Zvents announced their launch of a new, blended search results page for local content. Now, when you do searches on their site, they’ll bring back results for various businesses, events, performances, movies, store sales and more in your local area. Here’s a screengrab of the newly-blended results page:
Google Maps Shows New Hampshire Results
Want straightforward news about New Hampshire’s primary? So do I. Yet within about seven seconds of turning on the television this morning, I heard someone begin a sentence with "If you buy my book . . ." In contrast, Google Maps offers a neutral representation of events.
Are Google Results Hazardous To Your Health?
First thing’s first: I’m suspicious of the pharmaceutical industry in general. A lot of people are, but as a journalist, suspicion is part of the job. Also, I have the researcher’s tendency toward cyberchondriasis, so take my non-medical expertise for what it’s worth.Which isn’t much. I put that out there so others won’t have to.
Did Web Traffic Predict The Iowa Caucus Results?
Is there a correlation between web traffic and the results of the Iowa Caucus? Well, maybe.Hitwise’s Heather Hopkins was half right a couple of days ago, all the way from England. Hopkins measured the Iowa traffic going to different candidate websites and yes indeed Barack Obama beat out Hillary Clinton.
Subscribed Links Now in Google Organic Results
Ben Allen found that Google now integrates Subscribed Links results in-between other organic search results, as part of the “universal search” initiative; this may be new, though it’s hard to tell for sure.
No Malware on Google Results?
Google has taken steps to remove malware websites from its search results, according to a ComputerWorld article released Wednesday.
Google Lets (Some) Users Adjust Search Results
If you’ve ever thought, “Hey, I could give better search results than that,” here’s your chance: one of Google’s experiments is allowing users to vote sites up (or off) results pages. They can also add completely new sites to the list.
Changing Search Results with Google Experimental
Some users are reportedly seeing a new experiment in Google Experimental: the ability to re-order and even hide specific items in web search results.
How To Look Your Best In Search Results
Mom always said, "Put your best foot forward." It’s valuable advice, because often how you appear on a first meeting sends subtle signals about you and can influence what happens next. We should also be concerned the same way with how we appear, what information is presented about us, in the search results.
Google’s Internal Tool to Check Results?
French Google blog Zorgloob has what they say are screenshots from a Google employee showing a certain “GG Score" value in action.