February 2010

Teenager creates her own search engine

Published on: 26th February, 2010

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Teenager creates her own search engine

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Young Sunmee Huh has created a new search engine, which is drawing admiration from experts in the industry.
The teenager named the search engine Good50.com, which she made for her grandfather—who found it difficult to read small fonts and to determine which were sponsored links and natural results.
Huh said that she still wants to develop Good50 [...]

SEO for Twitter

Published on: 26th February, 2010

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SEO for Twitter  | read this item

Did you know that your real-time Twitter tweets can appear in Google’s search results?
With this new development, online businesses can now improve their search engine optimization (SEO) campaigns by maximizing their social presence.
Twitter is a proven social media marketing tool, and sites that know how to use it can greatly improve their SEO campaign.
Greg Scott [...]

European Commission launches investigation on Google

Published on: 24th February, 2010

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European Commission launches investigation on Google  | read this item

The European Commission has launched an investigation against Google after three companies have complained that the search engine was penalizing their businesses.
This marks the first time that Google has been targeted by the European Union.
The Commission has written to Google, inquiring about how its search functions operate and questioned how the search engine sells its [...]

Many Changes are Afoot! Yahoo!, Twitter, & Google Buzz Go on the Offensive

Published on: 24th February, 2010

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Many Changes are Afoot! Yahoo!, Twitter, & Google Buzz Go on the Offensive  | read this item

[PRNewswire] — Breaking news today shows yet another major development for Yahoo!  To add to the excitement of last week’s long-awaited announcement that Yahoo! and Microsoft’s Search Alliance had been given regulatory approval (see Titan SEO’s Feb 18th article), Yahoo! also formally struck a deal with Twitter.  Now not only will searchers see tweets at [...]

SEO planning is necessary for success

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

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SEO planning is necessary for success  | read this item

More often than not, online companies construct a search engine optimization (SEO) campaign without a proper strategy. And this leads to a lot of mistakes.
Preliminary research will prevent website owners from making mistakes in their SEO campaigns, says Peter Crisafi, vice president of dzine it—an SEO development company. “An online marketing campaign will not be [...]

Google and Yahoo implicated in Xerox case

Published on: 23rd February, 2010

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Google and Yahoo implicated in Xerox case  | read this item

Google and Yahoo, the top search engines, are targets of a lawsuit filed by Xerox, the copier manufacturer. Xerox is accusing the two companies of violating Xerox’s patents on search integration technology.
Reports say that the patent technology includes the use of automatically generated queries based on keyword searches. Both Google and Yahoo use this technology [...]

Why Fortune 500 companies can’t conquer the SEO world?

Published on: 19th February, 2010

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Why Fortune 500 companies can’t conquer the SEO world?  | read this item

While there are many search engine optimization (SEO) metrics available, many Fortune 500 companies have struggled with the medium.
Based on statistics from Conductor Research Q4 2009 report, only 25 percent of Fortune 500 keywords rank in the top 50 natural search results. According to the report, big companies are not linking paid keywords to their [...]

Country-targeted SEO campaigns

Published on: 19th February, 2010

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Country-targeted SEO campaigns  | read this item

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the best way to increase a website’s exposure. It allows you to reach a wide, global market for a cost-efficient price. And, contrary to popular belief, SEO can be targeted to specific countries with the help of simple techniques.
Search engines measure rankings in terms of relevance. Whenever you key-in a [...]

Yahoo! and Microsoft to Implement Search Alliance

Published on: 18th February, 2010

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Yahoo! and Microsoft to Implement Search Alliance  | read this item

[BusinessWire] — Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) and Yahoo! (Nasdaq:YHOO) announced today that they have received clearance for their search agreement, without restrictions, from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission, and will now turn their attention to beginning the process of implementing the deal.
Implementation of the deal is expected to begin in the coming [...]

Google Buzz is met by complaints

Published on: 18th February, 2010

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Google Buzz is met by complaints  | read this item

Earlier this month, Google launched its social media tool, Buzz. It serves as a valuable add-on for the company’s Gmail service, and it has been stirring controversy.
The search engine’s new tool has been met by many complaints from privacy advocates. The Google tool’s automatic implementation to put personal information at risk is being tarnished by [...]

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