After all, as Erik Johnson pointed out with his newly launched parody website, Replacement Google, things could be much worse. By now, most Google users are accustomed to seeing Google celebrate the birthdays of famous artists, scientists, and...
Erik Qualman (@equalman) Nathania Johnson (@nathaniajohnson) In theory, the idea is good: share some of your favorite Twitterers with your followers, assuming they'll like what they have to say too. In practice, it can be overused and worthless.
Say, for example, you wanted to check on NHL player Erik Cole's stats with the Edmonton Oilers. Search AOL for Erik Cole and here's what you get: If you've ever wanted to look up a pro athlete's stats, you know it can take several clicks to find...
Recently, SEW Expert Erik Qualman examined Google Insights for search trends related to newly announced Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. Like Barack Obama, being unknown sends people a-searching on the internet.
These poor search results were consistent for many of the athletes, so much so that Yahoo and MSN attempted to manipulate the results by hand, as Nathania Johnson covered in great detail for the Search Engine Watch blog.
In today's Brand Equity column, "NBC's Olympic Fool's Gold; Google Comes Home Empty-Handed ," Erik Qualman explains why NBC left a lot to be desired, and why Google was left in the dust. In the last days of the Olympics, many are taking stock of...
In today's Brand Equity column, "The Top 4 Best Facebook Practices," Erik Qualman explains why playing in this space is not like traditional marketing methods. When engaging in social media, companies are often encouraged to engage consumers on...
s Search GM Erik Jorgensen publicly stated that he believed the majority of local searches will eventually be conducted on mobile devices. Detlev Johnson will be sitting in for me doing our Daily SearchCast podcast while I'm on the trip.
Getting Them to What They Want - User Interface Engineering Report, $24, November 2001 by Erik Ojakaar and Jared M. Specialize Your Site's Search - Forrester Report, December 2001 by Kyle Johnson, $595 http://www.forrester.com/ER/Research/Report...
