Google Video Search
Published by Picturesque on Wednesday, January 26, 2005 at 8:52 AM.
You can now search tv programs online at Google. As if we don't watch enough tv, now we can search tv. The rest of our lives in front of a tube. This is progress. To try it out, visit Google Video Search.
Google Raises Word Limit to 32
Published by Picturesque on Monday, January 24, 2005 at 3:00 PM.
Goolge use to limit search phrases to a 10 word limit. Most users only type in 3 to 4 words, but researchers were often hindered by such a low limit. Now up to 32 words, we can now search for text passages, movie quotes and other long phrases. For more info click Google Raises Word Limit to 32.
Anti-Spam Efforts on Major Blogs
Published by Picturesque on Friday, January 21, 2005 at 10:43 AM.
Primarily a Google initiative, a number of blogging companies have announce the use of a new tag to cut down on spamming in blogs. There are a number of unscrupulous companies using blogs to post links to their website. These postings are generated by software instead of a real person and as such, defeat the real purpose of a blog. To stop this type of activity, a new html tag (rel="nofollow") is being used automatically in blogs. This means that submitting content to blogs will probably not help your search rankings but having your own blog with templated links to your site will still benefit you.
The statements made about blogs in the last SEOengine newsletter are still valid. Having your own blog on your own server can still be beneficial if you follow our simple checklist.
Read more about this at the Google Blog.
The statements made about blogs in the last SEOengine newsletter are still valid. Having your own blog on your own server can still be beneficial if you follow our simple checklist.
Read more about this at the Google Blog.
Yahoo! Desktop Search Beta
Published by Picturesque on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 2:50 PM.
Yahoo! has released a beta version of their desktop search tool. Joining the ranks of many others who have done the same, Yahoo! one ups many by offering more search capabilities. You can not only search files such as MS Office, PDF and text, but over 200 addtional formats including databases and very obscure formats. Yahoo! also uses it's own window rather than a search engine results page. Check out the Yahoo! Desktop Search Beta. For Windows XP and 2000 SP 3+ only.
MSN Search Still Beta
Published by Picturesque on at 9:13 AM.
Although people using the MSN Desktop search tool are seeing a bit more of the data from the new MSN Search service, it's still a beta project and not ready for regular consumption. For the official scoop on this search engine's status and other tibbits, check out msnsearch's WebLog.
Answers for Free
Published by Picturesque on Sunday, January 09, 2005 at 11:52 AM.
What used to be a fee based service is now free. Visit reference site Answers.com for a demonstration and information on a search service that gives you something besides just a list of site links.
