Tag: "Search"
Bing Webmaster Survey
If you are a webmaster and have submitted your site to the Bing Webmaster section – they have recently sent out a Survey to everyone signed up to Bing Webmaster tools. Basically Microsoft is looking for your thoughts on the Bing webmaster product, what you like about it, what needs to be improved and any […]
Read More | ShareSocial Media sharing impacts Search Ranking
Ok, so this may not be new news to you that Social Media sharing impacts how a URL ranks in search engines. I was checking my rankings in Google today and wanted to make sure I was still ranking for previous keywords I noted down. One particular keyword search I’m interested in is: Social Media […]
Read More | ShareGoogle +1 launches in Australia
Google +1 has now been launched to some Google account users in Australia, with complete rollout due by the end of the week. The Google +1 button could be considered, in my opinion a ‘Social search recommendation engine‘, as the button allows user to ‘vote’ for a particular piece of content/brand/identity in Google Search results, […]
Read More | ShareBing upgrades Webmaster Tools
Bing has upgraded their Webmaster Tools site with a number of enhancements for site owners to take advantage of. If you are not aware – Bing has their on Webmaster Tool site in which website owners can submit an XML sitemap and check our particular search engines stats for their site index in Bing, and […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Mobile Search localising with Google Places
Google has rolled out some updates to its Mobile Search platform in Australia, now taking advantage of localising user content and prominent positioning of Google Places. Australia, USA and many countries now have an updated Google Mobile site with simple navigation for accessing Google Places. Look at the below screenshot on Google.com.au showing my location […]
Read More | ShareSearch Engine Market Share Statistics, April 2011 – Australia
We have had a look at the Search Engine Market shares in Australia for April 2011. The main players in the Search space in Australia are: – Google – Bing – Yahoo As I’m sure you already knew! What is interesting though is Google’s penetration into the market still remains far far ahead of any […]
Read More | ShareBing & Yahoo USA Search Market Share Growing, Australia Next?
According to new stats released by Experian Hitwise – Bing and Yahoo have increased their share of the United States Search Market during March. According to the figures Bing had 14.32% of the US Search Market, Yahoo had 15.69% (which is now powered by Bing however in Australia Yahoo Search has not switched over to […]
Read More | ShareGoogle to Introduce +1 button, similar to Facebook Like Button
Google is introducing a new Social Feature whereby users are able to mark their approval or a website, product or online property with a +1 mark. This feature by Google will be directly integrated into Google’s web search and Adwords. You will need to be logged into your Google Account/ Profile to take advantage of […]
Read More | ShareYahoo to release Instant Search Feature
Yahoo is looking to rollout a new Instant Search Feature similar to Google Instant Search – called Yahoo Search Direct. Search Direct will show you the latest trending topics on the internet, and also pre-fill the search form to predict and displaying common search queries. The product is currently in Beta and can be accessed […]
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Tips to grow your Blog Readership
So you have a blog and enjoy posting articles on a frequent basis – but how can you leverage the power of Social Media to get more readers and traffic to your website? Position yourself as a subject matter expert There is no doubt the internet has changed the way we go about our shopping. […]
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