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Search Engine Watch April 14, 2005 Christine Churchill |
Search Engine Algorithms & Research As a searcher or search engine optimization specialist, do you really need to understand the algorithms and technologies that power search engines? Absolutely, said a panel of experts at a recent Search Engine Strategies conference. |
InternetNews November 22, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
A White Hat Approach to Web 'Cloaking' A benign cloaking service from Dipsie aims to make Web sites more visible to search engines. The application also recommends keywords and compound phrases to be used in bidding for advertising on Google AdWords and Yahoo Search Marketing. |
Search Engine Watch March 31, 2008 Kevin Newcomb |
Highlights from the SEW Blog: March 24-28, 2008 Good Google bombs... Google webmaster tools... Google no longer a portal?... Search within a search... Yahoo and the future of search... Google video ads... Non-text contextual ads... Social media: one size does not fit all... etc. |
Search Engine Watch February 6, 2009 Chris Boggs |
Don't Believe Everything You Read Some marketers choose to base their search marketing strategies on blog posts. |
Search Engine Watch December 7, 2003 Danny Sullivan |
What Happened To My Site On Google? The outcry from webmasters about Google's recent ranking algorithm change has been unprecedented. This article takes a Q&A-style approach to examine many of the issues and questions that have arisen from the change. |
Search Engine Watch August 29, 2008 Frank Watson |
Looking for Answers in a Search Marketing Forum? Be Specific! If you're a newbie looking for guidance in search marketing, there are plenty of places to find it, if you know how to best phrase your request for information. |
Search Engine Watch July 1, 2003 Danny Sullivan |
The Search Engine Report - Number 80 Search Engine Watch News... SES San Jose Agenda Now Available... Microsoft's MSN Search To Build Crawler-Based Search Engine... Overture's Content Match Takes On Google's Contextual Ads... Google AdSense Expands Contextual Ad Placement Program To Small Sites... etc. |
Search Engine Watch August 21, 2009 Frank Watson |
Is Google the Lazy Man's Marketing Method? Is it lazy to focus the majority of your marketing efforts on Google, or just common sense? Is it worth our time to focus on other search engines, social media, and other non-Google marketing online? |
Search Engine Watch March 19, 2004 Chris Sherman |
Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Why Would Anyone Bid $5.00 Per Click - Search Engines and AdSense - Geo-Targeting Content - Search Engine Optimization Implications? - Google Shows a Map to Your House - Google Tweaks Local Search Out of the Labs - What Does Traffic Estimator Include? Indexing Pages in Hebrew - Yahoo, What Gives? How Do You Tell If You're Penalized? |
Search Engine Watch August 5, 2003 Danny Sullivan |
The Search Engine Report Search Engine Watch News... Early Bird Deadline For SES San Jose Tomorrow!... LookSmart Opens Deep Listings Option To Small Businesses... Yahoo To Buy Overture... Search Engine Resources |
Search Engine Watch February 27, 2004 Chris Sherman |
Search Engine Forums Spotlight Links to this week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Nice To See Google Back On Track! Will it last? - Anybody Experienced With URL Rewrite for IIS? - The -Noblog Option or Blog Tab: Can It Be Done? - SEMPO - Yahoo Recommends Keywords META and Image ALT Text - Yahoo Versus Google On Redirect Handling - Who Links to My Site? |
Search Engine Watch November 23, 2005 Christine Churchill |
Understanding Search Engine Patents Search related patents provide insight into what's going on in search engine algorithms, and search marketers who understand these 'rules of ranking' are better positioned to win top position in search results. |
Search Engine Watch September 3, 2002 Danny Sullivan |
Google: Can The Marcia Brady Of Search Stay Sweet? Does search dominance by Google mean that the company is destined to be hated, in the way that Microsoft endures a poor reputation due to its dominance of operating systems, office software and browsers? Such a fate is not preordained. |
Search Engine Watch March 3, 2003 Danny Sullivan |
Google Throws Hat Into The Contextual Advertising Ring Last week, Google unveiled a new method of distributing its paid listings, placing them on web pages, as opposed to the traditional means of inserting them into search results. |
Search Engine Watch February 20, 2004 Chris Sherman |
Search Engine Forums Spotlight What's The Next Step With Search Engines? Google and Semantic Web Search. |
Search Engine Watch August 26, 2008 Mark Jackson |
