SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 7, 2010
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Facebook’s “Posts By Everyone” Feature: Do People Realize They’re Sharing To The World? It’s kind of crazy. I’ve been playing with Facebook’s “Posts By Everyone” search feature recently, and many people […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:
- Facebook’s “Posts By Everyone” Feature: Do People Realize They’re Sharing To The World?
It’s kind of crazy. I’ve been playing with Facebook’s “Posts By Everyone” search feature recently, and many people who hide their profile information have no problem sharing sometimes really personal updates with the world. Are there people on Facebook who don’t understand how to keep their updates out of the public eye?
Searching Everyone’s Updates
You might […] - Google Webmaster Central Adds Even More Query Data
I love data. Part of what’s so great about the web is that the data available brings amazing insights about our audience and how they are engaging with our organizations to enable us to improve that experience. In mid-April, Google Webmaster Tools significantly expanded the information they provide about the search queries that lead to […]
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Google Doodle
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a famous Russian composer of symphony, opera, ballet, instrumental, chamber and song is celebrating his 170th birthday today and Google has a special logo up for it. The Google Doodle is representing the Swan Lake ballet, which he composed between 1875–1876. It was co-designed by the San Francisco Ballet according […]
- Teoma Returns As Ask.com’s “Simple Interface”
Sean Carlos wrote that Teoma.com is now back in action. Teoma was acquired by Ask Jeeves back in 2001 and ultimately became the search technology behind Ask’s search results. Teoma was founded by Professor Apostolos Gerasoulis from Rutgers and Professor Tao Yang from UCSB helped with the technology, known as Subject-Specific Popularity. […]
- UK Site Yell.com Gives Google Maps A Run For Its Money
Bing Maps recently introduced “Street Side” photography in the US, to match Google’s Street View. But Bing Street Side doesn’t yet exist in Europe. However, Amsterdam-based directory publisher De Telefoongids offers street-level photography (with store interiors) and in France Pages Jaunes has had store-front photography for many years.
Now in the UK directory publisher Yell has […] - Defining Download Time: Web Searchers Vs. Search Engines
“Download time” and “speed” are terms that often confuse SEO professionals, web designers/developers, information architects and usability professionals alike because of various interpretations. A number of items influence download time, including but not limited to:
Connectivity
Server response time
File size(s)
ContextSo when Google (or any search engine) makes an announcement about speed counting as a ranking factor, […]
Search News From Around The Web:
Applications & Portal Features
- A little bit of polish, Official Google Reader Blog
- Jimmy Wales plans Wikipedia porn purge, Pocket-lint
Business Issues
- Actually, Yahoo is not spending another $85 million on ads, Reuters
- Yahoo CMO Steele On Ad Campaign: Word Of Mouth Isn’t Enough, paidContent.org
Local, Maps & Mobile
- Google Latitude Has 3 Million Active Users, Check-Ins Likely On The Way, TechCrunch
- Google Maps Is Fine for Finding Subways, New York Times
- bing maps imagery release, april 2010, Bing Maps
- Facebook Location Service Coming: Threat to Foursquare?, AllThingsD
- Google Maps Hijacking Getting Out of Control?, Search Engine Roundtable
- GoogleSpeak – “We currently do not support the location” = Banished?, Mike Blumenthal
- That’s a problem., Marco.org
Link Building
- Examining Your Backlinks with Yahoo! Site Explorer, Yahoo! Search Marketing Blog
- Whiteboard Friday – What Kind of Links Do You Need?, SEOmoz
Paid Search & Contextual
- AdWords system maintenance, cancelled, Inside AdWords
- Upcoming free webinar: Uncovering opportunities with display advertising, Inside AdWords
- AdWords USA Offers Free Account Setups with 30 Days Support, AdWords Help Experts
- Google Posting Warnings To AdSense Publishers, Search Engine Roundtable
Searching
- The Google design, turned up a notch, Official Google Blog
- Wolfram|Alpha Goes to College, Wolfram|Alpha Blog
SEO & SEM
- When Does Google Prefers 302 Redirects?, Search Engine Roundtable
Social Media
- Facebook Adds An Unlike Button For Pages, All Facebook
- Facebook Marketing: 10 Tips on Better Fan Pages, Online Marketing Blog
- How much we will be tweeting by January 2011 (chart), Royal Pingdom
- How Not to Use Twitter, Small Business SEM
- I Bought A Car On Twitter, RustyBrick
- The Evolution of Privacy on Facebook, mattmckeon.com
Video, Music & Image Search
- Wednesday Search Challenge / Answer (on Friday, May 7, 2010): Finding similar images, SearchReSearch
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