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| SEO articles for today |
| 02.26.04 (9:02 am) |
GoGuides.Org Press Release 2-18-04
http://www.goguides.org/pressrelease.html" title="http://www.goguides.org/pressrelease.html" target="_blank"http://www.goguides.org/press...
Microsoft commercial-search chief departs
http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5165419.html?type=pt&part=inv&tag =feed&subj=news" title="http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5165419.html?type=pt&part=inv&tag =feed&subj=news" target="_blank"http://news.com.com/2100-1024...
Patents raise stakes in search wars
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5165272.html" title="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5165272.html" target="_blank"http://zdnet.com.com/2100-110...
The Complete Guide to Googlemania!
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.03/google.html" title="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.03/google.html" target="_blank"http://www.wired.com/wired/ar...
It was launched by two students in a garage seven years ago. Today, it is the planet's gateway to the internet and is valued at $15bn. But could the Google phenomenon crash as spectacularly as it was born? Charles Arthur investigates
http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/features/story .jsp?story=494453" title="http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/features/story .jsp?story=494453" target="_blank"http://news.independent.co.uk...
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| Search Engine Stats |
| 02.25.04 (12:20 pm) |
I've seen 5 different sets of user stats pertaining to what humans are using what engines. I saw one comment that mentioned to take Googles #'s in half because it was probably people coming back, searching again... after they couldn't find what they were looking for - hilarious. :))
comScore Networks
Google = 35%
Yahoo = 27%
AOLTW = 16%
Microsft = 15%
The 7 largest search engines on the web according to OneStat are:
1. Google 55.2%
2. Yahoo 21.7%
3. MSN Search 9.6%
4. AOL Search 3.8%
5. Terra Lycos 2.6%
6. Altavista 2.2%
7. Askjeeves 1.5%
Nielsen/NetRatings
Google 39%
Yahoo 30%
MSN 29%
AOL 15%
One another note, from OneStat.com, we find this information:
The 7 most used word phrases in search engines on the web are:
1. 2 word phrases 32.58%
2. 3 word phrase 25.61%
3. 1 word phrases 19.02%
4. 4 word phrases 12.83%
5. 5 word phrases 5.64%
6. 6 word phrases 2.32%
7. 7 word phrases 0.98%
As with all stats, I suspect these will change over time. I would like to see Yahoo come out on top. Right now they're not only serving up some great results but RELEVANT results.
Yesterday while looking through a clients server logs I noticed she was found under a keyword phrase containing *Real Estate* something that had been culled by the latest change in Google. I've been reading that the results are looking better but still haven't found this to be across all industries.
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| SEO Articles for the day |
| 02.25.04 (12:04 pm) |
Search Engine Strategy: Links or Content?
http://www.searchengineguide.com/thies/2004/0224_dt1.html" title="http://www.searchengineguide.com/thies/2004/0224_dt1.html" target="_blank"http://www.searchengineguide....
The Future of SEO
http://www.searchengineguide.com/whalen/2004/0224_jw1.html" title="http://www.searchengineguide.com/whalen/2004/0224_jw1.html" target="_blank"http://www.searchengineguide....
Copywriting Makeover: It's Not About YOU, It's About THEM
http://www.searchengineguide.com/thackston/2004/0223_k t1.html" title="http://www.searchengineguide.com/thackston/2004/0223_k t1.html" target="_blank"http://www.searchengineguide....
A Marketers Guide to Search Engine Marketing
and Staying Alive in 2004 - Part One
http://www.marketleap.com/report/ml_report_49.htm" title="http://www.marketleap.com/report/ml_report_49.htm" target="_blank"http://www.marketleap.com/rep...
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| SEO Articles for today |
| 02.23.04 (10:12 am) |
I found this one VERY interesting and surprising:
COLUMNISTS: Yahoo! goes 'pay for exclusion!'
http://www.netimperative.com/cmn/viewdoc.jsp?cat=all&docid=BEP1_Fe ature_0000062653" title="http://www.netimperative.com/cmn/viewdoc.jsp?cat=all&docid=BEP1_Fe ature_0000062653" target="_blank"http://www.netimperative.com/...
