|
|
|
|
|
Most Popular Sites - Web Directory |
|
|
Google Algorithm Changing?
It appears Google is working on some new algorithms. Google has multiple data centers and users are reporting quite different results on some of these data centers. Each data center has it's own index. When you goto google.com, google will redirect you to a data center. With google having more then 100,000 servers acting as their data centers it's hard to tell which one your on.
How does this impact you?
Currently this has no impact for your web site. Google is only using a very small number of data centers to test various algorithms. You can read more about the Google Data Center changes noticed here.
Latest Search Engine News
Yahoo has launched a new search index
"We're releasing a new index tonight. You should see a lot of new content in
the index as well as fluctuations in the rankings of results from previous
searches."
Google adding personal video to search repertoire
"Google Inc. plans to put out a call for personal video clips as it moves to
further expand the reach of its Web search business. "
Google feature incorporates satellite maps
"Online search engine leader Google has unveiled a new feature that will
enable its users to zoom in on homes and businesses using satellite images, an
advance that may raise privacy concerns as well as intensify the competitive
pressures on its rivals."
Yahoo!/FindWhat patent dispute headed for trial
"The patent-infringement suit filed by Yahoo!'s Overture against FindWhat.com
is heading for trial later this month, after surviving the latter firm's efforts
to have the case dismissed. A decision in the case could settle once and for all
the issue of who owns the bid-for-placement technology that has fueled the paid
search advertising boom."
Google acquires Urchin - Press Release
"Urchin is a web site analytics solution used by web site owners and
marketers to better understand their users' experiences, optimize content and
track marketing performance.[...] Google plans to make these tools available to web site owners and marketers
to better enable them to increase their advertising return on investment and
make their web sites more effective."
Gigablast
search engine now offers related pages
"Gigablast Inc [...] announced its new Related Pages feature which is
available to the public via the company’s website,. [...] Related Pages are
highly relevant search results which do not necessarily contain the searcher’s
query terms. A lot of these related pages are never even returned by other
search engines for that reason."
Ask Jeeves gets
Diller's cash, keeps staff
"Ask Jeeves Inc.'s acquisition by media mogul Barry Diller's IAC/InterActive
Corp. this week for $1.85 billion in stock will lead to some layoffs at the
Oakland Web search engine but it will also bring more resources for Jeeves to
compete with market leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc."
Yahoo adds search for 'flexible' copyright content
"Yahoo has added a feature that lets people search content that's been licensed
through Creative Commons, a nonprofit group that specializes in copyrighting
material so that it's available for some reuse." |
|
|
News & Articles 
