Yahoo! Desktop Search
I find it hard to work up any enthusiasm for yet another desktop search announcement, but I would be remiss if I did not mention the new Yahoo! Desktop Search that has been announced. I have not checked it out, [...]
Google Sandbox Detection Tool
Randfish of SEOSurvey has a new version of a tool that helps determine if your site is stuck in the Google sandbox. He admits that the tool is not authoritative, but uses many factors to pinpoint the likelihood of being [...]
After SEO – Website conversion
Yesterday, I discussed making your search engine listings stand out so that you stand a better chance of having users click through to your website rather than the other sites displayed in the SERPs. So, what happens when they get [...]
Enhancing your search engine listings
There is a good article at www.isedb.com/news/article/1081 outlining a new service for videos to enhance your search engine listings. The idea of a marketing video next to a search engine listing is interesting. I'm not sure the public would actually [...]
Google patent and upcoming affilate announcement
So much SEO news today. The word is that Google will announce tomorrow that only 1 affiliate per merchant will be allowed to advertise. This could be a huge shakeup in the affiliate industry. Read more about it at www.webmasterworld.com/forum81/4204.htm. [...]
Microsoft to offer own PPC
Anyone remember reading my 2005 Search Engine Predictions? In it, I stated "Microsoft will buy out BidClix or some other ad network to compete with Overture, and will effectively stamp out Adwords/Adsense." Well, I might have been partially wrong about [...]
Result Crowding
The filter that prevents more than two results from the same domain showing up in the Google SERPs (one indented below the other). Adding &filter=0 to the end of the URL address after performing a search, will turn the Result [...]
GoogleGuy comments on odd SERPs when searching for Yahoo
Yesterday, I mentioned that searching for the word "Yahoo" on Google (without the quotes) returns less than 40 results. Last night, on SearchEngineWatch at https://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?threadid=3385, Googleguy addressed this oddity by saying: I asked someone about this.. I asked an engineer [...]
Google to be featured on 60 Minutes Sunday
According to CBS News, Google will be a feature story on 60 Minutes this Sunday, January 2, 2005. "The company that began as a school project six years ago is now worth about as much as Ford and General Motors [...]
How obvious is your topic?
Try this little on-page SEO experiment. Go to a page on your website that you are actively promoting but are having trouble ranking. Have your mother or grandmother or some non-techy friend look at the page. Give them only about [...]
