Google’s Weekly Zeitgeist report that a number was most on the minds of Google searchers last week: 420. What’s the big deal about 420? Well, in its explanation Google neglected to mention that particular number represents the amount of THC in marijuana.
MSN Luring Searchers With Contest
A variety of prizes and charitable donations awaits the winners of the MSN Search and Win contest over the three-month period of the promotion.
Loyal Searchers or Just A Bunch of Yahoopla?
In recent news, Yahoo! has invited a test group to participate in a new search incentive program.
Searchers Use Engines As An Address Bar
The habit of going to a search engine has become so ingrained a behavior for Internet users that many input names like eBay or Yahoo into a search box instead of the address bar of the browser.
MSN Paying Searchers, Redux
Bill Gates may entice Google searchers to give MSN Search a try by offering the ultimate incentive: cold hard cash from the Microsoft money pile.
Rollyo Lets Searchers Roll Their Own
The beta service from Rollyo lets users assemble a group of sites into a “searchroll” and perform queries that return results from those sites.
Study: Top Ranking Most Clicked, Even When Searchers Tricked
A study out of Cornell University has produced some interesting results regarding users’ search engine results click behavior, concluding that searchers implicitly trust search engine rankings, clicking most often on the top ranking, even when the results are secretly swapped.
Real Estate Bubble Concern Spikes Among Searchers
If you’re in the real estate market, then chances are business has been good. For many, it’s been so good that they’ve decided to quit while they’re ahead. Last month, Hitwise released a report that reflects that concern. Searches for the terms “real estate bubble” and “housing bubble” lit up all of the major search engines, jumping by 311 percent.
MSN, Google Searchers More Likely To Buy
Just in case you were wondering which search engines had users with money in the bank (and I know you were), comScore Networks, Inc. reports that in the month of June, MSN searchers were 48% more likely to buy online than the average Internet user. Googlites were 42% more likely.
Searchers Use Titles To Determine Relevance
When using a search engine, what helps you determine whether or not a listing, paid or organic, is relevant to your search? Is it result descriptions or is it the title of the item being listed…