Posts Tagged ‘google’
Date: 16 Dec, 2010
Although Google still dominates the market share for search engine use, Microsoft just announced several new enhancements that should continue to increase the competitiveness of its Bing search engine. Among these new additions is the connection between Bing’s search engine results and the use of Facebook’s ‘Like’ functionality. According to Fox Business, “The new features include a function that allows Bing to rank search results based on whether friends have said they like them on their Facebook page. The new function was developed after the Redmond, Wash.-based...
What is Google Instant Google Instant is Google’s latest technology that is geared towards decreasing search time for users. In order to understand Google Instant, let’s first describe the search process we’re all familiar with. Currently, users type their search phrase into Google’s search bar, hit return, and then wait for the results to load. Google Instant will instead show results while the user is still typing the search phrase. According to Google, Google Instant will have 3 major benefits: 1) Faster Searches 2) Smarter Predictions and 3) Instant Results Why So...
Is My Blog Indexed By Google? Have you ever thought to yourself, “Is my blog indexed by google yet?” Maybe it has been a few days since you wrote your blog and now you’re wondering whether you’re appearing in the search engines. Maybe you try tossing in the title of your blog or searching for the key phrases you optimized your content for. Nothing’s coming up. Hmm, is the content poorly optimized and that’s why you’re not seeing it, or is it simply the case that it has not yet been indexed by Google. How to Tell if Your Blog is Indexed By Google? In this...
Google Social Search The Google Social Search era is here and with it the ever-increasing importance of integrating Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with Social Media Optimization (SMO). In this Identity Building Blog article we will look at 1) What is Google Social Search 2) How Google Social Search impacts your current SEO and SMO strategy and 3) What to look for next. Let’s get started! 1. What Is Google Social Search and How does It Work? According to Google: “Google Social Search is a feature designed to help you discover relevant content from your social circle, a set of online...
