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Google Upgrades Punctuation Search Results
Google has updated its search results for queries involving punctuation marks and symbols. Though not perfect, searching for the symbol equivalent of a period, comma, carat, percent sign…
Google’s Brin Donates $500K To Wikipedia
Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin donated $500,000 to Wikipedia this week during the company's annual fundraiser. If you have been to Wikipedia this…
Google Tests Sources Feature in Search Results
Google has confirmed they are testing a new feature, Source boxes, that appear to the right of organic search results for some…
Keyword Research: Dealing With Uncertainty
When selecting the keywords you want to rank for, you must take several factors into account. Preferably you’re able to calculate its…
Link Building: How to Set Goals & Gauge Your Competition
Don’t just pore over the number of incoming links you have - do something about them. Learn from your competitors: determine the…
Google Adds Weather Layer to Maps
Google is continuing to expands its Maps feature with a "weather" layer. This layer lets you see the precise weather for a…
Mathematician Pierre de Fermat Honored With Google Doodle
When you scroll over Google's latest Doodle honoring 17th century mathematician Pierre de Fermat there is a message that states "I have…
Why Your Link Requests Are Failing
You need to stop link building and start content development. The types of content that people will want to link to offer…
Google Adds Related Searches SERP Element
A recent addition to the SERP takes advantage of Google's understanding of the complexities of topic categorization to provide a list of…
Google Test Adds Website Names, Subtracts URLs in Search Results
Google appears to be testing a new look for search results, adding the name of popular websites including LinkedIn, Facebook, Apple, Wikipedia,…
Why Small Businesses Should Link Out
A lot of advice has been written over the years telling you to never link out, and horde all the link juice…
Why Google’s Panda Algorithm Update Dropped Sites
Google’s Matt Cutts and Amit Singhal have revealed some more about what is officially known as the Google Panda update, Google’s latest…
Bing Searches, Unique Visitors Rise
A week after being accused of stealing Google’s results, Bing has received some good news: searches on Bing last month increased by…
Google’s Knol Seems To Be Unit Of Knowledge People Don’t Use
Problems at Knol – Google’s Open Encylopedia – had people discussing the site more than usual yesterday. Google Operating System – an…
How Search is Making us Smarter
Online search has clearly evolved to become the de facto answer delivery system for our questions. How search opens learning opportunities to…
Google Open Sources Living Stories; Donates to Wikimedia
Experimental news platform opens to wider audience while Google tests ethical boundaries with Wikimedia donation. Last year, Google News launched Living Stories…
hakia Serves Up Comprehensive Universal Search in New Design
Semantic results are organized by category. Semantic search engine hakia has launched a new search experience today. The results now return different…
hakia Launches NoBrandSearch.com, a Blind Test of Search Engines
hakia’s new site, NoBrandSearch.com, is an attempt at offering up a blind “taste test” of search results. The idea is that users…
Google Envisions Future of Online News with Living Stories
In the movie Notting Hill, Julia Roberts plays a celebrity who falls in love with a non-celebrity, played by Hugh Grant. When…
Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales Joins Hunch Board of Directors
Though Wales just shut down Wikia search last March, he still has an interest in social search. That’s what’s driving his decision…
Google Custom Search Celebrates Birthday with Updates Galore
Google is celebrating the third birthday of Custom Search with many updates. Here they are: Custom Search Themes – Now you can…
Google Wave 101
Check out Google's new real-time platform combining instant messaging, e-mail, document creation, and collaboration.
Yahoo! Rolls Out New Web Search to All Users
Last month, Yahoo! tested a new search that featured 3 columns and updated search results. Now, they’re rolling out the new web…
Scour Incorporates Real-Time Results into Regular Results
Real-time search is all the rage lately, with Twitter fueling the movement via its search of user feeds. Of course, this all…
Yahoo! Toolbar Gets an Update and Made Available for Firefox
Yahoo! this week released an update to their browser toolbar. Previously only available for Internet Explorer, the toolbar is now ready for…
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