We’ve talked about why searchers click on your site search results, but what about when they don’t? Because sometimes they won’t. If you know why searchers fail to click on
AskCity Lets Users Draw On Search
That’s not a figurative title; visitors to AskCity can use the drawing tools to select a section of a city, and then search only within that drawn boundary.
Google Book Search Goes to Germany
The Bavarian State Library has decided to partake in Googles project to scan books from the world’s great collections. As one of the largest libraries in the German-speaking world, the library has around nine million volumes and will make around one million books available to Google search.
MSN/Live Search Nipping At Google’s Heels
Like a puppy chasing someone, Microsoft has been in the search engine pack hounding Google. They could be on their way to eroding just a bit of Google’s market share, but much has to happen first.
A Wrap-Up of Search Summit
Search Summit was well worth the trip down to Sydney. The conference was at Luna Park and I also got the opportunity to stay with friends and go out to dinner. I lived in Sydney for 10 years and while I don’t regret moving away from the corporate world it’s good to experience the buzz of the big city once in a while.
Live Search Gadgetizes Vista
A couple of new Live Search gadgets designed for the Vista Sidebar add out of the browser search and traffic results to Microsoft’s latest operating system.
Search Is Changing, But We Knew That Already
We hate to say "I told you so." Wait. No, we really don’t. Analysts at Piper Jaffray & Co. took a good, hard at look at things and decided we are in the midst of a media – well, everything – revolution and it’s all the Internet’s fault. E-Life as you know it is about to change.
Search Tools Vaulable To Online Retailers
Out of the top online retailers, 91% have improved customer conversion rates, 60% have increased average order value and 100% report year over year increases in customer satisfaction because of their Web site search applications according to a new report "Web Site Search: Revenue in the Results", by Aberdeen.
Search Engines: Who Owns What
Google’s list of subsidiaries drew some attention after that company’s 10-K annual report filing took place; that sparked interest in what other companies have under their voluminous corporate structures.
Can Coding Affect Your Search Ranking
There are many strategies one can employ in order to improve a site’s search ranking. Everything from title tags to link buying has been suggested at one time or another when it comes to this elusive beast we like to call search engine optimization. The question remains, however, is there anything we’re missing as far as coding goes?