The Google "monopoly": is it really a cause for concern?
http://www.it-analysis.com/article.php?articleid=11696" title="http://www.it-analysis.com/article.php?articleid=11696" target="_blank"http://www.it-analysis.com/ar...
Will Google IPO bring back the bubble?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0223/p16s01-wmgn .html" title="http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0223/p16s01-wmgn .html" target="_blank"http://www.csmonitor.com/2004...
The Search Engine That Isn't a Verb, Yet
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/22/business/y ourmoney/22yahoo.html?ex=1078203600&en=7d2 fcacefb94c1c1&ei=5040&par tner=MOREOVER" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/22/business/y ourmoney/22yahoo.html?ex=1078203600&en=7d2 fcacefb94c1c1&ei=5040&par tner=MOREOVER" target="_blank"http://www.nytimes.com/2004/0...
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| SEO Articles worth noting... |
| 02.19.04 (12:27 pm) |
Google eyes a gaggle of sites
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
Like McDonald's talking about selling "billions and billions" of hamburgers, Internet search giant Google said Tuesday that it now accesses more than 6 billion Web pages, images and online postings.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/interne tlife/2004-02-18-google_x .htm" title="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/interne tlife/2004-02-18-google_x .htm" target="_blank"http://www.usatoday.com/tech/...
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My Q is... what percent of that is spam and directory sites? I still see directory sites, unrelated sites in my search. Is this the way Google is going to be from now on?
Possible Google IPO closely watched
By Rachel Beck, AP Business Writer, 2/18/2004
NEW YORK -- It's not just when Google's much-anticipated IPO will take place that's got investors crazed. They're also clamoring to know how the deal will be done
http://www.boston.com/business/personalfina nce/articles/2004/02/18/p ossible_google_ipo_closel y_watched" title="http://www.boston.com/business/personalfina nce/articles/2004/02/18/p ossible_google_ipo_closel y_watched" target="_blank"http://www.boston.com/busines...
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If they don't get their act together it's going to be a wash for all... I think Google is highly overvalued... it has no product!
Yahoo, Google split fuels search competition
By Michael Bazeley
The Google-Yahoo divorce is final.
Yahoo said Wednesday that it had stopped using Google's search engine and is now relying on its own technology to provide what the company called ``more comprehensive and relevant'' results for users.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/new s/7987364.htm" title="http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/new s/7987364.htm" target="_blank"http://www.siliconvalley.com/...
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| Yahoo/Google Pie Chart |
| 02.19.04 (9:05 am) |
Now that's what I'm talkin about!
http://www.websage.net/blog/archives/000026.html" title="http://www.websage.net/blog/archives/000026.html" target="_blank"http://www.websage.net/blog/a...
And I predict this trend to grow towards more Yahoo! users nd less Google users.
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| SEO Articles from Today |
| 02.18.04 (6:06 pm) |
Yahoo! Birth of a New Machine
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3314171" title="http://www.searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3314171" target="_blank"http://www.searchenginewatch....
Has Paid Search Peaked?
http://www.emarketer.com/news/article.php?1002666" title="http://www.emarketer.com/news/article.php?1002666" target="_blank"http://www.emarketer.com/news...
Is your site hiding from the spiders?
http://websearch.about.com/cs/seobasics/a/hidese ek.htm" title="http://websearch.about.com/cs/seobasics/a/hidese ek.htm" target="_blank"http://websearch.about.com/cs...
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| Google adds 1 billion pages to search |
| 02.18.04 (11:38 am) |
Yahoo bids farewell to Google partnership
Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Posted: 12:57 PM EST (1757 GMT)
SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. are revving up their online search engines as the once-friendly business partners shift gears and prepare for what promises to be a fierce rivalry.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/02 /18/google.expands.ap/index.html" title="http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/02 /18/google.expands.ap/index.html" target="_blank"http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/...
