Posts Tagged with "Google"

Journalists need to embrace search now more than ever

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

  Search and journalism share a symbiotic relationship. Journalism needs search so writers’ articles get found, and search needs journalism to provide some of the freshest content in the SERPs. But some journalists feel that search represents an inherent contradiction to their job of serving the public good by disseminating timely, accurate and interesting information. [...]

Don’t be Afraid of Spiders: In Fact You Should Lure Them In

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

There are spiders around our homes and all over the Web, or, shall we say, the Internet. But the creepy crawlers lurking under our kitchen sink are very different creatures from those who traverse through and index websites. The biological specimens are fond of old, dirty clutter that they can hide behind and wait for their victims. The [...]

The Olympics Impact on Google Search Results

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

This year’s Winter Olympic Games, which started last Friday, provided us with a unique opportunity in that we were able to track the event and see how it affected rankings in Google. Typically, when news breaks it’s not easily predicted, which therefore makes it difficult to track and measure the changes that take place within [...]

Do Search Results Vary By Browser?

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

About a week ago I got involved in a discussion over on LinkedIn at the Search Engine Land group that was started by someone asking the question:  “Google showing different search results for IE and Firefox. Any explanation?” I gave my opinion which was that most likely it was personalized search impacting the rankings because [...]

Vertical Measures January Webinar

Monday, January 18th, 2010

What are you doing this Thursday, January 21st? Hopefully joining us for our Webinar! This month we examine the important factors required to capture the OTHER 9 positions on Google. This month’s presentation, "How to Capture the Other 9 Positions On Google", will discuss methods and techniques some of our attendees might not be familiar with. We’ll [...]