Monthly archive for November 2008

Google Introduces Search Wiki

Thursday, den 27. November 2008

You may have started to notice some arrows appearing next to your search results in Google. This is called ‘Search Wiki’, which was recently released by Google. This is a new push from Google for Social Search. There had been some talk about it before, so to some it might be no surprise. This new [...]

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TechCrunch Launch Search Engine Powered by Yahoo Boss

Wednesday, den 26. November 2008

Today TechCrunch launched a new search engine for their network of blogs, using the new Yahoo Boss technology known as ‘Boss Vertical Lense’ (of which you can read more about here.) See below for a quote from the TechCrunch website:
 ”The new TechCrunch Search is considerably more powerful than WordPress’s default search capabilities. For one, you [...]

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25% Growth in Mobile Internet Use

Monday, den 24. November 2008

Data from Nielson has shown that mobile internet use is growing 8 times faster than that of PC based internet use. Unsurprisingly 16-24 year olds are the main users, with just 12% being over 55.
It shows that internet access trends are changing as technology evolves and the new generation of internet users are becoming more [...]

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Life at the Top

Friday, den 21. November 2008

We noticed a post on http://www.searchengineserious.co.uk/blog/ stating that Big Mouth had dropped out of top position for the query ’search engine optimisation’. We got excited! But actually they are still number 1 in the UK – on Google.com they are beat by wikipedia. But the fact that someone has seen movement and that a newer company like Just [...]

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Search Engine Marketing Podcast

Thursday, den 20. November 2008

The third of series of Mason Zimbler’s podcasts is about Search. In this, David Sloly interviews Jeannette Kocsis, Vice president digital practice for the Harte Hanks group, and Nick Beck from TUG the online Specialist Search Engine Marketing agency.
They covered topics such as: what is Search Engine Optimisation and Pay Per Click, and how can [...]

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Decker and Miller on the Top List for Yahoo CEO Role

Wednesday, den 19. November 2008

According to Brand Republic, Yahoo number 2 Susan Decker and former AOL chief Jonathan Miller are on the top list for the new CEO role at Yahoo. See below for a quote:
“Several prominent internet and media candidates have been tipped, but analysts have singled out Decker, current Yahoo! president and Miller, former head of AOL. [...]

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Google Introduces Voice Search for the iPhone

Tuesday, den 18. November 2008

After months of waiting for the new update to Google Apps for the iPhone, we’ve finally got it! Voicesearch for the iPhone. We’ve given this one a go for ourselves and out of 5 searches we made, it got 1 right. No suprise here, seeing nearly all voice recogition software needs hours and hours of [...]

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Battelle: Yang to leave CEO Post at Yahoo

Tuesday, den 18. November 2008

John Battelle recently conducted an interview with Jerry Yang (CEO of Yahoo,) in this interview John ask’s Yang Why he’d want to stay as CEO. This interview is being widely recognised as evidence of the departure of Jerry Yang. Below is the official interview video:

Update: Its official, Yang has stepped down as CEO. [...]

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Google Introduce 3D Design Software, SketchUp

Monday, den 17. November 2008

Another day, another bit of software by Google….Today Google announced the release of Google SketchUp. The software allows users to design anything you want in 3D, be it your Home, an abstract painting or even as Google said a Killer Robot!!! See below for a quote from the Google Blog and a video:
 ”We’re very excited [...]

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Wii Fit ‘Most Searched Product’

Thursday, den 13. November 2008

 Some interesting stats from Hitwise have been released about search trends in the run up to Christmas. According to their research the Wii Fit is currently the most searched for product, followed by the Wii console with iPhones coming in as the third most searched for product.
 Partially helped by the popularity of Wii Fit, compter [...]

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