Thursday, August 26th, 2010
“Hey Jon, have you heard? Yahoo! is now using Bing’s index in their search results!!! What is Raven going to do about it?!?” Indeed, I have heard. Thanks, of course, to my stringent policy of not living underneath a rock. And, as usual, we do have a plan, mostly. Our ...
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
I may be late to the party on this, but I just noticed that Yahoo! is recognizing keywords that are formed using TLDs. For example, I have a website with the TLD of .st – mode.st. That domain is intended to convey the word modest. If I do a search in ...
Friday, February 1st, 2008
Microsoft has a history of either arriving too early or too late to the party. In the case of search engines, they were too late. However, Microsoft has a not-so-secret weapon — money! Regardless of when they get to the party, they often times simply end up buying it, including ...
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
The year is almost at an end and while many of us are still out fighting the crowds at the local stores searching for gifts (or at PubCon), Yahoo! has taken a jump on Google and Live Search by releasing their report on the top search trends of 2007. Yahoo! ...
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
Everyone knows that Apple and Google share a comfy partnership. They recently announced the addition of YouTube access for AppleTV and the iPhone. Google also provides their mapping service on the iPhone and they’re the default search engine for Safari. The only action Yahoo! has had with Apple, and in ...
Thursday, September 28th, 2006
One of my favorite social media services is StumbleUpon. I like it because it’s one of the best ways to discover new websites, and it’s also perfect for marketing Web pages and websites. For some reason, StumbleUpon has the uncanny ability to drive a significant amount of traffic. The StumbleUpon ...