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| Yahoo dumps Google search technology |
| 02.18.04 (11:22 am) |
http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5160710.html?tag=nefd_top
I'm definetly seeing some great results on Yahoo. Totally diggin it! My clients are all *back*. I predict we'll be seeing a change in SE usage stats. Google is still serving up directory and info sites. It's been theorized that directory/info sites will be on the left, commercial/paid sites on the right. Kinda like the yellow pages and white pages of the phone book. It seems to me that if Google wants to stay in the game they're going to have to make some big changes (unmake big changes?). I've seen people discussing their kwp queires coming back to life but I've had yet to see this.
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| Holy Cow!! |
| 02.17.04 (12:06 pm) |
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Yahoo looks like they've done it! I don't see the *Powered by Google* logo at the bottom and my clients have all come back with their old GREAT ranking! This is great news.... I hope Google cops a clue and undoes whatever the hell they've done. There's talk of the results coming back in Google but I've had yet to see that as well....
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| SEO Article |
| 02.17.04 (11:56 am) |
Search wars are about to get personal
http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5158591.html?part=rss&tag=feed&su bj=news" title="http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5158591.html?part=rss&tag=feed&su bj=news" target="_blank"http://news.com.com/2100-1038...
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| SEO - Are we there yet? |
| 02.17.04 (11:46 am) |
Great news....
Changes Afoot at Yahoo & MSN
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3313291" title="http://www.searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3313291" target="_blank"http://www.searchenginewatch....
I hope we're seeing the start of the conversion away from Google. I've read that people are seeing Inktomi results but I've had yet to see them so far.
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| SEO Articles - Todays Round... |
| 02.13.04 (10:02 am) |
MSN stops selling pop-ups
http://www.netimperative.com/cmn/viewdoc.jsp?cat=news&docid=BEP1_N ews_0000062310" title="http://www.netimperative.com/cmn/viewdoc.jsp?cat=news&docid=BEP1_N ews_0000062310" target="_blank"http://www.netimperative.com/...
Googlescape: Are we headed for Bubble II?
http://news.com.com/2010-1030_3-5158603.html?part=rss&tag=feed&su bj=news" title="http://news.com.com/2010-1030_3-5158603.html?part=rss&tag=feed&su bj=news" target="_blank"http://news.com.com/2010-1030...
Search engine marketing to grow at slower pace, study says
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=11279" title="http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=11279" target="_blank"http://www.internetretailer.c...
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| Other SEO Links From Today |
| 02.11.04 (12:26 pm) |
Making Sure Your Site is Crawler-friendly
http://www.searchengineguide.com/whalen/2004/0210_jw1.html" title="http://www.searchengineguide.com/whalen/2004/0210_jw1.html" target="_blank"http://www.searchengineguide....
Using Paid Inclusion to Get to the Next Level, Part 1
http://www.clickz.com/search/results/articl e.php/3309771" title="http://www.clickz.com/search/results/articl e.php/3309771" target="_blank"http://www.clickz.com/search/...
Beyond Keywords - Focusing on Behavioral Research
http://www.searchengineguide.com/alexander/2004/0209_j a1.html" title="http://www.searchengineguide.com/alexander/2004/0209_j a1.html" target="_blank"http://www.searchengineguide....
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| SEO Articles |
| 02.11.04 (9:53 am) |
Search Engine Trouble
http://www.smartmoney.com/onedaywonder/index.cfm?story=20040210" title="http://www.smartmoney.com/onedaywonder/index.cfm?story=20040210" target="_blank"http://www.smartmoney.com/one...
Yahoo! testing Inktomi results
http://websearch.about.com/b/a/064202.htm" title="http://websearch.about.com/b/a/064202.htm" target="_blank"http://websearch.about.com/b/...
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| Google Observations |
| 02.11.04 (8:29 am) |
It's been about a month since the FU II started. Here are some observations that I've noticed:
1) Serp's are returning directories now.
When I do a search, I get mostly amazon, dmoz, epinion type of sites. Directories and not human sites. My clients and their competitors are no where to be found, which is good, they all fell together... but not comforting as far as their rankings go.
2) Serp's have irrelevant results.
Some of the results make no sense at all now. For the first time ever I really think Google is *broke* and not just going through a major algorithm facelift. This could be why their heavily anticipated IPO was delayed.