SEO Success -- Guess What...Content Works! Fixing problems and implementing some search engine-friendly practices can have an immediate effect on a site's search engine rankings. But no search engine optimization technique works better than creating quality content. |
Technology Research News October 22, 2003 Kimberly Patch |
Queries guide Web crawlers Search engines approach the problem of sorting out the vast amount of information on the Internet by casting their nets as widely as they can, then sifting through the catch. An algorithm that analyzes what people are looking for could point search engines toward more relevant pages. |
Search Engine Watch January 31, 2008 Kevin Newcomb |
Search Marketers' Wish Lists, Part 2 Predictions of the future of Internet marketing from several search marketers and social media marketers. |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google Down, Down Under Australians try to tame the giant. Advertising under trademarked keywords -- such as a rival company's name -- has been a thorn in Google's side before. The practice has been upheld domestically, but tighter laws in other countries do not offer that kind of sponsorship flexibility. |
Search Engine Watch October 7, 2004 Catherine Seda |
Contextual Ads: Vital to a Search Marketing Campaign? Are you bidding on keywords through Overture's Precision Match, Google's AdWords or another pay-for-placement service? If so, you're eligible to participate in their contextual advertising programs. |
Search Engine Watch September 2, 2003 Danny Sullivan |
The Search Engine Report Search Engine Watch News... SES Dates For 2004 Set... Search Engine Size Wars IV & Google's Supplemental Index |
Search Engine Watch November 5, 2001 Danny Sullivan |
Desperately Seeking Search Engine Marketing Standards It seems that every so often, someone makes a new push to suggest that the search engine marketing industry needs to establish standards of conduct. The idea usually dies away from a lack of support. However, a new effort is underway from several different parties that might have more luck... |
Search Engine Watch January 30, 2008 Kevin Newcomb |
Search Marketers' Wish Lists Predictions of the future of Internet marketing from several search marketers and social media marketers. |
Search Engine Watch December 28, 2006 Grant Crowell |
Optimizing Images for Search Engines One of the more potentially advantageous yet wholly underused areas for search engine optimization is in image search. Few website owners have optimized for image search. Here are some tips. |
Search Engine Watch April 27, 2004 Danny Sullivan |
Spam Rules Require Effective Spam Police How effective rule enforcement by the search engines regarding spam would help matters, and the impact better spam disclosure would have for searchers and marketers alike. |
Search Engine Watch August 27, 2010 Marty Weintraub |
Online Marketing Fundamentals For New Professionals, Part 2 A new crop of search marketers need to learn the fundamentals of our industry. Class is in session once again. Today's lesson: organic and paid search for newbies. |
Wired September 2006 Charles C. Mann |
Spam + Blogs = Trouble Splogs are the latest thing in online scams - and they could smother the Internet. |
InternetNews August 17, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
Sizing Up the Search Competition In the Google-Yahoo rivalry, does the bigger index do a better job? |
Search Engine Watch January 6, 2005 Danny Sullivan |
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Developments With Consumer Search This year, web search will morph into consumer search, where major search companies offer a robust range of ways to search for information in specialized areas. |
T.H.E. Journal August 2002 Killmer & Koppel |
So Much Information, So Little Time Evaluating web resources with search engines |
Macworld April 19, 2006 Lee Sherman |
DEVONagent 2.0 Aimed at casual Web surfers and serious researchers alike, DEVONagent 2.0 begins where Google leaves off. And you don't have to be a scientist to use it. |
Search Engine Watch October 24, 2006 Chris Sherman |
Google Launches Custom Search Engine Service Want your own Google-flavored specialized search engine for your web site or blog? With Google's new Custom Search Engine service, it takes just minutes to set up your own unique search engine. |
Search Engine Watch April 2, 2003 Danny Sullivan |
Loving Each Other More: Search Engines & Blogs There's a good reason for Google or someone else to create a robust, blog-specific search engine. In addition, there are things bloggers could do to make their content more accessible to ordinary web search engines. |
Search Engine Watch July 30, 2008 Eric Enge |
Google vs. Yahoo on Paid Links Google created a firestorm in the industry with its Paid Links directive. So where does Yahoo stand in the Paid Links debate? |
