Yahoo! Search Marketing, formerly Overture Services, announced the launch of its “Think Big” contest, which will award one small business with 10 million free ad impressions across the Yahoo! network.
Does MSN Search Favor IIS-Hosted Sites?
Does Microsoft consider the server environment a site is hosted on when applying relevancy rankings for their search results? If this were indeed true, wouldn’t manipulation of this sort render their SERPs as biased and non-relevant?
But Is It Search?
Yahoo, unsurprisingly, is taking steps towards being a banner ad-serving company via its network of content publisher partners. Google recently announced their own progress in this area, which included allowing animated banners, and a new CPM-based pricing system.
Search Engine Fight: Yahoo Lunch vs Google Lunch
My wife and I have this inside joke about fighting. It was inspired by the film Zoolander, when Zoolander and Hans were competing against each other on the runway and Mugatu says…
Search All Of Google With Xtra-Google
How would you like the ability to search all of Google from a single static page? Does the idea of using Google to do a keyword search while it’s associated with a popular term and/or site appeal to you…
Is it Search or Advertising?
Yahoo, unsurprisingly, is taking steps towards being a banner ad-serving company via its network of content publisher partners.
Multiply Gives Social Search A Shot
Social networks like Friendster and Orkut are often viewed with excitement when they are first launched. However, with the proliferation of social network-based services (Yahoo and MSN have each started one), the luster seems to wear off shortly after the public becomes aware of them.
The Myth of Rankings – Beyond Search Engine Optimization
What follows is a condensed version of a conversation that happens all too frequently when I am approached by a prospect interested in search engine optimization (SEO):
Google Personalizes Their Search Experience
Yesterday, Google officially (beta-wise) removed the wraps on their venture into the personal search arena. Judging by early impressions, Google’s personal search service appears to be receiving a warm welcome.
Google Search History Foreshadows Google Tags
Google today launched a new opt-in feature called My Search History that aggregates all of your personal web searches into a searchable date-stamped blog-like archive.