Google has built a reputation for being able to anticipate searcher needs and serve up the best results based not just on keyword input but other factors as well. Lately the focus has been on local search. With the expected explosion of mobile search looming, the idea behind localized search is faster access to the [...]
Fine, I’ll Watch it Online!
July 30th, 2008Well educated, affluent, working white women are watching their favorite shows online rather than on the boob tube these days, says a new survey. Well, duh. They finally figured out it was useless trying to pry the remote from the fists of the well educated, affluent, working white man. 20% of primetime television is now [...]
Pickens Dumps Yahoo Stock
July 30th, 2008T Boone Pickens, Texas oil tycoon and self styled alternate energy pioneer, has sold his 10 million shares of Yahoo stock following the Yahoo – Icahn deal and prior to Friday’s stockholders’ meeting. Pickens had purchased the stock back in May, when he announced his support of Icahn move to supplant the entire Yahoo board [...]
PageRank Jumping Again
July 30th, 2008Numerous websites are in a tizzy yet again as Google’s algorithm’s for PageRank appear to be tweaking once more. The search engine giant’s constant adjusting of PageRank has made some webmasters decide to forget about chasing the brass ring, observing that many low PageRank results actually can show up quite high on the SERPs. Google’s [...]
How Do I Search Thee? Let me Count the Ways…
July 29th, 2008Search engines are where it’s at, these days… or so it seems. The controversy over Google’s ever increasing preemptive tactics has caused some daring souls to strike out in their own. Others plan to cash in on the mobile search aspects, or focus on local and targeted search as a way to stand out from [...]
