good Prognosis For Health Ads
Google has been touting a Jupiter Research report on health information searching and its recommendations for advertisers.
Users Rely On Search For Health Information
About 65 percent of online health consumers say they click on results because of its relevance to a particular query while 16 percent choose a result based on the trustworthiness of it source according to a new JupiterResearch report, "US Online Health Consumer Survey, 2007: Understanding Search Behavior."
Meredith Acquires Health Search Engine Healia
The vertical search engine Healia, a health search engine that specializes in finding high-quality and personalized health information, has been acquired by Meredith Corporation.
Revolution Health Traffic Getting Fit
Former AOL head man Steve Case has been actively promoting his latest venture, Revolution Health, and the website is seeing a rise in visits.
Search Engines Support Revolution Health
The Revolution Health website is, in some ways, like many others; it calls itself “a free, comprehensive health and medical information site, specifically designed with the Family’s Chief Medical Officer – women and other caregivers – in mind.” But Revolution Health is actually doing well, thanks largely to Google and Ask.
Google Looks To Improve Health Search
When searching for health information online, it’s hard to know what sites are trustworthy. Google has a system for marking authoritative results, but by the company’s own admission most users are unaware of how to interpret the indicators. So how can the experience of searching for health-related information be improved?