This will be the year of the search engine showdown. With Google broke, Yahoo using their own technology, I think we'll definetly see some changes in useage trends. If Google doesn't get their act together they'll no longer be the SE darling of the world that they've grown accustomed to. Their problems of late have trickeld down to *Joe User* and people have started moving away from them for their searches. I know that I can't find what I'm looking for anymore although I can tweak the way I search in order to get what I want.... the average user probably isn't that savy to use all the search power that is available.
There is still hope... Google could get it together but I see Yahoo giving them a run for their money in the very near future. And who knows what Bill will do?
Only time will tell.
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| SEO Articles from Today & Yesterday |
| 02.10.04 (10:13 am) |
Here is the round of articles I find interesting regarding SEO, Google and related...
The Microsoft-Google incident
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-5155916.html" title="http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-5155916.html" target="_blank"http://zdnet.com.com/2100-110...
LookSmart Looks Bad, Investors Retreat
http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=237493" title="http://www.mediapost.com/dtls_dsp_news.cfm?newsID=237493" target="_blank"http://www.mediapost.com/dtls...
Microsoft not ready to battle with Google
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnolo gy/2001853639_paul09.html" title="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnolo gy/2001853639_paul09.html" target="_blank"http://seattletimes.nwsource....
Searching for a share of the Google market
http://www.sundayherald.com/39750" title="http://www.sundayherald.com/39750" target="_blank"http://www.sundayherald.com/3...
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| Google Still Hosed |
| 02.05.04 (3:29 pm) |
Google is still hosed, people are still upset and things aren't looking better although I DO notice some of the results changing. 90% of my clients are still off the radar map in Google but doing well in MSN. Google should be reindexing any day now and we should see SOME results changing although I wouldn't bet the farm. Maybe this why the IPO was delayed? They need to fix their mess first?
Things that make ya go *hmmmmmmmm*
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| SEO Articles of the Day |
| 02.05.04 (3:25 pm) |
For Google, many retailers eagerly jump through hoops
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/tech nology/2004-02-04-google- cover_x.htm" title="http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/tech nology/2004-02-04-google- cover_x.htm" target="_blank"http://www.usatoday.com/money...
Search Engine Keyphrases and the Power of the Modifier
http://www.searchengineguide.com/buresh/2004/0203_sb1.html" title="http://www.searchengineguide.com/buresh/2004/0203_sb1.html" target="_blank"http://www.searchengineguide....
Traditional Search Engine Optimization VS. Pay Per Click
http://www.searchengineguide.com/wallace/2004/0202_dw1 .html" title="http://www.searchengineguide.com/wallace/2004/0202_dw1 .html" target="_blank"http://www.searchengineguide....
The year of Yahootomi: part 2
http://www.netimperative.com/cmn/viewdoc.jsp?cat=all&docid=BEP1_Fe ature_0000061928" title="http://www.netimperative.com/cmn/viewdoc.jsp?cat=all&docid=BEP1_Fe ature_0000061928" target="_blank"http://www.netimperative.com/...
Analysts still bet on Google IPO
News report says CEO has no plans yet to go public
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archi ve/2004/02/03/BUGES4NFCF1 .DTL&type=tech" title="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archi ve/2004/02/03/BUGES4NFCF1 .DTL&type=tech" target="_blank"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin...
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| SEO & Google links of the day |
| 02.02.04 (12:40 pm) |
Keep your Google mania in check
http://www.canadait.com/cfm/index.cfm?It=902&Id=18558&Se=2& Sv=&Lo=2" title="http://www.canadait.com/cfm/index.cfm?It=902&Id=18558&Se=2& Sv=&Lo=2" target="_blank"http://www.canadait.com/cfm/i...
The Coming Search Wars
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/business/y ourmoney/01goog.html?ex=1076302800&en=f51 afc4f0f5dae81&ei=5040&par tner=MOREOVER" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/business/y ourmoney/01goog.html?ex=1076302800&en=f51 afc4f0f5dae81&ei=5040&par tner=MOREOVER" target="_blank"http://www.nytimes.com/2004/0...
Google for a grade: UW class to study popular search engine
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnolo gy/2001848831_google02.html" title="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnolo gy/2001848831_google02.html" target="_blank"http://seattletimes.nwsource....
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