Yahoo continues its rebranding campaign dubbed “It Starts with Y!ou” by adding some more bling blings to the Yahoo Messenger client. Now with new audibles and avatars, YM extends Yahoo’s “Yodelling” campaign which started with the Yodel Studio.[Read More]
Search Engines
Trying To Get Your Sites Ranked? Check SheerSEO
Browsing on the web last week I came across a company called SheerSEO, and I was impressed with the SEO software that they created. It basically packs a wide range of SEO tools on a single user interface.
Here are some of the features that you will find inside:
- Search rankings tracking
- PageRank tracking
- Referring sites tracker
- Keyword density checker
- Indexed pages tracker
- Backlinks checker
- Social media tracker
If you are trying to get your website ranking well in Google, tracking your performance along the way is vital. Ever heard the saying “You can’t improve what you can’t measure”? Well, it is true.
The service is also not that expensive, with the basic plan starting at $7 per month. On top of that you can also try it for 90 days free of charge. We will give it a run and report back to you guys how it will work out.
The Deal is On! Microsoft and Yahoo Become Partners in Search
Finally, after a long haul, Microsoft and Yahoo has agreed to a search agreement that would bring Microsoft’s search technology into Yahoo search and Yahoo’s content networking within Microsoft’s clout. Yahoo and Microsoft has just announced their search and online partnership and it’s 10 years of shared revenue for both companies, are you excited?[Read More]
Microsoft Brings Bing to Web Search, as Google Creates a Wave
It’s interesting how major Internet players will try to out buzz each other with their respective announcements. When it was announced earlier this week that Microsoft is set to launch its new search engine Kumo, now officially called Bing, we didn’t hear anything about Google’s Wave Project. And so instead of taking the limelight, Microsoft’s announcement of Bing was over shadowed by the Google Wave. Putting aside the competition issue, what exactly does Bing and Wave has to offer?[Read More]
All About Mobile Search
Search engines certainly revolutionized the web. Mobile devices, similarly, are also revolutionizing the search marketplace. Thinking this very important trend the guys from CellPhones.org created an extensive guide about mobile search. Here is why this segment matters according to them:
Mobile Search is an ever growing part of the larger search market. Last year, according to ComScore, more then 20 million people searched from a mobile device in the USA alone. That’s an increase of 68% from the year previous. This is a fraction of all cell phones in the United States, and as wireless internet speeds and smart handset penetration increase, so will the number of users using search from a Mobile device.
Check the full article if you want to know more about it. It includes tips to optimize for mobile search, how to advertise on it and so on.