Search Engine Watch November 11, 2008 Carrie Hill |
Six Things You Might Be Doing Wrong (And How to Fix Them)! When you look at what is and isn't working for a small business Web site, you'll find that the most frequent issues fall within six categories. Some are flaws in site architecture, while others are the result of poor planning or marketing discipline. All are fixable, if you know what to look for. |
Search Engine Watch November 30, 2010 Eric Enge |
Search Engine Optimization in an Increasingly Social World SEO is changing rapidly, in part due to the increasingly social nature of the web. A look at what's driving these changes and some of the implications of how they impact our behavior. |
Search Engine Watch January 23, 2008 Kevin Newcomb |
Search Marketing Predictions for 2008 We've collected the 2008 predictions of several search engine marketers, sharing their best guesses about the direction of the industry in the coming year. |
InternetNews August 2, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
Dogpile: Search Engines Don't Have Much in Common Users of the meta-search service can now see results from MSN Search in addition to results from Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves and MSN Search. As part of its announcement, Dogpile demonstrated the diversity of results across the engines. |
InternetNews August 8, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas |
Searching for the Next Big Thing New search services, partnerships and platforms are expected to launch at Search Engine Strategies conference. |
Entrepreneur July 2004 Mike Hogan |
Release the Hounds With search engine competition on the rise, entrepreneurs stand to benefit, as both users and advertisers. |
Search Engine Watch January 6, 2009 Mark Jackson |
There's No Shortcut to Good SEO...Or Is There? If search engines want all SEOs to operate in an ethical manner, they should show us that they're penalizing the Web sites that abuse their guidelines, and reward those who follow their guidelines. |
Search Engine Watch February 16, 2005 Bill Hunt |
What, Exactly, is Search Engine Spam? There's a subtle boundary that separates acceptable search engine optimization practices from the shadier techniques used by spammers. How can you recognize the difference between white-hat and black-hat techniques? |
Search Engine Watch August 14, 2009 Joshua Palau |
Observations from SES San Jose The world of search is getting more mature and continues to have tremendous importance. Despite the economic downturn, people came out to share and learn more about how to advance their businesses through search. |
Search Engine Watch October 24, 2003 Danny Sullivan |
Google Launches Local Search Targeting & Search Forum Spotlight Google has rolled out a new Regional Targeting feature that lets advertisers have their AdWords ads appear in front of those searching from specific local areas in the United States. Also, a roundup of topics discussed at various search forums this week. |
Search Engine Watch April 28, 2005 Danny Sullivan |
Worthless Shady Criminals: A Defense Of SEO SEO has developed a bad reputation, despite having a lot to offer. In this article, a look at why we've arrived at this sorry state of affairs and how everyone needs to reassess the need for search engine optimization. |
Search Engine Watch January 13, 2009 Mark Jackson |
Should Your SEO Strategy Target the Head or the Long Tail? If you're focused on ranking for that one major keyword, having a deep Web site full of great content is necessary to achieve authority in the eyes of the search engine. So, whether or not you intended to do it, you'll be optimizing for the long tail in order to achieve your goals. |
Search Engine Watch August 1, 2008 Frank Watson |
Look Out PageRank, There's a New Algorithm in Town Microsoft recently published research on a new algorithm it calls BrowseRank, which is based on user behavior instead of linking patterns. Microsoft thinks this could be the answer to increased relevance in search results. But is it? |
Search Engine Watch October 16, 2009 Marc Poirier |
Evaluating Second Tier PPC Search Engines So-called second tier search engines can sometimes help expand campaigns beyond traditional search engines. |
Search Engine Watch December 1, 2003 Danny Sullivan |
Google Dance Syndrome Strikes Again There's been a new outbreak of Google Dance Syndrome, causing some web sites last month to lose top positions for some search terms. However, unlike previous outbreaks, a cure exists that makes it easy to compare results from old to new Google. |
Search Engine Watch December 1, 2009 Eric Enge |
Four New Signals in Search Search engines are trying to improve search quality by looking at signals such as load time, click data, Web references, and social media. |