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Baidu and bing Partnership

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The Chinese search mogul Baidu and Microsoft announced yesterday they have struck a deal to offer bing web services in English. It’s expected to take place by the end of the year.

MetaCrawler Breaks

MetaCrawler Broken for Day Number 2

Both yesterday and today when I tried using metacrawler the “metasearch engine”, the results came up fine. The problem arose when I clicked on any of the results.

When I clicked on the result I wished to visit I received a “Runtime Error” message.

Google Panda Update – Update

How Does the Google Panda Algorithm Update Effect SEO?

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Just one day after Cinco de Mayo Google released a blog post “More guidance on building high-quality sites”. With this post Google has dealt with a number of questions that they have been trying to resolve with their algorithm update.

Search Engines and Fraud

Conduit Hijacks Firefox on a Windows Computer and Convinces User it is Google

firefox browser Search Engines and Fraud I recently had a client ask me a question about some Google results I couldn’t answer. When I finally figured out the answer it was a case of Conduit taking control of the computers Firefox settings.

Cuil The Search Engine That Never Really Was

It is Time to give Cuil a Cool Farewell

cuil Cuil The Search Engine That Never Really Was Cuil is pronounced “cool”, the venture-backed search engine company has disappeared. My broken links WordPress plugin shows Cuil to be unreachable for 3 days now. It appears Cuil has gone down for the count.

Yahoo! Bing Search Alliance Traffic Report

What effect does the Yahoo! – bing marriage have on traffic?

I ran the traffic stats from Google analytics for the 12 days prior to the change and the 12 days after the change. I compared the visitor stats from both Yahoo! and bing during this period.

Local Weather, Local News, Google Local, Local Search

Local Weather, Local News, Google Local, Local Search, is Local Search Taking it’s Place in the Local Arena

local search Local Weather, Local News, Google Local, Local Search A study from the end of 2009 gives us a realistic view of local search and it’s effect on business.

Search Engines: The Top Ten Search Engines

The Top Ten Search Engines, Google Search, Yahoo Search, Bing Search… Search Engine List 2010 Version

search engines Search Engines: The Top Ten Search Engines Google search and Yahoo search, we are all familiar with these but what about the other search engines that are out there?

What is the best search engine?

Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, & the Search Engines by the Numbers

How Popular are Twitter, Facebook, and Google Buzz Compared to the Search Engines

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Last week a friend of mine, John Poling, forwarded me an email with some questions.

I figured I would make a blog post out of my answer. I have included both the forwarded email and the comment from John.

Search Engine Rankings New Signals Indicate Google is Using…

As Jake Blues said “Do You See The Light?” The Signs are There if We Just Listen to Google

jake Search Engine Rankings New Signals Indicate Google is Using... In my last post I quoted Eric Enge’s article as I discussed page load times. Now I am going to discuss the rest of his article “Four New Signals in Search“.

Search Engines – Google Search, Yahoo Search, and Bing Search

Using Google Analytics to Examine Search Traffic from Google, Yahoo, Bing, and other Search Engines

When you install Google analytics on your web site you will have access to a wealth of knowledge about all the search engines sending you traffic. Just how you use these Google analytics is dependent upon what you are looking to accomplish.