Five More Search Tools You Should Know: Twitter Edition
Oct 12, 2009 at 7:30am ET by Matt McGee
It's time for another in our occasional series of search tool roundups, but this one is more focused than previous articles: Rather than look at a variety of random search tools, I'll introduce you to a handful of Twitter search tools that may have flown under your radar until now. You'll learn how to search the bios of other Twitter users, how to search deeper into Twitter's archives, and how to find jobs advertised on Twitter. But first, an interesting Twitter search tool with potentially serious local search implications.
Schmap: Trending Restaurants & Bars
The Schmap Picks: Trending [...]
Filed in: Search Engines: Job Search Engines, Search Engines: Maps & Local Search Engines, Top News, Twitter
Job Search Engines: The Hottest Thing Going
Jan 22, 2009 at 4:43pm ET by Matt McGee
Desperate times call for job search engines. That's how comScore explains today's news that job search was the fastest growing search category in the U.S. in 2008.
Visits to job search engines grew by more than 51% in 2008 to 18.8 million visitors, comScore says. And as the economy grew worse during the course of the year, job search engines saw more traffic:
"The final months of the year, which typically experience seasonal softness in job searching behavior due to the holidays, were instead some of the most heavily trafficked months of 2008."
CareerBuilder.com was the leader in the [...]
Filed in: Search Engines: Job Search Engines, Stats: comScore
Microsoft Buys CareerBuilder; Google Interested In SimplyHired
May 9, 2007 at 3:19pm ET by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft buys stake in CareerBuilder from News.com reports that Microsoft has purchased a minority equity stake in CareerBuilder.com, a job search site. In addition, CareerBuilder and MSN Careers have continued their partnership deal where CareerBuilder will be the exclusive job search engine for MSN Careers.
Earlier this week, Google In Talks To Acquire SimplyHired from TechCrunch reported that Google was in talks with SimplyHired, another job search engine. Dion Lim, the president of SimplyHired told Techcrunch that there is "lots of interest in us," when asked about the Google acquisitio [...]
Filed in: Google: Acquisitions, Microsoft: Business Issues, Microsoft: Other Search, Search Engines: Job Search Engines, Search Engines: Other Search Engines
Become a Premium Member and see all articles in our Search Engines: Job Search Engines archives!
Premium Members get unrestricted access to all archives - and more! Premium membership details below...
Become A Search Engine Land Premium Member
Gain insider access to the industry's leading online publication, covering the latest search engine news, in-depth features and analysis of products, technologies and search trends.
Subscribe as a premium member today and you'll get:
- Unlimited access to news & How To articles.
- Exclusive videos & webinars with search experts.
- Expanded community profile & posting privileges.
- Discounts to SMX Conferences & Events.
- 30 Day money back guarantee.
FREE DAILY SEARCH NEWS RECAP!
Stay on top of all the search news with our daily summary, the SearchCap newsletter. View a sample ›
STAY CURRENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Search Engine Land produces SMX, the Search Marketing Expo conference series. SMX events deliver the most comprehensive educational and networking experiences - whether you're just starting in search marketing or you're a seasoned expert.
SMX Web Site » | SMX Difference » | SMX News »
Join us at an upcoming SMX event:
- SMX West - March 2-4, 2010
- SMX Munich - March 23-24, 2010
- SMX Toronto - April 8-9, 2010
- SMX Sydney - April 22-23, 2010
- SMX Advanced London - May 17-18, 2010
- SMX Advanced Seattle - June 8-9, 2010
- SMX East - October 4-6, 2010
- SMX Stockholm - October, 2010
Learn more about search marketing with our free online webcasts and webinars from our sister site, Search Marketing Now. Upcoming online events include:
- Making Online Marketing Relevant and Responsive: Tactics and A Tool for Success - November 17, 2009
- Ask the Search Engines: War Stories from the World Tour - December 1, 2009
- Turning Clients Into PPC Champions: How to Make PPC Meaningful to "the Other Guys" - December 8, 2009
TRACK US SOCIALLY
- Wall Street Journal Recommended Reading
- Ad Age Power 150 Blog
- Technorati Top 100 Blog
- Techmeme Leaderboard Source
- Best Search Engine Community/Forum
Featured sites from our Blogroll
- Cornwallseo.com
- ComparisonEngines.com
- jane and robot
- Adventures in Search | Elisabeth Osmeloski
- PPC Discussions
© 2009 Third Door Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Google, Yahoo & Microsoft logos trademark respective companies and used with permission.
