SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 6, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Digg
Super Tuesday, Internet Style: How We’re Using The Web In The 2008 Elections
Today is Super Tuesday, which means that voters in 24 states are carefully reviewing their candidate research and doing last minute thoughtful analysis in preparation for voting in the primaries. Well, maybe that’s hopeful optimism, but in any case, the place these voters are turning to for information is increasingly the internet. Makes sense, as […]
A Bad Month For SEO’s Reputation
We seem to be going through another wave of "SEOs are scumbags" incidents, and I find myself with little energy to push back against them with yet another defense of the industry. It’s not that SEO doesn’t deserve better treatment. It’s just that I feel anything I could say, I’ve said before — as have […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 4, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
The Latest In Link Development
Rae Hoffman has released her second annual set of interviews with link building experts. This year, she talked to 11 people in the search industry who are well-versed in the art of link development. Link building is a fundamental pillar of search engine optimization. Links from authoritative sources are strong reputation signals for factors such […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 1, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
4 Days to Save Big on SMX Social Media
Registration is now open for SMX Social Media – but hurry, the current “pre-agenda price” will expire on February 2. SMX Social Media is coming to Long Beach, California, April 22 & 23. This SMX Social Media is an encore presentation of the standing-room only New York City edition presented last autumn. Attendees Dugg (sic) […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 29, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
How To Create Compelling Social Media Profiles
Social media is not really new anymore, but many people still struggle with the subtle things that might help or hurt success within the top social communities. Recently Muhammad Saleem published a great article on the various tips you can follow to help you succeed in most social media communities. In this article, I’m going […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 28, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 25, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 24, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 23, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 22, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Catchy Linkbait Is Worthless Without Really Good Content
Getting your linkbait post, widget, or other content featured on the front page of Digg is one thing—a good thing, as this can drive a spike in traffic. Getting a whole bunch of links to that content, however, is entirely another matter. After all, the purpose of linkbait should be to attract links, not just […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 18, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 17, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 14, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 11, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Search Wikia: Not Even A Remote Threat To Google
Search Wikia, the open source search engine from Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales’ Wikia, Inc. organization, launched today in an alpha version. Widely hyped, typically portrayed as a heroic David vs. Goliath struggle, it’s really just yet another crappy search service that may, potentially, if all goes well, eventually turn into something useful. For now, though, […]
Google, AOL, Yahoo, & Digg Sued For Playing Online Solitaire
Digg And Others Sued For Infringing Infamous Computer Solitaire Patent from Techdirt reports Google, Yahoo, AOL, and even Digg were all sued by Sheldon F. Goldberg for patent infringement of US Patent 6,264,560. The Electronic Frontier Foundation calls Sheldon a wanted person who has crimes against the public domain for threatening small online gaming websites […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 4, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Goodbye, Yahoo Picks
Children, gather ’round. When I was a boy, we didn’t have Digg. We didn’t have Slashdot. When we wanted a big traffic rush, we had to walk eight miles in the snow to Yahoo Picks — Yahoo Picks Of The Week & Picks Of The Day — and we liked it. But now, Yahoo Picks […]
Search Engine Land Stats: 2007, In Review
As promised, now that a full calendar year has gone by, it’s time to look at some key stats about how Search Engine Land has grown in various ways over the year. Let’s dive in!
Google’s Algorithm Awarding New Pages?
Google Artificially Promotes Recent Web Pages from Google Operating System reports that Google has been recently showing a bit too much love to new or very recent pages indexed by Google. Ionut’s Alex Chitu’s example was that Google’s New Years logo promoted a search for January 1 tcp/ip, which then showed results for Digg and […]
Search Year 2007: Search News, In Review
Each month, I compile Search Month — a recap of all the stories that have happened relating to search, categorized by topic. I thought it would be fun to take all the Search Months over the past year and produce this edition of Search Year 2007. It was far more work than I imagined, but […]
Search Engine Land’s Most Popular Stories Of 2007
Below are Search Engine Land’s 25 most popular stories, in terms of pageviews, during the 2007 calendar year.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 31, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 27, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 26, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Webmaster Support Forum For Christmas (& All Year Round) From The Search Engines
Last year on Christmas Day, Barry reported over at Search Engine Roundtable how Adam Lasnik and I spent a bit of time answering questions on the Google Webmaster Central forums. This year, Google Webmaster Trends Analyst John Mueller keeps up the tradition. In the spirit of the season, I thought it might be fun to […]
From Browser To Digg Clone: The Short, Unhappy Life Of Netscape
Netscape has been reinvented several times since its acquisition by AOL in November 1998 — and all of these efforts have essentially failed. In addition to a browser, the Netscape brand had been associated with a portal and discount dial-up ISP (and still is) before Jason Calacanis turned the site into a Digg clone in […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 21, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 20, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 19, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Viacom & Microsoft Announce Major Content, Ads Deal
Today Microsoft and Viacom announced a wide-ranging content and advertising deal that involves Viacom content distribution on Microsoft-owned sites, ad serving by Microsoft on Viacom properties, mutual distribution of game-related content and ads, as well as collaboration in other areas. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the announcement are apparent guarantees of Microsoft advertising on […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 18, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Report: Digg Wants To Sell For $300 Million (Or More)
It’s now basically public information that social news site Digg is shopping itself. VentureBeat cites a “reliable source” in saying the company has hired private investment firm Allen & Company to sell Digg. However, the site has apparently been on the block for many months (or longer). TechCrunch has a history of the sale rumors.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, December 14, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Mahalo Adds The Social Graph To Search
Everyone’s been talking about how the social graph is the next evolution of search. Search 4.0. The next step forward after Search 3.0’s blended and personalized search. Today, Mahalo is taking that next step and adding a social layer to their search results. Jason Calacanis, Mahalo founder, says that the problem of search will be […]