Archive for the 'Web' Category
Google Search For Multimap Gives Dodgy Results
Thursday, August 18th, 2005
I’ve just come across something that highlights the ways in which certain search results can be manipulated / hijacked in Google (and probably other search engines).
When doing a search for “multimap” on Google (with UK & Ireland results selected), the very first listing that appears is for the domain name “multimpa.co.uk” (notice the mispelling), and […]
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Miva Launches Pay-Per-Call Service
Thursday, August 18th, 2005
BrandRepublic is reporting that Miva (formerly FindWhat & ESpotting) is to launch a pay-per-call service to help businesses without websites and those who prefer phone calls to enter the paid search arena.
The service is to launch on 13th September.
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Eye Tracking Data For Google Results
Tuesday, August 16th, 2005
SearchEngineGuide has some more interesting data on an eye tracking survey conducted on Google search results.
There’s some information on the “Google Triangle” and reasons to stay “above-the-fold”:
bq. It starts in the upper left corner in the top sponsored ads and extends down to the top 4 or 5 organic results. It ends at the bottom […]
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ProBlogger: Build A Better Blog in 31 Days
Monday, August 1st, 2005
August looks like it will be a fruitful month over at ProBlogger, as Darren will be posting blogging tips each day throughout the month. (In his words, he is “going to attempt to vomit onto you everything I know about how to make your blog better.” Charming! I’m sure it will be nicer than it […]
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Search Engine User Demographics & Intentions
Friday, July 29th, 2005
MarketingVox is pointing to an Internet Retailer report on search engine user demographics and intentions which makes for interesting reading.
A few brief points:
* Men tend to use Google more than women
* Women prefer Yahoo!, MSN etc
* Portal sites such as AOL, MSN get broader queries, Google gets more complex searches.
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