The Search Engine Blog

Personally I’m not all to fired up about this one which is why I’m one day late posting it here. I’m sick and tired of being slammed constantly with ads everywhere I turn. It’s no wonder people are ignoring anything that even remotely looks like an ad. Sometimes valuable content is ignored because we’ve been […]

Google is experimenting with a new addition to their personalized search. A temporary experiment will allow you to hide or move certain search results. Certain to eventually be a new feature, this data will certainly help Google determine relevant content for search phrases based on the clicks of people around the globe. Very smart of […]

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google plans to allow you to upload and share your documents with the world. Yes, upload your entire hard drive and access it from anywhere. Security issues, copyright issues, and a whole host of other issues send up loads of red flags, but not to be daunted, they […]

If you are using the Google AdWords Editor, you may not be getting all your data. Here’s a forum discussion on the issue.
adwords editor won’t download CPC placement targeted campaigns

Google is experimenting with new directives in the robots.txt file. Here is a great article to read regarding robots.txt and what you should be doing before Google fully implements there new methods. (Don’t panic….it’s really a good thing.)
Validate your robots.txt - Googlebot becomes smarter

It’s been a hot topic on the Miva Merchant forums and has driven me nuts many times. People obsessed with that top ranking have been trying to tweak Miva Merchant to make it as search friendly as possible. The new version of Merchant, 5.5, will make much of this easier. The most desired feature in […]

Looking for a better way to filter those search results? Check out this self proclaimed ultimate guide to all those great search commands.
The ultimate guide to advanced searching within Yahoo, Google and MSN operators » Hybrid Search Engine Marketing | SEO Consulting to Help Rank Better

While we run PPC campaigns for our customers, we do not guarantee top placement. Why? Here’s a thread that will explain it quite well. User AdWordsPro states it perfectly “buyer beware”.
company that offers google adwords at a set price - Beyond the Basics | Google Groups
What we can guarantee is a properly managed campaign that […]

AOL has purchased another company within one week timeframe. Now it’s Israeli social search Yedda. Yedda is a social search and answers service similar to Yahoo! Answers. It allows people to ask questions, matches their question to similar ones and helps them find an expert to answer the question. It’s one place where people can […]

Have a brand that has fans, or could have fans. Create a FaceBook ad page and make “friends” with people loyal to your brand. Yup, it costs money, but it is a great way to market to people who forgot how to have face to face conversations and now give word of mouth advertising through […]